Politics
Home Minister trashes BNP’s arrest allegation
Dhaka, Sept 7 (UNB) - Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Friday turned down BNP’s allegation of arresting its leaders and activists arbitrarily, saying members of law enforcement agencies do not arrest any innocent person.
China's Xi plans to meet Putin on visit to Russian port city
Beijing, Sep 7 (AP/UNB) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week in a sign of strengthening ties between the two Asian giants.
BNP leader held in Tangail
Tangail, Sept 7 (UNB) – Police arrested district BNP General Secretary Advocate Farhad Iqbal here early Friday in a violence case.
BNP bins PM’s remark over Khaleda’s trial as ‘incorrect’
Dhaka, Sept 7 (UNB) – BNP on Friday trashed the Prime Minister’s remark that Khaleda Zia’s trial is being held in an open court inside Old Dhaka Central Jail, claiming that her assertion is not correct.
Pompeo, Mattis set for meetings with top Indian officials
New Delhi, Sep 6 (AP/UNB)— U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis were set to hold long-delayed talks Thursday with top Indian officials, looking to shore up the alliance with one of Washington's top regional allies.
World criticism doesn't have Suu Kyi or Myanmar on the ropes
Bangkok, Sep 6 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar's government looks as if it's under siege from an international community concerned about the condition of its nascent democracy, with widespread calls for a genocide tribunal to hold its military to account for the brutal treatment of its Muslim Rohingya minority.
Forming nat’l unity sans AL funny: Obaidul
Dhaka, Sep 6 (UNB) – Claiming Awami League as the largest party of the country, AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said that the move to form national unity without AL is funny.
JP to fill candidates in 300 constituencies: Ershad
Dhaka, Sept 6 (UNB) – Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Thursday said their party will fill candidates in all the 300 constituencies in the upcoming national election, aiming to return to power for ensuring good governance and restore peace in the country.
Efforts on to ensure sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas: FM
Dhaka, Sept 6 (UNB) – Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Thursday said Bangladesh has been trying in all fronts to ensure sustainable repatriation and reintegration of Rohingyas to their own homes in Myanmar.
Bangladesh, Latvia discuss Rohingya issue; bilateral cooperation
Dhaka, Sept 6 (UNB) – Bangladesh and Latvia have underscored the importance of realizing the potentials of trade and investment between the two countries.