Withdrawal of armed forces, settlers from hill tracts demanded
Several left-leaning political parties and socio-political organisations on Friday demanded immediate withdrawal of armed forces and ‘Bengali settlers’ from Chittagong Hill Tracts to ensure the rights of the hilly people and pave the way for perpetual peace in the region.
Modi reaffirms to resolve LBA, Teesta issues
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday reaffirmed that his government has been working to resolve the long-pending Land Boundary Agreement and Teesta water sharing deal with Bangladesh.
Bangladesh umpires not good enough
Bangladeshi umpires are not good enough to conduct matches at the highest level, said a senior official of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday, adding that a massive improvement is needed to make them capable.
Cairns deaths: Eight children found in Australian home
Eight children have been found dead at a house in Cairns in northern Queensland, say Australian police.
Khaleda denies meeting with govt officials
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday denied having had a meeting with a group of public servants at her Gulshan office recently.
Zimbabwe fires coach after Bangladesh loss
Zimbabwe has sacked cricket coach Stephen Mangongo following the team’s whitewash defeat in Bangladesh,
Arrest warrant against Tarique
Dhaka court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in a case of defamation and sedition following his recent remarks on the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Cardiac disorder replaces diarrhoea in Bangladesh mortality statistics
Mortality from diarrhoeal diseases falls but more lives are lost to ischemic heart disease in Bangladesh as average life expectancy for men increased to 68.3 years while the figure 71 for women, according to global health survey report released on Thursday.
After Oil Spill in Bangladesh's Unique Mangrove Forest, Fears About Rare Animals
Tens of thousands of gallons of oil have spilled into the rivers and creeks of the Sundarbans region, threatening tigers, dolphins
The Taliban’s Massacre of Innocents in Pakistan
Like those earlier incidents, this was another security breach for the army and intelligence services. The terrorists knew that attacking the children, many of them from military families, would create greater fear and anguish. “We selected the army’s school for the attack because the government is targeting our families and females,” said Taliban spokesman Muhammad Khurasani, according to Reuters. “We want them to feel the pain.”
