Bangladesh needs ‘balanced relations’ with India, China, US: Touhid Hossain

Bangladesh must maintain “balanced relations” with India, China, and the United States, as all three nations hold strategic importance for the country, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said today (28 December). “Bangladesh holds interests in all countries, and it’s crucial for us to remember this,” he said during a national dialogue hosted by the […]

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India unlikely to extradite Hasina: Economic Times report

Bangladesh interim government’s request to India to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina faces multiple hurdles, including the bilateral extradition treaty, reports Economic Times (ET). Citing people in the know, ET reported that India is unlikely to “sacrifice” one of its closest allies considering the geopolitical factors. As per the India-Bangladesh extradition treaty, requests “political […]

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China to build world’s largest dam, will affect India and Bangladesh

China has approved the construction of the world’s largest hydroelectric dam near the source of the Yamuna and Brahmaputra rivers in Tibet, China. Many people in Bangladesh and India may be affected by this project in the eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau. This dam will be built on the Yarlung Zangbo River. This river […]

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WHO chief narrowly escapes attack on Yemen airport

At least two people have been killed in an Israeli bomb attack at the airport in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa. However, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus narrowly escaped the attack. A crew member of the plane carrying him was injured. After the Israeli attack, the WHO chief himself posted on social media, saying, […]

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Netanyahu warns of continued attacks in Yemen

Israeli airstrikes on the international airport in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, have killed six people, including a senior official, according to media outlets controlled by the Houthi rebels. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) was at the airport during the attack. He said that although he was unharmed, one of their crew members […]

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Kazakhstan plane shot down by Russian missile: Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan has claimed that the plane that crashed in Kazakhstan was shot down by a Russian surface-to-air missile. A source in the country told Reuters on Thursday that a preliminary investigation has identified a missile strike as the cause of the crash. Flight J2-8243 took off from Aktau, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday from Azerbaijan to Ghazni […]

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Pakistani PM Reiterates Claims of TTP Activity in Afghanistan

Pakistan’s Prime Minister has once again claimed that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is active in Afghanistan and has urged the Islamic Emirate to adopt a clear policy on the matter. Shehbaz Sharif said that while Pakistan seeks improved relations with Afghanistan, it finds the alleged activities of TTP in Afghanistan unacceptable. The prime minister of Pakistan […]

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Pakistan’s military alleges cross-border attacks by Afghanistan-based militants

The Pakistani military said Friday that militant groups based in Afghanistan are carrying out terrorist activities against Pakistan, intensifying tensions between the neighboring countries. In a news conference on Friday, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the director general of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations, said that despite repeated warnings to the Taliban, militant groups and insurgents […]

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UN Security Council voices ‘deep concern’ about situation in Afghanistan

The UN Security Council voiced concern Friday about the situation in Afghanistan. “The members of the Security Council are deeply concerned with the continuing negative impact of the Taliban’s policies and practices that restrict the enjoyment by women and girls of their human rights and fundamental freedoms on Afghanistan’s peace, stability and development and its […]

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China warns Philippines to maintain peace

China has urged the Philippines to maintain “peace” in the disputed South China Sea. China’s Foreign Ministry warned the country on Thursday (December 26) that Manila’s decision to deploy a US medium-range missile system for military exercises would only increase the risk of an arms race in the region. The US Typhoon medium-range missile system, […]

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