Bangladeshi students, who were at the forefront of last year’s protests that ousted then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, are set to launch a political party this week, two sources with direct knowledge of the development said.
The Students Against Discrimination (SAD) group spearheaded the protests that began as a student-led...
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, during his meeting with Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain in Muscat earlier this week, conveyed that it is important for Bangladesh to not normalize terrorism, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) revealed on Friday.
Jaishankar held a series of meetings with his counterparts...
In a landmark step toward enhancing scientific collaboration between India and Nepal, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, and the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at bolstering scientific and technological cooperation. The MoU was formalized on...
Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vowed to return to her country to avenge the deaths of her Awami League cadres and some police officers during the political unrest in the South Asian nation.
Hasina escaped to India on August 5 amid fierce protests against her government over a job quota row, leading to...
An eight-member committee has been formed to investigate the balloon explosion incident that took place during the inaugural ceremony of the ‘Pokhara Visit Year 2025’ held in Pokhara, Nepal. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel and Pokhara Metropolitan City Mayor Dhanraj Acharya sustained burn injuries during the...
Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Mohammed Yunus, has invited billionaire Elon Musk to introduce his satellite internet service, Starlink, in the country, media reports said.
The proposal is viewed as an attempt to secure diplomatic favour from the Trump administration, which, unlike President Biden’s government, does not seem to oppose...
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...
