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Category: Int’l relations
China ‘flies first stealth drone’
China successfully flew a stealth drone for the first time on Thursday, state media said, citing eyewitness reports.
Khaleda Zia skips Senakunja reception programme
BNP chairperson and opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Thursday did not turn up at the Armed Forces Day reception at Senakunja in Dhaka Cantonment ‘due to ailment’.
Code of election conduct gets law ministry vetting
The Law Ministry on Thursday sent the election code of conduct to the Election Commission after its vetting. “The code of conduct has reached the commission after the Law Ministry’s vetting,” said Election Commission Shah Nawaz.
Judicial probe into attacks on religious minorities urged
Bangladesh Minority Watch (BMW) on Thursday demanded judicial probe into the recent attacks on the country’s religious minorities. The BMW placed a record of the recent communal attacks at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity.
Iran nuclear talks resume in Geneva
The EU’s foreign policy chief and Iran’s foreign minister have resumed talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Jumbo jet ‘stuck’ after landing at wrong airport
A Boeing 747 Dreamlifter cargo plane may be stuck at a minor airport in Kansas for some time after it apparently landed there by mistake.
Nepal Maoist head Prachanda calls for election halt
The leader of Nepal’s Maoist party has threatened to boycott parliament if vote counting in this week’s “rigged” elections is not immediately halted.
Armed Forces Day Thursday
The Armed Forces Day that marks the establishment of Bangladesh military during the country’s War of Liberation will be observed on Thursday with due solemnity and enthusiasm.
Libya on verge of disintegration
By Osama Al Sharif Libya is quickly turning into a failed state, amid Arab and international indifference, two years after the fall of the regime of Col. Muammar Qaddafi following foreign military intervention and a popular uprising.
US troops could stay in Afghanistan until 2024
By RT The US and Afghanistan have reportedly agreed on the draft of a mutual security pact indicating that US troops could remain in the country until 2024, according to Afghanistan.
Iran nuclear talks: Tehran ‘will not step back one iota’
Iran’s Supreme Leader has warned his country will not step back “one iota” from its nuclear rights, as it resumes talks with world powers in Geneva.
Egyptian troops die in Sinai bomb attack
Eleven Egyptian military personnel have been killed and dozens more wounded in a car bomb attack near the North Sinai city of el-Arish.
BNP leader dies in custody at DMCH
Dhaka – A detained BNP leader died in custody at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Tuesday.
Lebanon blasts hit Iran’s embassy in Beirut
At least 22 people have been killed and more than 140 injured in a double suicide bombing outside the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capital Beirut.
Sardinia hit by deadly cyclone and flooding
At least 17 people have been killed in flooding prompted by a cyclone and heavy rain that lashed the Italian island of Sardinia.
Indonesia leader says Australia spying damaged ties
Indonesia’s president says ties with Australia have been “damaged” by reports that Canberra spied on his phone calls and those of his ministers.
Liberation and Societe Generale hit by Paris gun attacks
Police in Paris are on high alert after gun attacks at the newspaper Liberation and the bank Societe Generale.
Top Syrian rebel commander Abdul Qadir al-Saleh dies
A top Syrian rebel commander has died of wounds he sustained in an air strike on a rebel-held air base in Aleppo province on Thursday, his group says. Abdul Qadir al-Saleh, the leader of Liwa al-Tawhid, died overnight, a spokesman…
Australia ‘spied on Indonesia President Yudhoyono’
Indonesia is recalling its ambassador to Australia over allegations that Canberra spied on phone calls of the Indonesian president.
Malaysia to take good care of Bangladeshi workers: Najib
Malaysia on Monday assured that it would look after the Bangladeshi workers so that they don’t face any adverse situation there. The assurance came from visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Bin Razak during a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh…
Dhaka to hand over Anup Chetia after formalities
Greenwatch Desk Agartala: ULFA leader Anup Chetia, currently lodged in a jail in Bangladesh, will be extradited to India after the completion of judicial formalities, Bangladesh’s Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir said here Sunday.
Mandela still unable to speak, says ex-wife Winnie
Former South African president Nelson Mandela is still unable to speak but uses facial expressions to communicate, his ex-wife has told a local newspaper.
Malaysian PM arrives amid rousing reception
The red carpet was rolled out as Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived here on Sunday night on a three-day official visit to Bangladesh.
Yameen sworn in as president of the Maldives
The winning candidate in the delayed presidential run-off election in the Maldives, Abdulla Yameen, has been sworn in in the capital, Male. Earlier his rival, former President Mohamed Nasheed, conceded defeat, saying that having an elected president once more made…
Hearing on Bangladesh political situation in US House Wednesday
As the country’s bickering political parties seem nowhere close to any understanding over the polls-time government, a sub-committee of the House of Representatives of the US Congress is set to organise a hearing on the political situation in Bangladesh on…
Malaysian PM Najib Razak due today
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives here on Sunday on a three-day official visit to Bangladesh. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will receive him at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about 7:40pm, sources at the Prime Minister’s Office said.
EC can’t ignore its role in current political situation: Sakhawat
Former Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain on Saturday said the Election Commission (EC) cannot claim that it does not have any say in the recent political situation of the country.
Sri Lanka rejects Cameron call for human rights inquiry
Sri Lanka’s government has rejected UK PM David Cameron’s call for an international probe into alleged human rights abuses following the civil war.
UN rejects Africa bid to halt Kenya leaders’ ICC trials
The UN Security Council has rejected an attempt to suspend the trials of Kenya’s president and vice-president at the International Criminal Court (ICC).