The British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert Gibson is going to meet BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday evening at her residence. The meeting comes three days after the parliamentary elections, which BNP boycotted and tried to stop by enforcing…
Post-election violence against minorities, particularly the Hindu community, have reemerged in the country due to the authorities’ reluctance to implement the recommendations of the judicial commission that probed the 2001 post-polls violence. “No recommendation has been implemented yet. Had our…
India has ordered more reprisals against the US as a diplomatic row continues over last month’s arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade.
Weather records have tumbled across North America, with freezing temperatures even in the southern US.
Dhaka – The German government has urged Bangladesh government and all political parties to overcome their differences in the interest of the country, and work together to bring about inclusive, peaceful and credible democratic elections.
Dhaka – France has called on the major political parties in Bangladesh to resume dialogue within the framework of the country’s democratic institutions.
Australia has joined calls for a fresh election in Bangladesh after a weekend poll marred by deadly violence. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has expressed concern about the continuing political unrest that undermined the election on January 5, which was won…
A member of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs Grace Meng has called upon Bangladesh’s political parties to work together shunning violence in the way forward. In a post-election comment, she told journalists that the elections did not reflect…
Internal Resources Division secretary and National Board of Revenue chairman Golam Hossain, and Agriculture secretary SM Nazmul Islam have been appointed on a year’s contract. A circular was issued on this on Tuesday, said Abdus Sobhan Sikder, senior Secretary at…
Two ships have broken free from Antarctic ice after being stuck for days – the Russian research ship Akademik Shokalskiy and Chinese icebreaker Xue Long.
North America’s brutal cold snap is heading east, ushering in dangerous temperatures not seen in two decades, warn forecasters.
A Spanish judge has summoned the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos to appear in court over accusations of fraud and money-laundering.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday called on Bangladesh political parties to urgently address the expectations of the country’s people for an inclusive democratic process after the elections that were boycotted by opposition parties. In a statement issued by his spokesperson,…
Dhaka – The Commonwealth has also expressed its disappointment over limited participation and low voter turnout in Bangladesh elections and encouraged dialogue among political parties for a more inclusive and peaceful political process. “The limited levels of participation and the…
Dhaka – Expressing displeasure over Sunday’s elections, the United States (US) on Monday encouraged the government and opposition parties to engage in ‘immediate dialogue’ to find a way to hold fresh elections as soon as possible that are free, fair,…
Dhaka – Voicing its displeasure over low turnout of voters in Sunday’s elections, the United Kingdom has urged the ‘new government’ and all political parties in Bangladesh to act in line with the interests of the people of Bangladesh. “Bangladesh…
Dhaka – Expressing its ‘extreme disappointment’ over Sunday’s election results, Canada on Monday urged all to reach an agreement soon to allow the next elections to be ‘truly participatory’ welcoming major political parties’ willingness to consider holding a new national…
An eight-year-old Afghan girl wearing a suicide vest has been detained by police in southern Afghanistan.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has fractured a bone in her pelvis in a cross-country skiing accident in Switzerland, her spokesman says.
Parts of the US are braced for potentially record-breaking low temperatures as a “polar vortex” brings more freezing weather.
Dhaka – The country’s 10th parliamentary election on Sunday saw zero turnout in at least 32 polling centres in five districts. Locals said the polling officials in 26 polling centres under Lalmonirhat-3 constituency wrapped up the voting without a single…
Claiming that people across the country rejected outright the controversial 10th general election, opposition BNP on Sunday said the defeat of the government has been ensured through the rejection. “…people across the country have disapproved the farcical 10th parliamentary polls…
Dhaka – Describing the Jan 5, 2014 as a black day for democracy, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Sunday said no one witnessed such an unprecedented, candidate-less and voter-less farcical election not only in Bangladesh, but also in…
A US ice-breaker is to help two ships that are stuck in thick ice in Antarctica following a rescue mission.
The parents of a 16-year-old girl who died after being gang-raped and set on fire in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta have vowed to fight for justice.
Kathmandu – The two archaeologists had a hunch that the Buddha’s birthplace in southern Nepal held secrets that could transform how the world understood the emergence and spread of Buddhism.
Guinness World Records authorities have officially certified Bangladesh’s human flag record of 27,117 people created on December 16 last as the world’s largest human national flag. The record has also been officially posted on the Guinness World Records website Private…
(London) –The Bangladesh government should end its crackdown on the political opposition leaders and activists, and create conditions for free and fair elections, Human Rights Watch said today. Opposition parties should condemn and end violence by their supporters, which have…
Police have banned the movement of 12 types of vehicles in Dhaka City on the polling day. The ban will be effective from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight, said the city police in a statement on Saturday.
Beijing — One day after a Chinese icebreaker played a central role in the rescue of 52 passengers from an icebound research vessel in Antarctica, crew members on the Chinese ship said it might itself become trapped by ice, according…