We the undersigned express our profound dismay and disquiet at the continued official harassment by the central government of leading human rights defenders Teesta Setalvad and Jawed Anand. Since the installation of the BJP led government in Delhi in May…
Two ‘abducted’ Myanmar soldiers have been rescued from the Bandarban frontier, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has said. BGB Director General (DG) Major General Aziz Ahmed told journalists, “ The Bangladesh Army and BGB have recovered two abducted members of the…
Three ministers and two junior ministers were sworn in on Tuesday evening as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has gone on her first cabinet-overhaul exercise inducting three new faces and elevating two junior ministers to full ministers. President Abdul Hamid administered…
The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives has suspended chairman of Muktagachha upazila Zakaria Harun. The suspension order signed by Lutfun Nahar, senior assistant secretary of the ministry, reached the upazila parishad on Sunday, said Upazila Nirbahi Officer…
Euro zone leaders will fight to the finish to keep near-bankrupt Greece in the euro zone on Sunday after the European Union’s chairman canceled a planned summit of all 28 EU leaders that would have been needed in case of…
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won backing from lawmakers on Saturday for painful reforms but it remained unclear it would be enough to secure a bailout from German and other euro zone ministers meeting in Brussels.
By Guy Delauney For people in Srebrenica, it is tempting to feel that the town only exists for a few days a year – at least as far as the rest of the world is concerned. The first indication that…
OSLO – Sea levels could rise by at least 6 meters (20 feet) in the long term, swamping coasts from Florida to Bangladesh, even if governments achieve their goals for curbing global warming, a study published Thursday said. Tracts of…
Greece’s parliament has backed a government package of economic reforms aimed at ending the country’s debt crisis and securing a new bailout. After winning cross-party support in a late-night vote, PM Alexis Tsipras said he had a “strong mandate” to…
By Ed Vulliamy Classified documents and research show that British, American and French governments were negotiating to cede ‘safe area’ town to Serbs The fall of Srebrenica in Bosnia 20 years ago, prompting the worst massacre inEurope since the Third…
Indian PM Narendra Modi has accepted an invitation from his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif to attend a regional summit in Islamabad next year. This will be Mr Modi’s first visit to Pakistan after he took power last year.
By Sujoy Dhar New Delhi, Jun (IPS) – Although forced prostitution and trafficking of women remains a huge challenge in India, health experts, policy-makers and legal advocates say that most of the country’s estimated four million commercial sex workers join…
A Bangladeshi young man was shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Lohakuchi border in Aditmari upazila early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Abu Sayem Hossain Jammu,35, son of Sohrab Hossain, a resident of…
The Greek government has extended bank closures and a €60 (£43; $66) daily limit on ATM withdrawals until Monday. The curbs were imposed on 28 June, after a deadlock in bailout talks with creditors led a rush of withdrawals. The…
Robert J. Burrowes I routinely come across efforts to change an individual’s attitude, belief and/or value by using education to teach the ‘right’ one. This is most usually intended to lead to a better behavioural outcome, such as someone who…
The eurozone has given Greece until Thursday to present new proposals to secure a deal with creditors, and has called a full EU summit for Sunday. European Council President Donald Tusk said this was now the “most critical moment in…
His proposals were not expected to go much beyond a letter he sent to euro zone partners last week, accepting most of the terms of a creditors’ offer that was no longer on the table, but still seeking some loopholes…
BNP called unbecoming and unexpected Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque’s statement countering the party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s comment and asking her to be ‘more responsible’ in making remarks about police. The party also voiced concern that the…
Greece’s outspoken finance minister has resigned, hours after voters backed his call to reject creditors’ demands for more austerity in a referendum. Yanis Varoufakis said it was felt his departure would be helpful in finding a solution to the country’s…
The European Rohingya Council (ERC) has refuted Rakhine State Minister Maung Maung Ohn’s claims in an interview with an Indian magazine terming his words as lies and utter denial of the real situation. Maung Maung Ohn in the interview claimed…
Police on Sunday evening recovered the body of a Bangladeshi cattle trader, who was allegedly tortured to death by Indian Border Security Force (BSF), from Komorpur area along the bordering Ichhamoti River in Debhata upazila. The deceased was identified as…
Greek voters have decisively rejected the terms of an international bailout. The final result in the referendum, published by the interior ministry, was 61.3% “No”, against 38.7% who voted “Yes”. Greece’s governing Syriza party had campaigned for a “No”, saying…
By Natalie Obiko Pearson, Bloomberg New Delhi – Japan is beating out China in a race to build Bangladesh’s first deep-water port as the region’s powers jostle for a foothold in the Indian Ocean. Construction of the 18-meter-deep port at Matarbari on…
Greeks voted on Sunday whether to accept or reject the tough terms of an aid offer to stave off financial collapse, in a referendum that may determine their future in Europe’s common currency.
Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets on Friday in rival rallies that laid bare the deep divide heading into a referendum that may decide the country’s future in Europe’s single currency.
New York – Thai authorities should immediately drop all charges and release unconditionally 14 student activists who peacefully expressed opposition to military rule. On June 26, 2015 in Bangkok, police and soldiers enforced a military court warrant to arrest 14…
US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat on Thursday appreciated Bangladesh’s graduation from the low-income status to lower middle-income nation (LMIC) terming it as an ‘extraordinary progress.’ She made the remark while talking journalists after a meeting with Foreign Minister AH…
A ferry carrying 189 passengers and crew capsized off the central Philippines in heavy waves on Thursday killing at least 36 people, the coast guard and police said, with at least 118 survivors.
The United Nations has decided to terminate a project titled ‘Strengthening Election Management in Bangladesh’ much earlier than the schedule citing reasons for withdrawal of funds by donors. “With the withdrawal of donor funds to the project however the project…
Bangladesh is an untold story”- Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman said to the delegation of Swiss Export Credit Agency (SERV) in a meeting in Zurich on 29th June. A high level delegation from SERV, General Manager of Foreign Exchange…