Chinese satellite images that were said to show debris from a missing Malaysian airliner were released by mistake, Malaysia’s transport minister says.
Category: Int’l relations
China ‘will not give up’ on plane
China’s Premier Li Keqiang has pledged to continue search efforts for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight “as long as there is a glimmer of hope”. His comments came as Vietnam and Malaysia investigated satellite images released by China that appeared…
Arab League watching ICT trials
Arab League Secretary General Nabil El Araby has said he is following Bangladesh’s war crimes trial “quite closely” and that the Arab League will always “stand by the side of justice”. He made the comment in a meeting with Bangladesh’s…
G7 warns Russia on ‘annexing’ Crimea
Leaders of the G7 group of nations have called on Russia to stop all efforts to “annex” Ukraine’s Crimea region.
Last communication reveals Malaysian plane was all okay before it vanished
The last communication received from a Malaysia Airlines plane suggests everything was normal on board minutes before it went missing over the South China Sea, Malaysian authorities say.
Ukraine president: Russia ‘is refusing crisis talks’
Russia’s leaders are refusing all negotiations with their Ukrainian counterparts, Ukraine’s acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has said. Mr Turchynov told the AFP agency that Ukraine would not intervene militarily in Crimea, even though a secession referendum there was a “sham”.
Dr Mahathir arrives Saturday
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Bin Mohamad arrives here on Saturday to attend the convocation of the University of Information, Technology and Sciences (UITS) to be held here on the same day. Dr Mahathir is scheduled to arrive here…
SC Bar Association polls begin Wednesday
The two-day election of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will begin on Wednesday. The voting will be held from 10am to 5pm on Wednesday and Thursday with a one-hour break from 1pm on both days. A seven-member panel, headed…
John Kerry declines Vladimir Putin meeting over Ukraine
A meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin will not happen until Moscow engages with US proposals to tackle the crisis in Ukraine, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said. Mr Kerry told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that Moscow’s…
Malaysia Airliner: Man with stolen passport has ‘no terror link’
A man travelling on a stolen passport on a missing Malaysian jet was a young Iranian who is not believed to have terrorist links, Malaysian police say. It is thought the 19-year-old was travelling to Germany where he was hoping…
Hajj pilgrimage to cost Tk 300,000 in private packages
The government will give opportunity to 10,000 Bangladeshi pilgrims to perform hajj at Tk 300,000- 350,000. Altogether 101,758 Bangladeshi pilgrims will perform Hajj this year. Other than the 10,000 going on government packages, the rest can perform Hajj through private…
Missing plane MH370: Malaysia urged to step up search
China has urged Malaysia to “step up its efforts” in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared on Saturday.
Missing Malaysia Airlines plane ‘a mystery’
Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said officials had not ruled out hijacking as a cause of the plane’s disappearance. He said all reported sightings of debris from the plane in the seas south of Vietnam were unconfirmed. Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished…
Women in JS reserved seats likely to be chosen sans contest
All the 50 reserved seats for women in Parliament will be elected uncontested as they have no rivals, it is learnt. The number of elected unopposed MPs in the legislature would thus thand at 203 This picture emerged on Sunday,…
OIC Secy Gen wants Myanmar refugee repatriation
Visiting Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani on Sunday Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take initiatives for the repatriation of Myanmar refugees from Bangladesh. Madani made the request when he met the Prime Minister…
Rights violations decried at hr protection committee launch
Senior advocate of the Supreme Court Barrister Rafiqul Haque has called for restricting the tenure of Prime Minister so that nobody can seek elevation to the position for more than two terms. He said that the practices of the last…
Missing Malaysia Airlines plane ‘may have turned back’
Radar signals show a Malaysia Airlines plane that has been missing for more than 24 hours may have turned back, Malaysian officials have said. Rescue teams looking for the plane have now widened their search area. Investigators are also checking CCTV…
US warns Russia not to annex Crimea
The US has warned Russia that any moves to annex Crimea would close the door to diplomacy. US Secretary of State John Kerry told Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that Crimea is part of Ukraine and Moscow should avoid military escalation.…
UPDF activist shot dead in Khagrachhari
A member of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot dead and another person injured in a gun attack by masked miscreants in Babuichhari area of Dighinala upazila this (Sunday) morning. The deceased was identified as Sudrishti Chakma, 35.
Dhaka seeks augmented Teesta flow from Delhi
Dhaka has urged Delhi to release adequate water for irrigation projects and maintain smooth river flow until the much-talked-about Teesta water sharing deal is signed. The request was made at the technical-level meeting of the Joint River Commission (JRC) held…
OIC chief’s flight rescheduled; arrives Sunday
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani, scheduled to reach here on Saturday evening on a four-day official visit, now arrives early Sunday. As per his fresh flight schedule, the OIC Secretary General arrives at…
President asks police to work upholding human rights
President Abdul Hamid on Saturday asked the police to discharge their duties with neutrality and professionalism upholding human rights and democratic values. “You must discharge your duties with neutrality and professionalism by upholding human rights and democratic values in line…
Vietnam spots oil slicks in hunt for missing jet
Kuala Lumpur — Vietnamese air force planes on Saturday spotted two large oil slicks in the area where a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 vanished earlier in the day, the first sign that the aircraft carrying 239 people on board had…
Indian navy officer dies aboard ship in Mumbai accident
An Indian navy officer has been killed in an accident on board a ship being built at a dockyard in Mumbai, naval officials told the BBC.
Ukraine crisis ‘created artificially’, says Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said the crisis in Ukraine was “created artificially for purely geopolitical reasons”.
Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane flying to Beijing
Malaysia Airlines says it has lost contact with a plane travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 people on board. The airline said in a statement that flight MH370 disappeared at 02:40 local time on Saturday (18:40 GMT on…
Crimea military base stand-off ends without incident
A stand-off involving pro-Russian soldiers at a Ukrainian military base outside the Crimean city of Sevastopol has reportedly ended without incident. A BBC correspondent saw two lorries from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet outside the gates, surrounded by armed men. But…
US visa restrictions an attempt to prevent escalation
The West, in the shape of the EU and the US, is talking about tough action against Russia – but these are threats, not punishment. They are intended to be a big rock hovering over the head of individuals, forcing…
OIC Secretary General to visit Bangladesh
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani is due in Dhaka on Saturday on a four-day official visit. He will lead a five-member delegation on his first visit to Bangladesh after taking office as…
Envoy Li Jun says Bangladesh matters to China
China wants to contribute to Bangladesh’s development, ambassador of the world’s second largest economy, Li Jun, has said. Meeting diplomatic correspondents in Dhaka on Thursday, he said Bangladesh “really matters” to China, as it is an important developing country with…