Prime Minister David Cameron is to step down by October after the UK voted to leave the European Union. In a statement outside Downing Street, he said he would attempt to “steady the ship” over the coming weeks and months…
Tag: Int’l relations
Hasina urges Obama to work together to eradicate terrorism
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack on a Florida community club in the United States and called for taking collective efforts to eradicate this hateful menace from society. “I condemn this dastardly act of…
UN concerned over growing murders in BD
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Monday expressed concern over the dramatic rise in the incidents of murder in Bangladesh. “I’m very concerned about the dramatically increased number of brutal murders in Bangladesh that target…
Atomexpo in Russia breaks record
With over 5,000 visitors in three days, Atomexpo broke the last year’s record of 4,131 people. This year the Forum attracted the highest ever number of participants – 5,008 guests from 55 countries against 48 countries last year – and…
Moscow warns of response after US sends destroyer to Black Sea
Moscow: American warships entering the Black Sea will prompt “response measures” from Moscow, a top Russian diplomat has warned, adding that another US aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean is clearly an attempt to show force ahead of an upcoming NATO…
Diplomatic ties with Pakistan to continue: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh will not sever its diplomatic ties with Pakistan.“I never believe in snapping all sorts of relations with another country,” she said in response to a query regarding the recent unwarranted interfere of…
Asaduzzaman smells Mossad link to BD killings
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday hinted at the involvement of Israeli secret service agency Mossad with the recent killings in Bangladesh.He thinks that the serial killings in Bangladesh are part of an international conspiracy, reports the BBC Bangla.“A foreign…
Debate on BD situation in EP Tuesday
The European Parliament (EP) will see a debate on Bangladesh situation on Tuesday. Among other issues, a debate on Bangladesh titled ‘Situation in Bangladesh’ will be held between 15:00-23:00 hours (Strasbourg time), said an official. Recent attacks on minority groups…
Dhaka wants to join IDB’s move to set up Islamic Infrastructure Bank
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) – Bangladesh wants to join the initiative of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to set up an Islamic Infrastructure Bank, aiming to provide funds to Muslim countries for implementing their mega infrastructural projects. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,…
Erasmus+’ scholarship for academic year 2016-17
68 scholarships for Bangladesh Ambassador Pierre Mayaudon, Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh, hosted a reception Thursday in Dhaka for 68 Bangladeshi students who will benefit from an EU scholarship of the ‘Erasmus+’ programme. The event included…
10 key takeaways from the World Humanitarian Summit
Susan Myers United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke those words to open the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit, which took place May 23-24 and included 9,000 participants from across the world and across sectors. They represented over 170 countries and came…
PM departs for S Arabia Friday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Friday afternoon on a five-day official visit to the oil-rich country at the invitation of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. A VVIP flight of Biman…
Five UN peacekeepers killed in Mali attack: UN
Bamako, (BSS/AFP) – At least five UN peacekeepers were killed in an ambush in central Mali by suspected militants on Sunday, the UN and police sources said. The attack is the first time the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA,…
Saudi Arabia terms Iran’s role in Iraq ‘unacceptable’
Riyadh (AP/UNB) – Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Sunday that Iran must stop meddling in Iraq and that the presence of Iranian military units there is “unacceptable.” His comments come as thousands of Iraqi Shiite militiamen, soldiers and…
PM orders sending more assistance to flood-hit Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday directed the officials concerned to send more necessary materials and goods to Sri Lanka to help the island nation to the face the crisis caused by recent floods. The directives came following a meeting…
Japan with BD in its dev journey, Abe tells Hasina
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday assured his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina of continuing his county’s support to materialise her Vision 2021 for elevating Bangladesh to a middle-income country by 2021. Abe came up with the assurance during a…
Jail for ex-Argentine dictator, 14 others
Buenos Aires — Argentina’s last dictator and 14 other former military officials were sentenced Friday to prison for human rights crimes committed during the Operation Condor conspiracy to hunt down dissidents across South America and beyond. Operation Condor was launched…
G7 leaders pledge action on terror, refugees, slow growth
Shima (AP/UNB) — The leaders of the Group of Seven rich economies ended a summit Friday by issuing an action plan for countering terrorism and other risks to peace and global growth, including the massive flows of refugees and migrants…
UK needs to be there in EU, Hasina tells Cameron
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday told her British counterpart David Cameron that it would be better for Britain to remain in the European Union considering the greater economic benefit of British people. She, however, said it is ultimately the…
Trump continues lying about Muslim ban
By Mitchell Blatt Presumptive Republican nominee for president Donald Trump gets credit from his supporters–and even some of his detractors–for being “politically incorrect,” but now it looks like he is backing down from his controversial statements in the face of…
Bangladesh PM in G7 meeting:’UK leaving EU serious risk to growth’
A declaration at the G7 meeting in Japan says a vote by the UK to leave the European Union would pose a “serious threat to global growth”.In its final statement, the group warned that a UK exit from the EU…
Humanitarian summit, the big fiasco
By Baher Kamal Istanbul, (IPS) – The World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) held in Istanbul on May 23-24, managed to send a strong wake-up call to the world about the unprecedented human suffering now in course, but failed to achieve the…
PM Hasina off to Japan to attend G7 Outreach program
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Thursday morning for Nagoya of Japan on a four-day official visit to attend the G7 Outreach programme, Unb news agency reported. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime…
Hasina gears up for G7 with bullish op-ed
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh, in its development journey, wants to join hands with the rest of the region and world to transform the lives of people for a better world; for a better planet; and a peaceful and…
Protesters interrupt Trump rally in New Mexico
Albuquerque — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s rally in New Mexico has been interrupted repeatedly by protesters, who shouted, held up banners and resisted removal by security officers. The banners included the messages “Trump is Fascist” and “We’ve heard…
Humanitarian Summit, Istanbul: Too big to fail?
By Baher Kamal Istanbul (IPS) – With a line up of heads of state or government telling all what they did to alleviate human suffering and promising to do more, along with leaders of civil society and humanitarian organisations denouncing…
Humanitarian Summit must address weapons shipments too
By Lyndal Rowlands UN (IPS) – Boats carrying refugees and boats carrying aid supplies will be on the agenda at the World Humanitarian Summit this week, but advocates say discussing the free flow of shipments carrying bombs and guns might…
Third World finds free trade in rhetoric, protection in practice
By Martin Khor Western countries are fond of preaching “free trade” to developing countries, but their own practice is often protectionist instead The Western countries commonly proclaim the great benefits of free trade and the evils of protectionism. In reality,…
Blasts in Syrian cities kill 78, IS claims attacks
Beirut — A series of rare explosions including suicide bombings rocked coastal government strongholds in Syria Monday, killing at least 78 people and wounding dozens more, state media and opposition activists said. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the…
PM returns home from Bulgaria
Wrapping up her three-day official visit to Bulgaria, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Saturday morning. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 6:10am.…