SAUDI TO INVEST IN 30 BIG PROJECTS IN BANGLADESH
Saudi Arabia plans to invest several billion dollars in more than 30 projects in Bangladesh, including setting up an aircraft repair and maintenance facility in Lalmonirhat.
The plan is part...
PAKISTAN HAS COME OUT OF FINANCIAL CRISIS: SBP GOVERNOR
Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Tariq Bajwa has said the country has come out of the financial crisis with the help of friendly countries and the economy...
ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY IS NEPAL’S CORE FOREIGN POLICY CONDUCT
Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali said on Monday that economic diplomacy will be the core of the KP Sharma Oli government’s foreign policy conduct and Nepali missions abroad have been...
JETS OF AIR FORCE AEROBATIC TEAM COLLIDE AHEAD OF BENGALURU AIR SHOW
Two jets of the Indian Air Force's Suryakiran Aerobatic Team came crashing down after they collided in Bengaluru a day before the Aero India show begins in the city....
PAKISTAN ASKS UN SECRETARY GENERAL TO HELP RELIEVE TENSION AFTER TERROR ATTACK IN PULWAMA
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday said he had written a letter to the United Nations Secretary General, requesting him to play his role for the “de-escalation”...
SRI LANKA TO HOST SACOSAN REGIONAL SUMMIT
The South Asian Conference on Sustainable Solution for Sanitation (3S), organised by the Regional Centre for Sanitation established by the Ministry of City Planning Water Supply and Higher Education,...
In Bangladesh, it is not possible for honest people to become wealthy: Afsan Chowdhury
Recently, a US-based research organisation WealthEx found that Bangladesh is third in terms of the rate of growth of the rich. Earlier, in September last year, the South Asian...
Afghan president and US special envoy discuss peace process
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met on Sunday and discussed a range of issues around the peace process, the Presidential Palace...
2,000 Muslims take refuge in IHK mosque to avoid Hindus’ attacks
The situation continues to tense in Jammu for the third consecutive day, Sunday, as more than 2000 people have taken shelter in a mosque in Bathindi area in Indian...
Former Maldives president arrested over money laundering
A Maldives court ordered the arrest and detention of former Maldives President Yameen Abdul Gayoom on Monday on charges of money laundering.
The criminal court in Male, the capital, ordered...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince has pardoned 2,100 Pakistani prisoners, Pakistan says
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered the release of about 2,100 Pakistani prisoners from the kingdom’s jails during a high-profile visit to Islamabad, Pakistan’s information minister...
Condominium project proposed for Sri Lanka Muslims displaced during war
A condominium project has been proposed for Muslims displaced from Jaffna during the war.
Minister of Industry and Commerce, Resettlement of Protracted Displaced Persons and Cooperative Development, Rishad Bathiudeen, said...
After failed bid to pass Citizenship Bill, BJP chief Amit Shah pushes for NRC...
Days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to pass the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill through the Rajya Sabha, party president Amit Shah pushed the National Register of Citizens (NRC)...
Modi’s visit to disputed region imperils thaw in ties with China
Recently, China and India were engaged in a jagged exchange of words over Modi's visit to South Tibet, a mountainous region under substantial dispute between the two Asian giants....
Prerequisites of peace
The Afghan Taliban have emerged from the shadows to claim the right to again govern Afghanistan. Although the process may be tortuous, they are likely to succeed. Apart from...
Saudi Crown Prince takes Pakistan bond ‘to new level’
A major transformation is underway in Saudi Arabia’s economic relationship with Pakistan, according to Dr. Ali Awadh Asseri, a former ambassador to Islamabad.
In a wide-ranging interview with Arab News,...
India aiding Myanmar army to conduct operation against insurgent groups, ULFA’s Paresh Barua says
Paresh Barua, commander-in-chief and vice chairman of United Liberation Front-Independent (ULFA-I) confirmed to News18 on Sunday that Myanmar army is conducting a crackdown against northeast insurgent groups at the...
SAARC nations may not agree on India’s efforts to isolate Pakistan
India’s efforts to ensure “complete isolation" of Pakistan after the Pulwama terror attack may face hurdle at its immediate neighbourhood, with all the eight members of the South Asian...
Stop blaming Beijing, Islamabad for terror attacks: Chinese state media urges India
India should focus on redrawing its anti-terrorism policy rather than blaming Pakistan without evidence for the Pulwama attack and holding China responsible for blocking efforts to list Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM)...
‘Godfathers’ surrender but meth keeps flowing in Bangladesh
Despite the surrender of 102 alleged “godfathers” and their associates in Bangladesh, shipments of methamphetamines, or yaba, from Myanmar keep coming, The Daily Star newspaper reported.
The Bangladesh government has...
Pakistan Army Chief discusses defence ties with Saudi Crown Prince
Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Bajwa met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman and discussed the ongoing cooperation between the two countries in the fields of...