Natun Somoy

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton launched bitter attacks on each other’s character on Tuesday as a new poll suggested the White House race has tightened in the final week. Trump stormed into Democratic territory in Wisconsin to try to use suspicion generated by an FBI probe into Clinton’s emails to open an unlikely path to victory on 8 November. But, with political tension spilling over into financial markets, 69-year-old Clinton was determined not to lose her advantage, firing up Florida crowds with attacks on Trump’s attitude to women. Polling forecasts suggest the 70-year-old Republican property mogul faces a battle to win enough states to secure an electoral college victory over his Democratic rival. But he received a boost Tuesday when an ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll showed him leading Clinton by 46 to 45 percent. He boasted about the new numbers as he addressed a raucous crowd—chanting ‘Lock her up!’ and ‘Drain the swamp!’—in Eau Claire, Wis...

The US embassy in New Delhi issued a security message to American citizens in India on Tuesday to be vigilant following reports that Islamic State may be planning to attack targets there. “Recent Indian media reports indicate ISIL’s (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) desire to attack targets in India,” the advisory said, warning of an increased threat to places frequented by Westerners such as religious sites, markets and festival venues. ISIL is an acronym for the jihadist organisation, which has seized territory in Iraq and Syria. “All US citizens are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness,” the advisory said. Officials from the National Investigation Agency, India’s counter-terrorism unit, has been quoted as saying that an Indian man arrested last month in Tamil Nadu and charged with terrorism offences had been an active member of Islamic State in Iraq. US issues travel advisory f...

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has taken initiatives forconstruction of a residential house for the family of Bangladesh’s “wonder boy” cricketer all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz. “Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has already directed the authorities concerned for construction of the house, and accordingly her principal secretary Md Abul Kalam Azad conveyed the directives to the deputy commissioner of Khulna,” PM’s deputy press secretary Ashraful Alam Khokan told media today. Ashraful Alam said local administration would take necessary steps for construction of the house for Miraz’s family after finding out a suitable place. Miraz, Bangladesh’s latest cricket sensation, became the toast of a nation with his 12 wickets in the first Test victory over England. The 19-year-old off spinner from Khulna played the key role in levelling the just-concluded two-match Rocket Test Series against the strong English side. Son of a poor taxi driver, Miraz took 19 English wickets in t...

ডেমোক্রেট দলের প্রেসিডেন্ট প্রার্থী হিলারি ক্লিনটনের এবার বুঝি তীরে এসে তরী ডুবল। উইকিলিকস জানিয়েছে, সাবেক পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী হিলারি ক্লিনটন এবং প্রেসিডেন্ট বারাক ওবামা আইএসের প্রতিষ্ঠাতা। আইএসের জন্য যাদের কাছ থেকে হিলারি অর্থ সংগ্রহ করেছেন সেসব দেশের নামসহ পুরো তালিকা প্রকাশ করেছে উইকিলিকস। এসব তথ্য প্রকাশের পর হিলারির জনপ্রিয়তায় ধস নেমেছে। সাধারণ মানুষের কাছে তিনি বিশ্বাসযোগ্যতা হারাচ্ছেন। কনজারভেটিভ ডেইলি পোস্ট জানিয়েছে, উইকিলিকস হিলারির যেসব ইমেইল ফাঁস করেছে তাতে আইএসকে প্রতিষ্ঠায় হিলারি এবং ওবামার হাত রয়েছে এমন শক্তিশালী প্রমাণ রয়েছে। অথচ বেশ কিছু প্রভাবশালী মার্কিন গণমাধ্যম এসব খবর প্রকাশ করছে না। ডেইলি পোস্ট বলছে, ‘হিলারি বর্তমান সময়ে কি কি করেছে তার চেয়ে ট্রাম্পের অতীত ইতিহাস নিয়ে ঘাঁটাঘাঁটি করতেই বেশি পছন্দ করছে গণমাধ্যমগুলো। কিন্তু আমরা তাদের মত নই। আইএসের সঙ্গে হিলারির যে সম্পৃক্ততা রয়েছে সাহসী এবং দেশপ্রেমিক জুলিয়ান অ্যাসেঞ্জের মত আমরাও সেগুলোর প্রমাণ দেব। কেননা আমাদের যতটুকু ধারণা করেছি আইএসের সঙ্গে হিলারির তার চেয়ে অনেক বেশি সম্পৃক্ততা রয়েছে।’ হিলারির ফাঁস হওয়া ইমেইলে ...

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India is trying to hasten a deal with the United States to buy Predator drone aircraft for military surveillance, one of several defence and nuclear projects the two sides are pursuing in the final months of the Obama administration. India’s request for 22 Predator Guardian drones made in June is in an advanced stage of negotiations. The two sides hope to make enough progress so only administrative tasks remain by the time President Barack Obama leaves office, government officials in New Delhi said. “It is progressing well. The aim is to complete the main process in the next few months,” said one of the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity. Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has built personal ties with president Barack Obama, whose signature foreign policy move has been a strategic pivot to Asia from the Middle East. The United States has dislodged Russia as the top arms supplier to India. New Delhi is also on the cusp of sealing a US nuclear reactor deal w...

Indian police have arrested six members of an Islamic State-inspired group suspected of plotting attacks on key figures and public places during the Hindu festival of Diwali, the national counter-terrorism agency said on Monday. Islamic State has struggled to win over many recruits in India, which is home to the world's third-largest Muslim population. But over the past year or so, the National Investigation Agency has found small groups of people in the southern states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu who have either travelled to Syria to join the militant Sunni group or planned attacks inside India. On Sunday, the NIA picked up six men while they were in a meeting in a hilltop shrine in Kerala and said they were gathering explosives and other material to mount attacks in southern India during Diwali later this month. ‘During the searches, incriminating material including electronic devices have been seized from their possession and search of their premises,’ the agency said in a...