Dhaka, Nov 18 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Minister and Awami League leader Mohammad Ali Arafat on Tuesday slammed the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, asserting that a government backed by Islamist extremists would never understand the party’s relationship with India.
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s influence in Afghanistan rested on longstanding ties with Afghan insurgents, cross-border sanctuaries for proxies and a security establishment that believed it could coax Kabul, a report said on Tuesday.
Dhaka: The 2024 July Uprising that ended Sheikh Hasina's 15-year political tenure transformed Bangladesh's political landscape. With anti-Hasina forces grabbing power, the political culture shifted and Bangladesh's foreign policy took a spin as its old friend India came to be seen as an enemy overnight.
Dhaka, Nov 18 (IANS) At least 1,649 people have been arrested by Bangladesh police in 24 hours across the country following the death sentence of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, local media reported on Tuesday.
New Delhi/Moscow, Nov 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told a top Kremlin aide that he is looking forward to host Russian President Vladimir Putin in India, next month.
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Pakistan risks sliding into a “constitutional barracks” era if the 27th Constitutional Amendment sets a benchmark, enabling the uniform to outlast the ballot and power answers only to itself. These consequences — rising repression, shrinking accountability and deepening regional fractures — will cast a long shadow over Pakistan’s political landscape for years to come, a report said on Tuesday.
New York, Nov 18 (IANS) As Congress readies to vote on Tuesday on the release of all the files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, once a high-flying billionaire social figure, preliminary leaks have hit Larry Summers, a former Treasury Secretary and Harvard University head.
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin's top aide and Chairman of the Maritime Board of Russia, Nikolai Patrushev called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday to discuss various issues of bilateral cooperation.
Hyderabad, Nov 18 (IANS) The Telangana government’s delegation led by Minorities Welfare Minister Mohammed Azharuddin reached the holy city of Madina on Tuesday to assist the families of 45 Umrah pilgrims who died in a bus accident near Madina late on Sunday night.
Dhaka, Nov 18 (IANS) Four more people have died due to dengue in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, increasing the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 343 in 2025, the local media reported.
