Daily Archives: March 1, 2019

PARLIAMENT VOTES TO INTRODUCE EVMS IN NATIONAL POLLS

The Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday passed the 'Representation of the People Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019' for incorporating provisions to introduce the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and online...

PILOT ABHINANDAN VARTHAMAN TO BE HANDED OVER TO INDIA AT WAGAH

Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistan on Wednesday, will return today after Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan announced his release as a "peace gesture", signalling the...

INDIA ASKED YOUTUBE TO TAKE DOWN SOME VIDEOS OF INDIAN PILOT

India had asked Alphabet Inc’s YouTube to take down some videos showing an Indian pilot captured by Pakistan after an air strike conducted by New Delhi in neighboring territory...

FM QURESHI URGES OIC TO POSTPONE ABU DHABI MOOT

The National Assembly on Friday resumed its joint session to discuss Indian warmongering and aggression as the country’s foreign minister urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to postpone...

CHAWKBAZAR TRAGEDY: ANOTHER VICTIM DIES; DEATH TOLL 70

Another victim of the Chawkbazar fire lost the battle for life at Dhaka Medical College Hospital this morning, raising the death toll in the tragedy to 70. Rejaul, 21, succumbed...

SRI LANKA PM TO VISIT TIRUMALA

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe will be offering prayers to Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala during his two-day visit to the temple city, scheduled on March 2 and...

MBS’ Pakistan visit

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman (popularly known as MBS) made a two-day royal visit to Pakistan, at a time when this region is witnessing significant upheaval in...

US, Taliban had ‘productive’ meetings in Qatar

The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad, who sat with Taliban members for the fifth time in Qatar since last September, says the meetings in the last...

Police convoy attacked in Northern Rakhine; Locals say officers killed

At least two police officers were among those killed in an attack on a police convoy on the main road through northern Rakhine State’s Ponnagyun Township on Wednesday night,...

Nepal opens for Chinese investments

The pre-summit conference for the 2019 Nepal Investment Summit that will be held in Kathmandu from March 29 to 30, took place in Beijing on February 25. The event...

Pakistan’s armed forces on high alert, ready for any eventuality: ISPR

Pakistan military's media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), issued a situation update on Thursday to notify that "Pakistan Army troops are at high alert along the Line of Control...

India’s Modi criticised for politicising Pakistan standoff

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has come under fire from the civil society and opposition for continuing his scheduled public events, including an election rally, while staying mum amid...

EC SECRETARY GUESSTIMATES 50PC TURNOUT IN CITY POLLS

Helaluddin AhmedIn the 'poorly participated' by-elections of Dhaka's two city corporations on Thursday, voters' turnout might be 50 per cent, according to the secretary of the election commission. Helaluddin Ahmed...

Trafficking threat no deterrent for Rohingya refugees dreaming of Malaysia

Ms Amina Begum, a Rohingya woman living in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, is undeterred in her quest to join her husband in Malaysia even though she already fell...

BANGLADESH-INDIA JOINT ARMY EXERCISES BEGIN SATURDAY

Bangladesh and India will hold a joint army exercise from March 2 (Saturday) till March 15 at the Bangabandhu Senanibas (BBS) Cantonment in Tangail. “The exercise is aimed to strengthen...

‘Way of Rakhita’: dream or nightmare?

“The Way of the Rakhita” – the Arakan Dream – doesn’t have a single definition, but its force as a unifying message among the Arakan people is powerful. Evoking...

GHANI STRESSES PRESERVING WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN PEACE PROCESS

President Ashraf Ghani, who addressed a gathering of at least 2,000 women from around the country, stressed the need for preserving women’s rights in the peace process and said...

Maldives democracy has a geo-strategic twist

Parliamentary elections are not due in Maldives until April 6, but the campaign has already begun. And while the vote will be local, the poll is shaping into a...

NEPAL: CONDOLENCE ASSEMBLY FOR TOURISM MINISTER RABINDRA ADHIKARI TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY

The body of Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari, who died in a chopper crash at Pathibhara in Taplejung on Wednesday, will be kept at Tundikhel in...

‘Do not escalate this further’: PM Khan warns India during joint session of Parliament

A joint session of Pakistan Parliament was held on Thursday to discuss rising tension with India in the wake of the Pulwama attack and subsequent airstrikes by both countries. Prime...

India ready to go ahead with March 14 meeting with Pakistan on Kartarpur

India is ready to go ahead with the March 14 meeting with Pakistan to finalise the modalities of the Kartarpur corridor, sources said on Thursday amid tense bilateral ties...