The International Court of Justice said Wednesday that Israel was obliged to ease the passage of aid into Gaza, stressing it had to provide Palestinians with the “basic needs” to survive. The wide-ranging ICJ ruling, quickly rejected by Israel, came as aid groups scrambled to scale up much-needed humanitarian assistance into Gaza, seizing upon a fragile ceasefire agreed earlier this month. While the UN’s top court’s “Advisory Opinion” is not legally binding, the ICJ believes it carries “great legal weight and moral authority”. “This is a very important decision. And I hope that Israel will abide by it,” UN Secretary-General…
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BNP today urged the interim government to act like a ‘caretaker government’ to ensure that the upcoming national parliamentary polls would be held in a free, acceptable and neutral manner. “Today, we came to the Chief Adviser to discuss some of our political concerns, especially on the upcoming parliament election to be held in February next year,” said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a media briefing after a meeting with Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus this afternoon. He said, “What is necessary from this moment is to make the upcoming national parliament election meaningful, neutral, and acceptable…
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had shelved plans for a summit in Budapest with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine war because he did not want a “wasted” meeting. Trump’s reversal came just days after he announced that he would meet Putin in the Hungarian capital within two weeks, following what he called a productive phone call to end Russia’s war. The US leader pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to give up the eastern Donbas region in exchange for peace during “tense” talks last Friday in Washington, a senior Ukrainian official told AFP. But on Tuesday, a White…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today discussed the government’s preparations for the upcoming national election in February next year with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders. The Chief Adviser and the BNP leaders discussed the election preparations in details as a three-member delegation of the party met him at the State Guest House Jamuna this evening, said the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing. The BNP delegation included the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee members Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and Salahuddin Ahmed. Besides, Planning Adviser Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud, Law Adviser Professor Asif Nazrul and Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today hoped that the agitating teachers listed under the MPO scheme would return to classrooms with renewed spirit and contribute to shaping the nation’s future generations as the government has already increased their house rent allowance. The Chief Adviser expressed optimism following the interim government’s decision to increase the house rent allowance for MPO-listed teachers and employees of private educational institutions by 7.5 percent of their basic salary, effective from November 1 this year, said Chief Adviser’s Press Wing this afternoon. Another 7.5 percent increase is scheduled to take effect from July 2026. “The interim…
Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed today said a safe environment exists in the country for holding the national elections slated for February next. “The commission has held detailed discussions with top law enforcement officials to further consolidate this environment. The main objective of the discussions was to ensure security, transparency, and a fair environment for the election,” he said after a meeting with top law enforcement officials at Nirbachan Bhaban in the city’s Agargaon. Replying to a query, Akhtar Ahmed said, “The environment for holding elections in the country is already fair and conducive. The process, including today’s…
Donald Trump has often been dubbed a political wrecking ball for his unorthodox style — and now the US president has literally started demolition work on the White House. Work crews began tearing down part of the East Wing on Monday as the former property mogul said work had formally commenced on a huge new $250-million ballroom. A mechanical excavator had ripped through the facade of the East Wing, leaving a tangle of broken masonry, rubble and steel wires, AFP journalists at the scene saw. Republican Trump said as he hosted college baseball players at the White House on Monday…
Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today reiterated the government’s readiness to hold the next general election slated for February next. “We will face no problem in holding the next polls,” he said while replying to a question from journalists after coming out of the core committee meeting on law and order at the Home Ministry in the Secretariat here. The Home Adviser sought cooperation from all concerned, particularly the media, in conducting the election. Responding to another question, he said they will purchase body-worn cameras following due process, and the government has allocated Tk 400 crore…
Colombia on Monday recalled its ambassador to the United States as a public feud between the nations’ leaders heated up with President Donald Trump revoking aid and threatening punishing tariffs, or more. Trump on Sunday vowed to end all aid to the South American nation — a historically close US partner and the world’s leading cocaine producer — berating his leftist counterpart Gustavo Petro as an “illegal drug leader.” He also said he would announce new tariffs on Monday targeting Colombia, and threatened unspecified action to “close up” drug cultivation in the country if Petro failed to act. Colombia’s foreign…
Dhaka has called for expanding halal trade and business cooperation with Malaysia, as Bangladesh participated for the second time in the “Malacca International Halal Festival 2025” held at the Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC) in Malaysia’s historic Malacca state from October 16 to 19. Speaking at the event, Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia Manjurul Karim Khan Chowdhury underscored Bangladesh’s keen interest in deepening halal trade partnership between the two friendly nations, according to a message received here today. He sought cooperation of the Chief Minister of Malacca, YAB Datuk Seri Utama Ab Rauf bin Yusoh, in expanding halal trade between…
