Burdwan blast: 4 JMB members jailed for 7 years

Four members of the banned militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) have been sentenced by a special court in Kolkata to seven-year imprisonment over the 2014 bomb blast in West Bengal’s Burdwan district.
10 September 2020, 05:03 AM

Sushant Singh Rajput death: Rhea Chakraborty arrested

India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) today arrested actress Rhea Chakraborty after questioning her for three consecutive days in connection with drugs-related allegations in the Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput death case.
8 September 2020, 12:04 PM

Two Myanmar soldiers taken to the Hague after confessing to Rohingya killings: reports

Two Myanmar soldiers have been taken to The Hague after confessing to murdering minority Rohingya Muslims during a 2017 crackdown, two news organisations and a rights group reported on Tuesday.
8 September 2020, 11:07 AM

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi vows victory in election as campaign starts despite virus surge

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi launched her re-election bid on Tuesday ahead of polls set for November, vowing victory at a scaled-down ceremony in the capital after her original plans were scuppered by a surge in coronavirus cases.
8 September 2020, 07:06 AM

Bangladesh, India meeting to review bilateral relations soon: Foreign minister

Bangladesh and India will hold the Joint Consultative Commission meeting in Dhaka very soon to review the relationship between the two neighbours.
7 September 2020, 10:45 AM

Woman journalist shot dead in Pakistan's Balochistan

A female journalist was shot dead at her home in Turbat area of Balochistan's Kech district on Saturday evening, police said.
6 September 2020, 10:37 AM

Indian and Chinese defense ministers set for meeting in Moscow over border row

The defense ministers of India and China are expected to hold talks in Moscow, the highest level face-to-face political contact since tensions flared along their disputed mountain border in May.
4 September 2020, 14:19 PM

Rights groups urge Myanmar to ensure voting rights of all Rohingyas ahead of Nov 8 polls

Fourteen Rohingya-led rights groups in Cox’s Bazar have demanded that Myanmar ensure voting rights of all Rohingyas of voting age, including those in Bangladesh refugee camps, and their participation in the national elections slated for November 8.
4 September 2020, 14:01 PM

China planning building spree in Tibet as India tensions rise, sources say

China is planning a more than 1 trillion yuan ($146 billion) push to accelerate infrastructure investment in Tibet, including new and previously announced projects, three sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters.
4 September 2020, 11:57 AM

Malaysia extends entry ban on citizens of Bangladesh, 11 other countries

Malaysia government will impose an entry ban from September 7 onwards on the citizens of 12 countries, including Bangladesh, which are recording more than 150,000 cases of Covid-19, Malaysia’s Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has reportedly said.
3 September 2020, 14:09 PM

India bans 118 Chinese apps in new backlash over border dispute

India on Wednesday banned 118 more Chinese apps as the backlash intensified against Beijing over an increasingly bitter border showdown between the giant neighbours.
2 September 2020, 15:06 PM

5th BIMSTEC Summit in Jan: Dhaka emphasises expediting, consolidating cooperation

The 5th BIMSTEC Summit, preceded by the 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial meeting, is proposed to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in the first half of January 2021 -- subject to the improved Covid-19 situation.
2 September 2020, 14:28 PM

India accuses China of fresh ‘provocative actions’ at mountain border

India’s foreign ministry has accused Chinese troops of taking “provocative actions” on the disputed Himalayan mountain border while commanders from both sides were holding talks on Monday to defuse tensions between the Asian giants.
1 September 2020, 17:58 PM

Bangladesh to provide 50,000 MT fertilizers to Nepal: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh would provide 50,000 tonnes of fertilizer to Nepal responding to a call by her Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli as the landlocked country was exposed to a critical shortage of the crucial agriculture input.
1 September 2020, 15:09 PM

PM pays last respects to Pranab Mukherjee

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid her last respects to former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee before his funeral.
1 September 2020, 12:20 PM

29 Indian sailors stranded in Bangladesh reach home

Twenty-nine Indian sailors -- stranded in Bangladesh due to coronavirus outbreak -- left Dhaka on a special flight of Novoair today.
1 September 2020, 11:01 AM

‘India-Bangladesh to discuss temporary arrangements for resuming commercial flights’

Bangladesh and India want to launch a travel air bubble without any delay and the issue will be discussed in New Delhi during a virtual meeting of the next Joint Consultative Commission (JCC), officials have said.
31 August 2020, 18:32 PM

A statesman for all seasons: Pranab Mukherjee (1935-2020)

Behind all the accolades (Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award and epithets like elder statesman) for Pranab Mukherjee lies is his realisation that he was in the final analysis a Bengali to the core. “Aami Bangalee chhilam, achhi, o thakbo” he once said at a felicitation function in Kolkata.
31 August 2020, 16:42 PM

BNP expresses condolence at death of Pranab Mukherjee

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has expressed deep condolence at the death of former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee.
31 August 2020, 16:13 PM

Pranab Mukherjee left an indelible mark on India’s development trajectory: Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led an outpouring of condolence and rich tributes to former president Pranab Mukherjee, who died in New Delhi today, saying that he left an indelible mark on the politics and development of the country.
31 August 2020, 15:54 PM