Daily Archives: March 6, 2019

KHALEDA GETS 6-MONTH INTERIM BAIL IN CUMILLA ARSON CASE

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia secured a six-month interim bail in a case filed over the death of eight people in an arson attack in Cumilla. As many as 20 others...

OFFICIAL: QUADER’S CONDITION IMPROVING

The health condition of ailing Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, who is being treated at a Singapore hospital, has improved. Abu Naser, deputy chief information officer of the Roads...

ROHINGYA LAWYER RAZIA SULTANA WINS WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD

Rohingya lawyer Razia Sultana has been named as one of the 10 winners of this year's International Women of Courage Award, recognising her role in advancing human rights. Sultana was...

GOVT. USING 2019 BUDGET TO HIDE ITS REAL AGENDA: MAHINDA

Commenting on the 2019 Budget presented in Parliament today, Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa said the government was trying to hide its real agenda through the budget. “It is going to...

SUPREME COURT RESERVES ORDER ON COURT-MONITORED MEDIATION IN AYODHYA CASE

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its order on whether the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute can be adjudicated through mediation.On February 26, the top had said...

Lankan govt. unveils election year budget, but rival politicos unimpressed

Even as the ruling United National Party (UNP) Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera unveiled the overdue 2019 election year budget Tuesday themed ‘Empowering the People and Nurturing the Poor,’ political...

India to equip Su-30MKIs with Israeli high-precision bombs

India is currently working on equipping Russian-developed Su-30MKI jets with Israeli SPICE-2000 GPS-guided bombs, which were earlier used by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in an airstrike against an...

Chinese company to build new city by Yangon

A Chinese company that has signed an agreement with the Yangon regional government to build a new city across the river from the old one has been embroiled in...

Nepal, Bangladesh sign double taxation avoidance agreement

Nepal and Bangladesh signed an Agreement Tuesday on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income. "The agreement concluded today aims...

Kartarpur corridor talks to continue despite tensions, says Pakistan

Pakistan on Tuesday said that talks on the Kartarpur Corridor will continue as planned, dispelling fears of the long-awaited project getting stalled amid tensions with India. According to a...

Sri Lanka to review FTA talks with China, India, Thailand

The Government of Sri Lanka is to review the progress in Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks with China, India and Thailand. Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera told Parliament on Tuesday that...

Modi’s politicization of security could backfire

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is making every effort possible to turn the forthcoming general election into a ballot on national security. The Narendra Modi-led BJP is leaving...

ROHINGYA ATROCITIES: ICC TEAM ARRIVES WEDNESDAY

A delegation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is set to arrive in Bangladesh on Wednesday to gather information on atrocities committed against Rohingyas by the Myanmar military. The seven-strong...

How the ICJ could resolve the Kashmir conflict

The world has averted an all-out war over Kashmir between India and Pakistan, but probably not for long, judging by the past. For a few days last week, it...

KHALEDA TO BE TAKEN TO BSMMU: MINISTER TELLS BNP

Minister tells BNPHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said today BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for treatment immediately. A medical board has...

Concerns grow in Nepal over arms in possession of Chand outfit

When Pushpa Kamal Dahal, at a book launch in the Capital on February 8, warned that the country could see the birth of a new Maoist force, it was...

ARUNDHATI ROY ATTENDS CHOBI MELA EVENT AFTER DAYLONG CONFUSION

After daylong uncertainty, the organizers of Chobi Mela International Festival of Photography finally held an event that was attended by Man Booker Prize-winning Indian novelist Arundhati Roy at the...

It’s MiG-21 versus the F-16 over Kashmir

Can an old MiG-21 aircraft destroy a more modern F-16? Yes, in fact an Indian pilot flying a version of the MiG-21 called Bison allegedly shot down a Pakistani...

WAR WILL PREVAIL IF ELECTIONS HELD BEFORE PEACE AGREEMENT: PEDRAM

Presidential candidate Abdul Latif Pedram has suggested that it would be better for the country to reach to some kind of peace agreement with the Taliban ahead of moving...

Pakistan arrests scores in fresh crackdown on armed groups

Pakistani authorities say they have detained 44 members of various armed groups, including relatives of Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, the man at the centre of an ongoing crisis...

India is Trump’s next target in the trade wars

After months of simmering trade tensions between the United States and India, President Trump is following through on his threat to punish India for being what he called “a...