Dhaka – Entire Bangladesh has been brought under stringent security blanket with the deployment of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police for peaceful and smooth celebration of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr.
Category: Politics
Death toll from Pakistan attacks climbs to 85
Peshawar, Jun 24 (AP/UNB) – The death toll from twin blasts in the northwestern town of Parachinar climbed to 67 Saturday, bringing the overall death toll from three separate attacks in Pakistan to 85, with several others in critical condition,…
Abandoning Rangamati tour was wrong: Gayeswar Roy
BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Saturday said their party senior leaders’ decision to cancel their Rangamati, Chittagong tour after being attacked by ruling party men was not the right one. “I can’t accept the return of our senior…
What happens when a presidency loses legitimacy?
Mounting evidence that Trump’s election was aided by Russian interference presents a challenge to the American system of government—with lasting consequences for democracy.
New York newsletter
Iftar Mahfil of America Bangladesh Pressclub New York: The America Bangladesh Pressclub organised an Iftar and Duwa Mahfil at a restaurant in Jackson Heights in New York on Monday 19 June. Organisation’s President Darpan Kabir presided over the event and…
Manipur oil survey hits wall of opposition
Tamenglong June 21: People of Tamenglong have been suffering with the construction of railway tracks for the past 10 years. Now they are going to face another problem – oil exploration. To understand likely impact of oil exploration people gathered…
Suicide bomber blows himself up as Makkah Haram Mosque plot foiled
Riyadh, June 24 (AP/UNB) – A suicide bomber blew himself up near the Grand Mosque at Makkah as police disrupted a plot to target the holiest site in Islam just as the fasting month of Ramadan ends, Saudi security forces…
Otto Warmbier’s sudden death “a mystery to us too”- North Korea
Oliver Hotham North Korea on Friday denied reports that it had mistreated the former U.S. detainee Otto Warmbier and described his sudden death as a “mystery”, in the country’s first public statement since the announcement of the 22-year-old’s death on…
The world is burning
By IPS World Desk Rome, June 23(IPS) – Record high temperatures are gripping much of the globe and more hot weather are to come. This implies more drought, more food insecurity, more famine and more massive human displacements. In fact,…
BNP slams govt for ‘counter case’ in Fakhrul attack
BNP leader Moudud Ahmed sees an ulterior motive of the government in the counter case that has been filed following attacks on Mirza Fakhrul Islam’s motorcade in Chittagong.
France’s leaders remain addicted to state of emergency
President Emmanuel Macron said today he will seek parliamentary approval to extend the country’s state of emergency until November 1, dashing hopes the new president might lift measures that have led to abusive practices. Macron also announced, in the wake…
Saudi leadership change: Prioririse human rights
Newly appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman should use his authority to end longstanding abuses against Saudi dissidents and rights activists and to make a public commitment for rights reforms, Human Rights Watch said today. The succession move follows a…
Case filed over motorcade attack motivated: BNP
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday alleged that Awami League filed a case against their party men with a Chittagong court in connection with Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s motorcade attack with an ill-motive to divert the incident…
BNP going to launch membership collection drive July 1
Dhaka – As part of its move to strengthen the party’s organisational capacity, BNP is going to start a two-month-long membership collection and renewal programme on July 1 next. -UNB
PM seeks AL’s reelection to continue dev
Dhaka, Jun 23 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged people to give their verdict in favour of Awami League in the coming elections to maintain the pace of development defying all conspiracies and evil designs.
SL leader held with ‘arms’ in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka, Jun 22 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a local leader of Sramik League, Affiliate of Awami League, along with ‘firearms and ammunition’ from Paran Sikdar Para in Kutubdia upazila of Cox’s Bazar early…
Sheikh Hasina pays homage to Bangabandhu
Dhaka, June 23 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday morning paid deep homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing floral wreaths at the portrait of the great leader in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum…
UK offer to ensure EU citizens rights a good start, says Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has described UK plans to ensure the rights of EU citizens in Britain after Brexit as “a good start”.
Democracy must prevail, always
by Thorvaldur Gylfason Diversity is desirable in human affairs, as in nature. Most countries strive toward economic and political diversification. Economic diversification is a way of escaping dependence on a narrow economic base so as to spread risk. Political diversification…
Drama on politics to highlight PM, says BNP
BNP on Thursday alleged that the government is staging a drama over the new national budget in a bid to brighten Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s image. “The Prime Minister has asked (Muhith) to postpone the controversial new VAT law. The…
Court sets June 29 for hearing Khaleda’s graft case
A court here on Thursday set June 29 for the next hearing of Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Corruption cases filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. The Special Court-5 judge Md Akhtaruzzaman passed the order after one of Khaleda’s…
Attack on Fakhrul’s Motorcade: 29 BNP men sued
A case has been filed against 26 leaders and activists of BNP alleging that a vehicle of BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s motorcade hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on their way to Rangamati. Auto-rickshaw driver Md Mohsin filed the…
Yunus Centre refutes PM’s accusations
Yunus Centre yesterday responded to some statements Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made while addressing a reception accorded to her by expatriate Bangladeshis at Stockholm City Conference Centre on June 15. A Yunus Centre release stated that the PM made a…
Austrian claims property Barrister Moudud evicted from
Dhaka – An Austrian citizen has claimed the heir of the property from which BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed has recently been evicted.
BD Election Commission to update voter list from July 25
Dhaka – The Election Commission (EC) will begin the data collection for updating the existing voter list starting from July 25.
Macron faces bigger reshuffle after bigger ally quits
French President Emmanuel Macron is shaking up his five-week-old government Wednesday – and will have to make more changes than anticipated after the minister who was leading Macron’s crusade to purify politics was forced to quit over corruption allegations. Justice…
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince deposed
Saudi Arabia’s king deposed the sitting crown prince Wednesday and replaced him with Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the deputy crown prince, the state news agency reported.
Hasan attacked Fakhrul’s motorcade at PM’s behest: Rizvi
BNP on Tuesday alleged that Awami League leader Hasan Mahmud attacked its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s motorcade in Chittagong at the behest of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Speaking at a human-chain programme, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul…
The Economist incorrectly characterised PM, her govt: BD
Bangladesh has reacted to an article published by The Economist saying the media outlet ‘incorrectly characterised’ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government as being ‘pro-Muslim’. “The Prime Minister is a Muslim, but she and her government are proudly secular…
Car rams into police vehicle on Champ-Elysees
Police said that the driver of the car is the only casualty in what they described as an ‘attempted attack’. Paris – A car loaded with gas canisters rammed into a police van on the Champs-Elysees avenue in France’s capital,…