By Jason Leopold At 9pm ET Tuesday evening, the State Department released about 3,000 pages of Hillary Clinton’s emails, which cover much of 2009, her first year as Secretary of State. The emails refer to a wide-range of topics and…
Category: Int’l relations
Greece offers conditional okay to bailout, Germany skeptical
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has told international creditors Athens could accept their bailout offer if some conditions were changed, but Germany said it could not negotiate while Greece was headed for a referendum on the aid-for-reforms deal.
No accountability for rights violations in Jammu, Kashmir – A.I.
Twenty-five years after the introduction of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Jammu and Kashmir, the law continues to feed a cycle of impunity for human rights violations, Amnesty International said in a new report published today. The report,…
Water management in transboundary rivers
Posted: 29 Jun 2015 Political boundaries are drawn without any consideration to river basin boundaries. There are 263 rivers crossing international boundaries, but only 143 of them have developed any mechanism for co-operative water management, while 158 lack any such…
Indonesia transport plane crash death toll rises to 141
Indonesian officials say 141 bodies have been recovered after a military transport plane crashed in a residential area of Medan on Tuesday. The military says none of the 122 people on board the Hercules C-130 survived when it hit houses…
EU in last-ditch bid to Greece, urges ‘yes’ vote to bailout
The head of the European Commission made a last-minute offer to try to persuade Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to accept a bailout deal he has rejected before a referendum on Sunday which EU partners say will be a choice…
3 Nordic embasies to be in a shared compound from July
The Embassies of Denmark, Norway and Sweden have decided to operate jointly from a new shared premises from July conveying a message that together they are stronger. The new Nordic Embassy will be a strong platform for further expansion of…
Indonesia transport plane crash: At least 30 killed
At least 30 people have been killed in a military transport plane crash in a residential area of the Indonesian city of Medan, officials say. Local TV reported that the Hercules crashed into two houses and a car and burst…
Turkey gay pride parade faces rubber bullets, treargas
By Gillian Mohney and John Beck Revelers at Istanbul’s annual gay pride parade were knocked off their feet by water cannons, and hit with rubber bullets and tear gas after Turkish police moved in to disperse the crowd on Sunday.…
Gatlin wins 200m in blazing 19.57 at US trials
Controversial Justin Gatlin set the stage for a world championship showdown with Usain Bolt when he won the 200 metres in a blazing 19.57 seconds at the US trials in Oregon on Sunday.Only four people, including world record holder Bolt,…
Stocks slide in Europe over Greece crisis
Stock markets in Europe and Asia have seen big falls after Greece closed its bank and imposed capital controls. Greek authorities took the move after the European Central Bank decided not to extend emergency funding. London’s FTSE 100 index fell…
Greek parliament gives green light to Tspiras’ bailout referendum
Greek lawmakers on Sunday authorised Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ proposed July 5th bailout referendum, setting Greece on course for a plebiscite that has enraged international creditors and increased Greece’s chances of exiting the euro zone.
US human rights report is disrespectful – Bnp
The BNP has said that the US State Department’s annual report on Human Rights Situation in Bangladesh is disrespectful. “We do not welcome the report because negative statements such as there is no democracy and media freedom are not respectful…
Sri Lanka leader dissolves parliament, seeking fresh mandate for reforms
Sri Lanka’s president dissolved parliament on Friday, a government spokesman said, in an effort to consolidate power and push through political reforms.Two government officials told Reuters elections will be held to elect a new parliament on Aug. 17.
Globalisation and educational management in B’desh
K M Atikur Rahman Education is such type of service and process by which human being can explore its mental, moral and spiritual world. It can bring out a man from darks into an enlightened life. It is a prime…
US Supreme Court orders states to recognise same-sex marriage
Ryan Teague Beckwith Supreme Court rulings are typically dry legalistic documents, but Friday’sdecision recognizing gay marriage nationwide was more lyrical than most. Here are some of the most memorable passages from the majority opinion authored by Justice Anthony Kennedy. He…
How Colombia’s army executed civilians, called them guerrillas
By Joe Parkin Daniels On March 16, 2007, a Colombian military general named Henry William Torres Escalante gave the “direct order” to kill an unarmed farmer and his teenage son, dress them with weapons, and declare their bodies enemy combatants…
Thailand-Burma: Sea nomads vulnerable to abuse
Bangkok – The governments of Thailand andBurma should immediately end discrimination and other rights abuses against the Moken, sea nomads who are among the few remaining hunter-gatherer populations in Southeast Asia, Human Rights Watch said in a new report today.…
Dhaka set to sign for Beijing led Asian Infrastructure Bank
Bangladesh is set to sign the Articles of Agreement (AoA) of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on June 29 in Beijing in which the country is expected to get less than one percent or 0.6729 percent shares of the…
US top court backs Obamacare, president says it’s here to stay
The US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative legal challenge that could have doomed President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, upholding nationwide tax subsidies crucial to his signature domestic policy achievement.Obama strode into the White House Rose Garden after the…
Comforting a baby is violent
Robert J. Burrowes In an article I wrote a year ago, the following words appeared: ‘If a child is crying and you comfort them, you will (presumably unintentionally) scare them out of feeling their sadness when, in fact, their crying…
BGB Nayek release late for weak policy: Gen Mahbub
BNP senior leader Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Wednesday alleged that the government cannot get abducted BGB Nayek Abdur Razzak released from Myanmar due to its ‘knee-jerk’ foreign policy. “Nayek Razzak was taken away from our maritime territory. Seven…
Gen Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan hands over charge as army chief
Chief of Army Staff General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan formally handed over the charge of the Army chief to Let Gen Abu Belal Mohammad Shafiul Huq. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday hoped the Bangladesh Armed Forces would move forward upholding…
Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apologises, admits guilt for deadly 2013 attack
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Wednesday apologised for the deadly 2013 attack at a hearing before a US judge formally sentenced him to death for killing four people and injuring 264 in the bombing and its aftermath.
Democracy on retreat in over 96 of the 193 UN states, Study
UN, Jun (IPS) – Democracy is on the retreat and authoritarianism is on the rise in more than 96 of the U.N.’s 193 member states, according to a new report released here The two regions of “highest concern” for defenders…
Myanmar parliament votes to keep military veto
A vote in Myanmar’s parliament has failed to remove the army’s veto over constitutional change, dealing a blow to hopes for fuller democracy. The bill received a majority of MPs’ votes but not the 75% needed to pass. Aung San…
New army chief of staff takes charge
Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division (AFD) Lt Gen Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq took over as Army Chief on Thursday morning. Lt Gen Belal replaced Gen Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan who handed over the charge to him…
BGB Nayek Rajjak brought back after 8 days
Eight days into his abduction, Myanmar border force has finally returned Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Nayek Abdur Razzak. Border Guard Police (BGP) handed Nayek Razzak along with his personal arms and ammunition over to the BGB around 2pm on Thursday…
Mother and baby survive Colombia jungle plane crash
A young mother and her baby have been found alive five days after their plane crashed in the jungle of western Colombia. A Colombian Air Force chief described their survival as “a miracle”.
Potential for EU-Bangladesh coop in aquaculture explored
The Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh organized a Consultative Workshop on 24th June to explore the potential for EU-Bangladesh cooperation in the aquaculture sector and exchanging views among representative counterparts. The workshop, attended by aquaculture experts, assessed the…