Bangladesh: Radical outfit threatens to oust Yunus govt over Hadi murder

IANS | December 22, 2025 9:09 PM

Dhaka, Dec 22 (IANS) As Bangladesh continues to grapple with worsening law and order situation, radical platform Inqilab Moncho on Monday threatened to launch a movement to topple the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government if justice is not delivered in the murder of its spokesperson, Sharif Osman Hadi, local media reported.

Expanding partnership within CIS meets interests of its people: Putin

IANS | December 22, 2025 8:04 PM

Moscow, Dec 22 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence that expanding partnerships in various sectors within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) meets the fundamental interests of the people of the organisation's member countries, local media reported on Monday.

'Constitution put in freezer by Yunus regime in Bangladesh'

IANS | December 22, 2025 5:38 PM

New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty on Monday stated that India has consistently expressed its stance on the political situation in Bangladesh, stressing the need to hold free, fair, inclusive and credible elections and transfer power to the winning party.

ASEAN Foreign Ministers urge Cambodia and Thailand to cease hostilities

IANS | December 22, 2025 5:03 PM

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 22 (IANS) The Foreign Ministers of Association of SouthEast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries, who held a 'special meeting' in Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur on Monday to address the current situation between Cambodia and Thailand, have urged both countries to exercise restraint and take immediate steps for the cessation of all forms of hostilities.

ASEAN, Cambodia discuss peaceful settlement of disputes through dialogue

IANS | December 22, 2025 4:29 PM

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 22 (IANS) ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn met Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn on the sidelines of the Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the current situation between Cambodia and Thailand in Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur on Monday.