Italy court deals fresh blow to Meloni's migrant plan
A Sicilian court on Monday dealt a fresh blow to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's migrant policy by declaring applications for asylum from Egypt could not be fast-tracked.
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India rebuts Canadian claim, defends Modi's right-hand man Amit Shah
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's most trusted and important lieutenant, Amit Shah, has been accused by Ottawa of authorising attacks on Canadian Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.聽
Govt should bust nexus of tycoons close to Hasina
POWERFUL business tycoons, who had been close to the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, have swindled $17 billion off the banking sector, as the Bangladesh Bank government has said in an interview with the Financial Times, during the 15 years of the authoritarian regime of the Awami League. The central banker is reported to have said that the tycoons...
Crippling UNRWA
THE man has a cheek.聽 Having lectured Iranians and Lebanese about what (and who) is good for them in terms of rulers and rule (we already know what he thinks of the Palestinians), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been keeping busy on further depriving access and assistance to those in Gaza and the West Bank...
Diplomatic row overshadows India-Canada trade ties, investment
A diplomatic falling out between India and Canada over allegations that New Delhi was behind the killing of a Canadian Sikh activist threatens to overshadow increasingly close trade and investment ties between the countries.
Canada, India expel top diplomats amid tensions over Sikh separatist鈥檚 murder
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India Monday of making a 鈥榝undamental error,鈥� as an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil last year saw both countries expel each other's ambassadors.
Malaysian PM pledges new entry of 18,000 migrant workers from Bangladesh
Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim after a bilateral meeting in Dhaka on Friday announced that they had agreed to consider issuing 18,000 work visas for those Bangladeshis who...
Ex-defence minister Ishiba to be Japan鈥檚 PM
Japan鈥檚 next prime minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday outlined his ideas to reshape the nation鈥檚 miliary alliance with Washington, after winning the conservative ruling party鈥檚 leadership race.
Trump says will meet Modi
Former US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday he plans to meet next week with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, who will be visiting the United States for several official events...
Kejriwal quits after release from jail
A top political opponent of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi quit as chief minister of the capital Delhi on Tuesday, days after being released on bail in a corruption case...
Biden, Starmer put off Ukraine missiles decision
British prime minister Keir Starmer and US president Joe Biden on Friday delayed a decision to let Ukraine fire long-range Western-supplied missiles into Russia, a plan that sparked dire threats from Moscow of a war with NATO...
Modi campaigns in Kashmir polls after latest soldier deaths
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said 鈥榯errorism is on its last legs鈥� in Kashmir while campaigning in the disputed territory on Saturday, a day after two soldiers were killed in a gunfight with suspected militants...
AG defends judicial reforms to strengthen constitutional institutions
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Thursday defended Bangladesh's interim government鈥檚 decision to form reform commissions, stressing that these measures are essential to safeguard constitutional institutions undermined during deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 15-year tenure.
Greek PM announces plans to boost tackle crises
Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced a new set of policies aimed at boosting citizens鈥� purchasing power and tackling the country鈥檚 housing crisis...
No gazette yet notifies Hasina鈥檚 resignation
No gazette notification has yet been published about the resignation of the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina who resigned on August 5 amid an unprecedented...
Starmer defends Israel arms suspension as 鈥榣egal decision鈥�
UK prime minister Keir Starmer defended on Wednesday his government鈥檚 partial suspension of arms exports to Israel over fears they could be used in a breach of humanitarian law as 鈥榓 legal decision鈥�...
Canada slaps 100pc tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese electric car imports, matching US measures seeking to fend off a flood of Chinese state-subsidized cars into North America...
Dozen more cases filed against ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina, aides
Over a dozen more cases, including three on charge of genocide, were filed on Wednesday against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides, taking the number of cases filed against her to 44 since the fall of her government in a student-led uprising on August 5...
Two more murder cases filed against Sheikh Hasina, Quader
Two separate cases were filed on Monday against former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan over the killings of one Liton Hasan Lalu alias Hasan in the capital鈥檚 Mirpur area and Tarik Hossain in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area during the recent anti-discrimination students鈥� movement....
Hasina, Quader among 128 sued over Jaipurhat student killing
A murder case has been filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former minister for road transport and bridges Obaidul Quader, and 126 others over the killing of a student in Jaipurhat during the student movement....
Pheu Thai party chooses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as PM candidate
Pheu Thai party in Thailand has chosen Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the 37-year-old daughter of billionaire ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra, as its candidate for prime minister, it announced on Thursday, a day after a court dismissed the incumbent premier in an ethics case.
Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina urges supporters to make public show of strength
Ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked supporters to make a public show of strength later this week, hours after a court ruled that a murder probe...
Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia to get police escort
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia is set to get a police escort once again after nearly a decade....
700 migrants cross Channel to Britain in small boats
Over 700 migrants in small boats crossed the Channel to Britain on Sunday, the highest number on a single day since Prime Minister Keir Starmer took power vowing to tackle people-smugglers...
UK court orders jail terms for social media posts
Prime minister Keir Starmer warned Friday that UK authorities must 鈥榮tay on high alert鈥� for more far-right riots, as courts issued the first jail sentences for online incitement during the recent disorder...
US, India extend support to Prof Yunus
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday night congratulated Professor Muhammad Yunus on the assumption of his new responsibilities as chief adviser to the newly formed interim government...
Interim govt installation, steps to keep law, order imperative
THE deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has left the country after she resigned. The parliament has been dissolved. The president is now in full charge. But, no interim government has yet been installed to look after the affairs of the state. And, this has left the country with a constitutional and political void, which is not good for any modern-day state...
Starmer vows 鈥榮wift鈥� sanctions for UK rioters
Prime minister Keir Starmer on Monday vowed 鈥榮wift criminal sanctions鈥� against far-right riots in several cities that have seen widespread damage and nearly 400 arrests...
Bangladesh PM resigns and leaves Dhaka, thousands enter Ganabhaban
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled her palace on Monday, a source told AFP, as masses of protesters demanding her resignation roamed the streets of Dhaka and the army chief was set to address the nation....
Imran puts onus of apology on army for his detention
Former prime minister Imran Khan has claimed that the army owes an apology to him since he was 鈥榓bducted鈥� by the Rangers on May 9, 2023...