Syria crisis sees silver lining
Russia yesterday said it had given the US a plan to put Syria’s chemical weapons under international control, raising hopes of a diplomatic solution to the crisis. The move came a day after threatened...
View ArticleEU happy with EC readiness
The visiting European Union delegation yesterday said the Election Commission is prepared for holding the upcoming general election. “I believe the Election Commission is ready [for the election],”...
View ArticleFelani’s father seeks justice
Failed by an Indian court, Felani’s father yesterday posted a letter to the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh seeking justice for his daughter’s murder by the BSF. In the letter, Mohammad Nurul...
View ArticleWork together for credible polls
The US has reiterated its call upon the major political parties of Bangladesh to work together for a free, fair and credible general election. The fresh call came on Tuesday, two days after US...
View ArticleTreat Yunus fairly:US
The US has expressed concern over recent reports that the government of Bangladesh may pursue a tax evasion case against Prof Muhammad Yunus. It urged for fair treatment of the Nobel laureate. The...
View ArticleLittle hope of solution in JS
The ninth Jatiya Sangsad goes into its last session today with little hope of bringing any solution to the growing political crisis over a polls-time government. There is even no prospect of any...
View ArticleLos Angeles airport worker charged over 9/11 threats
A disgruntled airport security screener was charged Wednesday with making chilling threats against Los Angeles International Airport on the anniversary of 9/11, officials said. Nna Alpha Onuoha, 29,...
View ArticleNetherlands says sorry
The Netherlands sought to “close a difficult chapter” with its former colony Indonesia yesterday by publicly apologising for mass killings carried out by the Dutch army in the 1940s war of...
View ArticleAssad to hand over chemical weapons
President Bashar al-Assad yesterday vowed to hand over Syria’s chemical weapons as Moscow and Washington were set to begin high-stakes talks on a Russian plan to avert US-led military action against...
View Article18 trafficked boys back from India
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday detained 19 boys, including 18 Bangladeshis and an Indian, for their illegal entry into the country from India through Hatkhola border under Panchbibi...
View Article29 Shibir men held for attack on BCL activist
Police arrested 29 Islami Chhatra Shibir activists on Wednesday night suspected of severely injuring a Bangladesh Chhatra League leader of Rangpur Carmichael College unit in the afternoon of the same...
View Article‘Killer’ of Barisal girl held in Ctg
Police yesterday arrested Russell Mia, the alleged killer of Barisal University (BU) student Saoda, at Kalshi Dighir Par under Bandar Police Station in Chittagong city. Acting on a tip-off, a team of...
View ArticleNizami played key role in Pabna war crimes
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday took the deposition of a prosecution witness on genocide and other war crimes committed by the Pakistan army and local collaborators in Pabna on Jamaat...
View ArticleAL, BNP men clash over land
At least 10 people were injured in a clash between Awami League and BNP men over the possession of a piece of railway land at Bhangura upazila in Pabna on Wednesday night. Police and the locals said...
View ArticlePay more to ensure compliance
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the international buyers to play their due role in helping Bangladesh garment industries to follow compliance in the sector by raising product prices....
View ArticleNo pledge for compensation
A meeting of fashion retailers, labour unions and non-government organisations in Geneva ended yesterday without compensation commitments from international brands for the victims of two garment...
View ArticleSummit to get $200m from 3 int’l financiers
Local power company Summit has obtained approval for $200 million loan from three international financiers to set up Bibiyana phase-II gas-fired power plant. The Board of Investment last week cleared...
View ArticleSon testifies on father’s abduction
Shafquat Nizam Bappi, son of martyred journalist Nizamuddin Ahmed, yesterday testified that alleged Al-Badr leaders Chowdhury Mueen Uddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khan were “directly involved” in the...
View ArticleBig names excluded
Names of several influential figures had come up in the Hall-Mark scam, yet none of them has been named as accused in the Anti-Corruption Commission’s probe report. The investigation committee...
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