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ADB Approves Second Cofinancing with AIIB to Boost Natural Gas Output, Transmission...
The project will expand natural gas transmission infrastructure and improve production efficiency at a key gas field in Bangladesh.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $167 million loan to promote sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty... More
Burma’s Abused, Intimidated LGBT People Long for Acceptance in New Era
RANGOON — When police in Burma’s biggest city Rangoon arrested Chew Su Khin, a young transgender woman, for the third time in a year, they removed her hair extensions and set them on fire,... More
11 Indian soldiers killed on Nov 14, says Raheel Sharif
Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday said 11 Indian soldiers were killed on November 14 after Pakistan Army ‘responded to unprovoked firing’.
The Pakistan Army suffered the loss of seven soldiers on... More
Land grabbing main goal of attackers: rights groups
Minority communities’ 3,307 houses and businesses and 1,104 temples and idols were damaged in Bangladesh in last four years, show media and rights groups’ reports.
Rights groups blamed influential land grabbers for the attacks on
houses,... More
Bangladesh buys two submarines from China
Bangladesh took delivery on Monday of its first submarines, bought from China, as it seeks to boost its naval power in the Bay of Bengal.
Bangladesh paid a reported $203 million for the two submarines,... More
 CPEC dreams come true as Gwadar port goes operational
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at a grand opening ceremony at the Gwadar port on Sunday marked the operationalisation and opening of trade activities at the port, a key project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor... More
Maoist leaders warn PM not to mess up with ‘trouble-free’ states
Even as Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is preparing to accept parts of a federal delineation plan the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML jointly proposal in November 2014, fellow CPN (Maoist Centre) leaders have... More
Three Indian naval training ships arrive in Bangladesh
Three Indian navy training ships have reached Chittagong naval base as part of a five-day “goodwill†visit, Bangladesh Navy has said
Commander Chittagong Naval Zone Chief Staff Officer Captain Kamal Nasser welcomed those ships in... More
Five contracts likely to be awarded without bidding
The government is likely to award at least five contracts to different foreign companies to set up facilities to import liquefied natural gas or LNG without bidding.
A project processing committee of energy division decided... More
Nepali PM stresses trans-Himalayan cooperation for development
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, while addressing a seminar on “Trans-Himalayan Cooperation beyond Trilateral Discourseâ€, said that the trans-Himalayan cooperation could be a platform for trilateral collaboration among Nepal, India and China.
He also hoped that... More
Mukherjee crossed lines, says ex-PM
Jhala Nath Khanal, former Prime Minister and senior leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist), said that Indian President Pranab Mukherjee spoke beyond his jurisdiction by advising the Nepali leaders to... More
Political leaders push Taliban for talks
A number of Afghan political leaders have moved to broker peace talks between government and the Taliban following secret talks between the two parties in Qatar recently.
Sayed Ishaq Gailani, a former MP and leader... More
Afghan MPs call for review of security pact with US
Blaming the government’s failures in ensuring security, several Wolesi Jirga , on November 7, calling for a review of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States.
Speaker Abdur Rauf Ibrahimi expressed concern over... More
UN SG concerned over situation at LoC
NEW YORK: expressed his concerns over escalation in tensions at the Line of Control and urged Pakistan and India to resolve all outstanding issues through dialogues.
UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric, in a media briefing said,... More
Pakistan opposes new permanent seats at UNSC
Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations Dr Maleeha Lodhi, on November 7, said that Pakistan firmly opposes the creation of new permanent seats at Security Council.
Lodhi was addressing the General Assembly session on Security... More
India put on hold NDTV ban
The one-day ban on NDTV's Hindi channel, widely condemned, has been put on hold by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry of India. The decision comes after the Supreme Court agreed to hear NDTV's application... More
Defence attaches in India briefed on the country’s security concerns
Indian army officers, on November 7, briefed the defence and military attaches of various countries posted in Delhi about the “global and regional security scenario†and India’s “security concernsâ€, amid rising tensions along the... More
China refuses to budge on India’s NSG bid
Ahead of this week's NSG meet in Vienna, China, on November 7, stuck to its guns saying there was "no change" in its stand on India's membership bid which it has indicated would be... More
Sirisena in India to attend WHO conference
President Maithripala Sirisena left the country, for India 0n 7 November, to participate in a global anti-tobacco conference hosted in New Delhi.
During his two-day visit, President Sirisena will participate in the WHO Framework Convention... More
Two jawans killed in Pakistan firing
Exchange of fire at forward posts in Sagra and Balnoi areas also reported
Two soldiers were killed and five others, including two women, were injured as Pakistan Rangers resorted to shelling and firing to “provide... More
EU parliament delegation will visit Dhaka
A 15-member European Parliament delegation will arrive in Dhaka in the middle of November to discuss Bangladesh's politics, freedom of expression, and labour and human rights issues with politicians, business leaders, NGOs, and the... More
