Rights groups condemn Myanmar’s Rohingya plan
Reuters, Yangon :Human rights groups condemned on Friday a Myanmar government plan that could force thousands of minority Rohingya Muslims into detention camps indefinitely if...
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Besieged Syria town under heavy fire
BBC Online :Heavy fighting has been reported between Kurdish militiamen and Islamic State (IS) militants advancing on the northern Syrian town of Kobane.A BBC correspondent...
UK PM makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
Al-Jazeera.com :British Prime Minister David Cameron has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan and held talks with newly-inaugurated Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, as NATO troops...
Australia, Turkey join fight against IS
Agency :Australian aircraft will soon join the US-led coalition against Islamic State militants, and special forces troops will be deployed in Iraq to assist in...
Leader refuses to stand down / HK clashes break out away from central protest site
Reuters, Hong Kong :Violent scuffles broke out in one of Hong Kong’s most famous and congested shopping districts on Friday, as hundreds of supporters of...
Latif in discomfort, not govt, says PM
Reaffirming that a process is underway to remove embattled minister Abdul Latif Siddique from the cabinet as well as her party, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
Hong Kong protests: Leaders threaten to call off talks
Leaders of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have threatened to call off talks with the government after demonstrators were involved in scuffles with pro-Beijing supporters....
Hong Kong protests: Talks accepted amid protest stand-off
Protesters in Hong Kong have accepted an offer of talks with the government after a week of unrest. Chief Executive CY Leung Leung offered the...
Bring Latif to justice: Hefajat
Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh on Thursday gave the government 20 days to bring Posts and Telecommunications Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui to justice for his anti-Islamic remarks.”Latif Siddique...
Kumari Puja celebrated
BSS, Dhaka :The third day of the Durga Puja, biggest festival of the Hindu community, ended with Mohashtami puja proshashta and brotoupabas (fasting) yesterday morning...