NCP flop show in Gopalganj: Advantage Awami League amid massive chaos in Bangladesh

Baidya Bikash Basu | July 18, 2025 9:13 PM

New Delhi: The 'Desh Gorte July Padayatra’, or the 'July Walkathon for Nation Building', organised by Bangladesh's unregistered National Citizen Party (NCP) on the first anniversary of the violent July uprising that ultimately led to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's unceremonious exit from power in August 2024, was a desperate attempt to gain public sympathy and restore efforts to make inroads into Gopalganj, long considered as a 'fortress' of the Awami League (AL).

India and Russia reaffirm commitment to strengthen cultural ties

IANS | July 18, 2025 6:08 PM

Delhi, July 18 (IANS) India and Russia on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen bilateral cultural and tourism ties during a high-level meeting held in New Delhi between Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Denis Alipov, the Ambassador of Russia to India.

Russia dismisses EU's latest sanctions package as 'illegal'

IANS | July 18, 2025 5:29 PM

Moscow, July 18 (IANS) Hours after the 27-member European Union on Friday agreed upon an 18th round of sanctions on Russia over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow described the move as unlawful and emphasised that it will assess the latest package in order to minimise its impact.