Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali yesterday told Parliament that Rohingyas may become a threat for national security in the future, reports UNB. "Among the Cox's Bazar population, 20-25 per cent people are now Rakhine Muslims. Such huge Rakhine Muslims may become a threat for national…

Swelled by onrush of water upstream, the Surma and the Kushiyara, the twin flows of the Barak river in Manipur state of north-eastern India, are in spate. The Surma was flowing 20cm above the danger level (DL) at Sunamganj and the Kushiyara 25cm at the Sherpur-Sylhet point yesterday (Thursday). The…

The United States agreed a major warplane sale to Qatar and began manoeuvres with the emirate’s navy Thursday, underscoring its commitment to their military alliance despite Doha’s rift with other Gulf allies, reports AFP from Doha. Washington has sent conflicting signals to its longtime…

There was scant rain on the first day of the Bangla month of Ashar, although the Met Office had forecast showers yesterday. People waited expectantly as dark clouds formed, but there was little rain yesterday except in Nilphamari and Faridpur. The Met Office recorded 212mm of rainfall in Dimla, the…

Russian President Vladimir  yesterday mockingly offered ex-FBI chief James Comey asylum during his annual televised chat with the Russian people, reports AFP. But the Kremlin strongman appeared rattled when facing tougher questioning from journalists at the end of the four-hour phone-in event,…