United Nations, June 14 (AP/UNB) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a Palestinian-backed resolution Wednesday blaming Israel for violence in Gaza and deploring its “excessive use of force,” after narrowly rejecting a U.S. demand to add a condemnation of attacks…
SEOUL,(BSS/AFP) – Donald Trump accepted an invitation from Kim Jong Un to visit North Korea during their historic summit, Pyongyang state media reported Wednesday, as the US president said the world had jumped back from the brink of “nuclear catastrophe”.
Two Reuters reporters accused in Myanmar of possessing secret documents were subjected to sleep deprivation and asked if they were “spies” during police interrogations, their lawyers suggested during questions posed to a police witness on Monday.
A CCTV pilot project was inaugurated on Dhaka-Aricha highway on Wednesday, aiming to prevent robbery, snatching and other criminal activities.
The long-awaited 32-nation FIFA World Cup 2018 begins on Thursday with hosts Russia taking on Saudi Arabia in the opening match at the 80,000 capacity Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow amid huge enthusiasm among millions of soccer fans across the world.
Speakers at a human chain programme on Wednesday urged the government to emphasize on income tax instead of VAT (Value Added Tax) for revenue mobilization and implementing 2018-19 national budget.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for redoubling efforts to address the root causes of conflict and advance work for the Sustainable Development Goals including by promoting inclusive societies.
Titas Gas Company`s proposal to raise an average 75 percent gas price faced tremendous opposition from different consumer groups at the public hearing of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday.
Dhaka – The Queen will present Ayman Sadiq and Zaiba Tahyya from Bangladesh with a ‘Queen’s Young Leaders Award’ at a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London on June 26.
In a bid to avoid unwanted deaths due to landslide, the district administration has evacuated a total of 490 families who were living in slopes of different hills in the port city.
Toronto, June 11 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the government is aware of the intrusion of many foreign nationals into Bangladesh in the guise of relief workers which may lead to trafficking of children and women, sexual…
Dhaka- Muslims across the country will observe holy Lailatul Qadr on Tuesday night with due religious fervour and solemnity.
Dhaka – Speakers at a programme on Monday urged the government to stop sending country’s women to Saudi Arabia as housemaids and also take steps for immediate returns of the female workers who are already being treated inhumanly by their employers there.
The High Court on Tuesday directed Cumilla special tribunal to dispose a bail petition as soon as possible filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed in Cumilla over the February 3, 2015 arson attack.
The Appellate Division on Monday upheld a High Court order that had asked the lower court to dispose BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail pleas speedily in connection with two defamation cases.
Heavy monsoon rains that began on Saturday have caused severe structural damage to Cox’s Bazar Rohingya refugee camps, said the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday.
Frankfurt, Jun 11 (AP/UNB) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel found the contentious Group of Seven summit with U.S. President Donald Trump a “sobering” and “depressing” experience but said European leaders won’t be “taken advantage of” on trade.
Narayanganj, Jun 10 – A case was filed against 10 police officers including 7 members of the Detective Branch on Sunday, on charges of extorting a dairy farm owner by trapping him at the district DB office for four consecutive…
Dhaka, June 11 – A youth was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives in Bhatara area in the capital early Monday. The deceased was identified as Shariful Islam, 28.
LA MALBAIE, QUEBEC, Canada, – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for development of partnership of G7 countries with vulnerable countries for sustainable management and protection of marine and coastal ecosystem.
The annual G-7 summit appeared to have weathered tensions over President Donald Trump’s threats of a tariff-fueled trade war until the mercurial American pulled out of a joint statement while citing “false statements” by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Chinese President Xi Jinping extolled free trade and criticized “selfish, short-sighted” policies during a closely orchestrated gathering of a Beijing-led bloc Sunday, standing in stark contrast with the G-7 summit that ended in disarray over trade tensions.
About the suspicion of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s personal physicians that she has suffered a mild stroke, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said it is not true as she fell sick for low blood sugar level.
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Saturday said that the recent national budget will benefit everyone, from the rich to the poor.
Welcoming the new national budget proposed for 2018-19, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Saturday urged the government to withdraw source tax for three fiscal years and bring down corporate tax to 10 percent.
Riyadh, June 9, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud called on Saturday for a meeting in Makkah with leaders of Jordan, Kuwait, and the Abu Dhabi crown prince on Sunday over the crisis in Jordan, official Saudi Press Agency…
Chattogram, June 9 – Two police sergeants have been withdrawn as they allegedly assaulted three people, including two journalists, in Agrabad Badamtoli intersection in the port city.
Dhaka, June 9 – Eleven buses of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) were gutted as a fire broke out at Joar Sahar BRTC bus depot in the city’s Khilkhet area early Saturday.
Unnayan Onneshan (UO), an independent multidisciplinary think-tank, has said the proposed budget for 2018-19 fiscal year lacks measures necessary to address the macroeconomic, medium term and institutional challenges the economy is facing.
Singapore, June 8 (AP/UNB) — A Kim Jong Un lookalike said he was detained and questioned upon his arrival in Singapore on Friday, days before a summit between the North Korean leader and President Donald Trump.