The US will not drop charges against Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, the state department has said after her arrest last week led to a huge diplomatic row.
Category: Int’l relations
Mozena asks parties to redouble talks effort
The US ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena on Thursday said a solution to ensure an election acceptable to all, which could give “Bangladeshi voters a choice”, still eluded the major political parties.
South Sudan rebels take town after ‘coup attempt’
South Sudanese rebels have taken over a key town, the military has said, as fighting continues after Sunday’s reported coup attempt.
Hacking Trial: Kate Middleton’s voicemails hacked
Voicemails left for Kate Middleton by her boyfriend Prince William were hacked by the News of the World, the phone-hacking trial has heard.
Devyani Khobragade: Indian MPs demand action against US
Outraged Indian MPs have spoken out in parliament against the arrest and alleged ill-treatment of one of the country’s diplomats in New York. Upper house opposition leader Arun Jaitley said the arrest was a clear violation of the Vienna convention.…
President announces donation of his eyes
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday announced donating two corneas of his eyes. “I’ve glaucoma disease in my eyes. I’m not sure whether donation of my corneas will be of any worth or not… if it will help, I’m declaring to…
16 OSDs get posting, 2 Jt Secys made OSDs
The government in an abrupt move has shuffled positions of 22 Joint Secretary-level officials in the public administration less than a month before the parliamentary election.
Russia parliament approves amnesty for Greenpeace prisoners
Russian MPs have backed an amnesty that may include some of the country’s best-known prisoners including Pussy Riot and the Greenpeace Arctic protesters.
South Sudan opposition head Riek Machar denies coup bid
Fugitive former South Sudanese vice-president Riek Machar has denied government allegations that he tried to stage a coup at the weekend.
India-US diplomat row escalates
India has ordered a series of reprisals against the United States amid a worsening row over the arrest of one of its diplomats in New York.
Japan boosts military forces to counter China
Japan’s cabinet has approved a new national security strategy and increased defence spending in a move widely seen as aimed at China.
FIFA World Cup Trophy in Dhaka, to be seen at Hotel Radisson
The glittering original FIFA World Cup Trophy, for the first time in the history, arrived in the capital Tuesday noon on a three-day tour to Bangladesh. The coveted World Cup trophy reached the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at…
Victory Day celebrated
The nation celebrated the 43rd Victory Day on Monday amid a renewed pledge to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the freedom fighters through ensuring peace and stability in the country and implementing the spirit of the war of liberation.
PM greets war-wounded freedom fighters
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday greeted the war-wounded freedom fighters and their families on the occasion of the great Victory Day.
BSF picks up Bangladeshi from Thakurgaon border
Thakurgaon, Dec 16 (UNB) – Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up a Bangladeshi national from Molani-Dharmagar frontier area of the district on Monday.
Syria crisis: UN launches record $6.5bn aid appeal
The United Nations has announced its biggest ever appeal, seeking $6.5bn (£4bn; 4.7bn euros) for humanitarian aid to Syria.
South Sudan quashes coup attempt, says President Kiir
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir says an attempted coup by soldiers loyal to his sacked former deputy Riek Machar has been put down.
“Vijay Diwas” celebrations in memory of war of 1971
Jammu, Dec 16: Army’s Northern Command today celebrated Vijay Diwas to commemorate the martyrs of the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.
Mandela buried at ancestral home
Nelson Mandela’s body has been laid to rest in a family plot, after political and religious leaders paid tribute to South Africa’s first black president at a state funeral service.
US pushes for redoubling efforts for dialogue
The United States (US) on Sunday said it is more urgent than ever for the major parties to redouble their efforts to engage in constructive dialogue to find a way forward to holding free and fair elections that are credible…
China’s Jade Rabbit rover rolls on to Moon’s surface
China’s Jade Rabbit robot rover has driven off its landing module and on to the Moon’s surface.
Communalism can’t be tackled over democracy’s grave: Selim
Dhaka – Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) president Mujahidul Islam Selim on Sunday said the parties of the ruling class are now playing a trick to annihilate democracy in the name of combating communalism.
China lands Jade Rabbit robot rover on Moon
China says it has successfully landed a craft carrying a robotic rover on the surface of the Moon, a major step in its programme of space exploration.
Ershad forcibly admitted to CMH, says B Chowdhury
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh president Prof Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury has alleged Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) forcibly.
300 candidates pull out of polls race
Some 300 candidates, out of 880 across the country, pulled out from the January-5 general electoral race, according to data provided by the Election Commission Secretariat on Saturday.
Mollah execution: Jamaat calls countrywide hartal Sunday
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will observe countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal on Sunday protesting execution of party leader Abdul Quader Mollah. The shutdown was announced following the execution of Quader Mollah on Thursday night.
Iran ‘sends monkey to space for second time’
Iran says it has successfully sent a monkey into space for the second time this year as part of a programme aimed at manned space flight.
Pakistan criticises Mollah execution
Pakistan has severely criticised Bangladesh for executing Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami assistant secretary general Abdul Quader Mollah, but recognised that Mollah remained supporter of a united Pakistan till the very end before the creation of Bangladesh.
Mollah execution Bangladesh’s internal matter: India
India on Friday said that the execution of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Quader Molla was an internal matter of Bangladesh.
Amnesty fears attacks on Hindus
Amnesty International has expressed apprehension that hanging of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Molla will trigger reprisal attacks with country’s minority Hindu community bearing the brunt of it.