Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit India in October next to discuss bilateral issues, including the ones related to common rivers, to take the growing relations between Bangladesh and India forward.
Category: Int’l relations
Minister asks police: Rescue missing Mohona TV journalist
Dhaka, Aug 4 (UNB)— Home Minister Assaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday directed Gulshan police to take immediate steps to rescue missing Mohona TV journalist FM Mushfiqur Rahman. He came up with the instruction at a programme in Karwan Bazar. Minister…
The age of digital geopolitics, proxy war between US & China
BERLIN, Jul 29 2019 (IPS) – The geopolitical significance of key digital technologies now takes centre stage in a new global conflict between the US and China. The dispute over the Chinese technology group Huawei exemplifies this situation. The US…
Dhaka wants Asean Regional Forum help Rohingya repatriation
Dhaka, Aug 2 (UNB) – Bangladesh has sought cooperation from Asean Regional Forum (ARF) partners to ensure repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar’s Rakhine State in safety and security. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen conveyed the message…
N Korea likely tested new ballistic missile Friday
U.S. and South Korea set to conduct ‘additional detailed analysis,’ statement says Oliver Hotham August 2nd, 2019 – North Korea is believed to have tested a “new-type” of short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) on Friday morning, South Korea’s Blue House said…
US , Russia rip up Cold War-era INF missile treaty
BANGKOK (BSS/AFP) – The United States and Russia ripped up a Cold War-era missile pact on Friday in a move that raised the spectre of an arms race between the global superpowers.
Take “more strenuous efforts” to take Rohingyas back: Japan
Dhaka, Aug 2 (UNB) – Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has urged the Myanmar government to take “more strenuous efforts” to take Rohingyas back from Bangladesh to their place of origin in Rakhine State. During his recent meeting with Myanmar…
Russia: Record detentions of peaceful protesters: HRW
Police Detain 1,373 in Moscow, Use Excessive Force Police used brutal force at the July 27 peaceful protest over the exclusion of opposition candidates from upcoming Moscow city assembly elections.
HIV Status No Justification for Family Separation in the US
Trump Official Cites Bad Science to Continue Harmful Border Policies Jasmine L. Tyler Advocacy Director, US Program Last week, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) chief Brian Hastings told a United States congressional committee that CBP officers will separate migrant children…
Japan offers to mediate solution to Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, July 30 (UNB) – Japan has proposed to play a role as mediator in Tokyo taking Bangladesh and Myanmar onboard to find a peaceful solution to Rohingya crisis ensuring their safe return to their place of origin in Rakhine…
Gunman posted online minutes before killing 3 at festival
Gilroy, Jul 30 (AP/UNB) — Before a 19-year-old gunman opened fire on a famed garlic festival in his California hometown, he urged his Instagram followers to read a 19th century book popular with white supremacists on extremist websites, but his…
C’wealth for Dhaka to lead blue charter, climate mitigation
Dhaka, July 30 (UNB) – Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland QC has urged Bangladesh to lead the Commonwealth Blue Charter and climate risk management as she met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in London on Monday evening. “Bangladesh should lead the…
An inclusive Green New Deal: The EU must raise its ambition
by Kirsty Hughes on 30th July 2019 In our ‘Europe2025’ series, Kirsty Hughes argues that a Green New Deal can gel the domestic and neighbourhood policies of the union.
Massachusetts State Senate Votes to Ban Child Marriage
State House of Representatives and Governor Baker Should Act Next Nesha Abiraj, Schuette Fellow, Global Health and Human Rights abirajnesha Yesterday, the Massachusetts State Senate unanimously voted in favor of Senate Bill S.2294 to ban child marriage in the state.…
Was slavery the world’s first human rights violation?
By Thalif Deen UN, Mar 7 2019 (IPS) – The United Nations, which diligently monitors human rights violations worldwide, believes that centuries-old slavery still exists worldwide.
Saudi King Salman’s elder brother, Prince Bandar, dies at 96
Riyadh, Jul 29 (AP/UNB) — King Salman’s elder half brother, who was the 10th son of Saudi Arabia’s founding monarch, has died at age 96, the Saudi royal court said late Sunday. Prince Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was not…
Massive landslide in Myanmar’s northernmost state: 13 killed
Yangon, July 28 (Xinhua/UNB) — At least 13 people were killed by a massive landslide which hit a jade mine in Hpakant township, Myanmar’s northernmost Kachin state, on Sunday, a local official said. The incident occurred due to the collapse…
‘2021 Int’l Year for elimination of child labour’: UN
DHAKA, July 27, 2019 (BSS) – The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has unanimously adopted a resolution declaring 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, and has asked the International Labour Organization (ILO) to take the…
2 dead, 8 athletes hurt in S Korea balcony collapse
Seoul, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) — A balcony inside a nightclub in South Korea collapsed on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 16, including American and other athletes at the world swimming championships, officials said. Hundreds were at the nightclub in…
Hasina wishes Johnson with mangoes, flowers
Dhaka, Jul 27 (UNB)- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in London on an official visit, has sent Bangladesh’s famous mangoes along with flowers to newly appointed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as a mark of her good wishes for Johnson.…
US presses WTO to stop lenient trade treatment of China
Washington, July 27 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump pressed the World Trade Organization on Friday to stop letting China and other economies receive lenient treatment under global trade rules by calling themselves “developing” countries. In a memo, Trump directed U.S.…
China sees steady, rapid growth in military ties with BD
Dhaka, July 25 – Defence Attaché of China in Bangladesh Senior Colonel Liu Fangjian on Thursday highlighted the “steady and rapid progress” in Bangladesh-China military cooperation in recent years. He mentioned about frequent high-level visits, continuously deepening pragmatic cooperation and…
Bd Hindu-Bouddha Christian body disowns Priya Saha stance
Dhaka, Jul 25 – Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC) on Thursday denounced comments by Priya Saha, one of its organising secretaries. During a meeting with US President Donald Trump, she claimed that 37 million members of minority communities have disappeared.
Govt had no prior info about Priya Saha’s stance: Momen
Dhaka, July 24 – Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said the foreign ministry did not know anything how Priya Saha, who made remarks to US President on religious persecution in Bangladesh, went to USA.
Russia wants probe on alleged S Korean airspace violation
Seoul, Jul 24 (AP/UNB) — Russia wants an investigation into a South Korean announcement that one of its military planes violated South Korea’s airspace, a senior lawmaker said Wednesday citing, Russia’s acting ambassador. Seoul said South Korean fighter jets fired…
Boris Johnson wins race to be UK’s next prime minister
London, July 23 (AP/UNB) — Brexit hardliner Boris Johnson won the contest to lead Britain’s governing Conservative Party on Tuesday and will become the country’s next prime minister, tasked with fulfilling his promise to lead the U.K. out of the…
Female suicide bomber strikes hospital in Pakistan, 9 killed
Dera Ismail Khan, Jul 21 (AP/UNB) — A female suicide bomber struck outside a hospital in Pakistan on Sunday as the wounded were being brought in from an earlier shooting against police, in a complex assault claimed by the Pakistani…
2 sedition cases filed against Priya Saha
Dhaka, July 21 — Priyabala Saha, who raised allegations of minority repression in Bangladesh while meeting US President Donald Trump, has been sued for sedition.
Spanish firefighter facing jail over migrant rescue mission
By Stefan Grobe This is Miguel Roldan. He is a Spanish firefighter who says he helped save thousands of lives from drowning in the Mediterranean.
Iran Guards seize British-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, July 20, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Friday they had seized a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz for breaking “international maritime rules” as tensions mount in the highly sensitive waterway. Britain however said Iran had…