The United Nations General Assembly on June 2 elected Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman as President of its eighty-first session, set to begin in September. Rahman secured 99 votes in …
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The Bangladesh government has decided to formally go back on its existing loan arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reached during the time of the former Awami League administration, …
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Ganga Water Talks in Focus as Bangladesh Ratchets Up Demands, Sends Tech Team to Farakka
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 3 minutes readA Bangladeshi delegation flew into the city on May 20 for a meeting of the Joint Rivers Commission and a visit to the Farakka barrage where the flow of the …
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UNICEF on May 20 said Bangladesh has been facing a prolonged shortage of routine measles vaccines since last year despite repeated warnings, noting that delays in procurement have significantly worsened …
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As India Sends New Envoy, Bangladesh’s Anti-India Chorus Grows Louder
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 4 minutes readAs a new high-powered Indian envoy prepares to take charge in Dhaka, the second political appointee to serve as India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, a familiar and potentially dangerous political …
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Nine Children Die from Measles or Related Symptoms in Past 24 hours: Death Tally Surges to 424
by UNIby UNI 1 minutes readAs Bangladesh’s measles outbreak continues to worsen, nine more children died in the country due to the disease or its related symptoms in the past 24 hours, bringing the total …
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Bengal’s BJP Surge Reshapes India-Bangladesh Equation
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 4 minutes readThe Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) breakthrough in West Bengal has altered more than India’s domestic political map. It has also changed the strategic calculus along India’s eastern frontier, particularly in …
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Indian American Impact Endorses Saddam Salim for Congress
by SAH Staff Reporter 1 minutes readThe Indian American Impact has endorsed Virginia State Senator Saddam Salim in his bid for the U.S. Congress from Virginia’s 7th District. In a statement issued on May 7, Executive …
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Bangladesh PM Alleges Anti-Democratic Forces at Play as Nation Advances on Democratic Trajectory
by UNIby UNI 2 minutes readBangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on May 1 alleged that anti-democratic forces were at play once again and plotting to create instability in the country, as the country, according to …
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Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman Lifts Fuel Rationing Measures From Govt and Police Vehicles
by UNIby UNI 1 minutes readBangladesh PM Tarique Rahman said that all restrictions imposed on government and police vehicles as part of the country’s fuel rationing measures have been lifted, in order to allow authorities …