New Delhi: The recent challenge created by power dues has highlighted that Bangladesh is not only dependent on India for electricity supplied through cross-border transmission lines but also in several other economically important and capital-intensive projects that helped Dhaka log robust growth over the past decade. Over the past few years, India has extended several … Read more
DHAKA: Allies of ousted Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina were working to undermine the interim government that replaced her regime, two of her leading opponents warned on Friday (Nov 8) at a huge rally in the capital Dhaka. Hasina, 77, fled by helicopter to neighbouring India in August as a student-led uprising saw protesters flood streets of … Read more
Photo: World Travel Market (WTM) The World Travel Market (WTM) London 2024 is set to take place from November 4 to 7 at ExCeL London, an international exhibition and convention centre, bringing together a diverse array of countries to showcase their achievements and investment in tourism sectors. Countries including Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Nepal, … Read more
Quader’s Jatiya Party was criticised for taking part in elections in January boycotted by the main opposition, and in which Hasina won a fourth consecutive term. Hasina’s rule saw widespread human rights abuses, including the mass detention and extrajudicial killings of her political opponents. She fled to India by helicopter on Aug 5 after months … Read more
As the attack was underway, a prominent leader of a student protest movement that led to Hasina’s ouster in August said the Jatiya Party should be “destroyed” for its support of her government. Hasnat Abdullah, the student leader, claimed in a Facebook post that the Jatiya party was “a national betrayer.” Abdullah is from the … Read more
Assam Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party co-in-charge for Jharkhand Assembly elections, Himanta Biswa Sarma lashed out at the Jharkhand government over the issue of infiltration, alleging that it could turn the state into “mini-Bangladesh.” Further claiming that the infiltrators are disrupting Jharkhand’s culture and ‘Adivasi asmita’, Sarma warned that if this trend continues the … Read more
DHAKA: Floods in Bangladesh have destroyed an estimated 1.1 million metric tonnes of rice, according to data from the agriculture ministry, prompting the country to ramp up imports of the staple grain amid soaring food prices. Floods brought by heavy monsoon rains and torrential upstream runoff struck the country in two major waves in August … Read more
The court’s rejection of detention was based on concerns about the safety of the migrants’ home countries — Bangladesh and Egypt. The court cited an Oct. 4 ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union. The Italian government on Friday vowed to push ahead with the program, saying it would appeal the court … Read more
Dhaka: A gold crown gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2021 was stolen from a Hindu temple in Bangladesh’s southwestern Satkhira district on October 10, amid Durga Puja celebrations. Bangladesh police on Friday, October 11 said they have identified a man and launched a massive manhunt to recover the gold crown that was stolen … Read more
DHAKA: At least five people have died and more than 100,000 remain stranded as devastating floods, triggered by heavy rains and upstream torrents, continue to ravage northern Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday (Oct 6). In Sherpur, one of the hardest-hit northern districts, the water levels of major rivers have surged, submerging new areas and displacing … Read more
