India on Tuesday successfully launched its heaviest-ever satellite, BlueBird 6, into orbit using the ‘Baahubali’ rocket, Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3)-M6, from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh. The satellite, developed by US-based AST SpaceMobile, aims to provide direct broadband connectivity from space to ordinary smartphones without requiring any special equipment. The 43.5-metre tall rocket, supported […]
Read MoreDHAKA: Millions of supporters crowded the streets of Dhaka on Thursday to welcome Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, who has returned to his country after more than 17 years in exile. Rahman, the son of ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, waved to the large crowds from the front of a […]
Read MoreBy Biman Mukherji Dhaka’s already strained relationship with New Delhi has come under fresh pressure after a Bangladeshi opposition leader threatened to shelter separatists targeting India’s sensitive northeast region in retaliation for what he claimed to be election interference. Hasnat Abdullah, a leader of the newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP), warned at a rally […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI: India signed a free trade agreement with Oman on Thursday, marking its second such deal with a Gulf Cooperation Council country and expanding its economic presence in the region. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement was signed by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Qais bin Mohammed Al-Yousef, ‘s minister of commerce, during Prime Minister […]
Read MoreBERLIN: The German government said Thursday it would take in 535 Afghans who had been promised refuge in Germany but have been stuck in limbo in Pakistan. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told the RND media network Berlin wanted to complete the processing of the cases “in December, as far as possible” to allow them to […]
Read MoreIndia has reformed its business visa regime to ease movement of foreign engineers and technicians, the government said in a statement, which will be a boost local firms leaning on Chinese professionals for manufacturing services. India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade said late on Wednesday it had launched a new digital platform […]
Read MoreCOLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s parliament will interrupt its recess to fast-track financial aid needed for rebuilding after Cyclone Ditwah, which killed nearly 650 people, officials said Sunday. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake had said last week that the island nation would need at least $1.66 billion in 2026 — in addition to the $166 million he said […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI: India’s capital choked under a thick blanket of smog on Sunday, with the government imposing anti-pollution curbs after monitoring stations in some areas recorded extremely hazardous air quality. Home to 30 million people, Delhi has not recorded a single “clean air” day in 2025, with Air Quality Index readings hitting high above the […]
Read MoreUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the People’s Republic of China’s USD 2.5 million contribution to provide liquified petroleum gas (LPG) to meet the cooking needs of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The contribution from the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund will enable UNHCR to supply cleaner cooking energy to approximately 458,000 refugees, or 94,000 […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs today (14 December) summoned the Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma to convey Bangladesh’s concerns over what it described as anti-election activities involving fugitive political figures currently staying in India. According to a press release issued by the ministry, Bangladesh expressed serious concern over former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s continued public […]
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