The defence in the trial of former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity is due to begin on Monday. The 72-year-old is one of the most high-profile suspects to appear before the…
Category: Int’l relations
Bangladesh to work closely with new Indian Govt
The government will work closely with the new Indian government to take Bangladesh-India relations to a greater height, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said on Sunday. “The government looks forward to working closely with the incoming government of India,” he…
Opposition needs a coalition, says Modi
A day after he led the BJP to an unprecedented triumph in the parliamentary polls, Narendra Modi, set to be India’s next prime minister, Saturday undertook victory laps in Delhi and Varanasi, the second Lok Sabha seat he has won,…
Turkey ends Soma mine disaster rescue, death toll 301
Turkey is calling a halt to the Soma mine rescue operation after two more bodies were found, raising the death toll to 301.
Narendra Modi in Delhi victory parade
India’s Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi has received a hero’s welcome at his BJP party’s headquarters in Delhi after securing the most decisive election victory in three decades. He was cheered by supporters after a victory parade from the airport. Current PM…
Mamata strengthens hold on West Bengal
West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress put up a spectacular show, sweeping the Lok Sabha polls in the state to emerge as the fourth-largest party in the new Lok Sabha. The BJP signalled its rise as a force by eating into…
Opposition BJP heads for landslide
The opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called its predicted landslide win in India’s election a “people’s victory”.
Turkish mine disaster: Unions hold protest strike
Trade unions in Turkey are holding a one-day strike in protest at the country’s worst ever mine disaster, which has claimed at least 282 lives.
Obama attends dedication of 9/11 museum ceremony
President Barack Obama has joined September 11 survivors and rescuers at the dedication of a memorial museum on the site of the attacks in New York.
PM Sheikh Hasina, Khaleda, Jamaat congratulate Modi
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated BJP leader Narendra Modi on the victory of BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in India’s Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant Mahbubul Haque Shakil told bdnews24.com on Friday. As of 3pm Friday, NDA was…
Absolute executive power creates scope for abuse: TIB
Absolute power of the executive organ of Bangladesh creates scope for abuse and prompts to take executive decisions on partisan basis, according to a study of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). The study reveals that the Prime Minister being the…
Nigerian village vigilantes ‘repel Boko Haram attack’
Residents of three villages in northern Nigeria have repelled an attack by suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters, an eyewitness has told the BBC. About 200 of the militants were killed during the fighting in the Kala-Balge district of Borno state,…
Indian HC urges patience to see any change in Delhi’s policy
The Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka has said it will take a while to know whether Indian foreign policy changes if BJP forms the government under the leadership of Narendra Modi. “The results of the election will be published on…
China del chief Junqi terms B’desh unique in development
Vice chairman of the standing committee of China National Peoples Congress Yan Junqi on Wednesday said Bangladesh is a unique example in the world for marching towards development. Junqi, leading a delegation of China National People’s Congress, made the remark…
Turkey coal mine explosion death toll exceeds 238
Rescuers are hunting desperately for scores of Turkish coal miners still missing after an explosion caused a pit to collapse, killing at least 238. Dozens escaped the pit in the western town of Soma, but officials say about 120 are…
BSF beats to death B’deshi youth near Chuadanga border
A Bangladeshi young man was beaten to death allegedly by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Munsipur border point in Damurhuda upazila on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Hasibur Rahman,30, son of Mustabir, a resident of…
Hundreds trapped in Turkish coal mine
At least 200 people have been left trapped underground after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in western Turkey that killed one miner, an official said Tuesday. Local administrator Mehmet Bahattin Atci said 20 people were rescued from…
President for communal harmony to promote prosperity
President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday called for consolidating the country’s communal harmony to promote peace and prosperity. “Bangladesh is a country of communal harmony. I expect that countrymen irrespective of religions and opinions will play proper role in national development…
US deploys planes in search for Nigerian girls
The US has revealed it is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The US is also sharing commercial satellite imagery with the Nigerian government,…
Writs challenge charge-framing against Khaleda in graft cases
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday filed two write petitions with the High Court challenging the legality of charge-framing against her in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases. Khaleda’s counsel Mohammad Asaduzzaman filed the writ on…
4 military agreements signed with China
China has signed four military agreements with Bangladesh to enhance Dhaka’s defence capabilities. They were signed on Monday in presence of visiting General Xu Qiliang, who is the vice-chairman of the central military commission of the Chinese Communist Party. The…
Modi on course for election victory, exit polls show
Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi is set to become India’s next prime minister, exit polls showed on Monday, with his opposition party and its allies forecast to sweep to a parliamentary majority in the world’s biggest ever election. Indian elections are…
Boko Haram wants its imprisoned fighters freed for kidnapped girls
A new video released by Islamist militants Boko Haram claims to show around 130 girls kidnapped from a school in Nigeria last month.
Nigeria state governor “has information” on abducted girls
The governor of Nigeria’s Borno state says he has information on the whereabouts of about 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist group Boko Haram. Governor Kashim Shettima said he had passed reports of the sightings of the girls to the military…
Ukraine’s Eastern rebels claim ‘self-rule’ poll victory
Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region have claimed a resounding victory in a “self-rule” referendum, saying 89% voted in favour. Results from a similar vote in the region of Luhansk are due shortly and are expected to show a…
Pranab Mukherjee invites President to visit India
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee invited President Abdul Hamid to visit India. Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran handed over an invitation letter of Pranab Mukharjee to President Abdul Hamid during a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban on Sunday.…
India-Myanmar security deal for coordinated patrols
India and Myanmar have signed a deal for ‘enhanced cooperation’ between their security agencies in combating militancy, narcotics smuggling and poaching of wildlife. The deal provides for coordinated patrol by the armed forces and coast guards of the two countries…
Trinamool Congress MP levelled as B’desh Jamat frontman
The CPI (M) Central Committee member and former Housing Minister of the State, Gautam Deb has alleged that Rajya Sabha MP of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Ahmed Hassan Imran, is a “frontman” for Jamat-e-Islami, Bangladesh (JIB). At a press conference…
Chinese tensions dominate ASEAN summit in Myanmar
The ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met on Sunday at a historic summit hosted for the first time by Myanmar — formerly known as Burma — in its remote showpiece capital Naypyidaw. Concerns over a stand-off in the…
Austria wins Eurovision song contest
Austrian drag act Conchita Wurst has been crowned the winner of the 59th annual Eurovision Song Contest held in Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen. The singer, whose real name is Tom Neuwirth, won with the song Rise Like a Phoenix, collecting 290…