The border forces of India and Bangladesh will hold their bi-annual talks here next week with issues such as border fence construction and attacks on BSF personnel and civilians by Bangladeshi miscreants figuring among the discussion points, an official statement said on Friday.
The 55th Director General-Level Border Coordination Conference...
Nepal and India have agreed to resume and expedite discussions through various mechanisms related to multipurpose projects, flood management, and irrigation, among others. After reaching an understanding to build five cross border transmission lines on Wednesday, both sides are now gearing up to address some key issues related to...
Amid efforts by Bangladesh’s interim government to bring ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina back from India, top UN officials said the issue of extradition is a bilateral process and hoped that states will cooperate and support each other towards ensuring accountability.
“The bottom line is that all those responsible for...
The UN Human Rights Office has found the former government of Bangladesh and security and intelligence services, alongside violent elements associated with the Awami League party, were systematically engaged in a range of serious human rights violations during last year’s student-led protests.
Moreover, the UN has suggested not banning any...
All the preparations for the International Women’s Football Tournament have been completed in Kathmandu. According to the All Nepal Football Association, the tournament would run from February 17 to 24. Four countries, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, and Lebanon, are participating in the tournament. The tournament will be organised in the...
Bangladesh has slipped two positions in Transparency International’s (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024, ranking 151st out of 180 countries.
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman revealed the findings on Tuesday at a press conference marking the release of TI’s annual corruption index.
The country recorded its lowest...
Bangladesh authorities have arrested over 1300 people during a joint forces operation launched to tackle the latest wave of violence across the country which saw attackers vandalising the family residence of Founding Father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka and other properties belonging to Awami League.
According to reports, the operation...
Foundation stone laid for construction of Birthing Centre in Nepal with Indian aid
The foundation stone was laid jointly by Dilman Pakhrin, Constituent Assembly Member, Ran Bahadur Tamang, Chairman, Khaniyabas Rural Municipality, Dhading and Gitanjali Brandon, Counsellor, Embassy of India, Kathmandu.
Foundation stone for the construction of Kuri Health Post-Birthing Centre...
Bangladesh’s interim government led by Muhammad Yunus on Friday called for peace and urged citizens to immediately restore law and order, putting an end to the three-day mayhem of attacks on properties belonging to deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s family and leaders of her party Awami League.
Violence has erupted...
The detective branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Thursday detained Bangladeshi actress Sohana Saba, hours after her colleague Meher Afroz Shaon was arrested on charges of conspiring against the state.
Saba grabbed headlines last year after she supported the former Awami League-led government over the crackdown launched against anti-discrimination...
