Rubya Tripty Spain High court summoned deposed Catalan government leader and its 13 other members to appear before court later this week. The summon comes after the sacked Catalan leader in a public speech in Brussels urged EU to intervene in the secession crisis. He asked EU to broker a deal between Spain’s Government and…
Ismail Hossain Imu A Special Security and Protection Battalion (SPBN) unit of about 700 personnel was added to the existing security arrangements at the Prime Minister’s office yesterday morning.The unit, led by an Additional DIG of police, started working from 9am. Officials at Dhaka said the new unit would work in coordination with SSF (Special…
Sabah Mannan Just one month after the Kurdish disputed referendum, the Kurdistan Regional Government denied that it had lost control of its border with Turkey. After the Kurds voted for independence last month, authorities in Iraq’s capital Baghdad demanded control of border crossings with Turkey and Syria. Haider al-Abadi, Prime Minister of Iraq stated his…
Afrida Ahmed Yesterday, at least eight people were killed and almost 12 people were injured after a truck was driven into a cycle way in lower Manhattan, New York City. According to sources, the suspect was identified as Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov. He was a 29 year old man who came from Uzbekistan but lived in…
Mamun Ahmed Khan BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is due to appear before the court today in two corruption cases. She would arrive at 11am at the makeshift special court in the capital’s Bakshibazar, her lawyer Sanaullah Miyan confirmed yesterday. Dhaka special court-5 is trying Zia orphanage trust and Zia Charitable trust cases in both of…
Ahmed Raju The country’s main terminal for water vehicles, Sadarghat, is coming under free WiFi zone, an initiative undertaken by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in line with the vision of Digital Bangladesh.Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) will partner DSCC in implementing the initiative. The internet facility for all is soon going to be installed…
Our Time report The ruling Awami League has chalked out elaborate programs to mark the fateful jail killing day tomorrow. The national and party flags will remain half-mast at the party offices across the country. The activists will also hoist black flags and wear black badges in mourning of the national leaders killed inside the…
Gary J. Bass Since August, Burma has sharply escalated its systematic assault against a Muslim minority people there called the Rohingya, in a ravaging campaign of murder and rape which the top United Nations human rights official considers a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” On October 23, the State Department spokesperson denounced “atrocities” and “violent, traumatic abuses,” though o…
Syed Nur-e-Alam Asia Pacific Agri Media Association (APAMA) has been formed at Wuhan city of Hubei province in China on Wednesday aiming to enhance communication regarding agricultural technology. The organization was initiated by China Agricultural Machinery Distribution Association (CAMDA), an agricultural technology distribution giant.During the occasion, Sheikh Siraj, a media personality from Bangladesh, Susikae Kursida…
Nature, natural resources, biodiversity, especially hills, mixed evergreen forests, rivers and water bodies, coastal and marine ecosystems, joint education and research work will be done by the University of Chittagong and Isabella Foundation in order to cooperate with each other, a meeting was held at the university’s vice-chancellor’s office on 26 October at 3:00 pm…