Bangladesh began transferring hundreds of Rohingya refugees on Thursday to a low-lying island in an area prone to cyclones and floods, with rights groups alleging people were being coerced into ... ( read original story ...)
UN unanimously adopts Bangladesh’s flagship resolution on ‘Culture of Peace’
The United Nations has unanimously adopted Bangladesh’s flagship resolution on the “Culture of Peace”. While introducing the resolution in the General Assembly, the Permanent Representative (PR) of ... ( read original story ...)
Rights Groups Urge Bangladesh Not to Ship Rohingya to Island
Human rights groups urged Bangladesh on Thursday to stop its plan to ship thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island as officials said the first group of 400 could leave later in the day. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh starts relocating first group of Rohingya to Bhasan Char island
Bangladesh has started relocating the first batch of Rohingya refugees to the remote island of Bhasan Char in the Bay of Bengal despite calls from human rights groups to stop the move. ( read original story ...)
India-Bangladesh border talks to be held outside Delhi for first time
The 51st edition of these high-level talks will be held between the BSF and its counterpart Border Guard Bangladesh beginning December 22 India and Bangladesh are expected to hold their Director ... ( read original story ...)
The 1971 India-Pakistan War, through Border. On Throwback Thursday
In 1997, JP Dutta's Border gave us a kaleidoscopic view of the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. But how close was it to the actual happenings of December 3? ( read original story ...)
Pakistan sentences three top JuD leaders for ‘terror financing’
Islamabad, Pakistan – A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has convicted three top Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) leaders on terrorism-financing charges, a senior prosecutor says, as the country continues to crack ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan to start coronavirus vaccination drive from April 2021
Parliamentary Secretary on Health Nausheen Hamid said the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government has approved funds to purchase the vaccine doses. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan court jails spokesperson of Hafiz Saeed-led JuD to 15 years
Hafiz Saeed-led JuD is the front organisation for the Lashkar-e-Taiba which is responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attack ... ( read original story ...)
Curb Your Enthusiasm for an Israel-Pakistan Peace Agreement
While Pakistan has good reasons to normalize relations with Israel, domestic and geopolitical compulsions stand in the way. ( read original story ...)