Russian authorities are harassing, intimidating, and detaining activists and students ahead of protests planned for January 23, 2021 in solidarity with the detained opposition leader Alexey Navalny, Human Rights Watch said.

Russian authorities are harassing, intimidating, and detaining activists and students ahead of protests planned for January 23, 2021 in solidarity with the detained opposition leader Alexey Navalny, Human Rights Watch said.
Dhaka, Jan 2 – China and Russia have once again stood beside Myanmar while India and Japan refrained from standing against them as a draft resolution on the situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar…
Former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has been given permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told state-run news agency RIA Novosti.
MOSCOW, Sept 17, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Russia said on Thursday it would be a “mistake” to think lasting peace in the Middle East could be secured without resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Washington, Sept 11 – Microsoft said Thursday it thwarted recent cyberattacks from China, Russia and Iran targeting both Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns, as technology giants scrambled to protect election security less than two months ahead of the US vote.
There is “unequivocal proof” that Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent, Germany has said. Chancellor Angela Merkel said he was a victim of attempted murder and the world would look to Russia for answers.
The celebration of the 75th anniversary of the nuclear industry has started in Russia and within 75 days, ROSATOM will hold more than 100 events across the nation dedicated to the industry. The slogan of the celebration is “75 years:…
Moscow, Xinhua/UNB, Aug 17 – Russia has begun production of the first batch of vaccines against COVID-19, its health ministry said in a statement released Saturday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims that his country is the first in the world to register vaccine against COVID-19.
TASS/UNB, July 29 – Russian officials said they are working toward a date of August 10 or earlier for approval of Covid-19 vaccine, aiming to become the world’s first country to have a novel coronavirus vaccine approved.Russian officials including the…
AP/UNB, July 17 – Western governments on Thursday accused hackers of being part of Russian intelligence and trying to steal valuable private information about a coronavirus vaccine.
The UN remains split on the way to deliver aid to Syria, with Beijing and Moscow vetoing the latest humanitarian push. The nations disagree on which border crossings should be used and for how long.
Russia’s Energia space corporation said Thursday it will take the first tourist on a space walk in 2023, under the terms of a new contract with a US partner.
FSUE Atomflot, a subsidiary of Rostaom State Corporation of Russia has signed a contract with a Russian shipbuilder Zvezda for construction of nuclear icebreaker -Leader.
The head of a top Russian research centre told President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that his lab was ready to start human trials of experimental coronavirus vaccines in June.
Russia has announced the successful countrywide test of an alternative to global internet as experts fear that the policy could lead to repression of free speech.
Moscow, AP/UNB, Dec 24 – President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia is the only country in the world that has hypersonic weapons.
Russia’s anti-doping agency RUSADA has decided to appeal over the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)’s decision of banning the country from competing at top international competitions.
Culture Desk Alliance Fran�aise de Dhaka will organise a musical concert titled “Cello-Piano-Audio 3” by Philip Hazra and Yulia Evdokimova on December 21 from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm at La Galerie.
The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year’s Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years on Monday. Russia’s hosting of world championships in Olympic sports also face being stripped after the World Anti-Doping Agency…
Moscow, Oct 26 (AP/UNB) — Russia’s Defense Ministry is harshly criticizing the United States’ decision to send armored vehicles and combat troops into eastern Syria to protect oil fields.
Ankara, OCT 23 (AP/UNB) — Russia and Turkey reached an agreement Tuesday that would cement their power in Syria, deploying their forces across nearly its entire northeastern border to fill the void left by President Donald Trump’s abrupt withdrawal of…
Russia moved to fill the void left by the United States in northern Syria on Tuesday, deploying troops to keep apart advancing Syrian government forces and Turkish troops.
Moscow, Sep 30 (AP/UNB) — The Kremlin said Monday that transcripts of calls between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin can only be published by mutual agreement. The White House has severely restricted the distribution of memos…
Moscow, Sep 28 (AP/UNB) — Mark Zakharov, a renowned Russian theater and film director whose productions were widely acclaimed and loved by several generations of Russians, has died. He was 85.
Dhaka, Sep 27 (UNB) – What one thing could prevent depravity and fornication in Russia? Well according to one legal advisor in Islamic law – or mufti – in Moscow, Ildar Alyautdinov, the answer is polygyny, reports BBC.
Russia was set to launch on today an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot that will spend 10 days learning to assist astronauts on the International Space Station. Named Fedor, for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research with identification number…
Police Detain 1,373 in Moscow, Use Excessive Force Police used brutal force at the July 27 peaceful protest over the exclusion of opposition candidates from upcoming Moscow city assembly elections.
Two Bangladeshi amateur anglers are participating in the international fishing tournament to be held in the Russia on August 1 and 2. Organised by the Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM the tournament will take place in the Gulf of…
Moscow (AP/UNB) – Russia will become a force in the medals table at next year’s Tokyo Olympics despite its current doping problems, the country’s sports minister said Wednesday.