Hasina tells BBC she never ordered fire on unarmed civilians, rejects all charges ahead of ICT verdict
Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is charged with personally ordering security forces to fire at protesters in the weeks before she fled, denied all allegations “categorically”. “I’m not denying that the situation got out of control, nor that many lives were lost needlessly. But I never issued any order to fire on unarmed […]
Read MoreBangladesh’s National polls, referendum on same day: CA Yunus
Dhaka: The 13th national election and a referendum on proposals made in the July National Charter will be held simultaneously on the same day in the first half of February next year, Chief Adviser (CA) Muhammad Yunus has said. The Advisory Council of the interim government has also approved the July National Charter (Reform of Constitution) […]
Read MoreIndian media reports linking Bangladesh to Delhi explosion baseless: BD’s Foreign adviser
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain has rejected reports published by Indian media falsely linking Bangladesh to the explosion in India’s capital, Delhi. Responding to journalists’ questions at the foreign ministry on Tuesday afternoon, the adviser said, “Whatever happens, Indian media always try to blame others. There is no reason to believe such claims. No rational […]
Read MoreIndia’s Modi visits Bhutan to open hydropower project
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew to neighbouring Bhutan on Tuesday to open a giant hydropower project with the king of the Himalayan nation, where electricity is its key export. Carbon-negative Bhutan has aggressively promoted hydropower projects, earning substantial revenue by exporting electricity to energy-hungry India, as well as utilising the cheap power for its […]
Read MoreSouth Korea indicts ex-president Yoon for aiding enemy
South Korean prosecutors indicted former president Yoon Suk Yeol today (10 November) on new charges of aiding the enemy, alleging that he ordered drone flights over North Korea to strengthen his effort to declare martial law. North Korea said last year it had “proved” that the South flew drones to drop propaganda leaflets over its […]
Read MoreTaiwan’s vice president calls for closer EU ties in rare address to international lawmakers
BRUSSELS: Taiwan’s deputy leader urged the European Union to boost security and trade ties with the self-governing island and support its democracy in the face of growing threats by China, in a rare address to a group of international lawmakers in Brussels on Friday. “Peace in the Taiwan Strait is essential to global stability and […]
Read MoreUS removes Syria president from terror list before visit
The United States on Friday formally removed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa from a terrorism blacklist, days before the former jihadist is set to make a landmark visit to Washington. The move announced by the State Department was widely expected as Sharaa cooperates with the United States, and comes a day after Washington led a vote […]
Read MoreInternational forces in Gaza should ensure Palestinians and Israelis don’t pose threat to each other, Qatar PM tells CNN
DUBAI: International forces to be deployed in Gaza under the US-brokered ceasefire plan should ensure that Palestinians and Israelis do not pose a threat to each other, Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani told CNN. Sheikh Mohammed added that the International Stabilization Force should have a clear mandate, which “we are working together […]
Read MoreFormer UK minister in U-turn over Israel’s killing of Palestinian nurse
LONDON: A former Conservative minister in the UK has admitted a change of heart over the killing of a prominent young Palestinian nurse and accused the Israeli government of murdering her, The Independent reported. The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was also accused by Alistair Burt of carrying out fake inquiries into the death […]
Read MoreJapan’s PM says no plan to renegotiate $550 billion investment package with US
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Saturday (1 November) that she had no plans to renegotiate a $550 billion investment package deal reached with the United States. “I believe that even if the prime minister changes, promises made between governments should not be altered,” Takaichi told reporters at the end of a week of […]
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