Iran and China sign 25-year cooperation agreement
The accord brings Iran into China’s Belt and Road Initiative, a multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure scheme intended to stretch from East Asia to Europe
Aditi Bhaduri
India, Bangladesh must remain vigilant and united to counter threats like terrorism: PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the role played by the Indian Army in Bangladesh’s freedom war and said the blood of those who fought for their liberation and the blood of Indian soldiers are flowing together and this blood will form such a relationship that will not break down under any type of pressure.
UN Special Rapporteur calls for emergency summit on Myanmar as situation deteriorates
The independent UN Special Rapporteur investigating human rights in Myanmar has called on the international community to hold an “emergency” summit of all stakeholders, including the parliamentarians who were democratically elected prior to February’s military coup.
UN emergency fund allocates $14 million for Rohingya refugees left homeless by massive fire
The United Nations’ top relief official on Wednesday released $14 million in emergency funding to provide life-saving assistance to thousands of Rohingya refugee families, after a massive fire ripped through the Kutupalong camp in southern Bangladesh, earlier this week
Marking half century of an unacknowledged genocide
Several researchers have argued that at least 25,000 people were killed in a single night when marauding Pakistan military launched “Operation Searchlight” upon the sleeping residents in Dhaka was launched.
UN teams assisting tens of thousands of refugees, after massive fire rips through camp in Bangladesh
United Nations humanitarian personnel are on the ground evacuating tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees, after a devastating fire tore through the Kutupalong camp, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the world’s largest refugee camp.
Bangabandhu: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who Cracked the Sky, Shook the Earth…
In 1971, as a college student, I witnessed how our people sacrificed their valued lives with deep patriotism in the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to achieve Bangladesh
Russia and China push for U.N summit, lash out at West
Both countries’ ties with Washington are strained.
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: core issue remains unresolved
The international community has some important lessons to lean from the Armenia-Azerbaijan war over Nagorno-Karabakh
Afghan Foreign Minister in Delhi, India reiterares support for Afghan peace process
This is the first high profile visit since the Moscow conference on Afghan peace process last week