Dhaka: BNP chairperson and soon-to-be Prime Minister of Bangladesh Saturday said extradition of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina "depends on the legal process." The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader's comments at a press conference here came a day after one of his senior colleagues reiterated...
London: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin from the skin of dart frogs, five European countries said Saturday, blaming the Russian state for the attack. The foreign ministries of the UK, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said analysis of...
Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio used his first major address at the Munich Security Conference Saturday to call for what he described as a renewed transatlantic mission — one rooted in “seriousness and reciprocity” and focused on reindustrialisation, border control, and emerging technologies...
Dhaka: BNP chairman Tarique Rahman Saturday called for maintaining law and order at any cost and sought cooperation from all in building a safe and humane Bangladesh. Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Friday secured a sweeping victory with more than two-thirds majority in the landmark...
Dhaka: A bomb explosion and a clash claimed three lives in Bangladesh Friday and Saturday following the country's national parliament election Thursday, said the police. At least two people were killed and three others injured in an explosion that occurred early Saturday morning in Bangladesh's...
Dhaka: With the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) set to form the next government in Bangladesh following a decisive victory in the 13th Parliamentary election, the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami alleged that the results in some constituencies were rigged, local media reported. Addressing a press conference...
Kyiv: A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Odesa killed one person, officials said Saturday, ahead of fresh talks next week aimed at ending the war. The drone hit a residential building in the Black Sea port city, leaving an older woman dead,...
Colombo: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will visit Sri Lanka for two days from February 16, the global lender announced. This will be her first visit to the island nation since Sri Lanka entered an IMF bailout in March 2023. During her...
Washington: India’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik, has said bilateral ties are “extremely good” and firmly “back on track,” expressing confidence that negotiations toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) could begin within weeks and conclude swiftly. “The current status of the relationship is...
Washington: The Consulate General of India in San Francisco has expressed deep concern over the disappearance of a 22-year-old Indian student at the University of California in Berkeley, as local authorities continue search operations in the East Bay area. "Consulate General of India in San...
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After punishing Indian exporters with a steep 50 per cent tariff on their goods sold in America for more than...
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