6 MOUS LIKELY TO BE SIGNED DURING PM’S BRUNEI TRIP
Bangladesh government is likely to sign six Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with Brunei during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s three-day visit to its capital Darussalam from April 21 to 23.
The...
NEPAL’S FIRST EVER SATELLITE LAUNCHED INTO SPACE
Nepal’s first satellite, ‘NepaliSat-1’, has been launched into space, which will soon start rotating around the earth’s orbit to collect information about the country’s topography and earth’s magnetic field....
INDIA BANS HERB IMPORT FROM NEPAL
For the past month, India has been strictly enforcing its prohibition of the importing of medicinal herbs from Nepalgunj into its borders, and this has severely affected local businesses.
The...
14 OFFLOADED FROM PASSENGER BUS, SHOT DEAD ON MAKRAN COASTAL HIGHWAY
At least 14 passengers were forcibly offloaded from a bus on the Makran Coastal Highway in Balochistan's Ormara area and shot dead by unidentified assailants early on Thursday.
According to...
Raavana 1 launched to ISS
The ’Raavana 1’ cube satellite designed and developed by two Sri Lankan engineers was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in the 400km orbit by the Cygnus spacecraft...
FORMER MALDIVIAN PRESIDENT YAMEEN BLAMES SOLIH’S BROTHER-IN-LAW FOR “FALSE” CHARGES OF MONEY LAUNDERING
Former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen has blamed the current Maldivian President Ibrahim Solih’s brother-in-law Mohammad Hameed, who is the current Police Commissioner, for his 35 day illegal incarceration on...
Pakistan to sign second FTA with China to boost ailing economy
China will be hosting the leaders of several nations, including Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, during the three-day Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in Beijing from April 25 to...
Bangladesh Air Force holds air defence exercise
The Bangladesh Air Force held an exercise on Wednesday to assess and evaluate its air defence efficiency and capability, identify the limitations and draw lessons for further improvement.
‘ADEX 2019’...
Pakistan certified to repair SAAB AWACS
Pakistan has been certified to build and conduct repair works of Swedish firm SAAB’s Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), according to a report published Wednesday.
"Pakistan Air Force is...
Bhutanese economy expected to grow moderately: ADB
Bhutanese economy is expected to grow moderately this year as well as the following year according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) report, which was released Tuesday.
The growth forecasts...
Five million lost jobs in India between 2016 and 2018: Report
At least five million Indians lost their jobs between 2016 and 2018, and young urban men are being hit hardest, a Bengaluru-based private university said in a report on...
Myanmar pardons more than 9,000 prisoners in New Year amnesty
Myanmar began releasing more than 9,000 prisoners on Wednesday, with many drug offenders among the first to walk free, but just two political detainees, after the president declared an...
BNP LEADERS DIVIDED OVER PROCESS OF KHALEDA RELEASE
The leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are divided in opinion over finding a way for party chairperson Khaleda Zia's release.
A section of BNP leaders is in favour...
Indian elections, South Asian concerns
The staggering scale of the election that is under way in India with just under a billion voters is hard for the mind to grapple with, even in this...
POMPEO SAYS US SEEKS ENDING AFGHAN WAR
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said this week that United States is trying to end the longest war in United States history in Afghanistan, the US Department...
Did India shoot down a Pakistani F-16? This just became a big deal
With voting underway in India’s general election, February’s Kashmir conflict is likely to weigh on the minds of voters, especially given last week’s social media uproar over the reported...
WILL FIELD A CANDIDATE WHO WINS DEFINITELY: MR
Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa today said they would field a candidate who can definitely win the presidential election.
Speaking to journalists after attending the oil anointing ceremony held at the...
FAIR POLLS NOT POSSIBLE BY DESTROYING SANCTITY OF VOTES: MAHBUB TALUKDAR
Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar today said those who do not believe in democracy want to make an election questionable and taint the festivity of voting.
He said this while addressing...
Myanmar’s Wa rebels in show of force
It has a standing army of 25,000, manufactures its own guns and conscripts at least one member of each household - meet the United Wa State Army: Communist, reclusive,...
MORE THAN 500,000 PEOPLE AFFECTED BY DROUGHT
More than 580,717 people belonging to 152,953 families in 21 districts have been affected by the drought, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said today.
The affected districts are Kegalle, Ratnapura,...
PM IMRAN KHAN LAUNCHES NAYA PAKISTAN HOUSING SCHEME
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday launched the federal government's Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme, vowing to help the country's long-neglected stratum move from katchi abadis into swiftly constructed flats...