Daily Archives: February 14, 2019

PM HASINA FLIES TO GERMANY

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left for Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend a security conference in Munich and a defence exhibition in Abu Dhabi. She left...

BANGLADESH, BHUTAN TO EXPLORE NEW AREAS IN TRADE

Despite good relations between Bangladesh and Bhutan, the bilateral trade volume is relatively small and limited to few goods. At the 7th Bhutan-Bangladesh commerce secretary level meeting yesterday, the commerce...

ISLAMABAD TO SEEK PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT WITH RIYADH

Pakistan will formally propose to Saudi Arabia for initiation of a dialogue on preferential trade agreement (PTA) to promote bilateral trade and investment. The proposal will be raised among other...

NEPAL GOVERNMENT TIGHTENS SCREWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

The government has proposed a new law that seeks to curtail freedom of expression by introducing harsh punishment for posting “improper” contents on social networking sites that the authorities...

PAKISTAN TO HOST US-TALIBAN TALKS ON FEB 18

Pakistan will host the next round of talks between the United States and the Afghan Taliban in a development that suggests significant progress in the ongoing negotiations to end...

US WARNS INDIA AGAINST BUYING VENEZUELAN OIL

Washington, February 13 (The Statesman): The hardline US National Security Adviser John Bolton has issued a warning to India against buying Venezuelan oil, saying it “will not be forgotten”. But...

Russian, US envoys for Afghanistan to meet on February 22

Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan and Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second Asia Department Zamir Kabulov will hold a meeting with US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation...

Bangladesh gets first female Christian MP

A Catholic lawyer has become the country’s first female Christian member of parliament in Muslim-majority Bangladesh. Gloria Jharna Sarker, a mother of two, will represent the ruling Awami League party...

Modi govt’s Rafale deal cheaper than UPA’s, says CAG

The Rafale deal struck by the NDA government was 2.86 per cent lower than the earlier UPA-era contract that was being negotiated, the CAG has found. In a report tabled...

Maldives’ ex-president Yameen charged with money laundering

Former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has been formally charged with money laundering. Yameen came under fire after investigators discovered after large sums of embezzled funds from the State...

US warns countries, including India, against buying Venezuelan oil

America's tough-talking national security adviser John Bolton has warned countries, including India, against buying Venezuelan oil, saying nations and firms that support the embattled President Nicolas Maduro's "theft" will...

Pakistan asked to play bigger role in Saudi counter-terror coalition

Saudi Arabia has asked Pakistan to play a bigger role in the Islamic Military Counter-Terrorism Coalition. The news comes after the Imran Khan government won a $6-billion bailout deal...

As Citizenship Bill is set to lapse, its supporters in Assam’s Barak Valley lash...

With both Houses of Parliament being adjourned sine die – with no appointed date for resumption – on Wednesday, the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, is likely to lapse....

Modi’s Rafale deal not ‘cheaper,’ ‘faster’: report

India’s deal with France for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets has become a major controversy with allegations of crony capitalism against the Narendra Modi-led government in New...

As China woos Nepal, India opens waterway for its landlocked neighbor

The Indian government has started work on a 300-kilometre-long inland waterway that will provide direct sea access to landlocked Nepal. Nepal has been seeking sea access from India as well...

MBS visit to Pakistan: Unprecedented security arrangements made in twin cities

Pakistan has taken unprecedented security measures for the upcoming visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman. As part of increased security in the twin cities, more than 1,000 security...

Arakan Army chief vows to set up HQ in Rakhine state soon

Amid intense fighting between government troops and the Arakan Army (AA) in northern Rakhine, the armed group’s chief, Major-General Tun Myat Naing, told the Arakanese public that the group...

Speed up road construction along China border: India’s parliamentary panel asks BRO

A parliamentary panel has asked the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to sharpen its focus on strategic projects and speed up the construction of the long-delayed India-China Border Roads (ICBR)....

Aman-19: Pakistan Navy’s expanding influence

PNS Aslat and Saif fire a volley from their main guns towards a target buoy 4,500 yards away as helicopters buzz overhead and warships maneuver in the Arabian Sea...

Nasr missile and deterrence stability of South Asia

Pakistan has conducted successful test of short range surface to surface ballistic missile ‘Nasr’ on January 24th , 28th and 31st respectively, as part of the Army Strategic Forces...

Rohingya urgently need relief, but is world willing to make an effort?

Eighteen months after being driven from their homes in Myanmar by what U.N. officials described as a campaign of genocidal violence by the military, the situation facing Rohingya refugees...