Modi kicks off Poland, Ukraine visit
The prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, on Wednesday launched his historic trip to Poland and Ukraine, where the premier has pledged to campaign for a peaceful resolution of Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine.
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Former AL lawmaker Abdur Rahman Bodi arrested
A team of the Rapid Action Battalion on Tuesday arrested a former Awami League lawmaker from Cox鈥檚 Bazar-4 constituency, Abdur Rahman Bodi, at a location in GEC area in Chattogram...
Dealing with odious debt
BANGLADESH has become increasingly indebted since 2009. The country鈥檚 external debt stock increased from $23.3 billion in 2008 to $100.6 billion in December 2023 thanks to the country鈥檚 mega-projects-led so-called development with borrowed money under the now-deposed authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina...
Salehuddin for getting rid of syndicate
Finance and commerce adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said that syndicates must be stopped from controlling the supply chains to check the price spiral of essentials...
Bangladesh asks missions to expedite visa approvals for journalists
Bangladesh has asked all its missions abroad to expedite visa approvals for journalists who want to visit Bangladesh...
Yunus calls Modi, assures safety of Hindus in Bangladesh
Interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus in a telephonic conversation assured Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of protecting Bangladesh鈥檚 minorities.
140cr Indian worried about safety of Hindus in Bangladesh: Modi
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that 140 crore Indian were worried about the safety of the Hindus in Bangladesh during the political unrest in the country...
Trade bodies should focus on business: community
Business leaders on Wednesday said that trade bodies needed to work properly to meet demands of all businesses of the country, regardless of their political identities...
Traders expect prices to fall as students monitor markets
Traders expected that the prices would decrease as students inspected markets in different areas of the country, including the capital, to check the price hike of essential commodities on Friday...
US, India extend support to Prof Yunus
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday night congratulated Professor Muhammad Yunus on the assumption of his new responsibilities as chief adviser to the newly formed interim government...
Indian PM Modi congratulates Bangladesh interim govt chief Yunus
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday night congratulated Professor Mohammad Yunus on the assumption of his new responsibilities as chief adviser to the newly formed interim government...
Wellalage spins Sri Lanka to ODI series win over India
Spinner Dunith Wellalage took 5-27 as Sri Lanka clinched a first ODI series victory over India in 27 years with a 110-run thrashing of the tourists in the third match on Wednesday.
Disappearance perpetrators must be brought to justice
THE new government that would be installed this evening should establish legal liability for victims of extrajudicial killing, custodial death, torture and enforced disappearances done during the authoritarian Awami League regime for a meaningful political transformation in the days to come. Rights organisations say that security forces have been...
History of BJP鈥檚 diplomatic gaffes
FOR India鈥檚 ruling BJP, what will August 5 be most remembered for? It is, of course, the day that Sheikh Hasina Wajed was deposed by a mass uprising against her authoritarian government. The ousted Bangladesh premier was perhaps a rare close ally of prime minister Narendra Modi in a neighbourhood where India endures persistent Sino-phobic nightmares...
Vandersay's 6-33 spins Sri Lanka to big ODI win over India
Sri Lanka's Jeffrey Vandersay returned career-best figures of 6-33 to trigger a dramatic batting collapse for India and help his team win the second one-day international by 32 runs on Sunday.
Asalanka takes two in two as Sri Lanka-India ODI ends in tie
Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka took two successive wickets to force a tie in the opening one-day international after India's total ended level with the hosts on Friday.
India buoyant but not in Sri Lanka to 'chill': Rohit
India are still buoyant after their T20 World Cup triumph but skipper Rohit Sharma said Thursday his men were keeping focused ahead of their next engagement with Sri Lanka.
France spent almost 1 mn euros on Modi, King Charles banquets
French President Emmanuel Macron's office spent nearly one million euros on two lavish banquets for Britain's King Charles III and Indian leader Narendra Modi, the country's top auditors said as they urged the Elysee Palace to tighten its belt.
Prices of rice go up, other essentials remain high
The prices of rice went up while that of some other essential commodities decreased a bit but still remained high on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka over the...
Prices of most of commodities rise
The prices of most of the commodities went up on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka on Friday amid the nationwide shutdown demanding quota reforms, traders said.
India on $24b jobs drive in Modi鈥檚 first post-election budget
India鈥檚 government will spend $24 billion on employment and training, it said Tuesday, as prime minister Narendra Modi looks to address uneven economic growth and mollify disgruntled voters after a surprising election setback last month...
A wedding and many funerals
IT鈥橲 a challenging proposition at the best of times to trust Narendra Modi by what he promises to do for anyone. A problem surfaced early in his career when, as prime ministerial hopeful, he promised to deposit a tidy sum in everyone鈥檚 bank account from the money he said he would retrieve from stolen cash hoarded abroad...
Govt working to create buffer stock to keep prices of essentials stable
State minister for commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu on Saturday said that the government was working to create a buffer stock covering 20 per cent of the demand for essential commodities with the aim of ensuring price stability...
Modi talks regional cooperation expansion
Foreign ministers from the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation member states jointly met Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in...
40 DIU students receive insurance risk coverage money
The Daffodil International University authorities along with Prime Islami Life Insurance Company Ltd handed over Tk 1.2 crore death insurance claim cheque to 40 students of the university at a programme on Tuesday...
Teesta, Dharla basins flooding likely to worsen
The flood situation in parts of the north might deteriorate today with forecasts of the Teesta and Dharla briefly flowing near their danger marks...
Govt must offer bailout funds for farmers to save agriculture
THE loss of three crops, as well as a probable loss of the fourth one, in a row, especially in the flooded north and north-east, has already dealt a blow to the farmers. The farmers who have repeatedly lost their investments in rice farming to flooding that has left them impoverished and deep...
Fable of the bicycle and a plane
THE inability to accept defeat with grace comes from an authoritarian streak found in enfeebled democracies. Donald Trump and Narendra Modi, for example, are peas in a pod in this regard. Modi has an added problem 鈥� his compulsive obsessive rivalry with b锚te noir Jawaharlal Nehru鈥檚 back-to-back three-term...
India PM Modi tells Russia鈥檚 Putin 鈥榳ar cannot solve problems鈥�
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi told Russian president Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in Moscow that peace was 鈥榦f utmost importance鈥� and that 鈥榳ar cannot solve problems鈥�.....
Japan, Cambodia to help remove landmines from Ukraine
Japan will work with Cambodia to remove landmines from Ukraine and other war-torn countries, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said during a visit to...
