In a first of its kind, India will conduct a joint marine research with Bangladesh in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to understand the ecology of the Bay of Bengal that affects the climatic conditions of the region.
A team of scientists from the CSIR’s National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) will head to the Bay of Bengal in October-November along with its Research Vessel (RV) Sindhu Sadhana.
Thereafter India will also train Bangladeshi scientists in the field.
India is also pushing for a joint cooperation in the field of oceanography ...
Nepal’s cable federation said it would suspend Indian television channels, while protesters marched in Kathmandu carrying an effigy of India’s prime minister on Monday, accusing their neighbour of imposing an economic blockade and meddling in internal politics.
The Federation of Nepal Cable Television planned to suspend broadcasting of Indian channels in Nepal from 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sunil Kumar Lama, the organization’s general secretary, said on Monday.
“This is to protest against the blockade,” Lama...
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said there is no existence of militant organisation IS in Bangladesh, and the news of the involvement of IS in Italian citizen Tavella Caeser’s killing has not been ascertained yet.
However, he expects the mystery of the killing would be solved soon.
He was addressing a press briefing at the conference room of the home ministry on Tuesday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia was also present on the occasion.
The minister said four intelligence age...
The rising tide of Islamist violence in Bangladesh could be a bellwether for South Asia. How should the world respond?
There’s a rising tide of political violence in Bangladesh — one that has gone mostly unnoticed by scholars and analysts. Yet the country presents both a potential threat, as violence by fundamentalist Islamist groups rises, and a prospective model for a democratic, majority-Islamic state. As a battleground over the role of Islam and politics, Bangladesh will be a crucial proving ground for those who see Islam as an inspiration for development, democracy, and peaceful social relations—and those with a fundamentalist vision for society who want to export terrorism to neighboring India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. As a potential bellwether for South Asia more broadly, Ba...
A 34-year-old Bangladeshi woman, who was allegedly gangraped at a flat here a few months ago, attempted suicide today at a Womens’ Home, police said.
Police said that the woman tried to end her life by consuming a lotion used for cleaning floor.
The staff at the Women’s Home found her lying in a weak condition around noon and admitted to Kozhikode Medical College Hospital here.
Hospital sources said she was out of danger now.
The woman, who managed to escape from the flat at Eranhipalam here from the gang on May 28, was brought by locals to Nadakkavu...
Genex Infosys- the top BPO and IT Services Company announced that it has signed an agreement with Telenor Myanmar- the fastest growing Telecom Operator in Myanmar to provide Customer Experience Management Services. During the selection procedure, Genex was able to stand up to numerous international competitors. Genex aims to meet Telenor
Myanmar’s specific requirements and contribute to improve quality of customer experience considerably and therefore enhance customer satisfaction remarkably.
“We are pleased with the decision of Telen...
