Barcelona, Oct 28 (AP/UNB) – In one of the most momentous days in recent Spanish history, Spain fired Catalonia’s regional government and dissolved its parliament Friday after a defiant Catalan declaration of independence that flouted the country’s constitution.
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Oct 25 (IPS) – The deliberate starvation of civilians could amount to a war crime and should be prosecuted, said an independent UN human rights expert.
Dhaka, Oct 27– BNP on Friday alleged that Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan not only resorted to lies but also mocked with the nation with his comment that Myanmar started working to repatriate Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to Chittagong on Saturday as she embarks on a four-day tour of Cox’s Bazar to visit the Rohingyas who have taken shelter there in the face of persecution in their own country, Myanmar. The…
When you start from zero, as North Korea does on human rights, anything can seem like progress. So it’s noteworthy that the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights for North Korea said this week that the country is “selectively”…
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday accused BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia of telling a court blatant lies about Awami League and Sheikh Hasina. “Her (Khaleda’s) language is not a political one. This is the language of street. Her…
Australia’s High Court on Friday disqualified the deputy prime minister and four senators from sitting in Parliament in a ruling that could cost the government its slender majority in Parliament. The decision to disqualify Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce over…
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has called on senators to approve direct rule over Catalonia, amid an escalating crisis over the region’s push for independence. He said he wanted to dismiss Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, his vice-president and all regional…
Dhaka, Oct 26 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday claimed that the government has failed to convince Russia and Chain for coming forward to resolve the Rohingya crisis as it has been playing a ‘subservient’ role…
Raf Sanchez, Middle East correspondent The trial of a group of human rights activists in Turkey took an unexpected turn on Wednesday night when a judge ruled they could be released from prison but must still face charges.
Dhaka – The 19th World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS) ended in Sochi of Russia. Over 25,000 young people of age between 18-35 from 185 countries including Bangladesh took part in the festival, held from October 14 to 22,…
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday issued an arrest warrant for Dr Imran H Sarker in a defamation case filed for making derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Dhaka, Oct 26 – The Election Commission will decide on deployment of the army before the next general election which is still far away, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) said today.
The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka on Thursday adjourned the hearing in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case lodged against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and five others till November 2 as the BNP leader could not complete placing her…
By Nava Thakuria Guwahati, Assam – More than one reason, India remains a hazardous place for hardcore journalists irrespective of the regimes in power at the national or province capitals. The populous country witnesses the murder of around five media…
Dhaka, Oct 26 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that the continuity of the government is ‘very much indispensable’ to maintain the continuity of the development activities in the country.
Dhaka, Oct 26 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Thursday defended his remark that Ziaur Rahman, the founder of BNP, reestablished multi-party democracy in the country.
Dhaka – The government will take a decision on city’s sitting service next week after getting recommendations of the committee, road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader said on Wednesday. The committee which formed earlier on city’s sitting service carrying…
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will appear before the Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka today in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases lodged against her and others. Her counsel of the cases, advocate Zakir…
Dhaka – The BNP on Wednesday called upon the government to hold talks with opposition political parties to find out a way for holding a free, fair and acceptable election.
Beijing, Oct 25 (AP/UNB) — The model lunar rover didn’t much impress the retiree in a cotton Mao jacket visiting an exhibition of Chinese achievements under President Xi Jinping. Nor did the displays charting China’s climate change progress or other…
A photograph of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Afghanistan appears to have been altered to suggest he was in Kabul, not at a US air base miles away. Images show him meeting President Ashraf Ghani in a windowless…
A US Republican senator says he will not seek re-election, delivering a fierce attack on President Donald Trump. Arizona Senator Jeff Flake said “reckless, outrageous and undignified behaviour” at the top of the US government was dangerous to democracy. Mr…
Dhaka, Oct 24 – The United States has asked the Myanmar government to facilitate the safe and voluntary return of all Rohingyas from Bangladesh who fled or been have displaced in Rakhine State.
Dhaka, Oct 23 – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to Cox’s Bazar on Sunday to visit the Rohingyas who have taken shelter there, in the face of persecution in their own country Myanmar.
Dhaka, Oct 24 – BNP standing committee member and former minister MK Anwar died in the early hours of Tuesday at his Elephant Road residence in the city. He was 85. Anwar, a bureaucrat-turned-politician, breathed his last around 1:20 am,…
Dhaka – Former state minister for home affairs Sohel Taj on Monday alleged that somebody had broken his suitcase at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on his way to the USA.
Dhaka – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday concluded the hearing in a case file against six persons including a former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker accused of war crimes for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971…
Dhaka – Women community leaders on Monday expressed their deep concern over the security of women candidates and voters during the elections and demanded level playing field for them in polls. They said the level playing field is always a…
Participating in the Election Commission’s dialogue, women leaders on Monday said they badly fall victims to the use of money and religion during the polls. “Women can’t take their decisions on their own in many cases for various pressures during…