Indian PM Narendra Modi slips, falls at Ganga Ghat in Kanpur

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi misses a step and falls down on stairs at Kanpur's Atal ghat.
15 December 2019, 05:35 AM

Hasina greets Johnson; seeks support for Rohingya repatriation

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina congratulates British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the impressive victory of his Conservative Party in the national election of the United Kingdom.
14 December 2019, 09:20 AM

NRC a threat to Bangladesh's sovereignty: Fakhrul

Expressing concern over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in India’s Assam, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says NRC is a threat to Bangladesh's independence and sovereignty.
14 December 2019, 07:03 AM

US, UK warn on travel to NE India after clashes

Washington and London issue travel warnings for northeast India as opponents of a new citizenship law geared up for more protests Saturday, following days of clashes that saw two people killed and dozens injured.
14 December 2019, 06:50 AM

Quader wants action against Sangram for calling war criminal a ‘martyr’

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says that legal action should be taken against ‘Daily Sangram’ for describing executed war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Molla as "martyr".
14 December 2019, 05:44 AM

India citizenship law: Students enforce strike in Nagaland

Schools and colleges were closed, markets were shut and vehicles remained largely off roads in parts of Nagaland in India today amid a six-hour flash general strike called by the Naga Students' Federation (NSF), protesting against the amended Citizenship Act, officials say.
14 December 2019, 05:02 AM

No scope of any debate over dismissal of Khaleda's bail plea: Law Minister

There is no scope of any debate over the dismissal of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail petition in a graft case as the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court passed its order after scrutinising all related documents, says Law Minister Anisul Huq.
13 December 2019, 09:38 AM

UK elections: Tulip, Rushanara, Rupa re-elected

Bangladeshi-origin candidates Tulip Siddiq, Rushanara Ali and Rupa Huq are were re-elected as parliament members in the UK national election.
13 December 2019, 06:02 AM

Nation stunned over Khaleda’s bail rejection: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says that the entire nation was stunned over the Supreme Court's judgement that rejected its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail prayer in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.
12 December 2019, 15:44 PM

Citizenship Bill: Cops open fire in Assam, 3 dead

Three protesters are killed and many others injured in a police firing in Assam's Guwahati of India amid a raging agitation against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
12 December 2019, 15:04 PM

BNP rejects court order when judgment goes against it: Law minister

Rejecting BNP's alleged doubt over the medical report on its party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Law Minister Anisul Huq says six judges of the Appellate Division have delivered the order after examining all the documents including medical report.
12 December 2019, 14:36 PM

FM’s Delhi visit cancelled for ‘busy schedule’ at home

The scheduled visit of Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen to New Delhi has been cancelled due to his ‘busy schedule’ at home ahead of Martyred Intellectuals Day and Victory Day, says a senior official.
12 December 2019, 11:59 AM

Rohingya genocide: Full transcript of last 2 days' hearing at ICJ

The hearings at an international court in a case filed by Gambia against Myanmar alleging genocide against the minority Rohingya population at the International Court of Justice in The Hague roles into the third and final day.
12 December 2019, 10:36 AM

Be alert against bribery, corruption: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked government officials to remain alert against bribery and corruption as the social diseases spoil the development of the country.
12 December 2019, 09:26 AM

Citizenship Amendment Bill: Protests in Assam amid curfew

Protesters against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, passed by Indian parliament last night, defy curfew in Guwahati while the situation remains tense across Assam.
12 December 2019, 06:58 AM

SC dismisses Khaleda’s bail prayer

The Supreme Court has dismissed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail prayer in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case. The apex court, however, asked Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) to provide Khaleda with “biological treatment” as per the medical board’s recommendations.
12 December 2019, 05:12 AM

UK general election: what could happen?

Britain votes in a crucial general election, with latest opinion polls showing Prime Minister Boris Johnson locked in a tight battle to win a majority and deliver his Brexit plans.
12 December 2019, 04:33 AM

Non-Muslim Migrants: Indian parliament passes bill to give citizenship

Indian parliament gives its seal of approval to the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which gives nationality to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan after it was cleared by the Rajya Sabha with 125 voting for it and 105 against.
11 December 2019, 15:49 PM

Country’s human rights situation was never such dreadful: Fakhrul

The BNP has alleged that the country’s human rights situation was never in such a “dreadful” state in its history.
11 December 2019, 10:37 AM

Govt might change Khaleda's medical report: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir apprehends that the government might change the BSMMU’s medical board report on his party Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition and would submit a different report to the court.
11 December 2019, 10:19 AM