Geneva: Bangladesh’s commitment to human rights faces scrutiny once again as the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) working group convenes for the fourth examination on Monday. Led by Law Minister Anisul Huq, the Bangladesh delegation will present the nation’s progress and future pledges in Geneva. Having undergone reviews in 2009, 2013, […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: Nafis Ansari, a school principal who is Muslim, was enlisted this year by the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a “Modi Mitr”, or friend of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The resident of the central state of Madhya Pradesh promotes the party to neighbours and relatives at events such as weddings […]
Read MoreUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks Friday in New Delhi seeking to bolster India as a regional counterweight to China and win backing for its position on Israel’s war with Hamas. Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin joined foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and defence minister Rajnath Singh for annual “two-plus-two” talks, […]
Read MoreDhaka, November 8, 2023 – In a significant move ahead of the upcoming national elections, a delegation of Bangladesh Awami League is set to visit China at the invitation of the ruling Communist Party of China. The visit is seen as a crucial diplomatic engagement that could impact Bangladesh’s political landscape. Led by Awami League […]
Read MoreIslamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s decision to expel more than 1.5 million allegedly undocumented Afghan refugees and migrants has once again triggered tensions with the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Since October 31 when a government deadline for the refugees to leave Pakistan or face detention ended, more than 200,000 Afghans have crossed into Afghanistan, officials said, amid stringent […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: Two of five Indian states due to elect new legislatures this month began voting on Tuesday, a big test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chances of winning a third term in a national election due by May. Modi and leaders of the main opposition Congress party headed by Rahul Gandhi have criss-crossed the five […]
Read MorePakistani officials reported that more than 100,000 Afghan nationals had returned to their Taliban-ruled homeland in the past two weeks, as a deadline for undocumented immigrants to leave Pakistan was set to expire by the end of Wednesday. A senior official in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a northwestern province bordering Afghanistan, gave the number for people who […]
Read MoreDhaka: Bangladesh received $1.98 billion in inward remittances in October, the highest in four months due to increase in dollar rate and increase in incentives. According to the central bank data, expatriates sent $643 million more remittances in October compared to September, at a growth rate of 48.20%. Remittances stood at $1.33 billion in September, […]
Read MoreA Pakistani court declined bail on Friday to detained former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case in which he has been indicted on charges of leaking state secrets, his lawyer said. The charge is related to a classified cable sent to Islamabad by Pakistan’s ambassador in the United States last year, which Khan is […]
Read MoreThe ISIL (ISIS) armed group has claimed responsibility for a blast at a sports club that killed four people in the Afghan capital. The hardline Sunni Muslim group said on its Telegram channel on Friday that it had used a parcel bomb that ISIL fighters “placed in a room where [Shia Muslims] gather”. The explosion […]
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