Manila, Philippines — Thousands of villagers in the central Philippines, including those from a province devastated by a recent earthquake, were being evacuated Thursday as one of the most powerful typhoons globally this year approaches.
Category: Int’l relations
‘Police not nabbing Santhia attackers’: HRC chief
National Human Rights Commission Chairman Mizanur Rahman has alleged that police are arresting ‘innocent people’ sparing those involved in communal attacks at Santhia in Pabna.
Yasser Arafat ‘may have been poisoned with polonium’
The late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned with radioactive polonium, says a Swiss forensic report obtained by al-Jazeera.
Unrest in Bangladesh will not affect ties: Sushilkumar Shinde
Petrapole (West Bengal): Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Wednesday said relations between India and Bangladesh would not be affected by the conflict situation within Bangladesh. The minister was present at the Indian side of the border checkpoint here in West…
BJP meets Bangladesh envoy over attacks on Hindus
New Delhi: A Bharatiya Janata Party delegation Wednesday met Bangladesh High Commissioner Mahbub Hassan Saleh and lodged a protest over attacks on Hindus in that country. The delegation was led by BJP’s convenor of overseas affairs Vijay Jolly. “He (Jolly)…
Dhaka-Ashulia elevated expressway work to start in due time: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said in Parliament that hopefully, the construction work for the 38-km Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway will start in due time stretching from Shahjalal International Airport to Chandra of Gazipur along the Ashulia road.
President for establishing entrepreneurs Dev University
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday underscored the need for establishing an Entrepreneurs Development University to make the development activities of entrepreneurs more dynamic and professional apart from checking the brain drain.
Political parties must protect children from violence: Rights bodies
Two leading international child rights organisations working in Bangladesh on Wednesday urged all political parties and movements to do their utmost to respect and protect the rights of children during the lead-up to election.
Yasser Arafat ‘may have been poisoned with polonium’
Former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned with radioactive polonium, says a Swiss forensic report obtained by al-Jazeera. Arafat’s medical records say he died in 2004 from a stroke resulting from a blood disorder.
ICT Contempt on Channel 24: Hearing deferred to Nov 28
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday again deferred to November 28 the hearing of the pretrial contempt petition against Channel 24 , a private satellite TV network, on its impugned live talk-show, ‘Muktabaak’, calling in question the transparency of the…
BNP alleges ‘neighbour’s’ plot to keep AL in power?
Dhaka: In a veiled attack on India, an opposition BNP leader has said his party feared that a “neghbouring country” has hatched plots to keep the ruling Awami League in power after the next elections.
Democrats take New York and Virginia as Republicans win New Jersey
Moderate Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has won a landslide re-election, a possible launch pad for a 2016 White House run.
JS passes EC Secretariat, REB Bills
Parliament on Wednesday passed two bills including the Election Commission Secretariat (Amendment) Bill, 2013 empowering the commission to appoint its manpower.
RCC elects 3 panel mayors and 22 standing committee chairmen The present council of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has elected three panel mayors and chairmen of 22 standing commitees from among the 40 elected councilors including 10 reserved seats for…
JU teachers give VC until Wednesday noon to go
The agitating teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Tuesday gave their Vice-chancellor Prof Dr Anwar Hossain until Wednesday noon to resign, threatening to go on a harsher movement if otherwise.
Minister vows to try brains behind mutiny
Brains behind the Peelkhana massacre will not be spared as the junior law minister Quamrul Islam has vowed to bring them to book soon.
Vatican launches world survey on modern family life
The Vatican has launched a worldwide survey to find out what Catholics really think about its teaching on marriage and family life. Pope Francis is calling bishops to Rome next October to discuss possible reform that considers modern social realities.
India launches spacecraft to Mars
India has successfully launched a spacecraft to the Red Planet – with the aim of becoming the fourth space agency to reach Mars.
Cabinet body okays consultant for Metro Rail Project
The Cabinet Purchase Committee on Monday approved a total of 13 proposals, including appointment of general consultant for JICA-funded Metro Rail Project under the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (MRT Line-6) and consultant for Kanchpur, Meghna and Gomti 2nd…
ADB okays $250mn assistance to Dhaka WASA
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved US$ 250 million assistance to a project of Dhaka WASA to bring 50 crore litres of water per day from Meghna River to reduce its dependency on groundwater.
Pakistan’s Musharraf step closer to release after bail
A Pakistani court has granted bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the 2007 army operation to oust militants from Islamabad’s Red Mosque.
Egypt ex-president Morsi tells judge ‘I am president’
Egypt’s ousted leader Mohammed Morsi has gone on trial in Cairo, telling the judge the case is illegitimate as he remains president.
British Visa bond scheme ‘scrapped’
Government plans to force visitors from “high risk” countries to pay a £3,000 security bond to enter the UK have been scrapped, it is understood.
Rare solar eclipse in America, Europe and Africa
A rare solar eclipse allowing a view of the Sun that is totally or partially blocked out by the Moon is under way.
Boat carrying 70 Muslim Rohingya sinks off Myanmar
Yangon — A boat carrying 70 ethnic minority Muslim Rohingya capsized Sunday off the western coast of Myanmar, an aid worker said. Only eight survivors have been found.
China’s general of Xinjiang stripped of party position
The military commander in China’s restive western province of Xinjiang has been stripped of his Communist Party position, state media report.
JS session likely to continue till 9 Nov
The current session of Parliament is likely to be extended further by two days, according to a Parliament Secretariat source.
Jail Killing Day to be observed Sunday
The nation will observe the Jail Killing Day on Sunday with due solemnity commemorating the 1975 killing of four national leaders inside Dhaka Central Jail.
Hakimullah Mehsud drone strike: ‘Death of peace efforts’
Pakistan’s interior minister has said the death of Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has destroyed the country’s nascent peace process.
Chilean exile wins compensation over Pinochet-era torture
A Chilean exile tortured during the dictatorship of Gen Augusto Pinochet has won a landmark legal battle for compensation from the Chilean state.