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Hunt still on for Osman Hadi killer, cops struggle to find 'specific information'

India, Dec. 22 -- Bangladesh Police on Sunday said they have no "specific information" on the whereabouts of the prime suspect in the killing of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, a day after h... Read More


Secretary-General of ASEAN Meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste

Jakarta, Dec. 22 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Bendito dos Santos Freitas, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste, on t... Read More


U.S. Pursues Third Sanctioned Vessel Near Venezuela, White House Says

Afghanistan, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing a third sanctioned vessel near Venezuela, the White House said, as Washington intensifies efforts to disrupt illegal oil shipments and sanction... Read More


Another Bangladesh student leader shot as violence spirals ahead of polls

Sri Lanka, Dec. 22 -- Another student leader in Bangladesh has been shot amid violence over the recent killing of Inqilab Manch spokesperson Usman Hadi. Unknown gunmen have opened fire at a senior le... Read More


"Yunus has no mandate to realign Bangladesh's foreign policy," says Sheikh Hasina

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- As unrest grips Bangladesh following the death of a prominent youth movement leader linked to her ouster, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched a sharp attack on the inter... Read More


Bangladesh, Japan conclude EPA negotiations

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin announced on Monday the successful conclusion of the Bangladesh-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations during a telephone conver... Read More


Tata Chemicals, Varun Beverages, Park Medi World ink M&As; Waaree invests in Omani firm

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- Tata Chemicals, Varun Beverages, hospital-chain operator Park Medi World and solar-module maker Waaree Energies have announced strategic merger and acquisition deals. Tata Chemi... Read More


'Factory dispute', 'he apologised, wasn't spared': Chilling twist in Bangladesh lynching case

India, Dec. 22 -- Shocking findings into the death of Dipu Chandra Das, a worker whose body was set on fire after being lynched in Bangladesh last week, has led to a chilling twist in the incident tha... Read More


"Violence a norm, interim government powerless": Sheikh Hasina slams Yunus, flags religious extremism in Bangladesh

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- As an uneasy calm prevails over Dhaka after days of violent protests last week, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina slammed the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government i... Read More


"Yunus challenging India's sovereignty": VHP to hold nationwide protest against persecution of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh

Mumbai, Dec. 22 -- The International Working President of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), Alok Kumar, on Monday condemned the violence against minorities in Bangladesh, and said that Muhammad Yunus, ... Read More