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

Vietnam karaoke bar fire leaves 12 dead

A fire tore through a karaoke bar in southern Vietnam killing 12 people and leaving 11 injured, a local official said Wednesday.
7 September 2022, 05:44 AM

China earthquake toll rises to 66

Chinese firefighters worked in treacherous terrain yesterday to help evacuate more than 11,000 people after a magnitude-6.8 quake struck China’s mountainous southwestern province of Sichuan a day earlier, killing at least 66 people.
6 September 2022, 18:00 PM

India approves its first nasal vaccine for Covid

India yesterday approved a locally developed, needle-free and nasally administered Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, in a boost to the country’s homegrown pharmaceutical industry.
6 September 2022, 18:00 PM

UN preparing for worse to come in Pakistan floods

The United Nations warned yesterday that the humanitarian situation in flood-ravaged Pakistan was expected to get worse, a day after establishing an air bridge to deliver aid to victims.
6 September 2022, 18:00 PM

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

China accuses US of ‘tens of thousands’ of cyberattacks

Beijing yesterday accused the United States of launching “tens of thousands” of cyberattacks on China and pilfering troves of sensitive data, including from a public research university.
5 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Pak flooding death toll tops 1,300

Engineers breached Pakistan’s biggest freshwater lake to drain water threatening nearby towns, officials said yesterday, as heavy rain poured misery on millions affected by the country’s worst floods in history.
5 September 2022, 18:00 PM

‘Buck up’ in enforcing Myanmar peace plan

Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah yesterday called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to act more urgently in its efforts to provide humanitarian assistance and spur a peace process in junta-ruled Myanmar.
5 September 2022, 18:00 PM

30 people killed in southwest China

At least 30 people were killed when a strong earthquake struck southwestern China yesterday, state media reported, as violent tremors in a remote region damaged homes and left some areas without electricity.
5 September 2022, 18:00 PM

"It is an honour to have met Hon PM of Bangladesh"

Indian business tycoon Gautam Adani called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi today (September 5, 2022).
5 September 2022, 17:35 PM

Jailed Malaysian former PM Najib seeks royal pardon

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has applied for a royal pardon, the speaker of parliament said on Monday, less than two weeks after he was sent to jail for 12 years for corruption.
5 September 2022, 08:22 AM

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