Daily Archives: February 9, 2019

RAKHINE INSURGENT GROUP BRINGING REFUGEES INTO BANGLADESH

The Rakhine insurgent group in Myanmar known as Arakan Army, brought Buddhist refugees into Bangladesh through Chaikkhong border in the Remakri Pangsha union of Ruma upazila in Bandarban, multiple...

UNHCR CONCERNED OVER VIOLENCE IN CHIN, RAKHINE

UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic on Friday said the UN refugee agency is “deeply concerned” about the humanitarian impact of continuing violence in Myanmar and the potential for both further...

US ENVOY SEEKS PEACE DEAL BEFORE JULY VOTE

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad, who addressed a gathering at the US Institute for Peace on Friday, said the United States is hoping Afghanistan can strike...

CITIZENSHIP BILL: PROTESTERS AGAIN WAVE BLACK FLAGS AT PM MODI IN ASSAM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was shown black flags in at least two places here on Saturday for the second consecutive day over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Modi, who was...

PM IMRAN REJECTS ALL RUMOURS OF NRO

Prime Minister Imran Khan has rejected all reports about striking a National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) style deal with the opposition and said the government is not part of any...

NEPALI OFFICIAL ISSUED A DIRECTIVE ON MANDATORY LABOUR PERMITS FOR INDIANS, CAUSING DIPLOMATIC FRICTION

A directive issued by the Department of Labour and Occupational Safety last month has caused a diplomatic stir between Kathmandu and New Delhi, leading the Indian ambassador to meet...

Sakrain -Dhaka

Bengalis are a fun-loving people and the Bangla calendar is packed with festivals for all sorts of occasions. Poush Sangkranti marks the end of the ninth month and on...

Mahinda Rajapaksa to visit India, second tour in 6 months

Sri Lankan leader Mahinda Rajapaksa will arrive in India on Friday, his office has said. This will be his first overseas tour since he was appointed Sri Lanka's Leader...

Maldivians to pay Income Tax from next year

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Thursday announced that income tax will be introduced in the Maldives next year. The president made the statement while delivering his presidential address at the...

Blasts in India-assisted hydropower project site in Nepal

An unidentified group has exploded three improvised explosive devices near the powerhouse of under construction Arun III Hydropower project, which is being developed with India's assistance in the eastern...

No cut in Pakistan defence budget

Underlining that Pakistan government and the Army are enjoying a period of “unprecedented coordination”, a senior minister has ruled out any cut in the country’s defence budget and said...

US considers withdrawal of zero tariffs for India

India could lose a vital US trade concession, under which it enjoys zero tariffs on US$5.6 billion (S$7.59 billion) worth of exports to the United States, amid a widening...

Any agreement on Afghan crisis to address Pakistan’s equities: US

The US military strategy for South Asia includes assuring Pak­istan that its “equities” are acknowledged and addressed in any future agreement in Afghanistan, says a key American general. Testifying before...

Kartarpur corridor: Impasse broken, Pakistani delegation to visit India on March 13

India accepted Pakistan’s proposal to travel for a meeting in New Delhi on the Kartarpur corridor issue, breaking the impasse of the last two weeks over scheduling the first...

Defence ministry complained of PMO undermining India’s position with parallel talks on Rafale: Report

The Prime Minister’s Office ran parallel negotiations with France even as the Defence Ministry was working out the Rafale fighter jets deal, ultimately weakening India’s position on the negotiating...

Nepal wants zero-tariff facility on Indian agro goods dropped

Indian authorities have sought details from Nepal on their call to levy customs tariff on Indian agricultural products and some other primary products. Citing that the increasing import of Indian...

Why Suu Kyi can’t and won’t democratize Myanmar

Is Myanmar headed towards more representative and less military-steered democracy? On February 6, Myanmar’s parliament voted to establish a new preparatory committee to deliberate amending the country’s military-drafted 2008...

Dissent over Citizenship Bill causes havoc

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) 2016, which was passed in the lower house of the Indian Parliament on January 8, has run into troubled waters. The communal nature of...

India will continue boosting its nuclear and missile capabilities to counter China, Beijing will...

China has not diluted its persistent opposition to India’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). Beijing has asked Delhi to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) before it...

The Kashmiri politician who quit civil servant job over killings

On Monday, people gathered in the snow to listen to Shah Faesal in Kupwara, the northernmost district of Indian-administered Kashmir. The crowd was large for a mainstream politician's rally. Weeks earlier,...

DELHI PROMISES EARLY CONCLUSION OF TEESTA WATER SHARING

Bangladesh has urged India to take steps for sharing the water of all the common rivers and resolving the long-pending Teesta water-sharing deal, reports UNB. Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen...