Tunisia stops Bangladeshis among 75 migrants from coming ashore
AFP, Tunis :Tunisian authorities were on Saturday stopping 75 migrants saved at sea from coming ashore, according to a rights group and the captain of...
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Dr Kamal demands Khaleda’s release before Eid
Staff Reporter :Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain and its General Secretary Reza Kibria on Sunday demanded the release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and other...
BD turned into a ‘subservient’ country: BNP
UNB, Dhaka :BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that Bangladesh has now become a ‘subservient’ country as the current government has...
Corbyn accuses Trump of interfering in UK politics
Reuters, London :UK Labour opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Saturday U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments endorsing Conservative front-runner Boris Johnson as the next prime...
Prominent playwright, actor Momtazuddin passes away
UNB, Dhaka :Eminent playwright and theatre personality Prof Momtazuddin Ahmed died at a hospital in the city on Sunday. He was 84.The renowned dramatist breathed...
Protester grabs microphone from 2020 candidates
BBC Online :A leading Democratic candidate in the 2020 election was interrupted on-stage by a protester on Saturday.Senator Kamala Harris was answering a question on...
Khaleda’s release not possible before or after Eid: Minister
UNB, Dhaka :Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said Khaleda Zia’s release from jail is not possible before or after Eid-ul-Fitr through a movement.“The...
GM Siraj to contest Bogura-6 by-polls with ‘Sheaf of Paddy’
UNB, Dhaka :BNP has finally kept trust in its former MP GM Siraj by allocating the party election symbol ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ for him to...
China Minister defends 1989 crackdown
BBC Online :China has defended the crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in a rare public acknowledgement of events. Defence Minister Wei Fenghe told...
Cop attackers to be hunted down: Minister
UNB, Dhaka :Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday said those involved in the bomb attacks on police in the city’s Malibagh and Gulistan areas...
Police chief blames president for failing to prevent Lanka attacks
AFP, Colombo :Sri Lanka’s suspended police chief has petitioned the Supreme Court, accusing President Maithripala Sirisena of failing to prevent the Easter bombings that killed...
WE honors 10 women FF with Eid gifts
UNB, Dhaka :WE (We are the Earth), a private voluntary organization, honoured 10 women freedom fighters with Eid gifts in the city’s Kobita Cafe auditorium...