Dhaka-South Asian Fund For Education, Scholarship &Training (SAFEST) today hailed the court’s decision to allow the implementation of President Obama’s executive actions that will grant administrative relief to millions of immigrant families.
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North Korea test-fires missiles in defiance of UN sanctions
North Korea has test-fired two mid-range ballistic missiles within hours of each other in defiance of UN sanctions, says South Korea.Military officials in the South said both were powerful Musudan missiles.The first launch failed while the success of the second…
Ousted campaign manager had unlikely path to Trump Tower
Corey Lewandowski, dismissed Monday as Donald Trump’s campaign manager, had risen from political obscurity to oversee the celebrity businessman’s rise to the brink of the Republican nomination, but he also became a flashpoint for campaign in-fighting.
US should consider profiling Muslims: Trump
Washington — Donald Trump is suggesting the United States should “seriously” consider profiling Muslims inside the country as a terrorism-fighting tool, the latest example of the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting increasingly backing positions that could single out a group based on…
Attorney general: Silent on Clinton email case with Obama
Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Sunday she doesn’t believe the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server has been compromised by President Barack Obama’s endorsement of Clinton in the 2016 White House race. That endorsement raised eyebrows among conservatives…
Donald Trump says US should consider profiling Muslims
Donald Trump says the country should “seriously” consider profiling Muslims in the United States as a terrorism-fighting tool. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee says other countries use profiling and “it’s not the worst thing to do.” Washington, AP/UNB News Reported.
Defence minister of Russia meets Assad
Moscow — Russia’s defence minister visited Syria on Saturday to meet the country’s leader and inspect the Russian air base there, a high-profile trip intended to underline Moscow’s role in the region. Sergei Shoigu met with President Bashar Assad in…
Fundamentalism a threat to peaceful assembly, association: UN
Dhaka-The phenomenon of fundamentalism is fueling growing intolerance worldwide, which poses a grave threat to the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association.
World’s most powerful nuclear icebreaker Arktika launched in Russia
The launching ceremony of the world’s largest nuclear icebreaker- Arktika took place at the Baltic Shipyard in St.-Petersburg of Russia on June 16, 2016.
Joe Biden campaigns for ban on assault weapons from civilian ownership
US Vice President Joe Biden in a message sent to people on Friday lent support to the campaign to ban assault weappons and high capacity magazines from cvilian ownership. He said, “Over the past few years, we’ve watched as new…
11 get life in prison for 2002 deadly riots in India
An Indian court on Friday sentenced 11people to life in prison for murder in one of the many deadly religious riots that swept across the western state of Gujarat in 2002 and left more than 1,000 dead. Special Court Judge…
UK mourns Jo Cox as group says suspect had far-right ties
Campaigning in Britain’s European Union membership referendum was at a halt and normal political life was suspended Friday as the country absorbed the daylight slaying of lawmaker Jo Cox with shock — and worry that the political fury unleashed by…
Boko Haram kills 18 at funeral in northeast Nigeria
A police official says Boko Haram extremists have killed 18 people at a funeral in northeast Nigeria.Police spokesman Othman Abubakar said Friday the number of dead could rise.Witnesses said the assailants shot at mourners after arriving on motorbikes in the…
EU sharply criticised over new trademarks directive
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – Several developing countries – Brazil, India, South Africa, China and Indonesia – took the European Union (EU) to task over its new Directive aimed at harmonising the provisions of trademark laws in the EU member states.…
Migrants rescued as boat runs aground near Greek island
Dhaka-Greece’s coast guard rescued 57 migrants or refugees from a sailboat which ran aground off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos Thursday, and arrested two suspected smugglers who had also been on board, authorities said.
British Labour lawmaker critically injured in shooting
Both sides in the British referendum debate Thursday suspended campaigning after Labour lawmaker Jo Cox was shot and critically injured in her northern England constituency.West Yorkshire police said a 52-year-old man was arrested after the attack in Birstall, near Leeds.…
Mass shooting casualties in the US
A total of 330 mass shootings were recorded in the United States in 2015, killing 367 and injuring another 1,318 people. And from year to year, this figures only rise. Thus, compared to the two previous years, 2015 appeared to…
5 dead, 1 arrested in Los Angeles abandoned building fire
A dispute between homeless people living together in an abandoned office building led one of them to set a fire that killed five others, authorities alleged Tuesday.Just one man was declared dead during the fire on Monday night, but two…
Vigils held around world to honour victims
Vigils have been held in Orlando, Florida, and around the world for the victims of Sunday’s deadly gun attack on a gay nightclub.A Muslim cleric told those attending the Orlando event that Muslims stood united with them against “the ideology…
FBI: Orlando gunman had strong indications of radicalization
Dhaka- FBI Director James Comey says the gunman in the Orlando nightclub attack that killed 49 people had “strong indications of radicalization” and was likely inspired by foreign terrorist organizations.
Obama says no signs Orlando shooter was part of larger plot
Dhaka-The gunman in the attack that killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub was inspired by extremist information over the internet, President Barack Obama said Monday, calling it an apparent example of “homegrown extremism” that U.S. officials have been worrying…
Terror attack on Orlando club is on values of equality, dignity: Obama
Sunday afternoon, President Obama delivered a statement on the tragic shooting that took place overnight in Orlando, Florida. “Today, as Americans, we grieve the brutal murder — a horrific massacre — of dozens of innocent people. We pray for their…
50 dead in gay nightclub shooting, worst in US history
A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. It was the worst mass shooting in…
CIA: No evidence that Saudi gov’t helped 9/11 attackers
Dhaka-CIA Director John Brennan said there is no evidence that the Saudi government or senior Saudi officials supported the Sept. 11 attacks.
Activists say airstrikes in northwest Syria kill at least 12
Anti-government activists say airstrikes have hit a market and other targets in the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib, killing at least 12 people.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a network of activists on the ground, says…
Five sentenced to life for raping Danish woman in Delhi
A court in the Indian capital Delhi has sentenced five men to life imprisonment for the 2014 gang rape of a Danish woman in the city.The 52-year-old tourist was robbed and raped at knife point in January 2014.Nine people, including…
Israel revokes Ramadan permits for Palestinians after attack
Israel on Thursday suspended most special permits for Palestinians to visit Israel during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and beefed up police patrols in Tel Aviv, after two Palestinians carried out a shooting in Tel Aviv Wednesday night that…
14,000 expected to join Muslim prayer service for Ali
New York – Muslim prayers over the body of Muhammad Ali will be witnessed worldwide Thursday, offering a window into a religion many outsiders know little about, but have come to scorn. About 14,000 people are expected for the service…
Clinton hails ‘milestone for women’
Hillary Clinton has thanked her supporters for helping her reach a historic moment for women – the US Democratic nomination for president.”Thanks to you, we’ve reached a milestone,” she told cheering crowds at a rally in New York.She hailed “the…
Istanbul blast ‘targets police bus’ in Vezneciler
An explosion in central Istanbul has left several people injured, Turkish media report.The blast, caused by a bomb, targeted a police bus in the district of Vezneciler, the reports say.Several ambulances have been sent to the area.Violence has escalated in…