21 more people died due to dengue in the last 24 hours, the highest number of fatalities by the Aedes-borne mosquito disease this year. Besides, 2,352 people were diagnosed with the deadly disease and hospitalized during the period. With the new numbers, the death toll by dengue has climbed to 618 while the overall disease […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Taking a significant step in his legal battle against “unlawful detention and human rights abuses”, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has hired the services of a British barrister, Geoffrey Robertson KC to represent him in the international courts. The announcement comes at a time when the deposed prime minister — who was ousted from […]
Read MoreRather than setting an agenda that would put forward the voices of the Global South and the world’s most marginalized, India has used its G-20 presidency for cynically domestic political purposes. By Avinash Kumar and Alena Kahle On September 9, the most powerful heads of state will meet in India for the annual G-20 Summit. […]
Read MoreHindutva may have proclaimed the supremacy of all things traditional, but it makes no room for diversity, dynamism, dilemmas, and doubt. Such has never been the only Indian way. By Devdutt Pattanaik Hindutva can easily be seen as an Indian version of a global movement of men, by men, for men. It reclaims their masculinity […]
Read MoreDhaka: Vishwa Hindu Parishad Bangladesh has called a special meeting with representatives of Hindu society from all over Bangladesh on Friday, September 8. In a statement from Vishwa Hindu Parishad Bangladesh, VHP leader of India Swami Vigyanananda has created unrest among Hindus all over Bangladesh by publishing a false letter. The letter has been condemned by […]
Read MoreLONDON: UK’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch condemned the attack on the Indian High Commission by pro-Khalistan extremists in March. She labelled the attack a ‘disgrace’, reported Khalsa Vox. The High Commission of India in London was attacked in March by a group of about 50 persons, who committed criminal trespass, […]
Read MoreDhaka: In a statement from Vishwa Hindu Parishad Bangladesh, it is said that some people have published on various social media, activities of Vishwa Hindu Parishad are stopped, the committee is canceled, it cannot work in Bangladesh, it is completely rumor and baseless. In this regard, General Secretary of the organization Mr. Kapil Krishna Mandal […]
Read MoreBangladesh has been a major importer of Chinese weapons. The figures by SIPRI estimate it to be approximately 74 % for the period 2010 – 2019. Conversely Bangladesh constituted 20% of China’s total arms exports to Bangladesh in the same period. Bangladesh, in departure from its recent trend to diversify procurements from nations other than […]
Read MoreSri Lanka, despite struggling with an economic crisis, on Monday repaid $50 million to Bangladesh out of the $200 million loan that it took under a currency swap mechanism two years ago. Confirming the deposition of the first installment by the Sri Lankan authorities, Bangladesh Bank (BB) spokesperson Md Mezbaul Haque said the installment was […]
Read MoreThe Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Bangladesh Police arrested five doctors in connection with their involvement in leaking medical college admission test questions and amassing money in Khulna on Monday. The arrestees are Dr Md Yunus Uzzaman Khan Tarim, 40, Luis Saurav Sarkar, 30, Sharmistha Mondal, 26, Mustahin Hasan Lamia, 26, Nazia Mehjabin Tisha, […]
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