Dhaka -Mamata Banerjee was sworn in on Friday as West Bengal’s chief minister for a second term at Kolkata’s historic Red Road.
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Putin for non-aligned int’l security system to face terror
Vladimir Putin said Russia is all for creating a non-aligned system of international security to counter global terror. The president, speaking at the V-Day parade in Moscow, called on all nations to learn the lessons of WWII. “Today our civilisation…
Sadiq Khan elected first Muslim London mayor
London — Sadiq Khan became London’s first Muslim mayor Saturday, as voters rejected attempts to taint him with links to extremism and handed a decisive victory to the bus driver’s son from south London.
Turkish PM to step down
Ankara — Turkish media reports say Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will call an emergency convention of his ruling party and announce that he is stepping down as premier, amid a growing rift with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Pakistan needs peace in Afghanistan: Imran
The US’ “inhumane” use of drone strikes to target terrorists kills prospects for peace in Afghanistan, which in turn undermines security in Pakistan, as people in border regions become radicalized, prominent Pakistani opposition figure Imran Khan told RT. In an…
WHO: Member States to finalise FENSA during May Assembly
Geneva (K M Gopakumar) – World Health Organization Member States decided to continue negotiations on the Framework for Engagement with Non-State Actors (FENSA) during the 69th World Health Assembly (WHA). The 69th WHA with its annual gathering of health ministers…
Do you know meaning of sedition?: High Court asks Delhi Police
The Delhi Police found itself in an embarrassing situation when the Delhi High Court, at the hearing of Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail plea this afternoon, asked if the police really knew the meaning of sedition.
Woman Holding Decapitated Child’s Head Arrested Outside Moscow Metro Station
A woman has been detained outside a Moscow metro station and charged with murder after she walked around with a young child’s severed head reportedly shouting “Allahu Akbar.” A graphic video posted to social media appears to show the suspect.
India secured Nepal’s transit to Bangladesh
Landlocked Nepal, with the help of India, has secured transit to Bangladesh by road and rail and also for using Vishakhapatnam port, India to boost trade with Bangladesh.
Bangladesh fisherman kidnapped by BSF
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members picked up a Bangladeshi fisherman from the Teesta River in Dimla upazila on Monday evening.
Moon told PM to be in a high-level panel on water
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon phoned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday and offered Bangladesh to be member of a UN high-level panel to be formed on water which she has readily accepted.
A UN Panel Has Just ‘Ruled in Favor’ of Julian Assange
A United Nations panel which was considering a case by Julian Assange that he had been unlawfully detained by the UK and Sweden has ruled in his favour, the BBC has reported.The founder of Wikileaks — who has been living…
China against N.Korean measures by the U.S.
Japan’s Kyodo News, citing a source familiar with diplomatic affairs, reported on Sunday that China remains opposed to the UN resolution draft that includes heavy sanctions on exports of crude oil to North Korea.
Accord for financing sustainable dev reached at UN confce
Countries have agreed on a series of bold measures to overhaul global financial practices and generate investments for tackling a range of economic, social and environmental challenges at the United Nations Third International Conference on Financing for Development, held in…
Bangladesh cannt afford to offer free transit
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday night said Bangladesh’s friendship with any country must be based on equality and any country should use its land giving transit fee. “Friendship [with any country] is good, but it should be based on…
EU concerned at Bangladesh political deadlock
A four-member European Parliamentary delegation in a statement on Wednesday expressed its concern over ‘political deadlock’ in Bangladesh. The members also called for ‘full investigations’ of the ‘disruption’ of local government polls and “a reinforcement of the independence of the…