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Iran was yesterday facing a two-week deadline to give a final answer to world powers seeking a breakthrough in the nuclear crisis, after talks with the EU foreign policy chief ended in stalemate. [Read more]

BSS, Dhaka
Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury today said that the Council of Advisers meeting at Sylhet on July 21 will be significant for the development of greater Sylhet.In a statement here yesterday, the foreign adviser said the entire country would be benefited if the potentials of greater Sylhet are fully utilized. He hoped that [...]

হেযবোলল্লার হাতে ২০০৬ সালে আটক দুই ইসরায়েলী সেনার মৃতদেহ ফেরত দেবার মধ্যে দিয়ে ইসরায়েল ও লেবাননের মধ্যে বন্দী বিনিময় চুক্তির বাস্তবায়ন শুরু হল৻ [Read more]

Lawmakers in Nepal yesterday failed to elect the country’s first president and end weeks of political deadlock following the abolition of the Himalayan monarchy, official television said. [Read more]

UNB, Dhaka
Ganaforum president Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday expressed his doubt about the success of the anti-corruption drive as he said many “corrupts are being released on bail”.Talking to media after his party presidium meeting, he said on health grounds, many detainees started getting interim releases for one or two months.Moreover, he said others corrupt persons [...]

গত ২৪শে মে ঢাকায় অনুষ্ঠিত বাংলাদেশ সংলাপের আয়োজনে প্রশ্ন ওঠে সরকারের সাথে আলোচনা বা সংলাপে বসা নিয়ে বড় দলগুলোর মনোভাব, আলোচনা হয় রাজনৈতিক সংস্কারের বর্তমান অবস্থা আর নেতাদের গ্রেফতারের বিষয় নিয়ে [Read more]

The foreign-secretary level talks between Bangladesh and India will begin in New Delhi on Thursday. [Read more]

Oil prices rallied on Friday after three days of heavy falls that pulled the market down by 15 dollars on worries over economic growth and slowing demand, traders said. [Read more]

Staff Reporter
Leaders in the humanitarian community have resolved to do more to address the risks of corruption in relief efforts, according to a report published by Transparency International yesterday.
The report, Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Assistance documents perceptions of corruption in humanitarian operations through interviews with staff of several leading international humanitarian NGOs who have partnered [...]