India’s top court asks Nupur Sharma to apologise for Prophet remarks

India's highest judiciary on Friday asked former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma to "apologise to the whole country" for her remarks on the Prophet Muhammad. "It is shameful. She (Sharma) should apologise to the whole country," Justice Surya Kant of a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court said, while

PM Hasina likely to visit India in Sept before UNGA

Bangladesh and India are in discussion to finalise a date in early September for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi, says Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. While talking to reporters at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday evening, Momen said the Bangladesh side conveyed that September first week and

Bangladesh-India bus services resume

Cross-border bus services between Bangladesh and India via ICP Agartala-Akhaura and ICP Haridaspur-Benapole resumed on Friday. The bus services had been suspended for nearly two years due to COVID-19 pandemic.  The resumption of services will help boost tourism and people-to-people ties, said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.  The bus service via ICP

Kurigram: 5 Indians freed after jail term for illegal entry

Kurigram district jail authorities on Tuesday released five Indian nationals who had been jailed for illegally entering Bangladesh with drugs. The five Indians are Alam Mia, son of Dudu Mia from Bengal's Cooch Behar district, Md Nuruzzaman, son of Surut Mia from Dhubri district in Assam, Selim Mia, son of Nur

FM Momen rues long delay in Teesta deal with India

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has reiterated the importance of signing Teesta water sharing agreement with India, saying it is “unfortunate” and “a shame” that the deal remains stuck for 11 years. "It is unfortunate that we could not get the Teesta water sharing deal through for 11 years. It's a

Jaya Ahsan wins Anandalok Best Actress award in India

Jaya Ahsan has won the Anandalok Best Actress award for her performance in "Binisutoy", in India. "It is my greatest pleasure to receive the Anandalok Best Actress award for 'Binisutoy'. Anandalok organised the award ceremony after 10 long years," shared the renowned actress, on her verified Facebook profile "Atanu Ghosh's 'Binisutoy' inspires

Fugitive businessman PK Halder held in India

Fugitive Bangladeshi businessman and former NRB Global Bank Managing Director Proshanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder, along with five others, were detained in Ashoknagar of the Indian state of West Bengal on Saturday. India's economic intelligence agency Directorate of Enforcement (ED) carried out search operations at various residential buildings linked to

Emirates to operate 170 weekly flights to India from April

Emirates will re-introduce pre-pandemic flight frequencies to its destinations in India from 1 April 2022. The airline will be operating 170 weekly flights to nine cities in the country. The move comes on the back of the decision by the Indian government to restore international flights to and from the country

Women’s World Cup  : Bangladesh lost to India by big margin

Bangladesh lost to India by 110 runs at Seddon Park, Hamilton on Tuesday in the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup.  India won the toss and batted first. They posted a moderate total of 229 runs for seven wickets in 50 overs.  For them, Yastika Bhatia was the highest-run getter with a fifty

India unsure of Russian arms to meet China, Pakistan threats

India is exploring ways to avoid a major disruption in its supply of Russian-made weaponry amid U.S. sanctions following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tightrope walk could become more difficult due to a continuing border standoff with China. Experts say up to 60% of Indian defense equipment