Bangladesh, India to work towards zero deaths at border

Noting with satisfaction that the number of deaths due to incidents along the border has significantly reduced, Bangladesh and India agreed to work towards bringing the number down to zero, according to a joint statement.
7 September 2022, 11:04 AM

Rahul Gandhi calls on PM Hasina

Former Congress party president Rahul Gandhi today (September 6, 2022) met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her hotel suite at ITC Maurya in New Delhi.
6 September 2022, 16:33 PM

Delhi again assures Dhaka of resolving Teesta issue: Shahriar Alam

 India has again assured Bangladesh of resolving the issue of Teesta water sharing, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam said today (September 6, 2022).
6 September 2022, 15:47 PM

“Economic connection between 2 nations crucial to deal with global crisis”

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina today (September 6, 2022) called on Indian President Draupadi Murmu at India’s Rashtrapati Bhavan.
6 September 2022, 14:24 PM

India largest market in Asia for Bangladeshi exports: Modi

Bangladesh and India will soon start negotiating on a bilateral comprehensive economic partnership agreement, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today (September 6, 2022).
6 September 2022, 13:45 PM

Hasina, Modi inaugurate Maitree thermal power plant at Rampal

Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi today (September 6, 2022) virtually opened the 1320 (660x2) MW Maitree super thermal power project at Rampal in Khulna and four other projects, including a rail bridge on Rupsha River and Khulna-Darshana and Parbatipur-Kaunia rail link projects.
6 September 2022, 10:10 AM

Bangladesh biggest development, trade partner of India: Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said Bangladesh is the biggest development and trade partner of India.
6 September 2022, 09:06 AM

Wounded India take on spirited Sri Lanka

India and Sri Lanka will lock horns in their second Super 4 fixture of the Asia Cup in Dubai tonight and the two sides are set to approach the game with contrasting momentums.
5 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Suicide blast in Kabul: Two Russian embassy staffers among 6 killed

Two Russian embassy staff in Kabul were among six people killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance of the embassy, in a blast that injured at least 10 others, the Russian Foreign Ministry and Afghan officials said yesterday.
5 September 2022, 18:00 PM

8 killed in Afghanistan earthquake

At least eight people were killed overnight in an earthquake in north-eastern Afghanistan and the toll could rise, according to an official quoted by the state news agency.
5 September 2022, 06:49 AM

Flood-hit Pakistan breaches freshwater lake to avert overflow

Authorities in flood-hit Pakistan breached the country’s largest freshwater lake yesterday, displacing up to 100,000 people from their homes but saving more densely populated areas from gathering flood water, a minister said.
4 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka's ex-president Rajapaksa gets residence, security on return

Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was provided on Saturday with an official residence and security by the government after he returned to the country he had fled in July during economic unrest, two senior officials said.
3 September 2022, 13:35 PM

Afghan mosque: 18 killed in suicide blast

A suicide bomber struck one of the biggest mosques in western Afghanistan yesterday, killing at least 18 people, including an influential imam who earlier this year called for those who commit “the smallest act” against the government to be beheaded.
2 September 2022, 18:00 PM

18 killed in Afghanistan mosque blast

A blast outside a mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 18 people including a high-profile pro-Taliban cleric in what authorities said was an attack.
2 September 2022, 12:28 PM

Myanmar's Suu Kyi jailed 3 years for electoral fraud: Source

A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of electoral fraud and sentenced her to three years in jail with hard labour, a source familiar with the proceedings said.
2 September 2022, 05:51 AM

IMF agrees to $2.9b bailout for Lanka

Bankrupt Sri Lanka yesterday agreed a conditional $2.9 billion bailout with International Monetary Fund negotiators, as the island nation seeks to overcome a bruising economic crisis that saw its president flee the country.
1 September 2022, 18:00 PM

IMF agrees to give Sri Lanka USD 2.9 billion loan

Sri Lanka has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a loan of about $2.9 billion, the global lender said on Thursday, as the country seeks a way out its worst economic crisis in decades.
1 September 2022, 06:47 AM

Contempt case: Ex-Pak PM given a week to reply

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan was given an additional week to answer contempt of court charges brought against him for criticising a magistrate,
31 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Four get Ramon Magsaysay Award

A Cambodian psychiatrist treating victims of the Khmer Rouge and a French environmentalist cleaning up Indonesian rivers were among the winners yesterday
31 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Us Pullout Anniversary: Taliban seek world’s approval

Afghanistan’s Taliban marked the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led forces yesterday by calling on the international community to “learn” from the experience and accept them as the legitimate government.
31 August 2022, 18:00 PM