New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The trade deficit of Bangladesh, which shows the amount by which the value of the country’s exports fell short of its import bill, widened by 38.36 per cent to $2.08 billion in July, mainly due to high import growth amid a contraction in exports, according to a report in Dhaka-based The Daily Star newspaper.
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) As part of the first Joint Defence Cooperation (JDC) meeting between India and Morocco, the latter's delegation led by Brigadier General Abdellah Athamani, paid a visit at 505 Army Base Workshop.
Dhaka, Sep 9 (IANS) Bangladesh's Awami League on Wednesday sharply criticised the ruling BNP government over the continued imprisonment of prominent Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, calling it an act of "extreme brutality and cruelty", despite his critically ill mother's desperate plea for his release.
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) A police personnel was killed, and another was injured after unidentified assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, local media reported.
Dhaka, Sep 9 (IANS) Amid escalating attacks on minorities across Bangladesh, two Hindus, including a woman, were killed in separate incidents, raising fresh concerns over the safety of the minority communities in the country, local media reported.
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Krishna Swaminathan to embark on a three-day official visit to Australia starting Wednesday, aimed at further strengthening cooperation between the navies of the two nations.
Chandigarh, Sep 9 (IANS) Australia's High Commissioner to India, Philip Green, travelled to Chandigarh by Shatabdi Express on Wednesday and said he "thoroughly enjoyed the journey."
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) A full-blown confrontation is on the cards in Balochistan. With the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) stepping up attacks in the region, Pakistani establishment finds itself on the backfoot. The establishment has now planned to set up several death squads in the region to beat the BLA.
Colombo, Sep 9 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo on Wednesday, and both sides reaffirmed their commitment to work together for the welfare and development of both nations.
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) An Indian-origin couple has donated $20 million to the University of North Texas, which will name a new artificial intelligence and advanced analytics college after them.
