Daily Archives: March 25, 2019

TRIAL OF JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI: AMENDED DRAFT LAW IN CABINET

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.After the trial of several Jamaat leaders for crimes against humanity in 1971, demands were raised to put the party on trial. However, to ensure this, the International...

SC TO HEAR GOVT PLEA ON SHAHIDUL APR 11

The government’s petition to continue investigation into the case against noted photographer Shahidul Alam will be heard at the Supreme Court April 11. Appellate Division’s Chamber Judge Justice Hasan Foez...

WA ARMY: GAS EXPLOSION KILLS 16 IN MYANMAR’S REMOTE WA STATE

A gas explosion in a secretive enclave run by the ethnic Wa in Myanmar's eastern borderlands has killed 16 people and injured dozens, the United Wa State Army (UWSA)...

EC UNBOTHERED ABOUT LOW VOTER TURNOUT

Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed today said, the commission prefers free, fair and peaceful voting against the attendance of voters. “Voter percentage doesn’t matter. We have no headache over...

F-16 didn’t down India’s MiG-21 Bison, says top Chinese military expert

A top expert with the Chinese defence forces has said it wasn’t Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) US-made F-16 that shot down India’s MiG-21 Bison during last month’s dogfight when...

CIVIL LIBERTIES, HUMAN RIGHTS AFGHAN WOMEN’S RED LINES FOR PEACE

As the Afghan politicians preparing to hold the second round of face-to-face talks with Taliban in Doha, Qatar, concerns are rising among many ordinary Afghans, particularly women, against whom...

China’s J-10 fighter jet celebrates its birthday amid Pakistani parade

China's J-10 fighter jet celebrated its 21th birthday in spectacular fashion with six J-10s dazzling audiences at Pakistan's national day parade on Saturday. During the parade in Islamabad, capital of...

OMAN’S OIL MINISTER IN SL FOR REFINERY PROJECT LAUNCH

Oman’s oil minister arrived in Sri Lanka on Saturday to participate in the launching of a $3.85 billion oil refinery project, government officials in Colombo said, three days after...

Indian authority obstructs Nepali road construction

Indian authorities have obstructed the construction of roads at Bramadev in Bhimdutta Municipality-9, Kanchanpur, stating that the infrastructure was constructed by encroaching on the no-man’s-land. Personnel from the Sashastra Seema...

Pakistan call for peace with India as it shows off its military might

Pakistan wants peace with India and they should focus on health and education, the Pakistani president said on Saturday during a parade to show off its military might following...

MALAYSIAN PM MAHATHIR SHOWS INTEREST IN JF-17 THUNDER AS HE CONCLUDES PAKISTAN VISIT

Pakistan and Malaysia have said dialogue is the only way forward to ensure peace and stability in the region and to resolve outstanding issues, said a press release issued...

Australian ships arrive in Sri Lanka for defence engagement program

HMAS Canberra, the flagship vessel of the Royal Australian Navy, and HMAS Newcastle arrived at the Colombo port Saturday (23 March) to take part in a defence engagement program...

No justice yet for Pehlu Khan

Last week I went to Behror. Pehlu Khan was beaten to death here two years ago. I wanted to see what had happened to the men who lynched him....

LK ADVANI “EXTREMELY UPSET” WITH BJP OVER GANDHINAGAR SNUB, SAY SOURCES

BJP veteran LK Advani, who was dropped from the BJP list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, is extremely upset about the way the exercise was conducted, sources...

“Super hat village” in Bangladesh showcases deepening ties with China

On the outskirts of the Bangladesh capital, over 5,000 workers are busy on the production lines in a factory, while their children are reading aloud at a school nearby. The...

Pakistan sees nuclear weapons as deterrence method, rules out any use

Pakistan is ruling out the possibility of using its nuclear weapons and sees them as more of deterrence tool to prevent actual wars, spokesman for the Pakistani Army Maj....

Tussle between New Delhi and Kolkata over logjam impacts India-Bhutan relations

Last August, several senior officials of the Land Ports Authority of India crossed over to Bhutan and met officials of the Royal Government at Ga Me Ga, a luxury...

Modi likes to project muscular nationalism, except when it comes to China

Last year, Narendra Modi, speaking in Russia about India’s relationship with China, boasted that “not a single bullet has been fired” by either country despite a 40-year-old border dispute....

A ‘happy’ country

Pakistan must have gone up in the estimation of the happy people of the world after the revelation that it is among only 20 countries to have improved their...

Calcutta Dialogue for improved Indo-China ties

China and India, two of the largest economies in the world, need to complement each other through mutual co-operation, particularly in infrastructure, information technology, education and health, Chinese consul...

China open to third countries’ roles in Hambantota

China is expected to adopt an open attitude toward the increasing presence of third countries in the Chinese-leased Hambantota port in Sri Lanka. Investment from third countries will help...