Ukraine rivals must stick by Minsk accords: EU

AFP, BRUSSELS: The EU on Monday insisted all parties must fully implement the Minsk ceasefire accords to restore peace in Ukraine, after US President…

One in 14 Catholic priests accused of abuse in Australia

AFP, SYDNEY: Seven percent of Catholic priests were accused of abusing children in Australia between 1950 and 2010 but the allegations were never investigated, “shocking and indefensible” data showed Monday during an inquiry into paedophilia in the church.The Royal Commission into Institutional…

Guard shoots Afghan diplomat dead in Pakistan

AFP, KARACHI: An Afghan guard with a “personal grudge” shot dead a junior diplomat inside the Afghan consulate in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on Monday, police said. “The guard, Rehmat Ullah, opened fire on a junior diplomat Mohammad Zaki Uro, killing him on the spot and…

Romania govt feels heat after record demonstration

AFP, BUCHAREST: Pressure intensified on Romania’s government on Monday after half a million people joined the biggest nationwide protests in almost three decades, with many calling for it to quit. Demonstrators vowed no let-up as a no-confidence opposition motion was set for its first reading…

IS ‘besieged’ in last bastion in Syria’s Aleppo province

AFP, BEIRUT: The Islamic State group is “completely besieged” in its last major stronghold in Syria’s Aleppo province, a monitor said Monday, as pro-regime forces piled pressure on the jihadists on several fronts. IS fighters were cut off in Al-Bab after forces loyal to the government…

Kerry, Albright slam Trump travel ban

AFP, WASHINGTON: A group of prominent Democrats including former secretaries of state John Kerry and Madeleine Albright called Monday for a federal appeals court to continue blocking President Donald Trump’s travel ban, saying it harms national security. In a brief submitted to the US Court of…

Bahrain oppn loses appeal against dissolution

AFP, DUBAI: Bahrain’s top court rejected on Monday an appeal by the country’s main opposition group Al-Wefaq against its dissolution over terrorism-related charges, a judicial source said. The court of cassation “denied the appeal against the dissolution of Al-Wefaq and the seizure…

Japan’s troubled ‘space junk’ mission fails

AFP, TOKYO: An experimental Japanese mission to clear ‘space junk’ or rubbish from the Earth’s orbit has ended in failure, officials…

Most Viewed

Looking into the language policy

Queen Elizabeth II marks sapphire jubilee

Emerging Cup likely in Dhaka

Classified loans in banks, financial insts Tk 63,435cr

‘Bengal Sangskriti Utsab Sylhet’ begins Feb 22

Pesticide-free vegetable sales corner launched in Nilphamari

Regent to start flight to Doha, Dammam

Shakil’s ‘Jol-e Khuji Dhatob Mudra’ released

Ex-secy Nurul Huda made new CEC

‘Tree girl’ to undergo surgery today

The Independent, Bangladesh

Digital Edition

Editor : M. Shamsur Rahman

Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, 446/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1215.
Editorial, News & Commercial Offices : Beximco Media Complex, 149-150 Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. GPO Box No. 934, Dhaka-1000.

Editor : M. Shamsur Rahman
Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, 446/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1215.
Editorial, News & Commercial Offices : Beximco Media Complex, 149-150 Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. GPO Box No. 934, Dhaka-1000.

Disclaimer & Privacy Policy

....................................................

About Us

....................................................

Subscription