Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons Indian diplomat to register protest over recent firing along de facto border Nayadiganta English Desk 07 July 2020 A view of Kartarpur Corridor, a border corridor between India and Pakistan ( Muhammed Semih Uğurlu – Anadolu Agency ) – ( Muhammed Semih Uğurlu – Anadolu Agency ) Pakistan on Monday summoned
READ MORE‘Only criminals and those who attack our men’ at border are killed, says Indian official Nayadiganta English Desk 7 July 2020 File photo – Photo Desk A Bangladesh-based rights watchdog on Monday said at least 25 Bangladeshi civilians were killed by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in the first six months of the
READ MORENayadiganta English Desk 01 July 2020 File photo – Photo Desk International rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch (HRW), in a statement issued today (Wednesday) urged Bangladesh to amend or repeal the controversial digital law, citing the abusive use of it against government critics. “Bangladesh authorities are using the abusive Digital Security Act (DSA) to harass and indefinitely detain
READ MOREFabled pilot Saif-ul-Azam, passed away in Dhaka, is recalled in the Middle East for shooting down Israeli planes in 1967 war Nayadiganta English Desk 15 June 2020 Legendary Bangladeshi-origin fighter pilot Saif-ul-Azam, who passed away Sunday morning, evokes memories of his courage, steadfastness, and bravery in the Middle East, far away from his home. He
READ MORETwo newborn babies died in Jharkhand and Rajasthan after hospitals refused to treat their Muslim mothers Nayadiganta English Desk 20 April 2020 Two newborn babies have died after hospitals refused to admit their Muslim mothers amid a surge in coronavirus-related Islamophobia in India. In Jharkhand state, a Muslim woman miscarried after she was barred from
READ MORENayadiganta English Desk 05 February 2020 The High Commissioner (Designate) for Pakistan in Dhaka, Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, on Wednesday said that Indian aggression in the occupied Kashmir could never be an internal matter of India. He said this while addressing the Kashmir Solidarity Day meeting at the High Commission for Pakistan in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka
READ MORENayadiganta English Desk 04 November 2019 Asean leaders have reiterated the need to find a comprehensive and durable solution to Rohingya crisis addressing the root causes of the conflict in Rakhine State, UNB reports. They laid emphasis on efforts to create a “conducive environment” so that Rohingyas, now taking shelter in Bangladesh, can rebuild their
READ MORENayadiganta English Desk 20 October 2019 Gambia will be taking Myanmar to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to face charges of genocide against its Rohingya minority, said Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister for Justice Abubacarr Marie Tambadou. The charges, which will be filed by the Gambian Ministry of Justice’s legal team, will be the
READ MOREShocked, saddened by events at Buet, says UK Nayadiganta English Desk 09 October 2019 The United Nations has deplored the killing of young Buet student Abrar Fahad, saying the freedom of speech is a human right, UNB reports. “Freedom of speech is a human right, and nobody should be harassed, tortured or killed for exercising
READ MORENayadiganta English Desk 01 October 2019, 02:00 The water level of some rivers in the northern region might swell as India has opened all the 119 gates of Farakka barrage to ensure speedy discharge of the Ganges water following flood in Patna and 12 other districts, UNB reports. According to the Times of India, the
READ MORENayadiganta English Desk 1 August 2019 Dengue cases are still surging across the country as 1,712 more people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne virus in 24 hours till 8am on Thursday, reports UNB. Of them, 1,150 dengue cases were reported in the capital alone, manifesting that the city is apparently in the grip of a
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