Four Russian cruise missiles fired at Syria from the Caspian Sea landed in Iran, unnamed US officials say. It was unclear whether the missiles caused any damage, they said. On Wednesday, Russia said it had fired 26 missiles at 11…
Category: Int’l relations
Trans Pacific Partnership agreement termed dark day for Malaysia
Despite widespread international opposition, trade officials from the 12 countries negotiating the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Atlanta, USA announced on 5 October that they have reached an agreement on a devastating trade deal that threatens people and the planet.…
Iraq seek help from Russia
Iraq may request Russian air strikes against Islamic State on its soil soon and wants Moscow to have a bigger role than the United States in the war against the militant group, the head of Parliament’s defence and security committee…
Nato to discuss Russia air campaign in Syria
Russia’s growing military involvement in the Syria conflict is expected to be high on the agenda as Nato defence ministers meet in Brussels. It comes after Nato member Turkey complained that Russian jets had repeatedly violated its airspace. Ministers are…
DNA repair wins Nobel Prize in chemistry
The 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded for discoveries in DNA repair. Tomas Lindahl and Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar were named as the winners on Wednesday morning at a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Their work uncovered…
Russian missiles ‘hit IS in Syria from Caspian Sea’
Russia says it has launched rocket strikes on Islamic State group targets in Syria from warships in the Caspian Sea – about 1,500km (930 miles) away. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said four warships fired 26 sea-based cruise missiles on 11…
Issue of giving veto power in UN to emerging countries
Mohammad Zainal Abedin, from New York Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, desperately tries to mobilise support to get UN Security Council permanent membership to gain veto power and establish India as a superpower. In New York on September…
Russia violation of Turkish airspace ‘no accident’
Russia’s violation of Turkish airspace over the weekend “does not look like an accident”, Nato has said. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Russia had not provided “any real explanation” of the violation, which “lasted for a long time.” Russia says Saturday’s…
Afghan MSF hospital strike a mistake, says US
The US commander of international forces in Afghanistan has said an air strike on a hospital in the northern city of Kunduz was a mistake. Gen John Campbell said that the US would never intentionally target a protected medical facility.…
Ex-UN General Assembly head face US bribery case
US authorities charged a former president of the United Nations General Assembly, a billionaire Macau real estate developer and four others on Tuesday for engaging in a wide-ranging corruption scheme.John Ashe, a former UN ambassador from Antigua and Barbuda who…
Security ensured for foreigners
The government is identifying the places where about 224,000 foreign nationals in Bangladesh live and work to give them security.The move comes in the wake of the killing of two foreigners in Dhaka and Rangpur within a span of one…
Ensure security of foreigners: Diplomats to Govt.
Foreign diplomats in Dhaka have sought security for their nationals living in Bangladesh in the wake of the murder of two foreigners.
Russia heightening Syria war: US
Russia is escalating Syria’s civil war by targeting the moderate opposition, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday, comparing Moscow’s effort to bolster Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to tethering itself to a sinking ship. “By taking military action in…
US to back Bangladesh in fight against IS
Dhaka and Washington have “everything” needed to fight Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh, US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat says.Her comment follows the murder of two foreign nationals in Bangladesh within a week, for both of which the IS has claimed responsibility.The…
Islamic radicalism slowly growing in Australia
The Australian government’s focus on national security and the war on terror to tackle Islamic extremism, rather than social cohesion and inclusion, has helped create an environment for radicalised Muslim youth to emerge in disproportionate numbers, experts say.Authorities in Australia…
Cricketer Shahadat Hossain’s wife nabbed over housemaid beating
Cricketer Shahadat Hossain’s wife has been arrested in Dhaka on charges of torturing an underage house help. The pacer and his wife have been absconding since a case was registered against them under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act.Miprur…
US varifying reported IS claim in foreigner-killing in Bd
Dhaka – US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat said in Chittagong on Sunday the US is assisting Bangladesh in verifying the reported claims of IS over the killing two foreign nationals in Bangladesh. She made the remarks while talking to…
Assad: Russia-led coalition must succeed or ME will be destroyed
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said a coalition between Syria, Russia, Iran and Iraq must succeed “or else the whole region will be destroyed”. Mr Assad also criticised the US-led coalition and its air strikes in Syria and Iraq as…
Afghan hospital attack in Kunduz possibly criminal – UN
Air strikes on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz that killed 19 people were “tragic, inexcusable and possibly even criminal”, the UN human rights chief says. High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein urged a full and transparent investigation…
South Korea advised their citizens to maintain high level security
South Korean Embassy in Dhaka on Saturday advised its citizens in Bangladesh to exercise caution and maintain a high level of personal security awareness all times in all places.
US wants quick action about Japanese national killing
The United States (US) on Saturday urged the government of Bangladesh to investigate every aspect of the killing of the Japanese national and bring the perpetrators to justice soon. “I urge the Government of Bangladesh to investigate every aspect of…
Australian officials links Sydney police HQ shooting to terrorism
Australian police said on Saturday they believed the shooting of a police worker by a 15-year-old boy in Sydney the previous day was “linked to terrorism”, the latest in a series of attacks blamed on radicalized youth. Australia, a staunch…
Bd elected as Chairman of LDC’s Global Coordination Bureau
Bangladesh has been elected as the new Chairman of the Global Coordination Bureau of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
7 Bangladeshis returned from Indian jail
Seven Bangladesh nationals returned home from India on Thursday night after languishing in Indian jail.
Iran troops to join Syria war, Russia bombs CIA-trained group
Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria to join a major ground offensive in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s government, Lebanese sources said on Thursday, a sign the civil war is turning still more regional and global in scope.…
Gunman kills nine at Oregon college, dies in shootout with police
A gunman burst into a community college in southwest Oregon on Thursday and opened fire, killing nine people and wounding seven others before police shot him to death, authorities said, in the latest mass killing in America. The suspect, who…
Russia, US military to hold talks on Syria air strikes, avoid clash
The US and Russian military will hold talks “as soon as possible” to avoid clashing in Syria, the countries’ top diplomats say. Russian defence officials say their aircraft carried out about 20 missions against the so-called Islamic State group (IS)…
Russia launches air strikes in Syria
Russia said it launched air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin secured his parliament’s unanimous backing to intervene to prop up the Kremlin’s closest Middle East ally. Targets in the Homs area appeared to…
Unite against terrorism, climate change, Hasina urges UN General Assembly
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all countries to unite against terrorism and violent extremism, the biggest challenge the world faces today. Her appeal to world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) followed the Islamic State’s claim that…
EU Ambassador condemns Italian aid worker killing
The Ambassador of the European Union to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon has condemned the killing of Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella employed by the Netherlands-based NGO, ICCO on Monday evening by unidentified gunmen in the Gulshan diplomatic zone. Terming it as…