BANGLADESH 41ST LARGEST ECONOMY IN 2019: STUDY
Bangladesh has been ranked 41st among the largest economies in the world in 2019, up from the 43rd position since last year, according to an analysis by a UK...
PAKISTAN, UAE AGREE TO WORK ON AFGHAN PEACE
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates' Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan agreed...
CALL FOR US PULLOUT FROM AFGHANISTAN GROWS LOUDER
A US Senator, who plans to contest the 2020 presidential election against Donald Trump, has said she supports withdrawing American troops from military engagements in Syria and Afghanistan.
“I think...
TENSIONS HIGH IN RAKHINE FOLLOWING DEADLY ATTACKS
Tensions remained high in several townships in Rakhine State on Sunday two days after simultaneous attacks on several government security outposts launched by fighters of an armed ethnic group...
NORTHEAST INDIA STRIKE CALLED AGAINST CITIZENSHIP BILL
The North East Students Organization (NESO) has called for a strike in Northeast India over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 on January 8 from dawn till dusk.
NESO is a...
UK WARNS AGAINST TRAVEL TO SOUTHERN INDIA AFTER TEMPLE RIOTS
Britain has warned tourists visiting the southern Indian state of Kerala after sporadic violence in recent days over the admission of women to one of Hinduism's holiest temples.
In updated...
Afghan pullout under consideration: US vice president
US President Donald Trump is in the “process of evaluating” whether to withdraw some troops from Afghanistan, says Vice President Mike Pence while stressing the need to reconsider America’s...
Old wounds, fresh denial in Myanmar over the Rohingya
Myanmar’s year was framed by the horrific residues of 2017 — the flight from death and destruction of over 700,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees, the largest tragic migration in modern...
Afghan security forces in crisis: A fixable problem?
There is no denying the fact that Afghanistan is challenged by a deteriorating security situation. With the Taliban maintaining a presence in 70 percent of Afghan territory and staging...
Historical link helps China mediate in Afghanistan
China's role in Afghanistan has grown rapidly after the withdrawal of US troops in 2014. Beijing has been instrumental in facilitating talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban....
Modi mocked for ‘manufactured’ New Year’s Day interview with India press agency
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has been accused of being afraid of the media, after consenting to a rare interview – just one of a handful in four years...
Taliban seek venue change for peace talks with US to Qatar
The Taliban will not attend planned peace talks with the United States in Saudi Arabia this month and want to shift the venue to Qatar.
The upcoming negotiations, the fourth...
Bangladesh’s RAB setting up new battalion to prevent Rohingyas from joining terrorist organizations
After Bangladesh’s counter-terror forces foiled attempts of the banned terrorist organisation, Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), trying to recruit Rohingyas from refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, the country’s elite counter-terrorism force...
India delays project to modernize key Sri Lankan airport
An India-led project to modernize a northern Sri Lankan airport has been delayed because of political instability, according to media reports citing an unnamed aviation official in Colombo.
India’s Ministry...
UAE to extend $6.2bn cash, oil and investment package to Pakistan
The UAE is expected to sign on a $6.2 billion support package for Pakistan that will involve a cash deposit and deferred fuel payments after the South Asian country’s...
India’s air force fighter jets’ strength fell by one-fifth in decade: Minister
Facing a concerted opposition attack within and outside parliament over the $8.7 billion Rafale fighter jet deal with France, the Indian government has justified the contract, calling it the...
NEXT CABINET MAY SEE 31 NEW FACES, DROP 36 OLD ONES
The newly elected members of parliament will take oath as cabinet members at the Bangabhaban on 7 January 2019. Photo: Prothom AloA 47-member cabinet, led by prime minister Sheikh...
Badakhshan mine collapse kills 30
At least 30 people were killed when a gold mine collapsed in Badakhshan province Sunday, local officials said.
The incident took place at around 11am in Kohistan district when the...
JOF REQUESTS FOREIGN DIPLOMATS TO PERSUADE GOVT FOR A FRESH POLL
Main opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front on Sunday requested the foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka to persuade the incumbent government for holding a ‘proper election’ in the country.
The JOF...
AA frees 14 Police, 4 women captured in attack on border posts
The Arakan Army (AA) said on Saturday it had released 14 Border Police officers and four civilian women captured during coordinated attacks on four border outposts in northern Rakhine...
$3 BILLION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SEALED AS ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE MEETS PM KHAN IN...
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan paid a quick visit to Islamabad on Sunday ─ his first in nearly 12 years ─ and met...