UN rights chief to visit Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar
Michelle Bachelet is to make the first visit by a UN rights chief to Bangladesh next week, including to the sprawling refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, which is home to nearly a million Rohingya people.
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Rohingyas walk on a road at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 Allison Joyce/Dhaka TribuneState minister: Biman's flight on Sylhet-New York route soon
State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali on Friday said operation of Biman Bangladesh Airlines direct flight on the Sylhet-New York route will begin soon.
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Biman Bangladesh AirlinesNovelist Salman Rushdie attacked, wounded on stage at New York event
Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist who was ordered killed by Iran in 1989 because of his writing, was attacked on stage at an event in New York and suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck, according to New York State Police and an eyewitness.
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Report: China's Xi plans foreign trip including meeting Biden
Chinese officials are planning a possible trip by Xi Jinping to Southeast Asia in November for what could be the leader's first foreign trip since the Covid-19 pandemic and include a meeting with US President Joe Biden, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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File photo: Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Joe Biden inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing ReutersPetrol pump explosion leaves 2 dead, 3 injured in Kushtia
Two people were killed and three injured in an oil pump explosion in Kushtia on Friday
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Russia puts nuclear weapons treaty on hold
Russia has issued a dual message: The US will not for the time being be permitted to inspect Russia's nuclear arsenals. But Moscow would comply with the terms of the treaty and is fully aware of "its unique role" as an "important instrument for maintaining international security and stability," the Russian foreign ministry said.
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File photo: Russian servicemen drive Yars RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile systems during the Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9, 2018 Reuters