More than 800 people were killed and thousands more injured as a major earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan late on Sunday, one of the worst such disasters in the country in recent years. As authorities scramble to rescue survivors, here is a look at what happened and the devastation the tremors caused. Where Did The Quake […]
Read MoreDHAKA: Bangladesh’s leader has warned that any deviation from planned elections would be “extremely dangerous,” as violent political rivalries deepen a year after the overthrow of longtime prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The warning comes after protests in the South Asian nation, which left a key leader hospitalized, with parties vying for power ahead of the […]
Read MoreBJP and Congress workers clashed in India’s Patna today (29 August) during a protest staged by the ruling party against the use of abusive language targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in poll-bound Bihar. A video circulating online shows a large number of party […]
Read MoreIf BNP comes to power through the people’s vote, the party will do whatever is necessary to prevent and eliminate enforced disappearances in the country, BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed said today (29 August). “We are fighting for democracy to ensure that no one faces enforced disappearance in the future. As a political activist, […]
Read MoreBy Asaduzzaman Shamrat On December 12, 2015, during the COP21 conference, world leaders agreed to reduce global warming and limit global warming to 1.5% by 2050. As a media worker, I was fortunate enough to cover the signing ceremony. But I am deeply disappointed by the unusual delay in implementing the agreement by the leaders of […]
Read MoreDhaka, August 27 — Air pollution has emerged as the single biggest threat to life expectancy in Bangladesh, reducing the average lifespan of citizens by 5.5 years, according to the latest findings of the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) from the University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute (EPIC). The report, set to be released globally […]
Read MoreDHAKA: Bangladesh is unable to allocate additional resources for the growing number of Rohingya refugees, the country’s leader said on Monday, as he called on the international community to deliver on UN commitments to address the crisis. The chief of Bangladesh’s interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, was addressing a two-day conference in Cox’s Bazar, […]
Read MoreDhaka : Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar described his 36-hour visit to Bangladesh as “highly productive.” Dar expressed his firm belief that this trip would inject new momentum into Bangladesh-Pakistan relations. There would be more exchange of visits as well as enhanced cooperation in various fields. He conveyed this optimism in […]
Read MoreDhaka : Eleven countries, including the United Kingdom and France, have reaffirmed their support for Bangladesh in hosting over 1.3 million Rohingya refugees while urging efforts to address the root causes of the crisis in Myanmar. In a joint statement today (25 August), diplomatic missions from UK, France, Australia, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, […]
Read MoreAfter being on hold for over six months, the Centre has cleared the Defence Ministry and Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) to begin formal negotiations with Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) for building six advanced submarines under Project 75 India (P-75I), according to a report by ANI. Defence officials told ANI that negotiations are expected […]
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