The Election Commission will give its decision on Sunday on the suspension of the January election results in two Jessore constituencies won by Awami League candidates Sheikh Afil Uddin and Monirul Islam. The results in Jessore-1 and Jessore-2 seats were…
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor on Thursday said the cultural exchange activities between Bangladesh and Russia would begin soon. He was addressing a press briefing at the meeting room of the Cultural Affairs Ministry. The minister said there is no…
Police in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have fired warning shots in an attempt to disperse crowds gathered outside offices of international aid workers.
Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced that he has resigned as Egypt’s military chief in order to stand for the presidency.
A four-member European Parliamentary delegation in a statement on Wednesday expressed its concern over ‘political deadlock’ in Bangladesh. The members also called for ‘full investigations’ of the ‘disruption’ of local government polls and “a reinforcement of the independence of the…
A Thai satellite has detected some 300 objects in an area of the southern Indian Ocean being searched for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The image was taken by the Thaichote satellite on 24 March, a day after images from…
A satellite scanning the Indian Ocean for remnants of a missing jetliner found a possible plane debris field containing 122 objects, a top Malaysian official said Wednesday, calling it “the most credible lead that we have.” Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein…
Men in North Korea are now required to get the same haircut as their leader Kim Jong-un, it is reported. The state-sanctioned guidelines were introduced in the capital Pyongyang about two weeks ago, media reports say. It is now being…
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says authorities are “throwing everything we have” at the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. He was speaking as weather conditions in the southern Indian Ocean improved, allowing the search to resume. The Australian Maritime…
North Korea has test-fired two medium-range ballistic missiles, just hours after the US, South Korea and Japan met in the Netherlands for talks. It is the first launch of a Nodong missile since 2009 and marks a step up from the…
Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu said Tuesday the government is mulling over lifting the ban on private television channels, Islamic Television and Diganta Television. Inu’s statement in parliament came in reply to a written question of AKM Mayeedul Islam (Kurigram-3).…
Seven million people died as a result of air pollution in 2012, the World Health Organization estimates.
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at a meeting with visiting Australian first assistant secretary Paul Robilliard reiterated that a meaningful dialogue is needed to resolve the ongoing political crisis. “Khaleda Zia has underscored the need for a meaningful dialogue for holding…
Angry relatives of passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have clashed with police outside Malaysia’s embassy in the Chinese capital, Beijing.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has held talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Deshchytsia, for the first time since Russia’s move into Crimea triggered a diplomatic crisis. Mr Lavrov says Russia is unfazed by the prospect of being expelled from the…
Inmarsat, a British satellite telecommunications provider and the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) have concluded that the missing Malaysian Airlines flight went down in the southern Indian Ocean near Perth “with no possible landing sites”. Almost 16 days after…
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will probe the wealth of newly elected female lawmakers for the reserved seats if it receives any specific allegation against them. “We are yet to receive any complaint about the wealth of female lawmakers. The commission…
British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert Gibson on Monday expressed concern over the media reports of ‘interference’ and ‘transgressions’ in the upazila polls now being held in phases, and hoped that the Election Commission would investigate it ‘fully and transparently’…
Ukraine’s interim President Olexander Turchynov says he has ordered the withdrawal of armed forces from Crimea.
An Australian plane has spotted two objects in the hunt for the missing Malaysia plane, and a ship is in the southern Indian Ocean to investigate.
Russian troops have seized control of a Crimean naval base at Feodosia, the third such attack in 48 hours, Ukrainian officials have told the BBC. Defence spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov said the Russians attacked the base from two directions using armoured…
Malaysia’s acting transport minister read out the news as he was handed it during his daily briefing.
Additional security measures have been taken in every polling center to avert violence during the fourth phase upazila polls, said State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman on Saturday.
Jim Bolger, special envoy to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, is scheduled to arrive here on a two-day visit on Sunday.
Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s abandonment of the EU deal in November triggered protests, his removal and Russia’s move into Crimea.
STAFF REPORTER Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Bodi of Cox’s Bazar-4 constituency on Thursday submitted his wealth statement before the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), according to ACC sources. Bodi went to the ACC headquarters at Segun Bagicha at about 12:30pm and…
Media are assessing how Russia’s clash with the West over Ukraine could impact on relations with China.
Australia is investigating two objects seen on satellite images that could potentially be linked to the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, officials say. Planes and ships from Australia, New Zealand and the US were heading to the area 2,500km (1,550 miles)…
European Union leaders are due to meet in Brussels to discuss further targeted sanctions in response to Russian moves to annex Crimea. It comes as UN chief Ban Ki-moon visits Russian leaders in Moscow to urge a diplomatic solution to…
The government has promoted seven secretaries to senior secretaries. The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Wednesday.