Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India wants to maintain relations with Bangladesh in the interest of the people of both countries and that this relationship is ‘independent’, which does not depend on Dhaka’s relations with other countries. He said this at the weekly media briefing of the Ministry of External Affairs in […]
Read MoreIn a strong reaction, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate called the request for the arrest of Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Islamic Emirate, and head of the Supreme Court Abdul Hakim Haqqani, a case of double standards, and a political move. The ministry has rejected the accusations made by […]
Read MoreSri Lanka could see the end to the current stretch of deflation in the second quarter before reaching the target level of 5.0 percent in the third, supported mainly by the accommodative monetary policy stance, which the Central Bank has been pursuing from the middle of 2023, pivoting from the bone-crushingly tight policy that decimated […]
Read MoreThe Adani Group’s wind power projects in Sri Lanka have not been cancelled, a company spokesperson said today, after some reports said the projects have been scrapped. Reports that Adani Group’s 484 megawatt (MW) wind power projects in Sri Lanka’s northern Mannar and Pooneryn districts have been cancelled are false and misleading, the spokesperson. “We […]
Read MorePunakha—Located north of the Punakha Dzong, the Punakha Duethre (crematorium), is the only cremation in town. However, the site is in urgent need of renovation, particularly the toilets, which are in a deplorable state. The broken doors, the foul odour is overwhelming, often making visitors feel sick, forcing many to relieve themselves outside due to […]
Read MoreThe Bangladeshi government and the World Bank have signed an agreement as additional financing for enhancing the power transmission network in the eastern region project amounting to SDR (an international reserve asset) 22.9 million (equivalent to 30 million U.S. dollars). Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky, secretary of Bangladesh’s Economic Relations Division (ERD), and Gayle Martin, acting […]
Read MorePrime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government has forwarded the plans to make the roads safe by constructing tunnel ways. Writing on his social sites after the breakthrough of the Siddhababa Tunnel Way on Friday, the PM said the government has forwarded plans to make the roadways safe by developing the tunnel […]
Read MoreIndian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said that the Bangladesh issue was discussed in his first bilateral meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Apart from Bangladesh, Jaishankar said that the bilateral meeting also discussed US visa policy and various regional issues. The Indian Foreign Minister went to Washington on January 20 to attend Donald […]
Read MoreIn another controversial step that could further impact the deteriorating India-Bangladesh relations, a delegation of senior officials of the Pakistan Army and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) recently visited Rangpur Division in northern Bangladesh, which is located near the strategic ‘Chicken’s Neck’, aka the Siliguri Corridor. India-Bangladesh relations: Bangladesh, which adopted a confrontational stance towards India since […]
Read MorePrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday thanked the World Bank for placing faith in Pakistan after pledging to provide $20 billion under the 10-year country partnership framework (CPF) last week. According to a World Bank statement, the new framework for the country aimed to “support inclusive and sustainable development through a strong focus on building […]
Read More
