3 ‘ROHINGYA ROBBERS’ KILLED IN TEKNAF ‘GUNFIGHT’
Three alleged Rohingya robbers were killed in a 'gunfight' with police in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar in the early hours on Saturday.
The deceased are identified as Nur Alam,...
INDIAN EC REPLACES KOLKATA POLICE COMMISSIONER, 3 BENGAL TOP COPS AHEAD OF LOK SABHA...
The Election Commission of India (EC) last night transferred Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma and Bidhannagar Police Commissioner Gyanwant Singh ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Dr Rajesh Kumar, ADG,...
GM QUADER TO ACT AS JP CHIEF IN ABSENCE OF ERSHAD
Jatiya Party Co-Chairman GM Quader will act as the party chief in absence of HM Ershad.
GM Quader told The Daily Star this morning about the latest decision made by...
PAKISTAN EXPECTED TO GET SIGNIFICANT EXPORT ORDERS AT ISTANBUL FAIR
Pakistan Consul General in Istanbul Bilal Khan Pasha has said that the auto industry of Pakistan, especially the manufacturers of auto and tractor parts, tyres and tubes, has the...
ANTI-AIRCRAFT SHELLS FOUND NEAR IMRAN’S BANIGALA HOUSE
Over a dozen live shells of an anti-aircraft gun were found from a plot located about half a kilometre from the Banigala residence of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Police said...
India fuelled Hasina’s decision to oust Yunus
Two popular explanations have been swirling around the world as to why Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh declared war on Nobel prize winner Muhammad Yunus. First, Yunus conspired...
US revokes ICC prosecutor’s visa over Afghanistan inquiry
The US has revoked the visa of the international criminal court’s chief prosecutor in response to her intention to investigate potential war crimes by US soldiers in Afghanistan.
A statement...
Chinese firm signs contract for road improvement with Bangladesh
A state-owned Chinese company on Thursday signed an agreement for improvement of Elenga-Hatikamrul-Rangpur Road to a 4-Lane highway in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
China Construction Seventh Engineering Division Corporation Limited, a subsidiary...
FALSE DEMOCRACY IN COUNTRY: FAKHRUL
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said a state of false democracy is prevailing in Bangladesh.
"One-party rule appeared in Bangladesh once in 1975. After getting it out...
8.8 million Indians stopped filing after note ban
Amid debate surrounding the results of demonetization in India, the Narendra Modi government claimed that it had added about 10.6 million new taxpayers in the financial year 2016-17. However,...
Maldives president seeks to investigate China deals
The Maldives heads for a parliamentary election on Saturday with President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih seeking a majority for his party to investigate debts to China, which it fears could...
IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD PC POLLS IN AUG: LANKAN EC TELLS SPEAKER
The Election Commissioner has informed Speaker that it will not be possible to hold the provincial council elections this year as the changes to the Provincial Council Elections Amendment...
Pakistan to release 360 Indian prisoners
Pakistan has decided to release 360 Indian prisoners on humanitarian basis upon completion of their sentences from Monday onwards, Radio Pakistan has reported.
There are 537 Indians in Pakistani jails...
Pakistan seeks new vistas of cooperation with Sri Lanka
Pakistan is seeking new vistas of cooperation with Sri Lanka, the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo said.
The Government of Pakistan through its High Commission presented 15 computers and printers...
“BE CAREFUL”: POLL BODY WARNS YOGI ADITYANATH FOR “PM MODI’S ARMY” REMARK
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was reprimanded sharply by the Election Commission on Friday, five days after he referred to the Indian Army as "Modiji ki Sena", or...
US Air Force taps Sierra Nevada for A-29 training for the Afghanistan Air Force
The US Department of Defense has announced on 4 April that Sierra Nevada Corp. has been awarded a $42,7 million contract for A-29 Super Tucano training for the Afghanistan...
Did India shoot down a Pakistani jet? US count says no
India’s claim that one of its fighter pilots shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet in an aerial battle between the two nuclear powers in February appears to be...
PM HASINA BLASTS US FOR ISSUING RED ALERT
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina in her introductory speech at Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) meeting at Ganabhaban on Friday. Photo: PIDPrime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday sharply criticised...
US, India, Japan lack Beijing’s financial muscle to challenge China at Indo-Pacific
Australia, India, Japan and the US lack the financial muscle to challenge China’s vast infrastructure funding initiative in the Indo-Pacific, and should rather focus on alternative strengths according to...
PLENTY OF WORK REMAINS TO END HUNGER BY 2025, AMNESTY REPORT SAYS
Nepal needs to amend its law on food rights if it is to fulfil its commitment to end hunger by 2025, according to a new report by Amnesty International.
The...
India election: Gandhi sibling charms, but may struggle to win votes
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra became the latest member of India's storied Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to enter politics in January, but the boost she brings the opposition campaign may not turn the...