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Switzerland suspends most favoured nation status to India

News —14 December, 2024 19:41

The Swiss government has suspended the most favoured nation status (MFN) clause in the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and Switzerland,…

Switzerland suspends most favoured nation status to India

Jaishankar flags attacks on minorities in Bangladesh

The treatment of minorities in Bangladesh is a matter of concern…

Jaishankar flags attacks on minorities in Bangladesh
BDR families demand renaming of BGB

Families of the victims of the 2009 BDR mutiny have demanded…

BDR families demand renaming of BGB

Syria struggles, Gaza faces famine: WFP warns

Syria struggles, Gaza faces famine: WFP warns

The deputy executive director of the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) has been visiting hotspots across the Middle East and Sudan to evaluate worsening humanitarian crises and increasing…

18 banks at risk due to potential loan defaults by top three borrowers:BB

18 banks at risk due to potential loan defaults by top three borrowers:BB

A report from Bangladesh Bank has revealed that the financial stability of 18 banks is at risk due to potential loan defaults by their top three borrowers. The inability of these borrowers…

US lauds interim govt for qualitative changes in labour rights

US lauds interim govt for qualitative changes in labour rights

The US has lauded the interim government for visible initiatives and qualitative changes in various sectors, particularly in labour rights, investment climate and business environment.…

India refrains from backing Hasina's criticism of interim govt: Misri

India refrains from backing Hasina's criticism of interim govt: Misri

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has said India does not endorse ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s criticism of Bangladesh's interim government describing it a pinprick…

Russian ships move from Syria

Russian ships move from Syria

Russian naval vessels appear to have temporarily left their main port in Syria, satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show, amid continuing uncertainty about Moscow's military future…

CA press wing dismisses Indian media's ISKCON fake news

CA press wing dismisses Indian media's ISKCON fake news

Chief Adviser's Press Wing today said it debunked news pieces published by several Indian media outlets claiming an ISKCON member was attacked in Dhaka's Uttara area on Tuesday.  Several…

Relations with India will now be based on equality, justice: Adviser Asif

Relations with India will now be based on equality, justice: Adviser Asif

LGRD Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan has said the government is moving away from a submissive foreign policy towards India. Instead, the foundation of bilateral relations between…

India doesn’t want democracy in neighbouring countries: Rizvi

India doesn’t want democracy in neighbouring countries: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday alleged that India does not want to see democracy in its neighbouring countries due to its hegemonic attitude. "India…

India will extradite Hasina, ICT adviser hopes

India will extradite Hasina, ICT adviser hopes

Toby Cadman, a UK lawyer and adviser to the Special Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), has hoped that India would extradite ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina showing…

Relatives of missing Syrians 'suspended between hope and despair'

Relatives of missing Syrians 'suspended between hope and despair'

A Syrian woman whose grandfather, father and two brothers were detained by the military nearly 12 years ago has told the BBC it is "devastating" that her loved ones remain missing,…

India tainted with blood of Muslims and others: Rizvi

India tainted with blood of Muslims and others: Rizvi

BNP’s Senior Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi criticised the Indian media's stance on Bangladesh's internal issues, alleging that India is 'tainted with the blood of Muslims,…

Dhaka to host int’l conference on Rohingya issue

Dhaka to host int’l conference on Rohingya issue

Bangladesh will hold an international conference on Rohingya crisis in Dhaka in September-October next year, said Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam here today.  …

BNP seeks Rab abolishment

BNP seeks Rab abolishment

BNP on Tuesday recommended the abolishment of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and formation of a 'police commission' to build police as a people-friendly law enforcement agency. BNP…

HC order declaring ‘Joy Bangla’ as national slogan suspended

HC order declaring ‘Joy Bangla’ as national slogan suspended

The Appellate Division has stayed the High Court order declaring “Joy Bangla” as the national slogan of Bangladesh. A four-bench bench of the Appellate Division, led by…