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- Pakistan
Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker briefly interacts with EAM Jaishankar in Dhaka
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday said a brief interaction took place between National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, calling it the “first significant high-level contact” between the…
- India
Jaishankar reaches Dhaka for Khaleda Zia’s funeral
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday to attend the funeral of former prime minister Khaleda Zia. Zia, who dominated Bangladesh’s politics for decades, died on Tuesday in Dhaka.…
- India
EAM Jaishankar to attend Khaleda Zia’s funeral in Dhaka
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at the funeral of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on Wednesday. Zia, who dominated Bangladesh’s politics for decades, died…
- World
Bangladesh envoy to India holds talks with interim govt advisers
Dhaka: Two senior advisers of Bangladesh’s interim government met the country’s envoy to India on Tuesday to discuss “various issues”, officials said. Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah reached Dhaka late…
- World
Two suspects in Hadi’s murder case fled to India, claim Bangladesh police
Dhaka: Two primary suspects in the murder of Inquilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman Hadi have fled Bangladesh and are believed to be currently in India, a top Dhaka Metropolitan Police officer said…
- World
Air ambulance for Bangladesh’s ex-PM Khaleda Zia to land in Dhaka
Dhaka: An air ambulance arranged to fly Bangladesh’s critically ill former prime minister Khaleda Zia to London for medical treatment will land in Dhaka on Tuesday, aviation officials said on Sunday. A…
- World
Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 5-year jail term in land scam case
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to five years of imprisonment in a land scam case. Judge Md Rabiul Alam of the Special Judge’s Court-4 of…
- Technology
Direct flights between Pakistan, Bangladesh from December
Lahore: Direct flights between Pakistan and Bangladesh will begin from next month, a significant leap in strengthening connectivity between the two countries, Dhaka’s top diplomat said here Wednesday. There has been no…
- World
3.3 magnitude earthquake hits Bangladesh capital’s suburb
Dhaka: A 3.3 magnitude earthquake jolted a suburb near Bangladesh capital on Saturday. The quake that hit Ashulia of Savar on Dhaka outskirts was an aftershock after Friday’s massive magnitude 5.7 earthquake…
- World
Heavy security, empty streets as Bangladesh awaits Hasina verdict
Dhaka: Bangladesh witnessed an unusually subdued Monday as heavy security deployment and deserted streets marked the tense hours ahead of the International Crimes Tribunal–Bangladesh (ICT-BD) verdict against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina…
- World
Special Bangladeshi tribunal to deliver verdict against Hasina on Nov 17
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) on Thursday announced it would deliver the verdict against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina on November 17 after her trial in absentia on charges of crimes…
- World
Bangladesh to host Zakir Naik nine years after Dhaka attack ban
Dhaka: Following the 2016 Dhaka Holey Artisan Bakery terror attack, the Sheikh Hasina government had banned Zakir Naik’s Peace TV. The decision was taken after one of the attackers had said that…
- India
Delhi-Dhaka flight delayed due to Dhaka airport closure: Air India
New Delhi: Air India’s flight from Delhi to Dhaka was delayed on Saturday due to closure of the airport in the Bangladesh capital following a fire incident. On Saturday afternoon, a massive…
- World
39 Bangladeshi citizens deported on US C‑17 arrive Dhaka; some allege restraints
Dhaka: A group of 39 Bangladeshi citizens, including a woman, were deported from the United States and arrived in Dhaka on Saturday. According to officials at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, the…
- World
Probe panel to investigate Bangladesh Air Force jet crash
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government has formed a nine-member commission to investigate last week’s crash of its Air Force training jet into a school here that killed 34 people, mostly students, according to…
