Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, talks with Iran may occur this next weekend.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards claim that in response to US strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, they opened fire on US military installations.
- In order "to safeguard national security," Bahrain's Ministry of Interior declared that it has arrested fifteen people who were allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Kuwait said on Wednesday that one person was killed and numerous others were injured in an Iranian missile and drone strike on its international airport.
- During a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, stated that the Ebola virus in central Africa has had a "big head-start" and warned that health officials were still lagging behind.
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Hardliners Increasingly Target Bangladeshi Women for...
Some women’s rights activists in Bangladesh are saying that religiously conservative elements are exploiting the unstable law and order situation to morally police women in public by questioning their choice of clothing or lifestyle.
Taking Stock of Bangladesh Post-Hasina
What’s also clear to many is that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which was in the opposition through Hasina’s successive terms, will likely form the next government.
China Welcomes Bangladeshi Patients as India...
Beijing hopes to earn a slice of the U.S. $5 billion Bangladeshis spend abroad annually on healthcare after New Delhi let go its share when it drastically curtailed visa issuances amid a rift with Dhaka, experts said.
রোহিঙ্গা শরণার্থীদের সাথে ইফতার করলেন জাতিসংঘ...
বাংলাদেশে আশ্রয় নেয়া প্রায় এক লাখ রোহিঙ্গা শরণার্থীর সঙ্গে ইফতার করেছেন প্রধান উপদেষ্টা অধ্যাপক মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস এবং জাতিসংঘ মহাসচিব আন্তোনিও গুতেরেস।
UN Chief Guterres Breaks Ramadan Fast...
the chief of Bangladesh’s interim government were joined by about 100,000 Rohingya refugees for iftar – the meal to break the fast at sundown during Ramadan – at the Ukhia camp in Cox’s Bazar on Friday.
Extrajudicial Killings, Custody Deaths Resurface Under...
Human rights activists in Bangladesh are raising alarms about extrajudicial killings and other in-custody deaths of suspects recurring since the interim government came to power.
Freedom for Secular Thought Still Eludes...
The climate for freedom of secular thought in Bangladesh remains bleak a decade after religious zealots murdered blogger Avijit Roy as he left a literary festival in Dhaka, family members, researchers and human rights advocates said.
জাতিসংঘ প্রতিবেদন: আন্দোলন দমাতে হত্যা ও...
জিয়া চৌধুরী/ঢাকা গত জুলাই ও আগস্টে ছাত্র-জনতার আন্দোলন দমন করতে ক্ষমতাচ্যুত প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা আন্দোলনের সংগঠক ও সমন্বয়কদের হত্যা করে তাঁদের লাশ গুম করে ফেলার নির্দেশ দিয়েছিলেন বলে জানিয়েছে জাতিসংঘ। জাতিসংঘের মানবাধিকার সংস্থা (ওএইচসিএইচআর) বুধবার (১২ ফেব্রুয়ারি) জেনেভা থেকে এক ভার্চুয়াল সংবাদ সম্মেলনে বাংলাদেশে গত জুলাই-আগস্ট গণঅভ্যুত্থান নিয়ে তথ্য-অনুসন্ধান প্রতিবেদন প্রকাশ করে। এতে বলা হয়, …
UN Bangladesh Report: Hasina Directed Use...
Bangladesh’s top leaders, including then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, directed large-scale operations where law enforcers fatally shot anti-government protesters despite concerns from senior security officials about excessive use of force, according to a new report by the United Nations.
ডেভিল হান্ট শুরু, আওয়ামী দমনে এ...
আইনশৃঙ্খলা পরিস্থিতি অবনতি হওয়ার প্রেক্ষাপটে অভিযানকে ‘অপারেশন ডেভিল হান্ট’ নাম দিয়ে অপরাধীদের গ্রেপ্তার করার কথা বলছে সরকার ।