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13Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

News Brief: Bangladesh High Commission London

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hoped that people will reelect Awami League in the next general election to maintain the continuity of development in the country. "In the next election, I believe the people who are now getting the benefits of development will surely vote for 'boat' and reelect Awami League to maintain the continuity of development and thus turn Bangladesh into a mid-income country by 2021 and a prosperous one by 2041," she said. The PM said this when leaders of Awami League and its associate bodies met her at Gono Bhaban yesterday, marking the ninth anniversary of her release from prison. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the ulema of Qawmi madrasas to motivate people against the spread of terrorism and to help the government's efforts to eliminate this social mena...
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The rarest passport in the world is so exclusive there are only three in existence
12Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

The rarest passport in the world is so exclusive there are only three in existence

    It's thought the measure of a passport's power is the number of countries it allows its holder to travel to without applying for a visa. Based on this, German passports - held by millions - have the most clout, allowing their citizens to go to a total of 176 countries out of 218, visa-free. While millions don't hold a passport for the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, it is precisely their rarity which makes them so special. Only three are issued at any one time. These go to the three highest officers in the Catholic order: the grand master, deputy grand master, and chancellor. So what is the medieval order? Its full name reads the 'Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta.' It originated as the Crusader Knights Hospitaller in...
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EU threatens year-long delay in Brexit talks over UK’s negotiating stance
12Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

EU threatens year-long delay in Brexit talks over UK’s negotiating stance

    Theresa May is to be told the EU will take a year to draft a new mandate for its chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, effectively killing the Brexit negotiations, if she insists on discussing a future trade relationship at the same time as the UK’s divorce bill. In a sign of growing impatience with the shambolic state of the British side of the talks, senior EU sources said that if London insisted on talking about a free trade deal before the issues of its divorce bill, citizens rights and the border in Ireland were sufficiently resolved, it would be met with a blunt response. If they don’t accept the phased negotiations then we will take a year to draw up a new set of negotiating guidelines for Barnier, one senior EU diplomat said, adding that the EU could not understand Bri...
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PM-COAS on visit to Saudi Arabia-Qatar-Kuwait
12Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, ENGLISH

PM-COAS on visit to Saudi Arabia-Qatar-Kuwait

    Pakistan will mediate between Saudi Arabia and Qatar in the ongoing Gulf Crisis that has engulfed the entire Muslim world. Prime Minister of Pakistan and the Chief of Army Staff have decided to play their role in this regard. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javaid Bajwa on Monday left on a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia to help resolve the Gulf crisis. The premier is accompanied by Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz and other senior officials. Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister House, in a statement, said PM Nawaz “will visit the kingdom in context of the emergent situation among GCC countries”. During his visit, the prime minister will hold talks with the Saudi leadersh...
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Bharara says Trump phone calls made him uncomfortable
12Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Bharara says Trump phone calls made him uncomfortable

    Preet Bharara, a prominent former U.S. attorney ousted by President Trump, said Sunday that he reported to the Justice Department efforts by the president to cultivate some kind of relationship with him, describing phone calls from Trump that made him increasingly uncomfortable. In his first sit-down interview since his March removal, Bharara said he reported one of the phone calls to the chief of staff for Attorney General Jeff Sessions because it made him uneasy. He said he was dismissed from the important prosecutor’s job in Manhattan only 22 hours after he finally refused to take a call from the president. The recollections add a new dimension to the intensifying debate over Trump’s firing of former FBI director James B. Comey, who was removed from his job after privat...
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New CCTV images of Manchester bomber released
12Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

New CCTV images of Manchester bomber released

    New photos of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi have been released by police as they continue to piece together his final days. Greater Manchester Police say they now have a deep understanding of the attacker's movements before he detonated a bomb at the end of a sold-out Ariana Grande concert on 22 May. Detective Chief Superintendent Russ Jackson confirmed 29 house searches have been conducted over the past three weeks and evidence of explosive material has been found at several locations with links to Abedi. Other The blue and red barrels were stored in the white Nissan Micra Officers are appealing for information about red and blue barrels which were stored in a Nissan Micra that Abedi had made repeated trips to before his attack. A search is also continuing at a lan...
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Theresa May is dead woman walking
11Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Theresa May is dead woman walking

    In a withering attack on Theresa May who sacked him as chancellor on her arrival in Downing Street last year, Mr Osborne said it was simply a question of how long she is going to remain on death row. Theresa May and her husband Philip arrive at St Andrew's Church in Sonning, Berkshire He predicted she could be out of office as early as the middle of next week. His criticism came as the PM, badly weakened by the loss of her majority in the election, moved to shore up her precarious position. However, this was dealt an early blow after Downing Street mistakenly announcing a deal had been reached with the Democratic Unionists to prop up Mrs May's minority Tory government. Meanwhile, Jeremy Corbyn, buoyed by Labour's showing at the polls, said it was quite possible there would...
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Iran has sent five planes of food to Qatar
11Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, ENGLISH

Iran has sent five planes of food to Qatar

    Iran has sent five planes of food to Qatar, Iran’s national carrier told AFP on Sunday, days after Gulf countries cut off air and other transport links to the emirate. So far five planes carrying perishable food items such as fruit and vegetables have been sent to Qatar, each carrying around 90 tonnes of cargo, while another plane will be sent today, Iran Air spokesman Shahrokh Noushabadi said. We will continue deliveries as long as there is demand from Qatar, Noushabadi added, without mentioning if these deliveries were exports or aid. Three ships loaded with 350 tonnes of food were also set to leave an Iranian port for Qatar, the Tasnim news agency quoted a local official as saying. The port of Dayyer is Iran’s closest port to Qatar. In the biggest diplomatic crisis in t...
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Horror shooting in Moscow leaves four dead after man opens fire on pedestrians and throws grenades from house
11Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

Horror shooting in Moscow leaves four dead after man opens fire on pedestrians and throws grenades from house

    Four people have been killed after a man barricaded himself in his house and opened fire on passers-by near Moscow. Reports from Russian media suggest that the man hit at least five people in the shooting, before turning on police officers after he managed to escape from the property. According to one source, the suspect fired at security forces and threw two grenades. An Interior Ministry spokeswoman told RIA Novosti: "Police have currently pinned down the suspect's location. The police and National Guard are all taking measure to disarm him. Police said of the four people killed, two were found dead in the suspect's home, although it is not clear how they died. At least one officer is suffering from a shrapnel wound after storming the house. One victim, a woman, died in ...
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Labour now has a six-point lead over the Tories, new poll finds
11Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Labour now has a six-point lead over the Tories, new poll finds

    Labour is now ahead of the Tories for the first time since Jeremy Corbyn became leader, a new poll has found. Mr Corbyn’s party is now polling at 45 per cent, six points ahead of the Tories who are lagging behind on 39 per cent. The Survation poll, conducted for the Mail on Sunday, shows a swing of eight points in Labour’s favour since the general election on 8 June. Who could replace May if she resigns? Labour has now overtaken the Tories despite being more than 20 points behind when Theresa May first called for a general election. The news comes as Ms May is expected to enter a confidence and supply” arrangement with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in an attempt to shore up her position as Prime Minister. The Tories fell short of a majority in the general election, l...
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