Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin today informed Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus that the Election Commission (EC) was fully prepared to hold the national polls and the referendum on the same day in the first half of February next year. “All preparations for holding the election are progressing smoothly and effectively and the Commission is fully prepared to hold the national election and the referendum on the same day in the first half of February,” the CEC said while briefing the Chief Adviser on the preparations for the upcoming national election and the referendum. The CEC and other…
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Thailand launched air strikes on its neighbour Cambodia on Monday, the Thai army said, with both sides trading blame for the latest eruption of fighting on their disputed border which killed a Thai soldier. After Cambodian troops fired on Thai forces early Monday morning in Ubon Ratchathani province, “the Army received reports that Thai soldiers were attacked with supporting fire weapons, resulting in one soldier killed and four wounded”, Thai army spokesman Winthai Suvaree said in a statement. Winthai also said Thailand had begun “using aircraft to strike military targets in several areas” to suppress attacks by Cambodian forces. Cambodia’s…
Elon Musk clapped back Saturday at the European Union after it hit the tech tycoon’s X social media platform with a major fine, telling his 230 million online followers that the EU should be “abolished.” Following a high-profile probe seen as a test of EU resolve to police Big Tech, the social media platform owned by the world’s richest person was slapped with a fine of 120 million euros ($140 million) on Friday for breaking the bloc’s digital rules. The penalty was swiftly criticized by the US administration of Donald Trump, who as president aligned with Musk on a contentious…
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone Saturday with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, urging him to “keep dialogue open” with Washington amid mounting fears of US military action. “It is important to keep channels of dialogue open between the US and Venezuela,” Erdogan told him, according to a statement from his office on X, expressing hope that “the tension will ease as soon as possible”. Erdogan said that Turkey was closely following the developments in the region and believed that “problems can be solved through dialogue”. Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump summoned his top national security…
Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japanese fighter jets southeast of Okinawa’s main island, Japan’s defence ministry said Sunday, slamming it as a “dangerous act”. Beijing-Tokyo relations have soured over the past month, following remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggesting that Tokyo could intervene militarily in any attack on Taiwan. Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi called the incidents “dangerous and extremely regrettable” at a hastily called news conference early Sunday, saying Japan had lodged “a strong protest” and told China to prevent a recurrence. No damage or injuries were reported from Saturday’s incidents, the ministry said. In the…
The Venezuelan army swore in 5,600 new soldiers on Saturday, as the United States cranks up military pressure on the oil-producing country. President Nicolas Marudo has called for stepped-up military recruitment as the United States deployed a fleet of warships and the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Caribbean under the pretext of combating drug trafficking. American forces have carried out deadly strikes on at least 22 vessels, killing at least 83. Washington has accused Maduro of leading the alleged Cartel of the Suns, which it declared a terrorist organization last month. Maduro asserts the American deployment aims to overthrow…
Hong Kong began voting on Sunday to choose new lawmakers under Beijing’s “patriots only” rules, though government efforts to drive turnout have been overshadowed by the city’s deadliest fire in decades. Beijing revamped Hong Kong’s electoral system in 2021 following the city’s huge and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests, but the first contest under those rules saw a record low turnout of 30 percent. The voter turnout just before noon Sunday stood at 10.33 percent, while the comparable figure in the last election was 9.35 percent. Hong Kong leader John Lee again urged the public to head to the polls. “(Your)…
A fire that ripped through an Indian nightclub in the popular tourist resort region of Goa killed 25 people, the state’s chief minister said Sunday. Tourists were among the dead in the blaze, which broke out at about midnight at a club in Arpora in the north of the coastal state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a statement that the deaths were “deeply saddening”. Goa, a former Portuguese colony on the shores of the Arabian Sea, lures millions of tourists every year with its nightlife, sandy beaches and laid-back coastal atmosphere. “Today is a very painful day for all…
A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Saturday shook a mountainous, sparsely populated area straddling the border of the US state of Alaska and Canada’s Yukon territory, seismologists said. The temblor at 2041 GMT was followed by more than 30 aftershocks ranging from magnitude 5.1 to 3.3 over the next three hours, according to the US Geological Survey. The epicenter was about 155 miles (248 kilometers) west of Whitehorse, the capital of Canada’s Yukon, and 230 miles northwest of Alaska’s capital Juneau. In Yakutat, Alaska, near the epicenter, police chief Theo Capes told AFP there were no injuries or damages reported from…
Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul today lauded the heroic role of the country’s youth during the July uprising saying that they have always been in the front row whenever there was a justice and democracy movement in the country. He said this while inaugurating the Sixth Jessup Workshop at the BRAC University Campus in the capital today. ‘Jessup Bangladesh’ and International Law Students Association (ILSA) organised the Sixth Jessup Workshop titled “May it Please the Court: The Case Concerning the Craft of Jessup Advocacy”, in collaboration with the US Department of Justice, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (USDOJ-OPDAT), School of Law, BRAC University and Hearth Bangladesh.…
