State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Sunday said four Bangladesh nationals died in Friday's terror attacks in New Zealand mosques and feared that the figure may go up to six. "The (New Zealand) authorities have confirmed the death of two persons," he told UNB adding that they are counting the dead of two more Bangladeshi nationals through collecting information from…

The Bangladesh Consulate in Aucland has retracted its statement about three Bangladeshis being killed in terror attack in New Zealand, saying five of its nationals have been missing since Friday. Dr Abdus Samad, Hosne Ara, Mozammel, Omar Faruk, and Zakaria have been listed as missing. “There hasn’t been any official confirmation, but we fear they might be dead,” Honorary Consul Shafiqur…

The Civil aviation ministry has called an emergency meeting of all airlines at 4 pm today over the grounding of Boeing 737-Max planes. The meeting is to discuss the situation where the Boeing 737-Max aircraft are to fly back to India or go to maintenance facility for parking. All Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in India will be grounded by 4 pm on Wednesday, an official of the Directorate General of Civila…

The former boss of a major New York crime gang has died, after serving 33 of a 139-year prison sentence. Carmine Persico's lawyer said he died of complications arising from diabetes. He leaves a wife, two children and 15 grandchildren, BBC reports. The 85-year-old was known as The Snake, a nickname he reportedly hated. He is thought to have continued running his criminal organisation from behind…

New Delhi was the world's most polluted capital city in 2018, two groups monitoring air pollution said on Tuesday in a study of the amount of fine particulate matter known as PM2.5 in 61 capital cities around the world. Bangladesh capital of Dhaka and Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, according to the study by IQ AirVisual, a Swiss-based group that gathers air-quality data globally, and Greenpeace.…

Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state and first lady who lost the White House to Donald Trump in 2016, said officially on Monday (March 4) what has been unofficially clear for months: She is not running for president again in 2020. "I'm not running," Clinton told a New York City television station, News 12. "But I'm going to keep on working and speaking and standing…

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he intends to end India's preferential trade treatment under a programme that allows $5.6 billion worth of Indian exports to enter the United States duty free, reports Reuters. Trump, who has vowed to reduce US trade deficits, has repeatedly called out India for its high tariffs. "I am taking this step because, after intensive engagement between the…

At least 14 people, some children, have been killed after tornadoes struck Lee County, Alabama, authorities said. Sheriff Jay Jones told local news outlets they were still pulling people from the rubble, and some had been hospitalised with serious injuries. "The challenge is the sheer volume of the debris where all the homes were located," he told CNN. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey posted on…

Bangladesh has been ranked ninth among its Asian neighbours in an international ranking of most generous countries. With an overall score of 31 percent, the country has been ranked 74 in the world and fourth in South Asia in the CAF World Giving Index 2018 by British organisation Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). In the ninth edition of the CAF World Giving Index presents the ranking after collecting…

Sabrin Farooqui has become the first female Bangladeshi origin who received Australian Labor Party (ALP) nomination for a parliamentary seat in the upcoming state election due on March 23. She will contest a seat on New South Wales (NSW) Legislative Council, according to an Australian news portal. The NSW Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers in the New South Wales…

President Donald Trump said he had asked China to immediately remove all tariffs on US agricultural products because trade talks were progressing well. He also delayed plans to impose 25-percent tariffs on Chinese goods on Friday, as previously scheduled. “I have asked China to immediately remove all Tariffs on our agricultural products (including beef, pork, etc.) based on the fact that we…

Pakistan has suspended flight operations across all major airports in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab due to escalation of border tension between Pakistan and India. The Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced the news on its twitter handle saying: “Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan has officially closed its airspace until further notice.” Flight operations at Lahore,…

United States called for India and Pakistan to "exercise restraint" amid soaring tensions between the two nuclear-armed countries, while urging Islamabad to take action against militants. "We encourage India and Pakistan to exercise restraint, and avoid escalation at any cost," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said in a statement after speaking with the foreign ministers…