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Guwahati, March 11 Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera asserted on Wednesday that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's "last-minute" initiatives, such as distributing money to women, will not help the BJP regain power in the state in the upcoming elections.Addressing a press conference...

New Delhi, March 10 India has been supplying diesel to Bangladesh under an existing agreement, and a request from Dhaka for additional supplies will be considered based on the availability of the fuel and market conditions, government sources said on Tuesday.It has been learned that India has...

Karachi, March 9 Pakistani producer Abid Merchant has announced the launch of an international co-production film based on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's 1893 short story "Shasti" (Punishment).The ambitious project, which will involve industry professionals from Pakistan, Bangladesh, the...

Kolkata, March 9. Police investigations have revealed the modus operandi adopted by the two accused in the killing of Bangladeshi political activist Sharif Osman Hadi, detailing how they escaped from Bangladesh and managed to remain in India for several months after committing the crime...

Dhaka, March 7 – The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of Bangladesh has decided to posthumously award the "Best Indomitable Woman in Advancing Democracy" award to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, according to local media reports on Saturday.The award will be presented as part of the...

New Delhi, March 6 The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has established a new subsidiary, the Delhi Metro International Limited (DMIL), as it seeks to bid for metro-rail projects in foreign cities and expand its consultancy and related urban-transport services abroad.The new company has...

Dhaka, April 5 On Thursday, Bangladesh urged citizens to minimize "unnecessary travel" as panic buying hit fuel stations in Dhaka amid concerns over a potential fuel shortage due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia.The energy ministry issued emergency directives for energy conservation as...

Lahore, March 4 The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced a 15-member squad, including six uncapped players, that will face Bangladesh in a three-match away One Day International (ODI) series, starting on March 11.Following a period of uncertainty surrounding the tour due to...

New Delhi, February 28 Veteran Bangladeshi wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim is stranded in Jeddah while returning from his Umrah pilgrimage, as US strikes on Iran have disrupted flight services in the region.The US and Israel launched a major offensive on Iran on Saturday, with American...

Dhaka, February 27 – The conduct of Bangladesh Bank officials in forcibly removing a senior advisor from the Central Bank headquarters in Dhaka this week sends a troubling signal about the integrity and discipline of the very institution entrusted with safeguarding the country’s financial...

In Bangladesh, the National Citizen Party (NCP) has demanded the impeachment and arrest of President Mohammed Shahabuddin, accusing him of failing to act during the violence that erupted in July 2024.Speaking to reporters after visiting the graves of the victims of the Pilkhana massacre in...

Dhaka, February 25 According to reports in newspapers on Wednesday, the chief of the northwestern Rajshahi range of the Bangladesh police has ordered that leaders and activists of the banned Awami League, who were released on bail after court orders, be arrested again by "involving them in other...

February 25, New Delhi: The Kolkata-Agartala Royal Maitri Bus Service has resumed operations after an 18-month suspension. The Agartala-Dhaka-Kolkata international bus service restarted on Tuesday via the Agartala-Akhaura Integrated Land Port.The service, previously halted due to political...

Agartala, February 24 – The highly anticipated Maitree international bus service connecting Agartala and Kolkata via Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, resumed regular operations, bringing to an end a suspension that lasted over a year.The first bus in the Maitree International Bus Service...

Dhaka, February 24 – Several journalists, Dhaka University (DU) students, and one police officer were injured during an "anti-drug" operation at Suhrawardy Udyan, local media reported on Tuesday.The operation, which took place on Monday evening, was conducted by the Ramna Zone of the Dhaka...

Dhaka, February 23 – A leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was injured after unidentified assailants opened fire in Dhaka’s Kalabagan area, local media reported.This incident on Sunday night came just days after the BNP, led by Tarique Rahman, formed the government following its...

Dhaka, February 22 A major reshuffle occurred at the highest level in the Bangladesh Army on Sunday, including the appointment of a new Chief of General Staff (CGS), local media reported.The changes, issued by Army Headquarters, came days after Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's new government...

Agartala, February 22 Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Sunday described the trial run for resuming the Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka, which had been suspended for a year due to political unrest in Bangladesh, as a "positive sign" for the northeastern state.The...

Agartala, February 21 The operator of the India-Bangladesh bus service connecting Agartala with Kolkata via Dhaka, which has been suspended for a year due to political unrest in Bangladesh, began a trial run on Saturday to resume the service, an official said.No fresh permission is needed to...

Agartala, February 21 – The cross-border bus service linking Agartala, Dhaka, and Kolkata is likely to resume regularly soon, ending a suspension that lasted over a year, officials said on Saturday.Vice-Chairman of the Government-owned Tripura Road Transport Corporation (TRTC), Samar Roy, said...