Anadolu agency: Chemical weapons are being prepared by the Syrian regime, which is set to launch an offensive on the northwestern province of Idlib, U.S. special representative for Syria James Jeffrey said Thursday. The situation in Idlib is “very dangerous” with “lots of evidence that chemical weapons are being prepared,” Jeffrey told reporters in Washington….
M Humayun Kabir: Bangladesh can attract the huge global tourists by offering its beautiful places to them as an extended destination of their visits, say industry insiders. “We’ve huge potentials to attract the tourists who are visiting India and Myanmar making Bangladesh an extended destination for them,” Taufiq Rahman, director of Tour Operators Association of…
Banglanews24: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda said Finance Minister AMA Muhith made a mistake by telling the date of 11th parliamentary election. CEC made the remark at the closing ceremony of 9th conference of the Forum of Elections Management Bodes of South Asia (FEMBoSA) held in city’s Radisson Blu hotel on Thursday (September…
Anadolu Agnecy: Israel has banned Palestinian resistance icon Ahed al-Tamimi and her family from traveling abroad, her father said Friday. Basim al-Tamimi told Anadolu Agency that he and his family had planned to travel to Europe via Jordan, participate in some events and discuss the Palestinian resistance movement and the experience of being detained in…
Channelnewsasia: Record typhoons, biblical floods, heatwaves, landslides and earthquakes: this summer, Japan really has seen it all and images of the destruction caused have been beamed around the world. And while world-class infrastructure and high-tech warning systems means the death toll and damage is generally lower in Japan than elsewhere, climate change is putting that…
Kabir Humayun: The 22nd session of Jatiya Sangsad will begin tomorrow after a 58-day recess. President M Abdul Hamid convened the session exercising his power bestowed upon him by Article 72 (1) of the Constitution, reports BSS. The House proceedings of the session is scheduled to start at 5pm on the day. Prior to the…
Sayeed Muhammad: In yet another significance in the energy sector, Chevron Bangladesh has been recognised by the Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources as the largest natural gas producer of the country in the private sector. Chevron Bangladesh President Neil Menzies received a certificate and award in this regard from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…
Kabir Humayun: Two suspects in the murder of progressive writer-publisher Shahjahan Bachchu were killed in a “gunfight” in Sreenagar upazila of Munshiganj early yesterday. Kaka alias Boma Shamim and Ekhlas, the two suspected militants, both hailing from Jamalpur district, were directly involved in the killing of Bachchu. Maksuda Lima, additional superintendent of police in Munshiganj,…
M Humayun Kabir: Turning down BNP’s allegation of arresting its leaders and activists arbitrarily, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said members of law enforcement agencies do not arrest any innocent person. He made the remarks while replying to a query from reporters after addressing the triennial conference of Bangladesh Chhatra Jubo Oikya Parishad at the…
Arafat Hasan: The United States government has charged and sanctioned a North Korean man for the 2017 global WannaCry ransomware cyberattack and the 2014 cyberassault on Sony Corp. The US government also alleged that the North Korean hacker broke into Bangladesh Bank in 2016, as per a criminal complaint. The charges are part of a…