(BSS/AFP) – The Middle East war has flared again for the first time in a month, with American strikes on Iran prompting retaliation from Tehran on Monday. Here are the latest developments: Iran attacks Jordan – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Monday they attacked two US military air bases with ballistic missiles in Washington-allied Jordan, causing “heavy damage”, state media reported. Jordan’s army said it had intercepted eight missiles, without stating their origin. US strikes Iran – The United States said Sunday it had carried out air strikes on Iranian rocket launchers on an small island in the Strait of Hormuz,…
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(BSS/AFP) – Rescuers in Nepal and China on Saturday battled to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing entire villages. Figures from both countries put the number of missing close to 3,000, with 682 bodies recovered — and reports of some dead possibly swept downstream as far away as India. In a breakthrough late Saturday, the Nepali army was able to insert a pipe into a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric site where workers are believed to be trapped. “We have already started sending air…
Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury today administered the oath to newly appointed judge of the Appellate Division Justice Md Habibul Gani. The oath-taking ceremony, conducted by Registrar General Mohammad Habibur Rahman Siddiquee, was held at the Supreme Court Judges’ Lounge this morning. President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on August 27 appointed Justice Md Habibul Gani of the High Court Division as a judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. “The President made the appointment in accordance with Article 95(1) of the Constitution. The appointment will take effect from the day he takes oath of office,” said a gazette…
(BSS)- BNP acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said enforced disappearance is not merely an act of making a person vanish but a brutal assault on human freedom, dignity, justice and right to live. “30 August is the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. On this day, I express profound sympathy and solidarity with all victims of enforced disappearance around the world, and with their families and loved ones,” he said in a message marking the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. “I remember with deep respect every individual who fell victim to enforced disappearance…
(BSS) – Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today said the government has successfully upheld human rights and established the rule of law over the last six months, seeking continued cooperation to maintain this standard for the rest of its tenure. “Six months have passed since we took over the responsibility of the government. Has anyone been a victim of enforced disappearance? Has anyone faced extrajudicial killing or political persecution? No, they haven’t,” he said. The Home Minister made these remarks this evening while addressing a panel discussion titled “A panel discussion to make the disappeared appear: Law, Justice, Accountability and Human…
(BSS) – On January 2, 1975, the death of revolutionary leftist leader Siraj Sikder in state custody became one of the most controversial episodes in the early history of independent Bangladesh. Sikder had been arrested in Chattogram and was subsequently subjected to extrajudicial killing after being taken into state custody. Nearly five decades later during Awami League period under Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh confronted a much larger and more extensively documented question: what happens when a person disappears after being taken into the custody of state security agencies, and the state refuses to acknowledge where that person is. Deposed Sheikh Hasina…
(BSS)- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for global unity and solidarity for holding trial of those involved in enforced disappearance. The PM made the call in a message marking the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances to be observed tomorrow. Terming the enforced disappearances as one of the most heinous and gruesome acts, the prime minister said it is a global problem and also an extreme violation of the human rights. Such crimes particularly held in those countries ruled by autocratic regime. “The state security forces and law enforcement agencies in most of the time preferred such…
(BSS) – Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said the government is committed to realising the goals and aspirations of the Freedom Fighters (FFs), victims of enforced disappearances, killings and repressions during various democratic movements, as well as the martyrs and victims of the July uprising. “Sometimes everything cannot be achieved quickly due to various realities, but we will continue our utmost efforts,” he said after handing over job appointment letters to 10 members of families affected by enforced disappearances and killings and families of July martyrs at a ceremony at his office in Tejgaon this afternoon. A total of 74…
(BSS)- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today asked for measures to shift Fulbaria Bus Terminal to Keraniganj, relocate the Kawran Bazar kitchen market to Gabtoli and introduce Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) on the expressway toll plazas to ease traffic congestion in the capital. The move also includes constructing a temporary bus terminal on 15 acres of land at the Jhilmil project within four months, expanding Gabtoli Bus Terminal, reviewing the existing BUET report on Jatrabari-Gulistan Flyover congestion and improving parking facilities around the Secretariat. The Premier made the directives at a meeting on measures to ease traffic congestion in Dhaka held…
Norway opened a new chapter in its history on Saturday under King Haakon VIII, after the death of his father Harald, a unifying figure who was on the throne for 35 years. A national period of mourning was declared in the Scandinavian kingdom following the king’s death on Friday at 6:35 am (0435 GMT), at aged 89. Hugging and laying flowers, thousands of people gathered in the capital, Oslo, on Friday to pay their respects. Haakon, 53, takes over a monarchy hailed for its modernity and modesty but which has been beset by a string of recent scandals. “An era…
