Daily Archives: January 27, 2019

DEV PROJECTS SET TO COME UNDER TIGHTER MONITORING

Development projects are set to come under strict monitoring as a high-powered government committee will travel outside Dhaka to oversee the implementation work from early next month, officials said...

FOREIGN TROOPS TO QUIT AFGHANISTAN IN 18 MONTHS UNDER DRAFT DEAL: TALIBAN OFFICIALS

Taliban officials said US negotiators on Saturday agreed a draft peace deal stipulating the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan within 18 months of the agreement being signed. The details...

WB GIVES $58M FOR LOW-COST HOUSING

The Pakistan Mortgage Refinance Company (PMRC) has received $58 million from the World Bank for low-cost housing while another $70m is in the pipeline. The PMRC, which was established in...

CROSS-BORDER NEPAL-INDIA PETROLEUM PIPELINE PROJECT BACK ON TRACK

Nepal Oil Corporation has expedited construction of the cross-border Nepal-India petroleum pipeline project which had stalled due to a forest clearance issue. The state owned corporation has received the...

BD-INDIA JCC MEET ON FEB 08 IN DELHI

The pending issue like that concerning Teesta water sharing is unlikely to get priority at the upcoming joint consultative commission (JCC) meeting between India and Bangladesh. The meeting will be...

PM MODI CAUGHT IN TWITTER STORM AHEAD OF TAMIL NADU VISIT

Tamil Nadu is racked with indecision over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Tamil Nadu visit. The hashtag, #GoBackModi is trending on Twitter ahead of PM Modi's visit to Madurai today. At...
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Indian SC seeks response from centre on allowing Bangladesh illegal migrants in Tripura

The Supreme Court sent a notice to the Centre and Tripura on Friday seeking a response a plea challenging 2015 amendment to the Passport Rules and the Foreigner Order...

GDP target of 6% good enough, says Bhutan PM

The Government says setting the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) target beyond eight per cent would rather widen the gap between the rich and poor. Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering...

India, Pakistan to resume water talks on Sunday

A Pakistani delegation will travel to India on Sunday and hold talks on resolving the thorny water issues between the two countries under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) signed...

Climate change is destroying tiny nation: Maldivian FM tells Security Council

"Climate change is destroying our tiny island country for years," Abdulla Shahid, minister of foreign affairs of the Maldives, on Friday told a United Nations Security Council meeting on...

Two Japanese naval aircraft reach Karachi for Aman 2019 exercise

Pakistan Navy is hosting the 6th series of Multinational Maritime Exercise AMAN-19 in February 2019 at Karachi. In this backdrop, two Japanese Naval P3C aircraft of Deployed Maritime Force for...

Bangladesh election under new scrutiny

The dust was about to settle with the election fever dissipating in Bangladesh. The political scene was slowly returning to an atmosphere of relative calm. Then came a damning...

‘NOTHING IS AGREED UNTIL EVERYTHING IS AGREED’: US ENVOY ON ‘PROGRESS’ OF US-TALIBAN TALKS

The US envoy negotiating with the Taliban hailed “significant progress” on Saturday in finding a solution to end Afghanistan's long-running war. “Meetings here were more productive than they have been...

BJP enters a minefield with its citizenship bill

It would appear that there isn’t much going right for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) these days. After the recent reversals in the state elections, it has walked...

GREETINGS OVER TEA: PM INVITES, OIKYAFRONT DECLINES

The Jatiya Oikyafront declined Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's February 2 invitation to exchange greetings over tea. The distribution of the invitation letters began yesterday. Awami League sources said Hasina would invite...

51PC OF PAKISTANIS HOLD FAVOURABLE OPINION OF PM KHAN’S OVERALL PERFORMANCE: POLL

More than half of Pakistan has a favourable opinion of Prime Minister Imran Khan's overall performance after his first five months in power, a new poll conducted by Gallup Pakistan...

Nepal shifts rightwards after the revolution

Ten years ago Nepal became a federal democratic republic when the Maoists gave up armed struggle and signed a comprehensive peace agreement. The subsequent overthrow of the monarch was...

PRIYANKA GANDHI MAY BEGIN FORMAL POLITICAL ROLE IN UP WITH KUMBH HOLY DIP

Priyanka Gandhi, appointed the Congress’ general secretary for the politically crucial eastern Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, is likely to formally take over after a dip at the Sangam during the ongoing...

A water crisis is brewing between South Asian rivals as rivers run dry

Women and children walk miles each day in search for water in a crowded, downtrodden district of Pakistan’s financial capital, Karachi — a scene repeated in cities throughout the...

INDIA GIFTS 30 AMBULANCES, 6 BUSES TO NEPAL ON REPUBLIC DAY

India on Saturday donated 30 ambulances and six buses to Nepal and extended its support to the country in achieving prosperity. India's gesture came as it marked 70th Republic Day. India's Ambassador...