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Army chief pays courtesy call on president

Observer Online Report

Chief of Army Staff Gen Waker-Uz Zaman on Saturday paid a courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban.During the ...

Erdogan lashes out at Israel for attack on UN chief

ISTANBUL, Oct 4: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused Israel of "shamelessly" attacking UN chief Antonio Guterres by ...

Nobel Peace Prize could honour UNRWA, ICJ, UN chief Guterres

Observer Online Desk

The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), the International Court of Justice and U.N. chief Antonio Guterres are among the ...

'Sickening cycle of escalation' in Mideast must stop: UN chief

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 3: UN chief Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for an end to the "sickening cycle of escalation" in ...

Israel declares UN chief 'persona non grata'

JERUSALEM, Oct 2: Israel declared UN chief Antonio Guterres "persona non grata" on Wednesday, accusing him of failing to specifically ...

UN chief declared 'persona non-grata' in Israel

Observer Online Desk

The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has been banned from entering Israel over Iran missile attack row, ...

Army chief opens 30 medical dispensaries for retired members

Staff Correspondent

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Tuesday inaugurated 30 more medical dispensaries in Dhaka and other districts through video ...

Army chief meets CA

Observer Online Desk

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Tuesday (October 1) paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus ...

French far-right chief Le Pen in high-stakes embezzlement trial

PARIS, Sept 30: French far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen and a slew of fellow National Rally (RN) chiefs face ...

Hashem Safieddine: possible successor to Hezbollah chief Nasrallah

Observer Online Desk

Hashem Safieddine, a potential successor to his slain cousin Hassan Nasrallah, is one of Hezbollah’s most prominent figures and has ...

Israel kills Hezbollah chief in Beirut air strike

BEIRUT, Sept 28: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has been killed, the Lebanese movement said Saturday, dealing a seismic blow to ...

Israel army chief vows to 'reach' anyone who threatens Israel after Nasrallah reported killed

JERUSALEM, Sept 28: Israel's army chief vowed on Saturday to "reach" anyone who threatens Israeli citizens, after the military said ...

Hezbollah chief Nasrallah killed, Israel claims

Observer Online Desk

The Israeli military said on Saturday it had killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on the group's ...

NIDs of 2 brothers of former army chief gen (rtd) Aziz cancelled

Staff Correspondent

Election Commission has cancelled the national ID cards of Haris Ahmed and Tofael Ahmed alias Joseph, two brothers of former ...

IMF chief offers support for 'Bangladesh 2.0'

Observer Online Desk

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has pledged support to Bangladesh's reform initiatives, saying the Washington-based lender has ...

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Army chief pledges support for interim govt, hopes for polls in 18 months

Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman vowed to back the country's interim government "come what may" to help it complete key ...

UN chief warns Lebanon on 'brink' as world leaders gather in UNGA

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24: The UN chief warned world leaders on Tuesday that Lebanon was on "the brink" as clashes ...

CAAB chief, Civil Aviation Secy discuss ongoing projects

Business Desk

Chairman of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Air-Vice Marshal Md Monjur Kabir Bhuiyan paid a courtesy call on Secretary ...

Prof Yunus joins reception by UN chief, exchange greetings with global leaders

Observer Online Desk

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday joined in New York a welcome reception with heads of delegation representing various ...

Transition to democracy in 18 months: Army chief

Observer Online Report

A transition to democracy should be made between a year and a year-and-a-half in the country, said army chief during ...

Army chief pledges support for Yunus' interim govt

Observer Online Desk

Bangladesh's army chief vowed to back the country's interim government "come what may" to help it complete key reforms after ...

Army chief meets Chief Adviser

Observer Online Report

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman has called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his office.He paid a courtesy ...

DMP chief seeks help from transport sector to ease traffic congestion in city

Staff Correspondent

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Mainul Hasan has sought the cooperation from the transport sector to ease traffic ...

Central banks face difficult balancing act: IMF chief

WASHINGTON, Sept 21: Central banks face a "difficult balancing act" as they start lowering interest rates around the world in ...

Tarique Siddique, Ziaul, 8 others sued for kidnapping Khaleda's security chief

Court Correspondent

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's security adviser Maj Gen (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique and nine others were sued with the ...

Ex-DMP chief Asaduzzaman shown arrested in RMG worker murder case

Observer Online Report

A Dhaka court on Thursday showed former commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Asaduzzaman Miah arrested in a case filed ...

Kolkata police chief sacked after protests over doctor's murder

KOLKATA, Sept 17: Indian authorities in Kolkata have sacked the city's police chief and top health ministry officials after furious ...

UN chief condemns ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 17: Nothing justifies Israel's collective punishment of the people of Gaza as they endure "unimaginable" suffering, UN ...

Atishi to be Delhi's new chief minister

Observer Online Desk

Delhi minister Atishi will take over as Chief Minister after Arvind Kejriwal resigns from the top post after a meeting ...

EU chief unveils her new team with women in top roles

Observer Online Desk

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen put women in many of the top roles on her new team for ...