Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus said Thursday he had “agreed to strengthen relations” with Pakistan, a move likely to further test his country’s frosty relations with India. Pakistan and Bangladesh were once one nation but split in a brutal 1971 war, with Bangladesh then drawing closer to Pakistan’s arch-rival India. But Dhaka’s ties with New […]
Read MoreThe situation at the BGP barracks was horrific and deadly in the last few days. First, there was a broken call for surrender over the microphone, then a loud explosion, the sound of rockets and rifle fire, which collapsed a large part of the building. Hundreds of soldiers were hiding in these buildings. The BBC […]
Read MoreThe newly elected US President Donald Trump seems desperate to boost the US economy. He is planning to do so even before he comes to power. Trump is not willing to give up even a hair for the sake of his own country. Therefore, this incoming president has put ‘friendly country’ India on the ‘red […]
Read MorePopular social media platforms Facebook and Instagram are not allowing people to speak out on behalf of Palestine. Meta, the company that owns these two platforms, is institutionally stopping the voices of the Palestinians. Such allegations have been made by international human rights organizations for a long time. Now, a bigger allegation has been made […]
Read MoreThe history of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is deeply intertwined with the story of its military commander, Paresh Baruah. A central figure in Northeast India’s insurgency, Paresh’s journey from a young idealist to one of the region’s most wanted insurgents reflects the complex socio-political dynamics of Assam and its struggle for identity. […]
Read MoreFollowing reports of attacks against Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, a video spread in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed a Muslim mob vandalising an idol of a Hindu goddess in the South Asian country. The footage, however, was filmed in neighbouring India’s West Bengal state. It shows villagers dismantling a statue of Hindu […]
Read MoreBangladesh’s Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to backtrack on the second plan to provide internet through cable from Bangladesh to improve the quality of internet connectivity in India’s northeastern region. After this news was published in a section of the media in India and Bangladesh, it is being discussed in the Indian information technology […]
Read MoreA recent CNN report detailing the rescue of a Syrian prisoner has come under fire after the individual was revealed to be a former intelligence officer in the Bashar al-Assad regime. The network’s coverage, which aired on Thursday, showed journalist Clarissa Ward and her team discovering a “hidden prisoner” in a Damascus prison, reports Al […]
Read MoreA mass grave on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus contains the bodies of at least 100,000 people. These people were killed during the rule of ousted President Bashar al-Assad. The US-based Syrian Emergency Task Force is claiming this. This information was reported by Al-Jazeera on Tuesday. In an interview with the news agency […]
Read MoreUS President-elect Donald Trump praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying, “Turkey is a major military power that has not tired of fighting.” He said this at a news conference in Florida on Monday (December 16) local time. Reuters reported. “You know, there is a lot in Syria right now, a lot of things are […]
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