AP, Moscow Russia on Monday warned the United States that it will start responding unilaterally to cease-fire violations in Syria if the U.S. refuses to coordinate rules of engagement against violators. The U.S. State Department insisted that Moscow and Washington were working constructively to monitor the truce and warned Russia against taking unilateral action. …
AP, Islamabad A Pakistani police officer says at least 17 Hindus have died after consuming illegally-made alcohol during religious celebrations in southern Pakistan. Niaz Shah said Tuesday that 37 people from the Hindu community in Tando Muhammad Khan district were rushed to hospital on Monday. He says they consumed the hooch during preparations for Holi…
AP, Kunduz The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan apologized Tuesday to the people of Kunduz for the deadly attack on a hospital in the city last year that killed 42 people. U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson traveled to the northern city to meet local leaders and relatives of those who died…
AP, Bamako Gunmen launched an attack Monday evening on the European Union military training mission’s headquarters in the Malian capital, Bamako, in what appeared to be the latest in a series of attacks on Western interests in the region. Armed forces killed at least one man, who lay outside the hotel in jeans and a…
AP, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Monday of possible election-related violence in Congo, where recent months have also seen a sharp increase in tribal and inter-ethnic conflicts. The U.N. chief urged the Security Council and leaders in the region to help U.N. peacekeepers preserve political stability in Congo “by quickly finding a solution to…
AP, Havana Laying bare a half-century of tensions, President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro prodded each other Monday over human rights and the longstanding U.S. economic embargo during an unprecedented joint news conference that stunned Cubans unaccustomed to their leaders being aggressively questioned. The exchanges underscored deep divisions that still exist between the…
Desk Report First stage of Union Parishad election has ended on Tuesday in 712 polling amid widespread irregularities, leaving two dead and 500 injured. The balloting in the first phase of the UP election began at 8:00am and continued till 4:00pm without any break. Although 717 UPs were set to go to polls on Tuesday,…
UNB, Dhaka Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday sought cooperation from the country’s Islamic scholars in spreading out a message among people that there is no place for militancy and terrorism in Islam as it is a religion of peace. “I seek your cooperation in establishing the belief among people that there’s no place of…
BSS, Dhaka Bandwidth export to India is going to be inaugurated formally today morning, as both the countries have already established commercial connection through Akhaura-Agartala frontier. Import of electricity from India will also be inaugurated on the day. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi would launch the much-talked-about bandwidth export and…
UNB, Dhaka The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved six development projects involving Tk 1219.26 crore, including one to construct some 672 residential flats for government officials and employees at Aliganj in Narayanganj. The approval came from the 24th Ecnec meeting of the current fiscal year held at the NEC…