Daily Archives: January 3, 2019

Bangladesh elections: A transitional moment in politics?

Bangladesh’s general election was a complex affair but with a simple premise. The Awami League won the election for the third term in a row with an overwhelming majority....

SPECIAL OATH-TAKING FOR ILL ERSHAD

A special arrangement has been made for the oath-taking ceremony of HM Ershad, chief of Jatiya Party which won 22 seats in the election. Ershad’s swearing in will be carried...

NEW LAWMAKERS SWORN IN, NO BNP ELECTS ATTEND

The new parliament members elected through the 11th general election of Bangladesh have been sworn in as lawmakers. As stated, no opposition BNP or Jatiya Oikyafront elects were seen in...

TRUMP MOCKS INDIAN PM FOR LIBRARY IN AFGHANISTAN

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday mocked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for funding a library in Afghanistan, suggesting it was of no use. Trump brought up India's aid during...

PAKISTAN TO GET ANOTHER $1B FROM SAUDI ARABIA THIS MONTH

A parliamentary panel was informed on Wednesday that Pakistan would receive another tranche of $1 billion from Saudi Arabia in the current month. Briefing the Senate Standing Committee on...

PM IMRAN DEPARTS FOR TURKEY ON TWO-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday left for Turkey on a two-day official visit on the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The premier is scheduled to meet the Turkish...

INDIA, CHINA YET TO REBUILD SCHOOL BUILDINGS

Reconstruction of 13 schools in Dolakha district, which were damaged by the 2015-earthquake, has been left in limbo as the donor countries that had pledged to rebuild the infrastructure...

OIKYA FRONT TO SUBMIT MEMORANDUM TO EC DEMANDING FRESH ELECTION

The Jatiya Oikya Front will submit a memorandum to the Election Commission, demanding a fresh election after cancelling the results of the 11th national election. The candidates from all allies,...

Construction of warship for Pakistan underway

China recently started construction of an export version of one of its advanced warships and will deliver it to Pakistan as part of a major arms deal, according to...

Indian army’s Rs 60,000 crore FICV project stuck in procedural delays

A 10-year-old plan to acquire 2,600 future infantry combat vehicles for the Indian Army at a cost of around Rs 60,000 crore is staring at an uncertain future as...

Ghani’s envoy to visit Pakistan on Afghan peace

Mohammad Umer Daudzai, President Ashraf Ghani’s Special Envoy for Regional Affairs on Consensus About Peace and head of the High Peace Council (HPC) secretariat, on Wednesday announced that he...

India opening six new visa centres in Bangladesh

India is set to open six new visa centres in Bangladesh, taking the number of IVACs to 15, the High Commission in Dhaka says. Start of operations of the centres...

India to deport 2nd batch of Rohingyas kept in Assam detention camp

India has decided to deport five Rohingyas to Myanmar, the second batch of Rohingyas living in detention camps in Assam, a state in India's northeast. They will be handed...

Indo-Nepal railway project likely to be completed by February

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to dedicate the new Indo-Nepal railway line being laid between Jaynagar (India) and Bardibas (Nepal) soon. Officials in Indian Railways claimed the...

Justice Asif Saeed Khosa appointed new Chief Justice of Pakistan

Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa has been appointed new Chief Justice of Pakistan with effect from January 18. The Ministry of Law has appointed Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, the senior...

India’s border trade: Nepal tops the list, Bangladesh second

India’s border trade with its six neighbouring countries — China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar — accounts for a little over $12 billion, which is just 1.56% of...

31 lakh people left out of NRC final draft file claims

(NRC) have filed claims forms for their inclusion in the roster till December 31, the last date of filling claims and objections to the Supreme Court monitored updating process. Media...

Western powers call for probe into Bangladesh election irregularities, violence

Western powers on Tuesday condemned election day violence in Bangladesh and described a range of other irregularities that marred a vote in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s alliance secured...

US top commander in Afghanistan tells troops to be ready for ‘any outcome’

General Scott Miller, commander of US forces in Afghanistan and commander of the NATO non-combat Resolution Support (RS) mission in Afghanistan, told NATO troops to be ready for any...

JP TO ANNOUNCE ITS ROLE IN JS TOMORROW

Jatiya Party, a key component of Awami League-led 14-Party Grand Alliance, will announce tomorrow whether they will remain as the opposition or be part of the government. JP Secretary General...

India installs satellite tracking centre in Bhutan to counter China’s Tibet facility

India is setting up a satellite tracking and data reception centre in the Himalayan state of Bhutan that will also strategically serve to counter a similar Chinese facility in...