Place views at JS, Suranjit tells BNP
Senior Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta on Thursday called upon the opposition to come up with its views on the mode of election-time government. “What mode do you want for holding the next...
View ArticleUS set to suspend GSP privileges
The United States is expected to suspend trade privileges for Bangladesh because of concerns over labour rights and worker safety that intensified after hundreds died there in the global garment...
View ArticleBlogger Asif gets bail
A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to blogger Asif Mohiuddin in connection with a case filed against him for making “derogatory comments about Islam and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)” on social media....
View ArticleBangladesh embassy in Bahrain ransacked
Several hundred Bangladeshis stormed the Bangladesh embassy in Bahrain on Wednesday, damaging property in protest over delayed paperwork, reports a Bahrain-based daily. Police were then forced to fire...
View Article‘GB must come under regulatory framework’
Finance Minister AMA Muhith said on Thursday Grameen Bank must be brought under a regulatory framework since neither the central bank nor the Microcredit Regulatory Authority controls the Nobel Prize...
View ArticleErshad, Hasina talk polls-time govt
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad have discussed different important issues including how the next general election will be held and upcoming Gazipur City Corporation...
View ArticleIt’s Dhaka’s opportunity
The US said it would continue to work with Bangladesh to restore its trade privileges, while insisting that the suspension of GSP was an opportunity for the South Asian country for improving labour and...
View ArticleObama carries dreams of millions of Africans
President Jacob Zuma welcomed Barack Obama to South Africa yesterday, saying the first black US president carried with him the dreams of millions of Africans. During a landmark visit which has been...
View ArticleIt’s not my article
Five months into the publication of her article in The Washington Times, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has denied sending the US newspaper any write-up seeking a withdrawal of trade benefits for...
View ArticleNasa tests Mars rover prototype in Chile
Nasa scientists said Friday they were testing a prototype of a robot the US space agency hopes to send to Mars in 2020 in Chile’s Atacama desert. Nasa hopes to use this kind of rover to explore...
View ArticleObama calls for reforms in Zimbabwe
US President Barack Obama yesterday called for Zimbabwe’s government to stop harassing its citizens and to implement reforms ahead of landmark elections expected later this year. “Harassment of...
View Article8 troops killed in Thai south blast
Eight soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in Thailand’s restive south early yesterday morning, an army spokesman said, raising questions over the durability of a fragile peace process aiming to end...
View Article60 mummies found in pre-Inca tomb in Peru
Polish and Peruvian archaeologists have discovered a royal burial chamber with 60 mummies and some 1,200 gold, silver and ceramic objects from over 1,000 years ago in Peru. The mummies — including...
View ArticleProbe starts against Jamalpur’s Ashraf
The special agency designated to probe the 1971 war crimes has started investigations into the alleged offences of Mohammad Ashraf Hossain, historically known for forming the first Al-Badr committee in...
View ArticleBritish far-right leader arrested
The leader of the far-right English Defence League (EDL) was arrested yesterday after breaching a police order banning a march to the London site where a soldier was murdered last month, the group...
View ArticleDevelop skill to run nuke plant
The chief of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) yesterday said that in order to install and run a nuclear power plant, Bangladesh has to establish a robust nuclear infrastructure consisting of...
View ArticleMoscow to discuss nuke with N Korea: Report
Russia will meet a delegation from North Korea next week to discuss a possible resumption of talks about ending Pyongyang’s nuclear programme, the foreign ministry said according to a Russian news...
View ArticleBrazil leader’s popularity plummets after protests
President Dilma Rousseff’s popularity has nosedived since Brazil’s nationwide street protests erupted, a poll said Saturday as Rio braced for more demonstrations coinciding with the Confederations Cup...
View ArticleBritish PM arrives in Pakistan for talks
British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Pakistan on Saturday for talks with President Asif Ali Zardari focussing on the Afghan peace process, officials said. Cameron made an unannounced visit...
View ArticleBlame game on GSP
The Jatiya Sangsad yesterday witnessed yet another blame game between top leaders of the opposition and treasury benches over the US’ revoking of Bangladesh’s generalised system of preferences...
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