Daily Archives: January 29, 2019

5 BANGLADESHIS LINKED WITH SRI LANKA DRUG TRAFFICKING RING HELD

Rapid Action Battalion-1 today claimed to have detained five Bangladeshi nationals for their involvement with an international drug trafficking ring in Sri Lanka. Fatema Imam Tania, 26, and Afsana Mimi,...

FIRST INDIAN FILM MUSEUM OPENS IN MUMBAI

From silent black-and-white films to colourful blockbusters bursting with song and dance, the evolution of Indian cinema is traced by a new museum in the home of Bollywood. Costing 1.4...

US ENVOY KHALILZAD CONFIRMS ‘DRAFT FRAMEWORK’ WITH TALIBAN: NYT

The United States and the Afghan Taliban have drafted the framework of a deal which could pave the way for peace talks with Kabul, Washington's main negotiator was quoted...

ISLAMABAD ON HIGH-ALERT AS SC SET TO HEAR PETITION AGAINST AASIA BIBI’S ACQUITTAL

The Supreme Court today will take up a petition moved to seek review of its October 31, 2018 verdict of acquitting Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman who spent eight years...

GRAFT RISES IN BANGLADESH; INDEX SEES 6-NOTCH SLIDE

Bangladesh has gone down in the corruption index – falling six places in world ranking, Transparency International has said in a study. In its Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 unveiled today,...

‘BSF’ KILLS ANOTHER BANGLADESHI

Another Bangladeshi youth was shot dead allegedly by members of Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) in Jagodal of Ranishankail upazila on Monday afternoon. The deceased was Babu, 18, son of...

MYANMAR’S FIRST LGBT PRIDE BOAT PARADE SETS SAIL

Rainbow flags flew high and gay anthems blasted out over Yangon’s river as a flotilla of boats took to the water of Myanmar’s biggest city on Saturday for the...

FORMER DEFENCE MINISTER GEORGE FERNANDES PASSES AWAY

Former Union defence minister George Fernandes passed away at the age of 88 on Tuesday morning following a prolonged illness, his family sources said. Fernandes was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Recently, he...

US sees contours of peace accord with Taliban to end war in Afghanistan

The United States and the Taliban have sketched the outlines for an eventual peace accord to end 17 years of war in Afghanistan, a US special envoy said on...

Nepal PM vows to improve ties with China, eases fears of BRI debt trap

Nepal's participation in China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is in line with the country's national interests, Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli said on Monday, seeking to...

Pakistan: Normalcy returns to former Taliban stronghold

Pakistan's military said Sunday that 95 percent of the tribal people in North Waziristan displaced by military operations against militants had returned to their homes in the region bordering...

Cooperation between 5 eastern Indian states and Chinese provinces our priority: Chinese envoy

Chinese Consul General to Kolkata Zha Liyou on Sunday said that confidence building measures between five eastern Indian states, including West Bengal, and Chinese provinces was one of his...

India’s Rahul Gandhi pledges ‘minimum income’ for poor

India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said on Monday (Jan 28) that his party will introduce a “minimum income guarantee” for the poor if it returns to power in elections...

UNICEF boss urges Myanmar to enact Kofi Annan’s recommendations on Rohingya crisis

The head of the U.N. children’s fund urged Myanmar on Monday to implement the recommendations of a panel on the Rohingya crisis led by former U.N. head Kofi Annan,...

China hands over expanded Kalanki-Koteshwar section of Ring Road

The government of China on Monday officially handed over the expanded Kalanki-Koteshwar section of Ring Road in Kathmandu. Amidst a special function organised in the capital this morning, Chinese Ambassador...

Afghan president calls on Taliban to ‘enter serious talks’ with Kabul

Afghan president Ashraf Ghani called on the Taliban to “enter serious talks” with the government in Kabul on Monday, following unprecedented marathon negotiations between the insurgents and the US...

Pakistan, China FTA talks next month: Dagha

Federal Secretary for Trade, Younus Dagha has said that the talks between Pakistan and China for Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will commence the next month. Talking to a delegation of...

Drones to keep watch on Bangla border in Assam

The ministry of home affairs has decided to induct Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) besides other technical gadgets for effective border management along the unfenced international border of India with...

Even after Rafale and other inductions, IAF will have only half of 42-squadron target...

Hemmed in by an ageing fleet of fighter aircraft, low serviceability and a cautious bureaucracy and political leadership, the Indian Air Force is staring at an alarming fall in...

FULL VERDICT OF ZIA ORPHANAGE TRUST CASE RELEASED

The High Court on Monday released the full text of its verdict doubling the jail term of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case to...

FIRST SESSION OF 11TH PARLIAMENT WEDNESDAY

The first session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad will begin at 3:00pm on Wednesday, January 30. President Abdul Hamid called the session on January 9 exercising the power bestowed upon...