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India officially announces PM Hasina’s June 21-22 state visit

News —20 June, 2024 20:09

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday formally announced that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay a state visit to India on June 21-22 at…

India officially announces PM Hasina’s June 21-22 state visit

Hasina felicitates South African President Ramaphosa

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday congratulated Matamela…

Hasina felicitates South African President Ramaphosa
HSC exams in Sylhet division postponed due to flood

The government has postponed the Higher Secondary Certificate…

HSC exams in Sylhet division postponed due to flood

Japan 'seriously concerned' over Putin's North Korea treaty

Japan 'seriously concerned' over Putin's North Korea treaty

Japan is "seriously concerned" that Russian President Vladimir Putin did not rule out military and technical cooperation under a pact signed with North Korea on a visit to the isolated…

Lanka loses 10pc of its doctors amid exodus after economic woes

Lanka loses 10pc of its doctors amid exodus after economic woes

The bullying from a senior health official was bad enough. A sense of betrayal by government authorities during COVID-19 made it worse. But the economic crisis that pummelled Sri Lanka…

Teesta crosses danger level as major rivers swell in Gaibandha

Teesta crosses danger level as major rivers swell in Gaibandha

Water levels in all the major rivers flowing through the district rose sharply in last 24 hours till Wednesday 6 pm due to incessant rain and onrush of hilly water from the upstream. Bangladesh…

People flock to India's Hyderabad to swallow live fish

People flock to India's Hyderabad to swallow live fish

A mother encourages her daughter to fully open her mouth to swallow a live fish holding “the medicine” she believes will help cure her child's asthma, as scores clamor…

Tasmania entices winter tourists with 'odd jobs' offer

Tasmania entices winter tourists with 'odd jobs' offer

Tasmania has launched a tongue-in-cheek "odd jobs" initiative to boost tourism during its winter months. The Australian island state is offering people the opportunity to swap the…

Landslides kill at least 15, displace millions, in Bangladesh and India

Landslides kill at least 15, displace millions, in Bangladesh and India

Heavy monsoon rains have triggered landslides in Bangladesh and India, killing at least 15 people, injuring several others and displacing millions, according to officials. Eight Rohingya…

Hezbollah threatens Israel after IDF says Lebanon offensive ready

Hezbollah threatens Israel after IDF says Lebanon offensive ready

Hezbollah on Wednesday said none of Israel would be spared in a war, after Israel said it had approved plans for a Lebanon offensive, stoking fears of the Gaza conflict spreading.…

History, 'bamboo diplomacy' in focus on Putin's Vietnam trip

History, 'bamboo diplomacy' in focus on Putin's Vietnam trip

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Vietnamese leaders in Hanoi on Thursday after signing a mutual defence deal with North Korea. AFP looks at the background to the visit and what…

One in 69 is a refugee

One in 69 is a refugee

One out of every 69 people on Earth is now displaced. That is about 120 million people, or 1.5 percent of the world's population, who have been uprooted from their homes. Behind these…

Putin leaves NKorea, goes to  Vietnam in search of friends

Putin leaves NKorea, goes to Vietnam in search of friends

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on the second stop of an East Asian tour. The trip, which comes on the heels of his lavish visit to…

China changed village names 'to erase Uyghur culture'

China changed village names 'to erase Uyghur culture'

China has changed the names of hundreds of villages in Xinjiang region in a move aimed at erasing Uyghur Muslim culture, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. According to a report by…

Mizoram sees fresh influx of refugees from Bangladesh

Mizoram sees fresh influx of refugees from Bangladesh

Nearly 30 fresh refugees came to Mizoram from the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of southeast Bangladesh during the last two days, The Economic Times reporterd on Tuesday. Officials…

Hundreds died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat

Hundreds died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat

Hundreds of people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said…

US lawmakers meet with Dalai Lama in India's Dharamshala, sparking anger from China

US lawmakers meet with Dalai Lama in India's Dharamshala, sparking anger from China

A bipartisan United States congressional delegation met with the Dalai Lama Wednesday at his residence in India's Dharamshala, sparking anger from China which views the exiled spiritual…