What does Islami Andolon’s memo to Indian High Commission say?

In connection with the offensive remarks by two suspended BJP leaders on Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in India, Islami Andolon Bangladesh today (June 16, 2022) brought out a march from Baitul Mukarram National Mosque and handed a memorandum to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.
16 June 2022, 14:57 PM

“Verbal toxin from India”: Sheikh Hasina has much to complain about, writes veteran columnist

The diplomatic crisis India is facing following comments on Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by suspended leaders of BJP – Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal – is far from over, according to veteran columnist and journalist Subir Bhaumik.
15 June 2022, 12:31 PM

Take holiday to grow food

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka is asking civil servants to take an extra day off each week to grow crops in their backyards in a bid to forestall a looming food shortage.
14 June 2022, 18:00 PM

How world’s hottest city harshest on mothers

Heavily pregnant Sonari toils under the burning sun in fields dotted with bright yellow melons in Jacobabad, which last month became the hottest city on Earth.
14 June 2022, 07:22 AM

India at UN says Bangladesh needs global assistance to tackle radicalisation in Rohingya camps

India today urged the international community to enhance support, financially and otherwise, for Bangladesh to cope with the humanitarian burden of hosting a million Rohingya refugees in its territory.
14 June 2022, 04:36 AM

Minibus bomb attack kills four in Afghan capital: police

A bomb blast on a minibus killed at least four people and injured several others in the Afghan capital on Saturday, police said.
12 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka open to purchasing Russian oil: PM amid economic crisis

Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis, the newly appointed prime minister said.
12 June 2022, 14:12 PM

Ex Pakistani president Musharraf hospitalised, in difficult stage: Family

Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf's family on Friday clarified that he was not on ventilator but has been hospitalised for the last three weeks.
11 June 2022, 05:43 AM

Pakistani TV host turned politician Aamir Liaquat dies at 50

Pakistani police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a prominent televangelist-turned-politician on Thursday.
10 June 2022, 05:40 AM

Bangladesh-India bus flagged off, en route to Kolkata from Dhaka

Bus services between Bangladesh and India resumed today (June 10, 2022) after over two years of suspension due to the pandemic.
10 June 2022, 05:28 AM

Lanka economic crisis: President’s brother quits public office

Another member of Sri Lanka’s ruling family quit public office yesterday, denying responsibility for an economic crisis that has caused severe hardship in the island nation.
9 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh-India bus services to resume tomorrow after 2 years

Bus services between Bangladesh and India will resume tomorrow (June 10, 2022) after over two years of suspension due to the pandemic.
9 June 2022, 11:17 AM

Van crash kills 22 in Pakistan

At least 22 people were killed when a passenger van plunged into a deep ravine in southwestern Pakistan yesterday, officials said. The only survivor of the
8 June 2022, 18:00 PM

None did as much for India’s northeast as Bangladesh: Ex-NSG chief

A former director general of India’s elite National Security Guard (NSG) has commended Bangladesh’s “amazing” cooperation to help India contain insurgency issues in the country’s north-eastern states.
8 June 2022, 12:30 PM

At least 22 killed as van plunges into deep ravine in Pakistan

At least 22 people were killed when a passenger van plunged into a deep ravine in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said.
8 June 2022, 10:29 AM

Pakistan restores 5-day work week amid energy crisis

Pakistan government on June 7, 2022 announced several ‘austerity measures’ to conserve electricity amidst a drastic nationwide shortfall.
8 June 2022, 07:05 AM

‘We are prepared’

South Korea and the United States flew warplanes including stealth fighter jets over waters around the Korean peninsula yesterday in a fresh show of force following recent missile tests by the North, Seoul said.
7 June 2022, 18:00 PM

India’s NIA files chargesheet against 6 for trafficking Bangladeshi, Rohingya women

India’s top counter-terror body, National Investigation Agency (NIA), yesterday (June 5, 2022) filed a chargesheet before a special court in Guwahati against six Indians for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of Rohingya and Bangladeshi women into India.
6 June 2022, 06:57 AM

Pakistan's GDP growth will slow down to 5%

Pakistan GDP growth will slow to 5% for the upcoming fiscal year beginning on July 1, from 5.9% in the outgoing year, following budgetary tightening aimed at winning International Monetary Fund (IMF) support, the government said on Saturday.
5 June 2022, 12:46 PM

Sri Lanka in diplomatic spat over confiscated Russian plane

Sri Lanka’s main airport yesterday denied the island nation’s government was behind a decision to detain an Aeroflot aircraft, after Russia lodged a diplomatic protest over the move.
4 June 2022, 18:00 PM