By Maung Zarni Watching YouTube Myanmar State Counsellor’s 43rd Singapore lecture — 1-hour lecture including the questions and answers – entitled, “Democratic Transition in Myanmar: Challenges and the Way Forward,” left me deeply disturbed, pained and outraged.
Jhenaidah, Oct 11 – At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League over establishing supremacy at Kesmatpur village in Harinakundu Upazila on Wednesday.
Tokyo, Oct 10 (AP/UNB) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Myanmar’s leader Tuesday that a credible investigation into alleged human rights violations against Rohingya Muslims is key to resolving tensions in the country’s Rakhine state.
In 1968, the top American military commander in Saigon activated a plan to bring nuclear weapons into South Vietnam. He wanted them on hand should the U.S. find itself at the brink of defeat.
Comilla, Oct 7 – Miscreants exploded a crude bomb in front of Burichong Awami League office in Comilla district on Saturday night.
Chittagong, Oct 5 – Two suspected militants were killed in a blast at a presumed Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) hideout in Mirsarai Upazila of the district today during Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) drive there after being cordoned off the den…
By Askiah Adam None of us would be cheering on a war that could easily be the absolutely final one if President Putin had not defused the situation while clearly signalling that he holds Israel accountable for downing the Russian…
She expects intel community to give due importance to atrocities suffered by Rohingyas New York, Sept 28 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has demanded immediate and effective implementation of the agreement signed between Myanmar and the UN on the solution…
An eight-year-old Palestinian girl from the West Bank has told RT about her encounter with Israeli officers, in which they forcibly took her bike. The girl’s mother says it’s not the first time her children have been attacked by Israelis…
The United States and South Korea agreed to deploy a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to be operated by U.S. Forces Korea (USKF), it was announced on Friday. The decision, which drew immediate criticism from China, was described as…
Dhaka – At least four people, including two policemen, were killed and 10-15 others injured in bomb explosions followed by a volley of gunfire near the country’s largest Eid congregation at Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.…
The long awaited report of the inquiry into Britain’s role in the US-led Iraq War, released in London early Wednesday questioning the basis of the war that was launched before peaceful options exhausted. John Chilcot, chairman of the British inquiry…
Dhaka (UNB) – Parents of Nibras Islam, one of the Gulshan terrorist attackers, on Wednesday apologised to the nation, all the people in the world and the bereaved family members who lost their near and dear ones in Bangladesh’s worst…
The United Nations today condemned Israel for demolishing Palestinians’ homes and advancing plans to build new houses for Israeli settlers, amid the prospect of the two-state solution to the Middle East conflict already “slipping away.” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has…
Iran’s IRIB state TV on Monday aired footage of two men confessing that the Islamic State (IS) was behind a recent foiled bombing operation against the Iranian capital Tehran among other cities.
Baghdad, July 05 (AP/UNB) – As the death toll from the weekend truck bombing in Baghdad climbed to 157, Iraq’s embattled prime minister ordered new security measures, including abandoning the use of bomb-detection wands that U.S. experts pronounced worthless years…
Dhaka – A Japanese government aircraft carrying the bodies of seven Japanese victims of the terrorist attack at Holey Artisan Bakery reached home on Tuesday morning, UNB news agency reported. The victims’ relatives who came to receive the bodies of…
The well-dressed young men entered the trendy restaurant armed with guns, crude bombs and blades. When the 10-hour siege was over, 28 people were dead — including at least one American — and Bangladesh’s attempts to underplay the threat posed…
Dhaka – Pakistan has condemned the senseless terrorist attack in Dhaka that led to the loss of precious lives and injuries to many innocent people, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – Japan will take back the bodies of its seven nationals, who were killed in the terrorist attack at Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan-2 area of the city, by Tuesday after completing all the formal procedures, said an official…
Dhaka – US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged the government of Bangladesh to ensure the highest international standards in the investigation of the Gulshan terrorist attack, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday paid homage to Gulshan attack victims at Army Stadium in Banani in the capital. The Prime Minister paid tributes by placing wreaths on the coffins of the victims at 10:03am.
Dhaka-As the country has been left reeling from the deadliest-ever terror attack on a Gulshan café, world leaders and friendly countries have continued offering both of their condolences for and solidarity with Bangladesh.
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said here today that the Islamic State (IS) was not involved in the Spanish bakery at Gulshan on Friday last.
SITE Intelligence Group has published photos of five persons, reported to be the attackers who killed at least 20 hostages – mostly foreigners – in a Dhaka cafe. SITE, which studies terrorist activities, released the photos on its Twitter account…
Dhaka – Bangladesh needs to have a national unity shunning the blame game to fight back and combat the menace, said a renowned global analyst. “There should be a national unity to fight back. Blame game or political point scoring…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed her firm resolve to find out the root of Friday’s terror attack, UNB news agency reported. “This is very much unfortunate…we’ll find out root of this attack, we’ll figure out who…
Dhaka – The Italian government has said nine of its citizens have been identified among the dead from Friday’s attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s Gulshan, UNB news agency reported. Additionally, a body in the CMH morgue that…
Dhaka – A total of 28 people, including 20 hostages, six attackers and two senior police officials were killed in a Gulshan restaurant attack in the city’s diplomatic zone that also left 20 policemen injured, UNB news agency reported. Director…
Dhaka – Security forces completed their commando drive and rescued hostages from a restaurant at the Gulshan diplomatic zone in the capital Dhaka at around 9.30am on Saturday bringing an end to a nerve-racking situation within 12 hours, UNB news agency…