A message too loud to ignore
Bangladesh’s 13th national parliamentary election has delivered a verdict that is politically significant not merely for Dhaka, but for the entire South Asian region.
Bangladesh’s 13th national parliamentary election has delivered a verdict that is politically significant not merely for Dhaka, but for the entire South Asian region.
As the detailed preparations for the much-awaited general election in Bangladesh fructified without any untoward ado last Thursday, and the results the next day showed the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP, led by Tarique Rahman) had established a landslide victory, the people of North-East India now expect a stable, progressive and friendly regime in Dhaka.
Trinamul Congress has come down heavily on the BJP for its silence over the assault on a woman inside the South Asian University campus in Delhi, yesterday.
The recent meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus at the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok marks a crucial moment in the evolving relationship between the two South Asian nations.
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Rohit Sharma and his men in blue needed to up their ante when they took on Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in their campaign opener here on October 23.
As infections continue to rise across flood-hit Pakistan, at least nine people have been reported dead of viral diseases in Sindh on Monday, ARY News reported citing the data of the Ministry of Health.
Economists in Afghanistan say the rail link between Central Asia and South Asia via Afghanistan would benefit the country.
It is equally obvious that Hasina has been the most assertive among South Asian leaders in matters relating to Afghanistan, not surprisingly because politically her principal opposition comprises those who have flirted with fundamentalism.
Under Mr S Jaishankar, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has shown an ability to take tough calls and cut the flab of legacy issues where required.
