Daily Archives: January 19, 2019

UN CHIEF SAYS BANGLADESH POLLS NOT PERFECT

Branding Bangladesh’s December 30 parliamentary elections not perfect, the United Nations secretary general has called for engaging in meaningful dialogue in Bangladeshi political sphere as positive as possible. UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres...

GHANI TO JOIN ELECTION RACE WITH FOUR-MEMBER TEAM

Sources said President Ashraf Ghani's election ticket has been completed and that he will enter the race for 2019 presidential elections in the near future. The presidential elections race is in full swing...

CLASHES IN RAKHINE STATE: MYANMAR ARMY KILLS 13 REBELS

Myanmar's army has killed 13 rebel fighters in the western Rakhine State, a military spokesman said yesterday, as government troops battle to contain a new insurgency in the troubled...

PIA PLANE ESCAPES BEING HIT BY MYSTERIOUS DRONE

A drone was sighted hovering over a Sukkur-bound commercial aircraft of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) only minutes after it took off from the Karachi airport on Friday. Sources said the...

IMRAN ASKS UNGA CHIEF TO PROBE RIGHTS ABUSES IN HELD KASHMIR

Prime Minis­ter Imran Khan and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qure­shi on Friday raised the Kash­mir issue in their meetings with United Nations General Assem­bly president Maria Espinosa, asking her...

PM’S OFFICE DIRECTS PROBE INTO NEPALIS WITH OFFSHORE INVESTMENTS

The Prime Minister’s Office has directed the Financial Information Unit under the Nepal Rastra Bank to expedite probe into businesses and businesspeople following media reports of their involvement in...

SL TO SIGN DEFENCE-RELATED PACT WITH US: DAYASIRI

A defense-related pact to be signed shortly between Sri Lanka and the United States will seriously impact on the national security, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Sri Lanka, SLFP...

PACT WITH INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE SIGNED TO MAKE LANKA SELF-SUFFICIENT IN RICE

The Sri Lankan government on Friday signed a five-year action pact with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Banos, Philippines, to help Sri Lanka produce rice varieties...

China’s energy giant inks deal with leading British company for BD power plant

China's energy giant PowerChina signed an agreement and a contract with GCM Resources, a leading British resource exploration company, for development of a coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh's Dinajpur...

US discusses potential missile defence cooperation with India

The Trump administration has discussed a potential missile defence cooperation with India as part of its effort to deepen the bilateral strategic partnership, the Pentagon has said, asserting that...

1.4 mln tourists visit Maldives during 2018

Tourism Minister, Ali Waheeed stated on Thursday that 1.4 million tourists visited the Maldives during 2018. Speaking at a press conference, the Minister said the tourism industry witnessed a development...

Panama-type scandal hits Nepal as leader promises probe

The Nepalese government promised an investigation Friday into an alleged scandal involving 55 citizens of the land-locked Himalayan country that stashed money abroad -- an act considered illegal locally. The...

Mahinda Rajapaksa assumes duties at Opposition Leader’s Office

Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa has assumed duties at the Opposition Leader’s Office in Colombo Friday (January 18). Chairman of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna G.L. Peiris, MP Susil Premajayantha, MP Gamini...

BJP’s declining popularity with voters exposes cracks within

Signs of nervousness have become apparent among leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party as questions are raised over the “inevitability” of Narendra Modi’s government returning to office in...

Bilateral experts report on new India-Nepal treaty likely to face roadblocks

A new treaty allowing Nepal transit for arms and ammunition from third countries (but only after assuring Indian interests will be protected), and a hi-tech monitoring system for the...

Can Pakistan bring back Afghan Taliban to the table?

Pakistan is  increasing pressure upon Taliban to return to the negotiation table with the US. Zalmay Khalilzad is expecting to meet Afghan Taliban in Islamabad after deadlock in Riyadh...

Citizenship Bill: India’s NE to see publicity blitz

Cornered by the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in across the northeastern States, the Centre has decided to push a ‘region-specific’ narrative in its support. A senior official said...

Induction of Pakistan A-100 MLRS and deterrence equation of South Asia

Pakistan inducted A-100 rocket in Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) into its arsenals, boosting the strength of Artillery Crop on January 4, 2019. The missile system was indigenously developed...

Lack of HAL blades for choppers likely to haunt Indian army in Siachen

The air force has warned of a crisis looming on the troops at the world’s highest battleground, Siachen Glacier, as Hindustan Aeronautics LimitedNSE 0.74 % (HAL) fails to manufacture...

Bangladesh-bound coal trucks from Bhutan caught in Meghalaya muddle

Bangladesh-bound coal trucks from Bhutan have been caught in the confusion following the Supreme Court’s January 15 order banning the transportation of extracted coal in Meghalaya. Customs officials at Dawki...

Indian PM’s pre-poll handouts to cost billions, breach fiscal targets: Report

A series of vote-catching measures planned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he braces for a difficult general election may cost more than Rs. 1 lakh crore, two sources...