Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) A total of 25 BNP MPs have been selected to take the oath as Ministers in the Cabinet, while 24 will be sworn in as state ministers, of the newly elected government in Bangladesh, local media reports.
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron on Tuesday paid tribute to victims of 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks as he began his India visit. Macron is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi later in the day.
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Police in Pakistan arrested 35 Afghan migrants during inspection raids carried out in Peshawar over the past week, local media reported on Tuesday.
Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) As Bangladesh prepares for a political transition, the newly elected members of parliament from the Jamaat-led alliance, independent candidates, and Islami Andolan Bangladesh took their oath on Tuesday afternoon at the National Parliament in Dhaka, local media reported.
Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla arrived in Bangladesh on Tuesday to represent the Indian government at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected government in Dhaka.
Tokyo, Feb 17 (IANS) India's Ambassador-designate to Japan Nagma Mallick met Japanese Internal Affairs Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa on Tuesday, discussing excellent and growing collaboration between the two nations across all sectors.
Kabul, Feb 17 (IANS) The forced deportation of Afghan migrants from Pakistan through the Torkham crossing has increased before Ramzan, local media reported on Tuesday.
Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) The BNP Parliamentary Party on Tuesday elected Tarique Rahman as its Leader, setting him up to become the Leader of the House and take the oath as the Prime Minister of the country later in the day, according to Bangladeshi media reports.
Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) With the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) set to form the government following its decisive victory in the 13th parliamentary election, the party's elected members of Parliament took the oath of office on Tuesday at the South Plaza of the National Parliament in Dhaka, local media reported.
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) The protest, led by senior leadership of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and members of the opposition alliance, the Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayin-e-Pakistan (TTAP), entered its fifth day on Tuesday, local media reported.
