Daily Archives: March 7, 2019

‘A NEW CHAPTER OF SAUDI-BANGLADESH TIES’

Saudi Arabia is looking to build and enhance its relationship with Bangladesh, its visiting high-powered delegation has said. For such, the country is prepared to invest upto US $25 billion...

MOHIB STRESSES REGIONAL COUNTRIES’ ROLE IN AFGHAN PEACE

National Security Advisor Hamdullah Muhib on Wednesday met Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov in Tashkent and discussed issues around the Afghan peace and relations between the two countries. In this...

TWO NEPALI CITIZENS FOUND DEAD IN INDIAN TERRITORY IN A MONTH

Two Nepali citizens were found dead in separate incidents in two Indian towns bordering Siraha district in the past one month. Police suspect both the victims might have been...

SUSPECTED MAOIST KILLED IN GUNFIGHT WITH POLICE IN KERALA

A suspected Maoist has been killed in a lengthy exchange of fire with police here, officials said on Thursday. The gunfight started Wednesday night and went on till early Thursday...

CHINA PRAISES PAKISTAN’S ‘RESTRAINT’ OVER KASHMIR TENSIONS

China has praised Pakistan's ‘restraint’ and willingness to talk with India to ease tensions between the two countries after a deadly bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir last month. Pakistan is facing...

US REFUSES TO TAKE POSITION ON F-16 ISSUE

The US State Department has refused to take a position on New Delhi’s complaint against Pakistan for using F-16s in an air combat with India, saying that it does...

At least 16 killed in attack in eastern Afghanistan

At least 16 people were killed in a suicide attack early Wednesday (Mar 6) on a construction company in eastern Afghanistan, an official said, the latest bloody assault in...

Chinese firm starts $1.6bn Chittagong road tunnel in Bangladesh

China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) has begun work on Bangladesh’s first ever tunnel under a river. The 3.4km twin-bore Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel will carry two lanes under the...

ADB increases concessional loan to Bhutan by over US$ 20 M

From this year, Bhutan can now access about US$ 70 M in the highly concessional loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which is an increase by over US$...

Pakistan to send back envoy to India amid talks of defusing tension

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Wednesday that Islamabad is sending its envoy back to India and is ready to engage with New Delhi to reduce tensions. "Pakistan has...

Sri Lanka U-turns on war crimes probe

Sri Lanka's President went back on pledges to the UN Human Rights Council to investigate war-time atrocities on Wednesday (March 6), saying he did not want to "re-open old...

Low turnout at election rally should worry BJP

With the crowds that once eagerly attended and cheered Narendra Modi’s every rally no longer so keen to turn up, the Indian Prime Minister’s battle for a second term...

Legislation proposed in US senate to end Afghan war

Two influential members of the United States Senate have introduced legislation that would end the nearly two-decade long war in Afghanistan. The move comes at a time when US...

Nepal refuses to drift between China and India

International relations observers are more likely to see Nepal as a piece of bread sandwiched between China and India. The metaphor is often used by Western media in terms...

ICC TEAM EXAMINES ROHINGYA ATROCITIES

A team from the office of the International Criminal Court prosecutor was in Bangladesh on Wednesday for a preliminary probe into alleged atrocities committed against the Rohingya by the...

Balakot airstrike: India’s failure at legal front?

Emotions, political rhetoric, and patriotism aside what is the legality of the actions of Pakistan and India during this latest episode of escalation. Pulwama attack happened for which India...

Chinese envoy in Islamabad as Beijing tries to mediate in Pakistan-India crisis

China’s deputy foreign minister, Kong Xuanyou, is visiting Islamabad in Beijing’s latest effort to mediate as tensions flare between its strategic ally Pakistan and India. Foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang...

QUADER’S LIFE SUPPORT TO BE REMOVED SOON: PHYSICIANS

The artificial life support of road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader, who is being treated at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore, will be removed within 2/1 days as...

Indian opposition attacks Modi over alleged political use of armed forces

Indian opposition parties are launching a united attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what they see as his politicization of the armed forces as he tries to ride...

PRESIDENTIAL POLLS STILL FAR AWAY: MR TELLS SAJITH

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa today in Parliament asked UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa in lighter vein to be patient as next presidential election is still far away. Mr. Rajapaksa told...

Qatar talks focusing on four key issues: US official

An official of the US Department of State says that the ongoing Afghan peace talks in Qatar are focusing on four key issues and that both sides are trying...