Trump says will meet Modi
Former US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday he plans to meet next week with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, who will be visiting the United States for several official events...
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Allegation of custodial death a worrying sign
UNABATED rights violations, including custodial torture, extrajudicial killing and enforced disappearances, at the hands of the law enforcement agencies, which characterised the authoritarian Awami League regime, are where reform is expected. The reported allegation that a leader of Juba Dal, the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, has died in...
Flood damage warrants serious, sincere rehabilitation efforts
THE government has come up with details on the damage that flash flooding of the east, north-east and south-east for a fortnight beginning in the third week of August has caused. The disaster management and relief ministry has estimated the damage from the flooding to the tune of Tk 142.69 billion, warranting that the government needs to...
Zampa accepts Ashes chances remote as 100th ODI looms
Australia's Adam Zampa insists he has come to terms with the idea he will never play in an Ashes Test as he prepares for his 100th one-day international appearance.
Kejriwal quits after release from jail
A top political opponent of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi quit as chief minister of the capital Delhi on Tuesday, days after being released on bail in a corruption case...
Indian PM Modi鈥檚 top opponent Kejriwal quits after release from jail
A top political opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi quit as chief minister of the capital Delhi on Tuesday, days after being released on bail in a corruption case...
Bangladeshi, Rohingya infiltration major threat to Jharkhand: says Modi
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the ruling JMM-led coalition in Jharkhand of patronising Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltration for vote bank politics, reports The Economic Times.
Modi campaigns in Kashmir polls after latest soldier deaths
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said 鈥榯errorism is on its last legs鈥� in Kashmir while campaigning in the disputed territory on Saturday, a day after two soldiers were killed in a gunfight with suspected militants...
TCB starts selling essentials from today
The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh聽will start selling essential commodities at subsidised prices across聽the country from today for the month of September...
Indian PM Modi campaigns in Kashmir polls after latest soldier deaths
Indian Prime Narendra Modi said 鈥榯errorism is on its last legs鈥� in Kashmir while campaigning in the disputed territory on Saturday, a day after two soldiers were killed in a gunfight with suspected extremists....
India鈥檚 top court grants bail to Kejriwal
A top political opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was granted bail on Friday after months behind bars.
Hanoi river level hits 20-year high as SE Asia typhoon toll nears 200
Residents of Vietnam鈥檚 capital waded through waist-deep water on Wednesday as river levels hit a 20-year high and the toll from the area鈥檚 strongest typhoon in decades rose to at least 179, with neighbouring nations also enduring deadly flooding and landslides...
Hotline to support victims of custodial torture demanded
Human rights activists on Sunday called for the establishment of hotlines to support victims of custodial torture during the regime of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
Govt must step up flood relief, rebuilding efforts
WITH more than six million people having been directly affected by the flooding of Bangladesh鈥檚 east, north-east and south-east, public suffering continues as the government support has been visibly inadequate. Many still live in shelters and are struggling as their houses and livelihood came to be gravely affected. In Cumilla, one of the worst affected...
Bangladesh to follow procedure for sideline meetings at UNGA, adviser says
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday said that Bangladesh would adhere to standard protocol regarding any sideline bilateral meetings during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Quick fix to price hike of essentials unlikely: Salehuddin聽
Finance, commerce and, science and technology adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday said a quick fall in prices of all essential commodities was unlikely to happen...
Stop fearing ordinary people
THE legendary public intellectual and political analyst Abdul Ghafoor Noorani, who passed away at 93 in Mumbai last week, had believed that Narendra Modi鈥檚 foreign policy flowed from his ideological prejudice cradled in Hindutva...
Upholding human dignity in aid efforts
THE catastrophic flooding in Feni, Cumilla and nearby districts is considered the worst in recent memory. The losses are devastating and the suffering is upsetting. However, the incredible outpouring of support from all sectors of society has been truly heartwarming. It has truly revealed the best of who we are. Nevertheless, this situation underscores...
Israel recovers hostage bodies from Gaza
Israel announced Sunday its troops had found six dead hostages in a Gaza tunnel, as Israeli police said a 鈥榮hooting attack鈥� in the occupied West Bank killed three officers...
Stakes are high for interim govt
WE WILL certainly bring home the benefits of this victory, which has been achieved through many sacrifices. To fulfil this expectation, the advisors to the interim government have been trying to live up to it since the beginning. The long history of an autocratic rule has its impact. Its extraction is a huge undertaking. Because reform is as difficult as it is fraught with obstacles. The road is long with obstacles...
Daily essentials鈥� supply to remain adequate: adviser
Finance and commerce adviser to the interim government Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that the country would not face any supply shortage of essential commodities as the government had taken initiatives to keep the import of fuel oil, fertiliser and food items uninterrupted...
Rights groups condemn Cambodia crackdown on critics of regional deal
Rights groups criticised Cambodian authorities on Wednesday for the arrests of 94 people in a 鈥榟eavy-handed鈥� crackdown on critics of a regional economic development plan with Laos and Vietnam...
Recalibrating Bangladesh-India water chronicles
IN THE inundated parts of Bangladesh and north-east India, at least 36 people have died as rivers on both sides of the border reached extreme levels a few days ago. Nearly 4.5 million people have been affected by the flooding in Bangladesh, which has forced hundreds of houses under water, leaving residents stranded on rooftops...
England axe Bairstow, Ali for Australia white-ball series
England have launched a new white-ball era after dropping Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali from their forthcoming clashes against Australia.
Modi, Baiden discuss situation in Bangladesh
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday shared his concern over the situation in Bangladesh as he spoke with US President Joe Biden over the phone about his visit to Ukraine.
RMG supply chain disrupted by flood
The country鈥檚 apparel makers on Saturday said that the recent flooding had disrupted the readymade garment sector supply chain by submerging the Dhaka-Chattogram highway and sought alternative routes for transportation of goods in time of any natural calamities...
Exceptional humanity in flood crisis
RECORD high rainfall in southeastern districts and the neighbouring Indian state of Tripura has led to an unprecedented and severe flash flooding in Comilla, Feni and many other districts in the region. Rivers like the Gumti and Muhuri are flowing above danger level. So far, fifteen deaths have been reported, millions displaced and in distress, villages...
Modi says 鈥榝irmly for peace鈥� on historic Ukraine visit
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi used his first visit to Kyiv on Friday to again call for a diplomatic solution to more than two years of war with Russia, saying he stood 鈥榝irmly for peace鈥� in...
Modi meets Zelensky on historic visit to Kyiv
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Ukraine鈥檚 leader Volodymyr Zelenksy on a historic visit to Kyiv on Friday, where he is pushing for a solution to end more than two years of war with Russia.聽
Rescue and relief operations remain pressing tasks
FLOODING in the east, north- and south-east that has so far affected about three million people in more than nine districts mostly in the greater Chattogram region warrants an early, serious attention. The flooding 鈥� which very heavy to extremely heavy rain that has continued in the affected areas and in the upstream Indian state of Tripura for about a week...
