Dhaka, May 9 (IANS) Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday conveyed heartfelt wishes to Suvendu Adhikari on being sworn in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal following the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) landslide victory in the state Legislative Assembly elections.
Dhaka, May 9 (IANS) Bangladesh witnessed a rise of mob violence during the 18-month tenure of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, with critics arguing that these incidents were not isolated outbursts of anger but part of a wider climate of "organised disorder".
Dubai, May 9 (IANS) A South Korean government team continued its investigation Saturday into the cause of a fire aboard a cargo ship operated by Korean shipping firm HMM while it was stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, officials said.
Colombo, May 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka's leading newspapers in Colombo carried full-page advertisements on Saturday commemorating 'Operation Sindoor', India's decisive military action against terror infrastructure and also tributes to the people killed in the terror attack in Pahalgam.
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned the recent increase in petroleum product prices in the country, calling it a “direct assault” on the public.
Dhaka, May 9 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League expressed grave concern over the credibility of cases linked to July 2024 protests, alleging that several of them were “false and manipulated".
Dubai/New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) An Indian seafarer lost his life while four others sustained burn injuries after a wooden dhow carrying 18 Indian crew members capsized near the Strait of Hormuz following a fire onboard, official sources confirmed on Saturday.
Washington, May 9 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund approved about $1.3 billion in fresh funding for Pakistan after completing key programme reviews.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Large cache of previously classified files on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) has been released by the US Pentagon, which revealed decades of unexplained aerial sightings reported by astronauts, military personnel, intelligence officials and civilians.
Washington, May 9 (IANS) South Korea and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance bilateral shipbuilding cooperation, an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department said, as Seoul has committed to help revitalise the U.S. shipbuilding sector as part of a bilateral trade agreement.
