WE’LL PROVE WORLD BANK’S FORECAST WRONG: FINANCE MINISTER...
October 10 ,2020
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal Friday said the country will achieve an 8.2% growth in its gross domestic product (GDP) this fiscal...
DRDO’S RUSTOM-2 DRONE TAKES-OFF, INDIA GOES FOR ARMED HERO...
October 10 ,2020
Overcoming the initial program setbacks, the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on Friday flight tested the Rustom-2...
‘TIME HAS COME TO ACCEPT THAT DIALOGUE, AGREEMENTS WITH CH...
October 10 ,2020
China has “attempted to seize” control of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India “by force” as part of its...
INDIA REMINDED OF ITS ‘LIMITED DEFENCE’ CAPABILITIES
October 10 ,2020
Pakistan on Friday urged the international community to take notice of India’s “state-sponsored terrorism” after a US...
SEVEN CIVILIANS KILLED IN HELMAND, HERAT BLASTS
October 10 ,2020
At least seven civilians were killed in two explosions in Herat and Helmand provinces, local officials and the Defense Ministry said....
India's economic situation 'much worse' than ever, GDP may...
October 10 ,2020
The World Bank on Thursday projected a steeper contraction in India's economy by 9.6 per cent this fiscal in light of COVID-19 pandemic...
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October 10 ,2020
Rape in time of Corona
Recent incidences of rape have created great social turmoil in Bangladesh. Social media, the carrier of public...
INDIAN HC IN DHAKA ANNOUNCES RESUMPTION OF VISA SERVICES
October 10 ,2020
The Indian High Commission in Dhaka has announced resumption of online visa application services for Bangladesh citizens.
Visa categor...
PAKISTAN COMMITTED TO ENHANCING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH...
October 10 ,2020
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi reiterated on Friday Pakistan’s strong desire to further enhance the strategic-level partne...
CHINA PRAISES PAKISTAN’S SUPPORT ON HONG KONG ISSUE
October 10 ,2020
China thanked Pakistan on Friday for extending a strong support on its position on Hong Kong-related issue during a debate at the Unite...
TIKTOK BLOCKED IN PAKISTAN AFTER FAILING TO REMOVE ‘IMMORA...
October 10 ,2020
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked a popular social media application, TikTok, for failing to remove “imm...
INDIA COMMITTED TO PEACE, STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN: S. JAI...
October 10 ,2020
Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar in a meeting with Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the High Council of National Reconci...
Will US foreign policy change after the November polls?
October 10 ,2020
Democratic US presidential nominee Joe Biden being surrounded by reporters at Duluth Airport before departing after campaign events i...
Germany says Thai king cannot rule from there
October 10 ,2020
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn spends much of his time in Bavaria, where his 15-year-old son is at school.PHOTO: AFP
Germany'...
Former Trump fundraiser charged with illicit 1MDB, China l...
October 10 ,2020
A former top fundraiser for President Donald Trump has been indicted on a charge that he illegally lobbied the United States government...
Nepal, Bangladesh to sign preferential trade arrangement b...
October 10 ,2020
Nepal and Bangladesh have decided to sign a bilateral preferential trade arrangement by the end of 2020.
The sixth Nepal-Bangladesh Co...
The US Army is looking to equip Bangladesh with the Wasp A...
October 10 ,2020
Bangladesh is set to field the AeroVironment RQ-12B All Environment (AE) Wasp small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS), with a sources sou...
Could Bangladesh and Pakistan make waves by cooperating on...
October 10 ,2020
In a rare instance of backchannel diplomacy between the two countries, Bangladesh and Pakistan have indicated a desire to advance cultu...
Amid face-off with China, Indian Army’s ammo worth $190 mn...
October 10 ,2020
Even as the Indian Army faces the prospect of armed hostilities with China’s military, 11 batches of urgently needed Russian ammu...
How Pakistan can help secure peace in Afghanistan
October 10 ,2020
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent call for enduring peace in Afghanistan, even if unoriginal, is laudatory in the presc...
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Although the elections just held in four States and one Union Territory in India were provincial, they had immense national importance because national issues and national conditions impinged on them...
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