M Humayun Kabir: Aw-ami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said BNP is ‘conspiring’ to create a 1/11 situation in the country ahead of the upcoming general elections. The AL leader also claimed that a section of the media was assisting BNP to this end, reports Prothom Alo. Obaidul Quader, also the road transport and bridges…
Rahat Islam of DOT : BNP has hailed Transparency International Bangladesh’s (TIB) report regarding irregularities in the December 30 national election and commented that it unsettled the both the government and the Election Commission (EC). “The ministers of the government and the Election Commission are failing to hide their faces after TIB unveiled the absolute…
M Humayun Kabir: The completion of the Padma Bridge construction work by the scheduled time is uncertain, Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday. “The Padma River is the most unpredictable one. Although everything is ready, I’m not still sure about its timely completion,” said the minister while speaking at a press briefing…
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John Lloyd, Co-founded the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford/Reuters The resignation of U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis stands not only as a radical disassociation from the actions of the president he served, but as a foreboding for the future, a warning for 2019 – and beyond. And, for…
UNHCR.org Nearly 1,500 civilian casualties were reported in Yemen in the period between August to October this year, according to the UNHCR-led Protection Cluster in Yemen. This means an average of 123 civilian deaths and injuries every week during this period. Each new day of the conflict inflicts more suffering on an already battered and…
Hossen Sohel: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that he discussed with United Nations high officials about Bangladesh’s next general election at a meeting at the UN headquarters while Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said on Friday that Fakhrul failed to meet the UN secretary general, reports New Age. Fakhrul had a…
AP: Lawyers for President Donald Trump asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against his charitable foundation by New York’s attorney general, arguing that it was politically motivated. In the motion Thursday, Trump attorney Alan S. Futerfas argued that former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman “made it his stated mission to ‘lead the…
Sky News: The International Monetary Fund has given a bleak assessment of the UK’s prospects as the country counts down towards leaving the European Union. Presenting a report on the UK economy to the UK Treasury on Monday, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde said that “all Brexit outcomes” will entail costs for the UK economy….
Al Jazeera: The leading candidate in Brazil’s presidential election is in a serious but stable condition after being stabbed at a campaign rally, doctors said. Jair Bolsonaro, 63, was stabbed in the city of Juiz de Fora, about 200km north of Rio de Janeiro, on Thursday. The far-right presidential candidate underwent emergency surgery for a wound…