United Nations, May 20 (IANS) Supporters of the Awami League held a demonstration on Monday outside the UN headquarters against the ban on the party in Bangladesh and demanded that the world organisation ensure that democracy is restored.
Washington, May 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that Russia and Ukraine will begin ceasefire negotiations and that the Vatican has offered to host them.
Dhaka, May 19 (IANS) Bangladesh's Election Commissioner Abdur Rahman Masud on Monday stated that the Awami League will not be able to participate the General Elections.
Dhaka, May 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Monday stayed the bail granted to 61 lawyers who have been labelled as 'pro-Awami League' by the High Court in a case filed over alleged assault and attempted murder of fellow lawyers during the 2024 July uprising. The Appellate Division bench headed by Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury passed the judgment after hearing the matter, local media reported.
Dhaka, May 19 (IANS) A top official of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Monday mounted a fierce challenge to the interim government's legitimacy, arguing that it lacks a democratic mandate to implement meaningful reforms and has pushed Bangladesh to the path of uncertainty.
The Hague, May 19 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday held discussions with Dutch counterpart Caspar Veldkamp in The Hague as he began his six-day visit to the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany.
Tel Aviv, May 19 (IANS) Highlighting that Pakistan has for decades pursued cross-border terrorism into India with impunity, India's Ambassador to Israel J P Singh has said that it is high time that Islamabad hands over chiefs of Pakistan-based global Islamist terror organisations Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) to India.
Dhaka, May 19 (IANS) In a significant development, the US Charge d'affaires to Bangladesh Tracey Ann Jacobson on Monday met Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman in a bid to make what sources termed as the "last-ditch attempt" to convince Dhaka on the criticality of a 'humanitarian corridor' on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.
Dhaka, May 19 (IANS) Bangladesh's leading actress Nusraat Faria — who portrayed former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a film — has been sent to jail in connection with the attempted murder case of one Enamul Haque, local media reported on Monday.
Washington, May 19 (IANS) Former US President Joe Biden on Monday released his first statement hours after his office announced that he has been diagnosed with a relatively aggressive form of prostate cancer.
