M Humayun Kabir speaks to DOT : It is very natural for Bangladesh to receive congratulations from India, China and European Union for displaying stability in Rohingya issue, economy and security in the Asian region. A political stability has been prevailing for the last one decade in Bangladesh. The country’s economy is faring well due…
Nur Khan Liton speaks to DOT A separate, neutral probe committee should be formed to stabilize the human rights situation in the nation. The way the human rights situation in the country is gradually deteriorating is very alarming. There has been a steep decline, as proved by the prevalence of extrajudicial killings, harassment on journalists,…
News: The Meghalaya government informed the Supreme Court on Friday that the Indian navy has deployed five remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) in the operation to rescue 15 miners trapped inside an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district since December 13. The state government told a bench of Justices A K Sikri and S Abdul…
Al Arabiya: Gaza’s rulers Hamas said Thursday that Egypt plans to fully reopen its border crossing with the enclave, days after partially closing it amid infighting between Palestinian factions. Forces loyal to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas withdrew on Sunday from the Rafah border crossing, accusing rivals Hamas of interference. The crossing is the only way…
Arab News: The UN envoy to Yemen said he was “alarmed” over the escalation of violence after a rebel drone attack on the country’s largest air base killed six loyalist soldiers. In tweets posted overnight Thursday Martin Griffiths urged all parties to Yemen’s protracted conflict to exercise restraint. The Shiite Houthi rebels said they carried…
Wio News: Germany “takes total responsibility for crimes committed” by the Nazis in Greece, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday on a visit to Athens. Tensions linger over wartime reparations for the Nazis’ World War II occupation of Greece with Berlin arguing the issue was settled in 1960 in a deal with several European governments….
CNN: China claims to have deployed missiles “capable of targeting medium and large ships” days after the latest US Navy “freedom of navigation” operation near contested islands in the South China Sea, state media announced. The deployment of the DF-26 ballistic missiles in China’s remote northwest plateau, originally announced Tuesday on China Central Television, follows…
UNB: Dr Kamal Hossain’s Gano Forum is now planning to mount pressure on BNP to sever its ties with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami to keep the Jatiya Oikyafront intact and launch a movement together with like-minded parties demanding a fresh national election. Talking to UNB, some Gano Forum leaders have said they want to strengthen the Jatiya…
AFP: Las Vegas police have asked soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo to submit a DNA sample as part of their investigation into rape allegations made against him. The Juventus forward has vehemently denied the accusations – with his lawyer, Peter Christiansen, telling AFP the request was standard procedure. “Mr Ronaldo has always maintained, as he does…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : After Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made his homecoming in an independent Bangladesh back on December in 1972, the country started seeing development to a large extent. Now, Bangladesh is standing tall under the leadership of his daughter Sheikh Hasina, said economist Dr Atiar Rahman. She is now working to make…