Politics
Bangladesh now a ‘repressive state’: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 6 (UNB) – Claiming that its 1,500 leaders and activists were arrested and 80,000 unidentified people were made accused across the country in 12,000 cases over the last two weeks, BNP on Thursday said Bangladesh has now become a ‘repressive state’.
Senator asks court to declare Duterte arrest order illegal
Manila, Sep 6 (AP/UNB) — A Philippine senator who took refuge in the legislature to avoid an arrest order by President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the Supreme Court to declare the move illegal.
Diplomats meet over Venezuela migrant crisis
Washington, Sep 5 (AP/UNB) — Diplomats from more than 30 Western Hemisphere countries are meeting in Washington to discuss Venezuela's migrant crisis, with tens of thousands of desperate people fleeing the economically imploding oil state to nearby nations.
30 JS seats to be kept aside for minorities if JaPa comes to power: Ershad
Dhaka, Sept 4 (UNB) – Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday said 30 parliamentary seats will be kept reserved for the minority communities if his party comes to power.
Newly elected mayors of Rajshahi, Sylhet sworn in
Dhaka, Sept 5 (UNB) - Newly elected mayors of Rajshahi and Sylhet city corporations AHM Khairuzzman Liton and Ariful Haque Chowdhury took oath of office on Wednesday.
Pressley calls upset primary win 'surreal'
Boston, Sep 5 (AP/UNB) — The Democratic candidate who is poised to become Massachusetts' first black congresswoman says her upset primary win feels "surreal."
Pence calls on Myanmar to free 2 Reuters reporters
Yangon, Sep 5 (AP/UNB) — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence called on Myanmar to immediately release two journalists who were sentenced to seven years' imprisonment on charges of possessing state secrets in connection with their reporting on massacres against Rohingya Muslims.
South Korean arrives in North Korea to set up summit
Seoul, Sep 5 (AP/UNB) — A South Korean presidential delegation arrived in North Korea on Wednesday for talks to arrange a summit planned later this month and help rescue faltering nuclear diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang.
Bangladesh for exploring potentials with Turkey
Dhaka, Sept 5 (UNB) – Bangladesh and Turkey hold immense potentials to grow and prosper together, provided that their untapped potentials are harnessed effectively, says a Bangladeshi diplomat.
North Korean parade a tricky prelude to inter-Korean summit
Seoul, Sep 5 (AP/UNB) - As North Korea prepares for a massive parade Sunday featuring thousands of goose-stepping soldiers and lots of scary-looking missiles, some potentially capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, worry is rising in South Korea that a tentative, hard-won detente is starting to slip away.