Nasim: 14-party to send delegation to Gaza
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim has said the 14-party has decided to send a delegation to Gaza in order to express its shock at the death of “innocent civilinas.”
He said: “The 14-party has proposed to send a team to Gaza for expressing our profound shock to the deaths of the innocent civilians, especially the children. They have also requested the foreign and law ministries to take necessary step in this regard.”
Bernicat: January 5 poll was undeniably flawed
Mentioning that parliamentary elections of January 5 were “undeniably flawed,” US Ambassador-designate to Bangladesh Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat has said she would work hard to support efforts to promote accountability and strengthen human rights and democracy in the country.
“Bangladesh’s main political parties urgently need to engage in constructive dialogue that leads to a more representative government. If confirmed, I’ll work hard to support efforts to promote accountability and strengthen human rights and democracy in Bangladesh,” she said while giving her testimony before the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Thursday.
Uttra abduction suspect killed in 'shootout'
A youth, who was allegedly involved with the abduction of a collage girl in Uttra, has been killed in a “gunfight” with the law enforcers in the capital Hatirjheel area early Friday.
The deceased, Apon, 28, received bullet injuries around 3:30am, while taking preparation to conduct looting, said Masudur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner of Police at the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Media Centre.
One killed in UPDF-PCJSS 'gunfight'
A member of United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF) has been killed and two Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghity Samity (PCJSS) members have been injured in a gunfight at remote Tintohari jungle of Khagrachhari on Friday morning.
The deceased is Paresh Tanchangya, 28, of Baijjapara and the injured are Shanto Chakma, 19, and Ananda Chakma, 26, of Rainnachhara under Laxmichhari upazila in Khagrachhari district.
World leaders wants probe into Malaysian plane crash
World leaders on Friday demanded an international investigation into the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine in which all 298 people on board were killed, a tragedy that could further heighten tensions between Russia and the West.
One US official said Washington strongly suspected a surface-to-air missile that downed the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on Thursday was fired by Ukrainian separatists backed by Moscow.
Israel launches ground offensive in Gaza Strip
Israel launched a Gaza ground campaign after 10 days of bombardments from the air and sea failed to stop militants' rocket attacks, stepping up an offensive that already has taken a heavy toll in civilian lives.
Israel signalled the invasion would be limited in scope - targeting tunnels dug by gunmen - and said it was not intended to topple Hamas, the Gaza Strip's dominant Islamist group.
Satkhira BNP leader killed in 'shootout'
A local leader of BNP Has been killed in police firing in Islamkati-Sujanshah area under Tala upazila of Satkhira early Friday.
The deceased, SM Biplab Kabir, was the general secretary of Jalalpur union unit BNP and son of late Seher Ali, of Doha village in the upazila.
Israeli soldier killed in Gaza ground offensive
Israel on Friday announced its first casualty since the start of a ground operation in Gaza, with one soldier killed following a night of heavy fighting in the Hamas-ruled enclave.
The military said the soldier was killed in the northern Gaza Strip, but the circumstances behind his death were not immediately clear.
