Thousands of people have protested outside of Japan’s parliament against new legislation that would allow the military to deploy overseas.
The changes would allow Japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War Two.
The legislation has already been passed by Japan’s lower house and is expected to be endorsed by the upper chamber.
Under its constitution, Japan is barred from using force to resolve conflicts except in cases of self-defence.
But a reinterpretation of the law will now allow “collect...
Europe is facing an unprecedented migration crisis nowadays. But instead of resolving it, it is on the verge of making an unprecedented mistake. Abolishing the Schengen agreement, as suggested by some, is not the answer. It would strike at the very heart of the European project, depriving EU citizens of their most cherished right, slowing down Europe’s post-crisis recovery and diminishing its capacity to curb organised crime and terrorist threats.
The scale of the challenge is massive. The number of migrants reaching Greece alone by mid-August amounts to 158,000 since January 2015. Unfortunately the response so far has only deepened the concerns. Despite the fact that the European Commission has taken a firm stand, stating that “Schengen is not negotiable”, some European politicians ...
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The Apollo Hospital Group is planning to expand its operations in Bangladesh and Kolkata in
the next few years, a top official of the city facility said today.
“We presently have a hospital in Dhaka. We have plans to...
Infra major GMR Group, which is setting up two hydel power projects in Nepal, is in discussions with Bangladesh government among others to export power from the Himalayan country.
“Initial discussions were initiated for tying up sale of power with Government of Bangladesh, Power Trading Company (PTC) / NTPC / Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN),” GMR said in its annual report.
It added, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank arm, is expected to pick up 10 per cent stake in both the projects, besides acting as lead lender.
The com...
As thousands of Bangladeshis and Indians celebrated the end of one of the world’s most intractable border disputes, Fatema Khatun was quietly hopeful of finally seeing justice.
Fifteen years after Khatun’s husband, Badshah Mia, was hacked to death and his body dumped on a canal bank near their home along the border, no one has been charged with his murder, reports AFP.
But the mother of six is praying that this month’s historic land swap between the two countries
along their frontier—sparking wild celebrations—means the case will at last...
Activists of Bangladesh Chatra League (BCL) of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) unit attacked on agitated pro-Awami League teachers, those who were undergoing movement demanding immediate removal of its Vice Chancellor Professor Aminul Haque Bhuyan, on Sunday morning at campus, 30 August 2015.
At least 10 teachers were injured following the attack including two female teachers and 6 journalists were assaulted at that time.
The teachers under the banner ‘Mohan Muktijuddher Chetonay Udbuddho Shikkhakgon’ started movement ...
