Author: Asian Bangla

Asianbangla, Dhaka : Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday alleged that evil political forces are infiltrating the students’ peaceful movement. “Vested quarters have extended political support to the student movement, and attempts have been made to transform the student protest into an anti-government movement,” he said. The AL leader was talking to reporters after a meeting with the party’s secretary-level leaders at the AL president’s Dhanmondi office yesterday afternoon. Intelligence agencies are keeping an eye on some people and closely watching their movements, suspecting their links to the ongoing demonstrations, he mentioned. Quader, also road, transport and bridges minister, called…

Asianbangla Desk : Indian security forces yesterday killed five militants in the disputed region of Kashmir, the biggest single-day casualty since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government took direct control of the state, leading to protests. Reuters. Modi’s Hindu nationalist party pulled out of a coalition government in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in June, citing a deterioration in security, leading to president’s rule or direct control by the federal government. Dozens of protesters were injured, two of them critically with gunshot wounds, as a large number of youths gathered in Kilora village in South Kashmir’s Shopian district and pelted Indian…

Asianbagnla Desk : US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday pledged to provide nearly $300 million in new security funding for Southeast Asia, as China forges ahead with plans to bolster its engagement in the region. Reuters. Pompeo unveiled the figure to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and other officials from around the world in Singapore. “As part of our commitment to advancing regional security in the Indo-Pacific, the United States is excited to announce nearly $300 million in new funding to reinforce security cooperation throughout the…

Asianbangla Desk : President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said Turkey would impose sanctions on two US officials in retaliation for a similar move by Washington in a row over the detention of an American pastor. AFP Turkey’s holding of pastor Andrew Brunson on terror-related charges for almost two years has sparked one of the most intense crises between the Nato allies in years. But in his first comments on the dispute since Washington imposed the sanctions on Wednesday, Erdogan also appeared keen to ward off any further escalation by saying that neither side had an interest in a “lose-lose” scenario.…

Asianbangla desk : China’s state media said on Saturday the government’s retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion of US goods showed rational restraint and they accused the United States of blackmail. Late on Friday, China’s finance ministry unveiled new sets of additional tariffs on 5,207 goods imported from the United States, with the extra levies ranging from five to 25 percent on a total value of goods less than half of that proposed by US President Donald Trump’s administration. The response follows the Trump administration’s proposal of a 25-percent tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. “China’s countermeasures are rational,” the…

Asianbangla Desk : Russian police detained around 25 gay rights activists who took part in an unsanctioned rally in St Petersburg on Saturday, according to Reuters witnesses. Reuters. A few dozen activists gathered at Palace Square on Saturday afternoon, defying a ban to hold the rally. Organisers had said they would stage one-man protests to demand freedom of association after city authorities turned down their request to hold a parade. Police detained campaigners who unfurled rainbow flags or held placards, dragging them into a police bus. There were no clashes between police and the activists. Russia passed a law in…

Asianbangla, Dhaka : The vehicle carrying outgoing US ambassador Marcia Bernicat came under attack by a group of unidentified miscreants as it left the residence of Badiul Alam Majumder, secretary of civil society advocacy group SHUJAN, on Saturday night. UNB The US Ambassador was attending a courtesy dinner at Dr Majumder’s house in the capital’s Iqbal Road in Mohammadpur area. As she was leaving around 11 PM, a group of miscreants gave a chase and threw bricks at the car she was in, Majumder told UNB. “As her car got away, the miscreants turned their attention to my house and…

Asianbangla Desk : Demanding safe road and justice for their two peers killed in a road crash in Dhaka on July 29, students from several schools and colleges staged demonstrations across the country yesterday while transport workers observed their second day of undeclared strike. SYLHET Several thousand students took to the streets in all four districts of Sylhet division, reports our correspondent. Meanwhile, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid urged students to return to their classes. After attending the convocation of Metropolitan University in Sylhet, the minister said, “Students should return to their classes as the government is fulfilling their demands.” In…

Asianbangla Desk : Powered by half-centuries from Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan which was backed up by an excellent final over from Nazmul Islam, Bangladesh won the second T20I against the West Indies by 12 runs to tie the series at one apiece ahead of the series-decider at Lauderhill tomorrow. West Indies were left needing 15 off the last over, which was bowled to perfection and Nazmul conceded only three runs while picking up two wickets, giving the batsmen no chance. Andre Fletcher had set the tone for the hosts with his 38-ball 43 after seeing his opening partner Evin…

Asianbangla, Dhaka : Rapid Action Battalion members picked up actress Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed from Dhaka’s Uttara tonight for allegedly spreading rumours on Facebook over the attack on student protesters demanding safe roads. Actress Quazi Nawshaba was detained from Uttara tonight for spreading rumours on social media about attack on protesters and later she was taken to Rab-1 office for interrogation, said a text message from the elite force. At least 20-25 students were injured as alleged activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and police launched an attack on the student protesters at Dhanmondi 3 near Jigatola this afternoon. The incident took…