Dhaka-The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police on Saturday claimed that they have found the involvement of 23 foreigners in the $ 101-million cyber heist from Bangladesh Bank’s account with the US Federal Reserve Bank.
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Hasina wants to visit India in first half of Feb
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed her desire to visit India in the first half of February next.She expressed the desire when Indian State Minister for Foreign Affairs MJ Akbar met her at her official residence Ganobhaban.PM’s Press Secretary…
CJ for dropping Article 116 from Constitution
Chief Justice SK Sinha on Saturday called for dropping Article 116 from the Constitution immediately.“The Articles 116 and 116 (A) of our Constitution are conflicting to the principles of the Constitution. So, I call for removing the Article 116,” he…
Obama orders review into ‘Russian hacking’
President Barack Obama has ordered an investigation into a series of cyber-attacks, blamed on Russia, that shook the US election season. The hacks targeted emails at the Democratic Party and a key aide to presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
Realise your rights by yourselves, PM to womenfolk
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged the womenfolk to strive for realising their rights by themselves as no one else would help them have those realised in this male-dominated society.“You’ll have to realise your rights by yourselves as no…
UN calls on Suu Kyi to visit crisis-hit Rakhine
The UN has urged Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit northern Rakhine state, where the army is accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown on the Muslim Rohingya minority.The Nobel peace prize winner has faced growing…
Situation report from Myanmar’s Northern Rakhine state
Dr. Wakar Uddin PA, USA – The present situation in Arakan is dire as the Myanmar armed forces are continuing the brutal assaults on Rohingya civilian population in Maungdaw and Buthidaung in Northern Arakan/Rakhine state. The growing humanitarian crisis in…
South Korean president is impeached in stunning fall
Seoul (AP/UNB) — South Korean lawmakers on Friday impeached President Park Geun-hye, a stunning and swift fall for the country’s first female leader amid protests that drew millions into the streets in united fury. Once formal documents are handed over…
Violence against women turned into epidemic: Khaleda
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday voiced concern over the growing incidents of torture on women, saying violence against women has turned epidemic in the country.
Man made reasons behind her Biman flight troubles, says PM
Dhaka – Referring to the delay in the landing of a Biman flight carrying her at Dhaka airport several months back and recent emergency landing of another flight carrying her in Turkmenistan, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said there…
Rohingya issue can’t be solved militarily: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought Myanmar to resolve the issue of their minority Rohingya community using political means, saying military measures could not be the answer to the problem, as newly appointed Danish ambassador in Dhaka Mikael Hemnid Winther…
PM’s Delhi tour ‘postponed; new dates to be finalised soon’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s proposed New Delhi visit has been postponed and it is unlikely to take place this month.“There have been some last-minute changes. We’ll soon finalise new dates for the important visit,” a highly placed diplomatic source told…
5 Huji men held from Chittagong ‘militant training camp’
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested five suspected members of Harkat-ul-Jihad (Huji) Bangladesh from a reported ‘militant training camp’ in port city Chittagong’s Colonel Haat area on Thursday. The arrestees were identified as Nazim…
4 alleged ‘robbers’ killed in Dhaka, Faridpur ‘gunfights’
Dhaka – Four suspected robbers were killed in separate gunfights with law enforcers in Faripdur district and Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka district early Thursday. In Keraniganj, two suspected robbers were killed in a gunfight with police at Agrakhola area under…
Spotlight on PM’s Delhi visit: ‘new era of cooperation’ sans Teesta
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s proposed New Delhi visit will witness ‘new era of cooperation’ and signing of a number of important documents though a breakthrough on Teesta looks unlikely. The Prime Minister is scheduled to leave for New…
Frantic rescue underway in Indonesia as quake kills scores
Meureudu – A strong earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Aceh province early Wednesday, killing nearly 100 people and sparking a frantic rescue effort in the rubble of dozens of collapsed and damaged buildings. Maj. Gen. Tatang Sulaiman, chief of the army in…
Accepting all Rohingyas not possible: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh is providing shelter to the Rohingyas who are coming here losing everything, but ruled out the possibility to accept all.”We’re giving shelter to those who’re coming here losing everything, but it’s also…
Twitter, Facebook, YouTube team up to tackle terrorist content
By David Gilbert Well that was quick. Just 24 hours after the European Union criticized them for failing to fulfill their promise to tackle the proliferation of extremist content on their platforms, Twitter, Facebook, Microsoft and YouTube have announced a…
Tk113,093 crore Rooppur nuclear power plant project nodded
Dhaka – The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved the largest-ever project in its history titled ‘Establishment of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (main phase)’ to construct two units with a capacity of 2400 MW at…
EU wants Bangladesh not to turn back Rohingyas
Recognising the long-standing solidarity and hospitality of the government and the people of Bangladesh, the European Union has said it is important that those fleeing violence in Myanmar are not deported or turned back.”By providing assistance and protection to them…
BNP submits Khaleda’s EC formation proposal to President
Dhaka – BNP on Tuesday submitted its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s 13-point proposal on constituting a stronger Election Commission (EC) to Bangabhaban for President Abdul Hamid’s consideration. A two-member BNP delegation, comprising party vice-chairman Ruhul Alam Chowdhury and its senior joint…
BNP del scheduled to handover proposal on EC to President
Dhaka – A BNP delegation will go to Bangabhaban Tuesday to hand over a letter along with chairperson Khaleda Zia’s 13-point proposal to reconstitute the Election Commission.
President to hold dialogue on EC reconsitution
Dhaka – President Abdul Hamid will hold dialogue with all registered political parties to reconstitute the Election Commission (EC).
Address underlying causes of Rohingya crisis: EU
Dhaka – The European Union has urged the Myanmar government to address the underlying causes of the situation in Rakhine State involving Rohingya Muslims. The call came in the wake of the recent escalation of violence in the region along…
Dhaka child dehydration test outperforms WHO standard
Dhaka – A new diagnostic technique to determine dehydration caused by diarrhoea in children is more reliable and accurate than existing methods, say scientists who were part of a US-Bangladesh team that developed it. The DHAKA (acronym for Dehydration: Assess…
Hackers’ ‘digital bomb’ hit Saudi central bank, risking payments
State-sponsored hackers who unleashed a digital bomb in key parts of Saudi Arabia’s computer networks over the last two weeks damaged systems at the country’s central bank, known as the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, according to two people briefed on…
Cabinet okays bill raising land acquisition compensation
The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of ‘The Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Property Bill, 2016’, raising compensation against land value by three times than the average value in the areas concerned.The approval was given at the…
Who will help Myanmar’s ‘friendless’ Rohingya?
They have been described as the world’s most persecuted people. Rejected by the country they call home and unwanted by its neighbours, the Rohingya are impoverished, virtually stateless and have been fleeing Myanmar in droves and for decades. In recent…
Private sector must come forward to save Royal Bengal tigers: Experts
Dhaka-Experts at dialogue stressed the need for engaging the private sector in the conservation of tigers, their natural habitat and the Sundarbans mangrove forest.
Be careful in using aircraft, radars, PM to BAF personnel
Dhaka-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked Air Force personnel to be more careful while using and maintaining aircraft, radars and war equipment as those have been procured with people’s hard-earned money.