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Bangladesh is ramping up trade with Pakistan in apparent retaliation to India, signaling a shift in regional dynamics. The government is encouraging importers to source goods from Pakistan, as seen with the arrival of a Panama-flagged cargo ship at Chittagong port on Sunday. The ship carried 811 containers of industrial materials, garment raw ...
Bangladesh has asked India to extradite ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She fled to India on Aug. 5 after a student-led uprising against her 15-year rule. The uprising left more than 700 people dead and led to a transitional government under Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain confirmed a formal request for Hasina’s ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) organized a day-long protest march against India, condemning its “aggression and disinformation,” as well as a recent attack on the Bangladeshi diplomatic mission in Tripura, India. Supporters of the party gathered in front of BNP’s headquarters in Dhaka be...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Indian revenue authorities in the occupied Kashmir have ordered that power and water supply for 409 Muslim Rohingya refugee families be cut off. This is part of an ongoing crackdown aimed at eventually deporting them to their troubled homeland in Myanmar. A revenue document outlines the private properti...
The transitional government of Bangladesh led by Muhammad Yunus has issued a call for national unity to combat propaganda against the country, allegedly spearheaded by India. During a recent address to political parties, Yunus highlighted the importance of unity beyond political lines to preserve national integrity. The government’s law advise...
ANKARA (AA) – A draft bill proposing changes to a law governing properties donated by Muslims in India has sparked significant opposition, local media reported Thursday. Millions of dollars’ worth of properties such as mosques, madrasas and shelters and thousands of acres of land donated by Muslims for religious or charitable purposes ar...
India says it has successfully test-fired its first long-range hypersonic missile, marking a significant leap in the nation’s defense capabilities. The missile is designed to carry various payloads over distances greater than 900 miles. Tracked by multiple range systems, the missile demonstrated precise terminal maneuvers and high-impac...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh will ask India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been living in exile since August after fleeing a student-led uprising, the head of the country’s interim government said Sunday. Muhammad Yunus made the remarks in a televised address to the nation marking his first 100 days in [...
ANKARA (AA) – Cities across India and Pakistan are struggling with dense smog that has worsened air quality, with authorities declaring a “health crisis” in the latter’s Punjab province. In Pakistan, despite aggressive steps by the Punjab government to curb the hazardous smog blanketing Lahore and surrounding areas over the p...
A prominent insurgent group from India’s northeastern Nagaland state has issued an ultimatum to the Indian government. The National Socialist Council of Nagalim warns that it will resume armed resistance unless a third-party mediator is brought in to address what it describes as India’s “betrayal” of the Framework Agreement signed in 201...
