By Seymour M. Hersh on US intelligence sharing in the Syrian war Barack Obama’s repeated insistence that Bashar al-Assad must leave office- and that there are ‘moderate’ rebel groups in Syria capable of defeating him- has in recent years provoked…
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3 member Counterterrorism team in the city
A three-member team of the US Department of State’s Counterterrorism Bureau is now in city to discuss issues of mutual interest with government officials here.
US deploys B-52 bomber after North Korea’s nuclear test
Large plane, capable of delivering nuclear weapons, flies low over South Korea days after North’s latest bomb test. The United States has deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally South Korea in a show of force…
S Korea reactivates propaganda speakers as tensions with North rise
Pyongyang, North Korea (CNN)Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have once again ratcheted up as South Korea responds to its northern neighbor’s latest antagonism. The South reactivated its propaganda speakers near its heavily fortified border with North Korea on Friday following…
South Korea will resume propaganda broadcasts
Blue House says broadcasts in response to nuclear test, a violation of August 25 agreement Hyun-bi Park South Korea announced it will resume propaganda broadcasts along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Friday, in response to the nuclear test North Korea…
Yes, North Korea probably tested an H-Bomb
By Ryan Faith The rumbling started early Wednesday morning when a small earthquake was detected near a known nuclear test site in North Korea. Not long after, North Korean state media broadcast the announcement that the country had successfully tested…
Pakistan supplying Sri Lanka with fighter aircraft
By Richard Tomkins Colombo — Sri Lanka is to buy eight JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft from Pakistan under an agreement signed during a state visit to the country by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The Sri Lanka Sunday Times newspaper…
North Korean test unlikely to be hydrogen bomb – Bennett
Leo Byrne North Korean media’s claims they they tested a hydrogen bomb on Wednesday have caused widespread speculation about the current status on the DPRK’s nuclear weapons technologies. Thermonuclear explosions – such as the pictured Ivy Mike nuclear test.– are…
Home Minister says ignore Jamaat’s ‘paper hartal’
Dhaka – Terming the hartal as ‘Paper hartal’ the Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday called upon the transports workers to ply their vehicle. Ply your vehicles despite hartal hours without any fear as members of the law enforcement agencies…
Operation to flush out attackers from Indian airbase enters second night
Pathankot, India – Indian security forces battled into Sunday evening to secure an air base near the border with Pakistan, a day after a militant attack that has killed seven military personnel and wounded another 20. As night fell, it…
4.4 million new faces in updated voter list published Saturday
Dhaka – The Election Commission on Saturday published the draft updated voter list of 2016 across the country, showing some 43,68,047 fresh voters with 4.5 percent growth rate. Like the previous update carried out in 2014, the share of women…
North Korea urges Seoul to dismantle concrete obstacles
JH Ahn North Korea’s state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper on Monday urged Seoul to deconstruct its concrete antitank structure lying between the two Koreas for the last 36 years. Built under the orders of former South Korean President Park Chung-hee in…
Government, Islamic State style
By Reuters News Agency Islamic State (IS) has set up departments to handle “war spoils,” including slaves, and the exploitation of natural resources such as oil, creating the trappings of government that enable it to manage large swaths of Syria…
Americans want more guns under the tree this year
By Liz Fields If you’ve recently added a Smith & Wesson to someone’s stocking, you may be among Americans shopping for an increasing number of firearms this holiday season. The surge in interest comes amid increased angst of terrorism attacks…
2009-type mutiny must not happen again:PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to ensure that a 2009 type mutiny does not happen ever again. Her call came during an address on the BGB Raising Day at its headquarters on Sunday.
Growth to be 6.5 percent this year, 6.7pc next year: WB
Dhaka – World Bank chief economist Dr. Kaushik Basu on Sunday said that the economic growth of Bangladesh in 2015 will be 6.5 percent and this growth will reach 6.7 percent in 2016 when Chinese growth will be in the…
Strange new world of war: China’s ‘pivot’ to the greater Caspian
By Nenad Drca Due to changes in recent geopolitical events, Russia and China cooperate and coordinate politically, militarily, and economically to an extraordinary degree. This new teamwork almost always carries a tinge of anti-Western and anti-American implications. Russia and China…
No polls date shifting, no campaign by MPs – Election Commision
The Election Commission has rejected the demand of ruling Awami League and the Opposition in Parliament Jatiya Party to give their MPs scope to campaign for municipal polls candidates. The EC has also said ‘No’ to BNP’s demand to shift…
US State Department issues worldwide travel alert
Washington – The United States issued a worldwide travel alert for Americans amid concerns that terror groups and individuals plan more attacks after the Paris massacres. The State Department warned that groups like ISIS, al-Qaeda and Boko Haram “continue to…
‘Bangladesh Biodiversity Bill, 2015’ approved in Cabinet
Seeking to strengthen measures for preserving the country’s biodiversity, the Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the ‘Bangladesh Biodiversity Bill, 2015’ with a provision of maximum five years jail and Tk 10 lakh fine or both for violation of…
For peacekeeping role Bangladesh net security provider: Nisha Desai
US Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Nisha Desai Biswal has said peacekeeping is a great example of how the countries of South Asia including Bangladesh are becoming net security providers. “Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Nepal are…
Bills to nearly double perks, privileges of President, Ministers
The Cabinet on Monday approved six draft amendment bills seeking to almost double the perks and privileges of the President, the Prime Minister, the Speaker, the Chief Justice, ministers and Deputy Speaker, and Appellate Division and High Court Division judges,…
Nothing to worry as all security measuresfor foreign nationals: IGP
Dhaka-Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Sunday said there is nothing for the foreign nationals to be worried about their security as Bangladesh is a safe land.
No lacking to ensure foreign nationals security
The government is leaving nothing to chance when it comes to providing security to foreigners, the home minister has said after the UK in a new alert feared that westerners may face fresh attacks in Bangladesh.
Issue of giving veto power in UN to emerging countries
Mohammad Zainal Abedin, from New York Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, desperately tries to mobilise support to get UN Security Council permanent membership to gain veto power and establish India as a superpower. In New York on September…
South Korea advised their citizens to maintain high level security
South Korean Embassy in Dhaka on Saturday advised its citizens in Bangladesh to exercise caution and maintain a high level of personal security awareness all times in all places.
Cell phone re-registration by Dec 16 with fingerprint
All the mobile phone subscribers will have to reregister their subscriber identification modules (SIMs) and removable user identity modules (RUIMs) with the fingerprint from December 16 next. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issued a notice in this regard on Thursday.…
Govt withdraws Vat from Varsity tuition fees – students end unrest
In the face of a strong movement, the government on Monday withdrew the 7.5 percent VAT from the tuition fees of private university students, bringing an end to their widespread street protests that caused immense sufferings to city commuters. Like…
Cell set up at police HQ to help BD expatriates
A cell named Expatriate Help Cell (EHC), has been set up at the police headquarters to address the complaints of Bangladeshi expatriates. Inspector General of police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque disclosed this while briefing reporters at the police headquarters after…
‘Fire arms for narcotics officials to face life threat’
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said firearms will be provided for the field level narcotics officials to reduce their life threat during anti-narcotics drives. “A proposal for providing firearms for Department of Narcotics Control officials has already submitted…