By Sally Hayden North Korea has reportedly completed preparation for an attack against South Korea, after giving the South a deadline of 48 hours to stop broadcasting anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts. A report by North Korean state media KCNA said the…
Police shot dead another black teenager on Wednesday, days after the first anniversary of death of Michael Brown in north St. Louis, Missouri.The police officers in St. Louis, which hit the headlines for its suburb Ferguson where Brown was killed,…
Two people in Poland say they may have found a Nazi train rumoured to be full of gold, gems and guns that disappeared in World War Two, Polish media say. The train is believed to have gone missing near what…
Delhi: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Wednesday to attend the funeral of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee`s wife Suvra Mukherjee, an official said. Vikas Swarup, the official spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs, said: “A leader comes…
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed BNP Chairperson’s Adviser and journalists’ union leader Shawkat Mahmud on a three-day remand in a case filed with the city’s Ramna Police Station on charge of arson attack. Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan of the…
Human Rights Watch, a New York-based international human rights watchdog, has said that free speech in Bangladesh is under attack as never before. “Free speech in Bangladesh is under attack as never before, held hostage between angry, machete-wielding radicals on…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a libido-enhancing drug for women that has been dubbed “Female Viagra”. Flibanserin, a drug produced by Sprout Pharmaceuticals, recently passed an FDA advisory committee meeting. The pill is designed to assist…
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has said the bombing of a shrine in the capital, Bangkok, on Monday was the “worst ever attack” on the country. The attack killed at least 21 people, including foreigners, and scores were injured. Mr…
Bangladeshi authorities should immediately release Probir Sikdar, an editor who was arrested on Sunday, said the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). “Jailing journalists for publishing threats made against them further undermines confidence in Bangladesh’s legal system,” said CPJ Asia Program…
Competing broadcasts will mostly serve to drown one another out, military official says North Korea will start broadcasting its own propaganda at the DMZ in the hopes of drowning out the South Korean broadcasts there, South Korea’s Kyunghyang Sinmun reported…
By David Harding Doha (AFP) – Qatar on Tuesday officially launches one of its most “significant” labour reforms to guarantee migrant workers’ wages, but rights groups are concerned over implementation of the new regulations. The Wage Protection System (WPS) aims…
DOHA: The Gulf region’s largest and most modern complex of labour camps, Labour City, located in the Industrial Area here, which can accommodate tens of thousands of workers is ready for renting out its premises to interested companies. The City,…
Sri Lankans are going to the polls in a general election, with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa aiming to return to office as prime minister. Mr Rajapaksa lost the presidency in a snap election in January to Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena.…
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Saturday said the land agreement that was signed between India and Bangladesh would give a fillip to trade, commerce and tourism between the two countries. Sangma spoke here at the main Independence Day celebration…
Indian and Pakistani troops traded heavy gunfire and mortar rounds for a seventh day Sunday along the highly militarized line of control dividing the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir between the two archrivals, officials said. Indian army spokesman Lt. Col.…
The US has reopened its embassy in Cuba more than 54 years after it was closed, in a symbolic step signalling the warming of ties between both countries. John Kerry, the first US Secretary of State to visit Cuba in…
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will deliver a much-anticipated statement on Friday marking 70 years since his country’s World War Two surrender. Its content will be closely watched by Japan’s neighbours, who are concerned he may water down past apologies…
Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods ripped through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing 17 people and injuring as many as 400, official Chinese media reported.Authorities had lost contact with…
A seminar entitled “Human Right Situation in Bangladesh : Duty of Law Learners” held at the Deans’ Complex of Rajshahi University (RU) on Thursday at 4.00pm organiged by Rajshahi University Association of Law Finders (RUALF). M A Sayeed Shuvo, President…
Robert J. Burrowes In a recent letter to US President Barack Obama twelve Nobel Peace laureates declared their support for the long history of US elite violence against Native Americans and enslaved Africans, as well as the US imperial violence…
New York – Four courageous and tireless advocates for human rights are the 2015 recipients of the prestigious Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism, Human Rights Watch said today. The winners, leading voices for justice in their countries, are…
Bangladesh and India on Thursday agreed to cooperate with each other to control the circulation of fake currency notes. The decision was taken at a 2-day long Joint Task Force meeting on Fake Currency notes between Bangladesh and India held…
At least 44 people are now known to have died, and more than 500 injured, following two major explosions in China’s northern city of Tianjin. Twelve firefighters were among the dead, China’s official Xinhua news agency said as it reported…
By Christina Lin Erdogan’s latest feat in beguiling US/NATO to back his demands regarding Syria is a masterpiece. Employing a familiar Chinese stratagem of (m¡n tin gu² ) often associated with Emperor Liu Bei’s (161-230 AD) military strategist Zhuge Liang…
Bangladesh authorities should unequivocally declare their commitment to free speech instead of proposing self-censorship, says Human Rights Watch (HRW). The killing of secular blogger Niladri Chakrabarti is a harrowing reminder of the need for the Bangladesh government to take immediate…
Protesters regrouped in Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday evening after a state of emergency was declared, aimed at preventing a repeat of violence the night before on the anniversary of the police shooting of an unarmed black man.Protesters, some waving flags,…
A state of emergency is in force in the US city of Ferguson amid protests marking the anniversary of the death of black teenager Michael Brown. The city is reported to be tense after another black teenager was critically wounded…
Broadcast was ceased in 2004, to be reinstated following mine incident from last week South Korean Ministry of Defense has announced plans to use propaganda loudspeakers near Paju as a measure against North Korea’s recent mine attack that seriously injured…
Worried over the spate of murders of free thinkers in Bangladesh, the German envoy has discussed with Ganajagaran Mancha “options to protect bloggers and internet activists in Bangladesh”.The embassy said the meeting between its Chargé d’affaires von Weyhe and secular…
Rajnath Singh said due to the efforts taken by BSF personnel, cattle smuggling to Bangladesh has come down. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that even the Mughals understood that if they had to rule India, they could…