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China using LAC disengagement to reset India ties, says report

India, Dec. 25 -- China probably seeks to capitalise from deescalating tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India to stabilise bilateral relations and prevent the deepening of US-India... Read More


Unnao rape case survivor to move SC against suspension of Sengar's jail term

India, Dec. 25 -- The 2017 Unnao rape case survivor on Wednesday termed the Delhi High Court's decision to suspend the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar "kaal (death)" for her fami... Read More


Four new Indian-origin members to join House of Lords

India, Dec. 25 -- A well-known fertility doctor, a technology entrepreneur and politicians with a track record at the European and local Government level are among four new Indian-origin peers who are... Read More


India's rural employment guarantee offered the poor a job security net that's about to weaken

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- Last week, Parliament repealed the two-decade old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and passed the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika ... Read More


AB Party chair collects nomination papers

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- Amr Bangladesh (AB )Party Chairman Mojibur Rahman Manju, candidate with the Eagle symbol, has collected nomination papers for the Feni-2 parliamentary constituency in the 13th Nation... Read More


Barrister Monowar given lifetime award

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- Barrister Monowar Hossain, a distinguished British-Bangladeshi lawyer, has been honoured with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in the fields of law and human rights at the ... Read More


Myanmar junta's shift from battlefield to ballots

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- From inside a military base last week, Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing announced who he wanted voters to pick in Sunday's general election, nearly five years after seizing powe... Read More


EU warns of response after US bars 5 Europeans over censorship claims

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- The European Union has warned it may take action against what it called "unjustified measures" after the United States barred five European nationals accused of pressuring US technol... Read More


AL cannot contest polls: Shafiqul

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- The Chief Adviser's Press Wing has stated that the Awami League, whose political activities remain banned, will not be allowed to participate in the upcoming 13th general elections. ... Read More


Justice Zubayer Rahman new CJ

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- President Mohammed Shahabuddin has appointed Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury as the 26th Chief Justice of Bangladesh. According to a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of ... Read More