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Dhaka: Amid growing tensions in Bangladesh over the arrest of ISKCON-associated leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, Shafiqul Islam, the press secretary to Bangladesh's chief advisor Muhammad Yunus, has made a statement asserting that Hindus are…

Islamabad: The protest organized by Imran Khan's opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), in the capital Islamabad came to an end on Wednesday after a violent government crackdown. The government arrested hundreds of PTI supporters…

लोग भारत, चीन और तिब्बत मुद्दों पर चर्चा करें, विधायकों व सांसदों को करवाये अवगत, बनाये इसे राष्ट्रीय मुद्दा: टीडब्ल्यूए का आह्वान

बांग्लादेश के प्रोफेसर का विवादित बयान बांग्लादेश के एक प्रोफेसर ने हाल ही में एक सेमिनार में भारत के खिलाफ तीखे बयान दिए हैं। उन्होंने पाकिस्तान के साथ बांग्लादेश की दोस्ती को समर्थन दिया और कहा कि पाकिस्तान ही बांग्लादेश का सच्चा…

भारत और बांग्लादेश के बीच 19 सितंबर से शुरू होने वाली टेस्ट सीरीज में सरफराज खान का प्लेइंग इलेवन में चयन मुश्किल नजर आ रहा है। हाल ही में बीसीसीआई द्वारा घोषित 16 सदस्यीय टीम में सरफराज को शामिल किया गया है, लेकिन बीसीसीआई के अधिकारी के…

वियतनामी मौसम विज्ञानियों ने यागी तूफान को ‘पिछले दशक में इस क्षेत्र के सबसे शक्तिशाली तूफानों में से एक’ के रूप में वर्णित किया है। यह तूफान चीन के प्रांत में तबाही मचाते हुए दक्षिण पूर्व एशियाई देश में पहुंच गया। चीन में चक्रवात…

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that it's crucial to start a new chapter in the Indo-Bangla ties, which should begin with the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, as her continued presence in…

BAGHDAD: A joint operation by US and Iraqi forces killed 15 Islamic State group fighters in Iraq's western desert, with seven US troops hurt during the operation, US Central Command said. The raid targeted Islamic State leaders and was…

Jenin: Concrete slabs and sheet metal were piled high alongside streets in Jenin on Saturday, as residents assessed the damage from Israel's latest West Bank raid even as explosions persisted nearby. The scars of ongoing clashes in the…

NEW DELHI: Bilateral projects involving India are likely to remain stalled in Bangladesh due to the turmoil there, say political observers. "India-led projects in Bangladesh (old and new) are likely to remain stalled for a long time. The…

BEIJING: China's campaign of confrontation, from remote reefs in Southeast Asia to Taiwan and far-flung Japanese islands, is designed to wear down regional rivals competing with it for contested territories, analysts say. Beijing in…

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said it has killed five more militants in a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank early Thursday, including a well-known local commander. There was no immediate Palestinian confirmation of the…

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping told top White House aide Jake Sullivan Thursday that Beijing remained committed to good ties with the United States, despite "great changes". Sullivan, the first US national security advisor to…

HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet on Thursday, in a sedition case that is widely seen as a barometer for the future of media freedom in the city once hailed as a bastion of free press in…

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami supremo Shafiqur Rahman has said his party seeks harmonious and stable ties with India but asserted that New Delhi needs to reconsider its foreign policy in the neighbourhood, as bilateral relations do not…

DHAKA: The body of a 32-year-old woman TV journalist in Bangladesh was recovered from a lake here in the capital on Wednesday, according to media reports. The deceased was identified as Sarah Rahanuma, a newsroom editor at Gazi TV, a…

NEW DELHI: Amidst the ongoing turmoil and instability across the country, Bangladesh is facing another challenge – the rapidly increasing influence of the Hizb ut Tahrir (HuT). The HuT is a fundamentalist political organisation that aspires…

AL-FARAA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank: Israeli forces launched a large operation in the occupied West Bank overnight and into Wednesday, killing at least 10 Hamas militants and sealing off the volatile city of Jenin. The ongoing operation was…

The flag-seller who lives in the Alu Bazar area of old Dhaka where several members of the Hindu community live, says his Indian-origin father had "immigrated" to Dhaka from Calcutta (now Kolkata) around the year 1971 and made this city his…