Moscow on Wednesday blasted Israel for a strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar, saying it undermined peace efforts in the Middle East. “Russia considers the incident a grave violation of international law… an encroachment on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of an independent state, and a step leading to further escalation,” the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement. Later Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a phone call with his Qatari counterpart Mohammed Al Thani in which he “reaffirmed his firm condemnation of this aggressive action”. In the call he slammed “the grave danger which Israel’s actions represent”,…
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted Israeli President Isaac Herzog for a contentious meeting Wednesday, with relations strained between their countries and protests held against Herzog’s London visit. Herzog’s visit came as Starmer has in recent months toughened his criticism of how Israel is waging its war in Gaza, and put the UK on the path to recognise a Palestinian state. The pair shook hands in front of photographers and TV cameras in Downing Street, with few smiles on display, as the meeting got underway Wednesday afternoon. In the face-to-face, Starmer condemned Israel’s air strikes against Hamas leaders in Doha…
The National Training Council (NTC) today reduced the duration of the foundation training course for BCS cadre officers from six months to four months, with three months at training institutions and one month for field level orientation and village attachment. The decision was taken at the 9th meeting of the NTC with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair, said a press release of the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing here. Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Law Adviser Professor Dr Asif Nazrul, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, Health and Family Welfare Adviser Nurjahan Begum, Public Administration Ministry Secretary Dr…
New York prepared to mark the devastating attacks of September 11, 2001 on Thursday, 24 years after the deadly plane hijackings that claimed almost 3,000 lives and forever changed the United States. Vice President JD Vance was expected to attend memorial events at Ground Zero in Manhattan where the World Trade Center’s twin towers were destroyed in coordinated attacks that also saw a jetliner crashed into the nerve center of American military power, the Pentagon in Washington. Another jet, Flight 93, crashed into the Pennsylvania countryside when passengers overran the hijacker and took control of the aircraft. This year’s gathering…
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today assured that all Bangladeshis stranded in Nepal, including members of the national football team, are safe and will be able to return once the situation there normalises. “As long as the situation does not improve, we can do nothing. Their return will be possible as soon as flights between Dhaka and Kathmandu resume normal operations,” he told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this afternoon. Touhid ruled out the possibility of bringing them back through India, saying none of them holds an Indian visa. “So, we have to wait,” he added. The…
Nepal’s former chief justice Sushila Karki is the leading choice to be interim leader, a representative of the “Gen Z” protesters said Thursday, after demonstrations that ousted the veteran prime minister. Army chief General Ashok Raj Sigdel held “consultations with related stakeholders and held a meeting with representatives of Gen Z” on Wednesday, a military spokesperson said, referring to the loose umbrella title of the protest movement, without giving further details. The army is seeking to restore order in the Himalayan nation of 30 million people, after the worst violence in two decades ousted the prime minister and left the…
The long-awaited elections to the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) and hall unions began on schedule at 9 am today. Voting will continue without interruption from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at 21 centres, comprising 224 booths in 11 male and 10 female residential halls. Students were seen gathering in front of the centres well before the official opening hour, while returning officers sealed ballot boxes in the presence of polling agents and media representatives to ensure transparency. For the first time in JUCSU history, Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) technology-based ballots are being used in the elections. Many first-time…
Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed candidates have bagged most of the posts including top three positions of Vice President (VP), General Secretary (GS), and Assistant General Secretary (AGS) in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election. The student wing of Jamaat-e-Islam backed candidate Abu Sadiq Kayem clinched Vice President post with bagging 14,042 votes, while his nearest rival, Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)-backed candidate Abidul Islam Khan, got 5,708 votes, Chief Returning Officer Professor Mohammad Jasim Uddin formally announced the results last night. Independent VP candidates Shamim Hossain and Umama Fatema secured 3,884 and 3,389 votes respectively. In the General Secretary…
Foreign affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has stressed the urgency of an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, accountability for the atrocities committed by Israel, and the need for lasting peace in the region. He made the remark when visiting Chief Justice of Palestine Dr. Mahmoud Sidqi Al-Habbash, called on him at State Guest House Padma on Tuesday, a ministry’s press release said here today. During the meeting, the Foreign Adviser reiterated Bangladesh’s unwavering solidarity with the people of Palestine and reaffirmed support for a two-State solution based on pre-1967 borders. The Chief Justice of Palestine expressed deep gratitude to the leadership and…
Bangladesh government is closely observing the situation in Nepal. “Bangladesh hopes that all sides will exercise maximum restraint and engage in peaceful and constructive dialogue to resolve any differences,” read a statement issued by the foreign affairs ministry here this afternoon. As a longstanding friend and neighbour of Nepal, it said that Bangladesh remains confident in the ability of the resilient people of Nepal to restore peace and ensure stability. Bangladesh expressed its sincere condolences over the tragic loss of lives, extends sincere sympathies to the families of the deceased, and wished a speedy recovery to all those injured, said…
