Rohingyas and the politics of crisis
While Bangladesh is not really able to assert itself on the Rohingya crisis given its lack of clout and support, Myanmar has done better given the solid backing it...
Over 200 schools in Afghanistan’s Herat controlled by Taliban
The chairman of education department of Afghanistan’s Herat province has sparked an outcry after he said he was “satisfied†with the way the Taliban were controlling schools in the...
Launching of Bangladesh’s first satellite deferred
The launching schedule of the country’s first satellite, Bangabandhu Sattelite-1, has been deferred for three months.
It will now be launched sometime in March next year instead of previousely set...
Ivanka Trump concludes India trip with visit to Golconda Fort
Advisor to United States President Donald Trump Ivanka Trump on Wednesday (Nov 29) concluded her three-day trip to India by visiting the iconic Golconda Fort in Hyderabad.
Ivanka, who posed...
Maldives to ink free trade pact with China
Maldives' ministerial cabinet on Wednesday (Nov 29) gave the green light to sign the free trade agreement with China.
Speaking to reporters after the cabinet sit-down, economic minister Mohamed Saeed...
Pakistan, Afghan military officials to hold key security talks
A high level Afghan military delegation is scheduled to arrive in Pakistan today (Nov 30) for talks on security issues, focusing on anti-terror cooperation, Afghan embassy in Islamabad said.
The...
India’s rejection of ‘One Belt One Road’ was premature, say experts  Â
Chinese ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui has once again suggested that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) could be re-routed to assuage India's concerns. Delivering a speech at the Center...
India to deploy UAV, erect smart fence along Bangladesh border
Indian Border Security Forice (BSF) will deploy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or UAVs and erect a 'smart fence' to check smuggling and infiltration from across the most notorious riverine and...
India to use Singapore’s latest Navy base, with an eye on China
In a combined effort to counter the increasing presence of the Chinese Navy in South East Asia and the Indian Ocean region, India and Singapore today took their military...
Action will be taken against JuD chief based on solid evidence: Pakistan
The federal government will clarify its position regarding Hafiz Saeed’s release to the US during US Defence Secretary James Mattis’ visit to Pakistan in the first week of December.
The...
Indian BSF pushes back Rohingyas to Bangladesh
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has apprehended 87 Rohingyas till October 31 this year at the India-Bangladesh border out of which 76 have already been pushed back to Bangladesh,...
Pakistan’s unending crises
For three weeks people of Islamabad and Rawalpindi remained in a state of siege. The sit-in organised by the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah Pakistan literally paralysed the twin cities...
Chinese company asks Nepal govt to revisit decision over hydro project
China Gezhouba Group Company (CGGC), the ousted contractor of the $2.5-billion Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project, has called on the government to revisit its decision to terminate the contract, stating...
Preparations for 2018 elections underway, says Bhutan EC
Preparations are in full swing for the 2018 parliamentary elections that will mark the 10th year of a successful democracy, the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) stated.
ECB has entered...
Regional economic development gets a boost as India, Pakistan attend SCO summit
The summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), scheduled to be held from 30 November to 1 December in Sochi, Russia will be the first to have India and...
Pakistan close to deal for four Turkish warships
Pakistan is giving final touches to its deal for acquisition of four warships from Turkish state-owned company MILGEM, sources said on 28 November.
Sources said that process was nearing completion...
Australia, Japan and India trilateral in Delhi on December 12
India, Japan and Australia, close on the heels of the Quadrilateral meet, are expected to hold the fourth edition of their trilateral meet at the foreign secretary-level in New...
President Sirisena under pressure to accommodate Rajapaksa clan
As Sri Lanka’s Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister Faiszer Mustapha attempted to avert the no confidence motion submitted against him over the delay of local government elections in...
China Development Bank files insolvency suit against India’s Reliance
China Development Bank, which lent close to $1.78 billion to Reliance Communications (RCom), has filed an insolvency suit at the National Company Law Tribunal’s (NCLT’s) Mumbai bench after it...
BD urges int’l community for peaceful Palestine solution
Bangladesh has urged the international community to work in unison to find a just, peaceful and lasting solution to the Palestinian question and translate its solidarity with the Palestinian...
India to ink pact to provide Singapore facilities for naval drills, logistics
India is getting set to provide naval practice and logistics facilities to Singapore, which will include live firing drills in the Andamans, to add to the ones already being...