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Oct 13, 2018
Opposition parties in Bangladesh form new alliance ahead of election, seek creation of all-party caretaker government
Gono Forum President Kamal Hossain unveiled the new political alliance 'Jatiya Oikya Front' with former prime minister Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party. -
Oct 12, 2018
India wins seat to UN Human Rights Council with 188 votes in Asia-Pacific category
The 193-member UN General Assembly held elections in United Nations for new members to the UNHRC. The 18 new members were elected by absolute majority through a secret ballot. Countries needed a minimum of 97 votes to get elected to the Council. -
Oct 12, 2018
India set to be elected to UN Human Rights Council for the fifth time; Bangladesh, Philippines likely to get membership as well
India is set to be elected unopposed to the Human Rights Council on Friday as a candidate from the Asia-Pacific region. -
Oct 11, 2018
Assam NRC: Prominent students' organisation seeks updation of citizens' register in other states of North East
The NESO advisor warned that after the NRC updation process began in Assam, some illegal migrants shifted their base to other states of the North East. -
Oct 10, 2018
Bangladesh court sentences ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia's son Tarique Raham to life imprisonment in 2004 grenade attack case
The attack on an Awami League rally on 21 August 2004 targeted Sheikh Hasina, who was the opposition leader at that time. Tarique Rahman was tried in absentia with the court declaring him a "fugitive". -
Oct 06, 2018
Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan fears his finger will never fully recover from infection despite surgery
Injured Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan fears his finger will never fully recover from an infection despite a planned second surgery in Australia this month. -
Oct 06, 2018
India has never raised illegal Bangladeshi migrants issue with Dhaka, says Sheikh Hasina's special advisor
Gowher Rizvi, Special Advisor to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Friday claimed India has never raised the issue of illegal Bangladeshi migrants staying on its soil with his government and asked New Delhi to prove that the 'illegal immigrants' of Northeast India are indeed Bangladeshis. -
Oct 05, 2018
Assam plans three more detention centres for illegal immigrants to prevent them from vanishing before deportation
In response to a PIL filed by Anil Chandra Dey at Gauhati High Court, the state government said that the revenue department has been asked to allot government land in the three districts with the capacity to detain at least a thousand foreign nationals at each centre. -
Oct 04, 2018
India U-19 eke out narrow two-run win over Bangladesh to enter Asia Cup final
Mohit Jangra and Siddharth Desai grabbed three wickets apiece as India eked out a narrow two-run win over Bangladesh to enter the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup in Dhaka on Thursday. -
Oct 04, 2018
Congress accuses BJP of 'double standards' over NRC, says it takes different stands in Assam and Bangladesh
"The BJP has one stand in Assam and another in Bangladesh. We do not know if Modi will remain silent on this issue as well," Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said.
