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18 more die in Pakistan flood
Parts of Pakistan seemed “like a sea”, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said yesterday, after visiting some of the flood-hit areas that cover as much as a
7 September 2022
China quake death toll rises to 74
China has reopened roads leading to the epicentre of Monday’s 6.8 magnitude earthquake in the southwestern province of Sichuan and traffic has
7 September 2022
Rahul emulates Mahatma
Emulating Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi was yesterday set to begin a “long march” seeking to halt the seemingly inexorable slow decline of his once-mighty Congress party.
7 September 2022
In India, Bangabandhu is a man of action, courage, and conviction: Jaishankar
Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, for them in India, is iconic - a man of action, courage and conviction.
7 September 2022
US lawmakers in Taiwan defying Beijing
A delegation of US lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday on a previously unannounced trip, the latest group of senior officials from the country to visit the island and defy Beijing, which has reacted with anger to such exchanges.
7 September 2022
Ex-Indian president’s daughter Sharmishtha Mukherjee calls on PM Hasina
Sharmishtha Mukherjee, daughter of late Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, today (September 7, 2022) met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina maintaining the long association between the two families.
7 September 2022
India offers free transit to Bangladesh for exporting goods to other nations
India has offered free transit via its territory to Bangladesh for exporting its products to third countries through specified land customs stations, airports, and seaports.
7 September 2022
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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