Israel-Palestinian peace talks resume
The first direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in three years have been held in Jerusalem, officials say. Both sides confirmed that the meeting – cloaked in secrecy – had ended late on Wednesday...
View ArticleBNP celebrates Khaleda’s birthday
BNP and its different front organisations celebrated 68th birth anniversary of opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Thursday. Flanked by party leaders and activists, BNP senior leaders including Khandaker...
View Article33 killed in series of Baghdad bombings
At least 33 Iraqis were killed and scores wounded on Thursday as a wave of bomb attacks hit the capital Baghdad, police sources said. The bombs targeted markets and commercial streets. The government...
View ArticleIndonesian anti-graft agency arrests head of energy regulator
Indonesia’s anti-graft agency on Wednesday arrested the head of the energy regulator to probe allegations he took more than half a million dollars from an oil firm, piling more uncertainty on energy...
View ArticleBrotherhood says will bring down ‘military coup’ peacefully
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said on Thursday it would bring down the “military coup” but stressed it remained committed to a peaceful struggle, despite the heavy loss of life when government forces...
View ArticleCanada for immediate release of Adilur
Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Heather Cruden Thursday voiced deep concern over the arrest of Adilur Rahman Khan, secretary of rights body Odhikar, and demanded his immediate release. “I’m deeply...
View Article30-km tailback in Comilla
Hundreds of passengers remain stuck for hours in a 30-kilometre tailback on Dhaka-Chittagong highway after a covered van and a truck collided head-on in Daudkandi upazila of Comilla Thursday....
View ArticleWas Diana murdered?
British police are examining new information about the death of Diana, princess of Wales, reportedly including an allegation that she was murdered by a member of the British military. Scotland Yard...
View ArticleAmerican Qaeda militant urges attacks on US diplomats
An American al-Qaeda militant has called for more attacks on Western diplomats in the Arab world, praising the killers of the US ambassador to Libya on September 11 last year, a US-based monitoring...
View ArticlePakistan orders temporary stay of executions
Pakistan yesterday ordered a temporary stay of executions following objections from the president and rights groups, days before they were due to resume after a five-year moratorium. The new government...
View ArticleEgypt cabinet debates fate of Brotherhood
Egypt’s army-backed rulers met yesterday to discuss their bloody confrontation with deposed President Mohamed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood amid contrasting proposals for compromise and a fight to the...
View ArticleDrink your own face!
If you’ve ever wanted to drink your own face, now is your chance. Taiwanese cafe chain, Let’s Cafe, uses a special latte printer that creates portraits of customers directly on their delicious...
View ArticleIndian cattle smuggler shot dead
An Indian cattle smuggler was killed as members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) opened fire, after being attacked, at Hatkhola border in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat early yesterday. The dead is Md...
View ArticleJS session begins on Sept 12
The Jatiya Sangsad will go into session on September 12. It will be the 19th session of the ninth parliament. President Abdul Hamid yesterday summoned the parliament session, said a media release of...
View ArticleMr SP, job well done
The call of duty is hard to deny. For Saleh Mohammed Tanvir, superintendent of police in Tangail, it was even harder when the job is all about giving at least something back to the people, the...
View ArticleFather, uncle testify today in India
The father and the uncle of Bangladeshi girl Felani Khatun, who was shot dead by Indian Border Security Force in 2011, will testify today in the trial of the murder that has sparked outrage across the...
View ArticleEC may go for change shortly before polls
In the face of widespread criticism, the Election Commission (EC) has stepped back from its recent move to amend the code of conduct for political parties and candidates to contest the coming...
View ArticleIndia looking for new water routes
India is eager to establish new waterways with Bangladesh for easy transportation of goods from Kolkata to its other mainland cities in north-eastern states. According to a study by the Rail India...
View ArticleJamaat men attack cops
Jamaat-Shibir activists attacked a police van, vandalised five other vehicles and exploded at least six homemade crude bombs in Badurtala area of the port city yesterday, leaving three policemen and...
View ArticleCut urea price
In an apparent bid to make farmers happy ahead of the next parliamentary elections, the ruling Awami League’s highest decision-making body yesterday recommended that the government reduce the price of...
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