Rakhine state has become a de facto battleground for the competing interests of Beijing, Delhi and Dhaka. The 2021 military coup in Myanmar sparked renewed civil conflict between Myanmar government forces, the Tatmadaw, and perhaps a dozen insurgent groups seeking their own ethnic states. Many of these conflicts have cross-border implications,
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T20 WC 2022: Bangladesh lose to India in rainsoaked match
Ustad Zakir Hussain receives Aga Khan Music Award
Acclaimed Indian tabla player Ustad Zakir Hussain has received prestigious Aga Khan Music Award in lifetime achievement category for his enduring contributions to the musical heritage of humanity at a ceremony at Muscat in Oman. Prince Amyn Aga Khan on Saturday night presented the special award to Zakir Hussain as he
India to contribute $500,000 to UN to counter terrorism
India will contribute half a million dollars to the United Nations' efforts to counter global terrorism as new and emerging technologies used by terror groups pose fresh threats to governments around the world, the foreign minister said on Saturday. The money will go toward the UN Trust Fund for Counter Terrorism
Kohli propels India to stunning last-ball win over Pakistan
Dhaka, Delhi port transit deal at final stage of implementation
Bangladesh and India are now at the final stage of operationalization of the agreement to use Chattogram and Mongla ports for transit of goods to and from India. The agreement was signed between Bangladesh and India in 2018. Following completion of trial runs, necessary permanent standing order or notification would now be
India’s Congress gets first non-Gandhi president in 24 yrs
India's main opposition Congress party on Wednesday elected 80-year-old Mallikarjun Kharge as its first non-Gandhi president in over 24 years. Kharge, considered close to the Gandhi family, defeated a relatively young Shashi Tharoor, a former UN diplomat, by a huge margin. "Of the over 9,000 votes cast in the party's internal election
India’s Supreme Court delivers split judgment on hijab ban
India's Supreme Court Thursday delivered a split judgment on a bunch of petitions challenging the ban on hijabs in classrooms in the state of Karnataka. Hijabs are headscarves worn by Muslim women. Muslims are a minority community in India. The government in the southern Indian state banned hijabs in schools and colleges
Bangladesh earns $1.36cr from Hilsa export to India
Bangladesh government has earned 1.36 crore US dollars from exporting 1,352 tonnes of hilsa fish to India this year so far, Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim said Thursday. Hilsa production has doubled in last 12 years and the rate of production is now 90 percent, he said. The minister revealed
Better management of shared waterways can benefit both Bangladesh and India
Although Bangladesh’s waterways carry tremendous economic and geostrategic significance for both Bangladesh and India, environmental management issues have rendered most of these routes useless. Bangladesh and India signed a protocol for using the waterways to carry goods in 1972. However, only three of the designated 11 routes are in regular use