Canadian High Commissioner to Dhaka Heather Cruden visited Hili Land port on Monday morning. Authorities of Hakimpur upazila administration, Hili Customs and Hili Port gave him warm reception. Later they sat in a meeting at the conference hall of Panama-Hili…
Category: Int’l relations
William and Kate’s royal baby due in July
The baby of Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate is expected in July, the prince’s office said on Monday. The pregnancy of the Duchess of Cambridge, 31, was revealed in December when she was admitted to hospital for three…
Indian army chief turns up heat on Pakistan
The comments, which came as public anger mounts over the decapitation of one of the slain soldiers, appear certain to further inflame tensions between the nuclear-armed enemies. Last week’s fighting was the worst outbreak of violence in Kashmir, the Himalayan…
Bomb kills 14 Pakistani soldiers in North Waziristan
A roadside bomb killed as many as 14 Pakistani soldiers in the northern border region of North Waziristan on Sunday, military officials said, a day after the Pakistani Taliban leader called for attacks on the military in the area to…
Pakistani artistes in India on peace mission
Amidst the growing tension between India and Pakistan after the brutal killing of two Indian jawans along the LoC in Kashmir, a troupe of artistes from Karachi are on a peace mission in India to strengthen people-to-people relations. ‘The tension…
Flu hits epidemic level in US
That is above the epidemic threshold of 7.2 percent, CDC said. Nine of the 10 regions of the United States had “elevated” flu activity, confirming that seasonal flu has spread across the country and reached high levels several weeks before…
American Express to cut 5,400 jobs
American Express Co. has said it will slash about 5,400 jobs, mainly in its travel business, as it seeks to cut costs and transform its operations since more of its customers are shifting to online portals for booking travel plans…
Pankaj holds talks with AL, BNP leaders
Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran had separate meetings with leaders of ruling Awami League and main opposition BNP.
Bird lover Mozena visits JU
US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena paid a sudden visit at Jahangirnagar University campus on Friday morning to see migratory birds.
China economy to overtake US by 2019
Jan 9: China will overtake the United States economically within six years, an official research institute predicts, and go on to become the world’s most important country in three decades more, state media said Wednesday. The findings came from the…
Eurozone unemployment rate hits new record high
Jan 8: January 8 data shows that the youth unemployment rate for November was 23.7% in the European Union, up from 23.4% in October 2012. The youth unemployment rate in the eurozone is now 24.4%, up from 23.9% the previous…
Schwarzenegger says film violence not linked to school shooting
Jan 8: Arnold Schwarzenegger may be one of the world’s biggest action stars but the former governor of California says violence in films is entertainment and should not be linked to tragic events like the Connecticut school shooting in which…
US embassy starts visa facilitation programme
The US embassy in Dhaka launched a new initiative on Sunday exempting ‘certain qualified’ returning foreign visitors from another interview with a consular officer. According to a media release, the programme was designed to reduce waiting time for ‘qualified’ foreign…
Border killing unforgivable: Dipu
Expressing strong protest, Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni categorically said that border killing is not forgivable. The minister made the protest in a press conference at her office Monday. Dipu Moni, “Border killings are not pardonable and we express protest…
Mozena hates hartal
US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena said he hates hartal. He made the comment in a programme organized by American Club in the city on Saturday. Dan W Mozena said that he hate hartal and there is no alternative…
Delhi gang rape accused formally charged
Five men were formally charged in a New Delhi court on Thursday with the gang rape and murder of a physiotherapy student in a case that has generated widespread anger about the Indian government’s inability to prevent violence against women.…
Libyan gunmen kidnap top investigator in Benghazi
Jan 3:Gunmen have kidnapped the acting head of the criminal investigation department in Libya’s second city, Benghazi, officials have said. Abdelsalam al-Mahdawi was abducted at traffic lights on his way to work. It is not known who was behind the…
SAARC programming body meets tomorrow
The 43rd Session of the Programming Committee Meeting of SAARC will be held at the SAARC Secretariat, Kathmandu from January 3-5.
BSF kills 2 more
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has gunned down two more Bangladesh nationals in Haripur border of Thakurgaon district early on Tuesday.
Guidelines on media for more freedom: Inu
United News of Bangladesh Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu on Monday said work to formulate various guidelines is underway to ensure more freedom of the mass media. “The mass media are enjoying freedom in Bangladesh,” he said. The minister made…
BD-US air services accord
banglanews24.com A bilateral air services agreement was signed between Bangladesh and United States of America recently. Chairman of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Air-Vice Marshal Mahmud Hussain and Brian J Hedberg, Senior Negotiator, Office of the Secretary, US Department…
Japan expresses concern on BD politics
banglanews24.com The Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh has expressed deep concerned over the frequent observance of hartals with sporadic incidents of violence against innocent civilians. The concern came from a statement given by the Embassy in Bangladesh on Monday. The…
Bring peace to Afghanistan
Mairead Maguire Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire Goes to Afghanistan to Join Afghan Peace Volunteers’ Demand for Cease Fire and Negotiation I have come here to give my support to the campaign for 2 million friends of the Afghan people. You…
Egyptians vote in referendum on Constitution
bdnews24.com/Reuters Egyptians voted on Saturday December 15 on a constitution promoted by its Islamist backers as the way out of a prolonged political crisis and rejected by opponents as a recipe for further divisions in the Arab world’s biggest nation.…
BD needs my mother right now: Mozena
U.S Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan Mozena said if his mother were in Ashulia during the tragic fire, first she would extend her most heartfelt condolences to those who lost loved ones in the fire and then search for the cloud’s…
‘Please panel for Padma fund’
A South Asia Director of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Monday said the World Bank’s return to Padma bridge project depended on its external panel’s ‘satisfaction’. “If the external panel is not satisfied, the World Bank will not be…