India denies, Pakistan welcomes Abdur Rahman Khan Kashmir issue has once again stirred the politics involving this time , beyond two neighbours – India and Pakistan, the major global power United States of America. US President Donald Trump on Monday expressed his willingness to mediate between India and Pakistan to resolve the 70-year-old Kashmir dispute […]
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No hasty action: Govt to give protection to Priya Bala family
Special Correspondent Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said on Wednesday that the government would provide protection to Priya Bala Biswas if she sought security following her controversial statement claiming that some 37 million Hindus, Buddhists and Christians remained missing in Bangladesh. A senior US official ‘called me over phone and wanted to know if the […]
Flood situation may worsen further along Jamuna-Padma
Over three million marooned in 21 districts Special Correspondent Torrential rain and onrush of water from the upstream have engulfed over three fourths of the country until Wednesday, affecting rail, road, and river communications network and killing 20 people in nine districts so far. According to the disaster management and relief ministry, over 3 million […]
Pakistan reopens airspace for India
Special Correspondent Pakistan has reopened its airspace to civil aviation with immediate effect, its aviation authority said on Tuesday, following months of restrictions imposed in the wake of a standoff with neighbouring India earlier this year. “With immediate effect Pakistan airspace is open for all type of civil traffic on published ATS (Air Traffic Service) […]
Trump redirects Central American aid to Venezuelan opposition
Online Agencies The United States government has decided to redirect US$41.9 million, meant to financially assist Central American countries, to Venezuela’s opposition, according to an internal document obtained Tuesday by Reuters. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) notified Congress that the aid will be used for salaries, travel, communications equipment, technical assistance and training […]
Imran Khan meets Trump on July 22
Afghan peace vital for new US-Pak relations By M M Ali Pakistanis probably don’t want to hear that Imran Khan is their Donald Trump wrote the Time on July 27,2018 even before the cricketer turned politician took oath of office as the country’s prime minister. Comparing Imran Khan’s victory in june 2018 election with that […]
963 militants, 413 security personnel killed in five years in Jammu and Kashmir: Govt
Greater Kashmir report Over 960 militants and 413 security personnel have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir in the last five years, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. He said security forces were taking proactive action against militants, pursuant to the government’s zero tolerance policy […]
UK to send 3rd warship to Persian Gulf as tensions with Iran grow
Online Agencies The United Kingdom announced Tuesday that it will send a third warship to the Persian Gulf. The announcement comes at a time when tensions between the U.K. and Iran over the illegal seizure of an Iranian oil tanker earlier this month are increasing. The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that HMS Kent, […]
Hasina in balancing act between China, India
By Zhang Xiaoyu Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina wrapped up her three-day official visit to China on Saturday. The Bangladeshi leader’s first visit to China since she got re-elected in January has been largely successful. Hasina met President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, and signed nine agreements with China. Hasina has deepened cooperation […]
New credibility question haunts the govt. as details election results turn out highly critical
Faruque Ahmed Disclosure of massive rigging of election results at every constituency and down to polling centers throughout the country has raised new question about the credibility of the government as being fairly elected government. The government is running the country with the slogan ‘democracy for development’ but many question whether any democracy now exist […]