Latest posts
India-EU FTA- how it matters for growth and jobs
By Piero Cingari/Euro News Brussels- January 27 – The pact slashes tariffs, opens up services and agriculture, and marks the largest trade agreement either side has ever signed. The European Union and India have sealed a landmark free trade agreement (FTA), bringing two of the...
Who Is Imaan Mazari, Pak Lawyer Jailed For “Anti-State” Social Media Posts
Islamabad, January 29 (AFP)- Ms. Imaan Mazari shot to prominence tackling some of the country’s most sensitive topics while defending ethnic minorities, journalists facing defamation charges and clients branded blasphemers. No amount of pressure, cyberbullying or arrest warrants has so far succeeded in silencing one...
Amnesty chief calls for human rights guarantees during Bangladesh election
In an open letter to Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus Amnesty Secretary General Agnes Callamard draws attention to the persecution of journalists and Awami League supporters
Only 3.84 % of candidates in Bangladesh parliamentary elections are women
Out of the 127 million voters, 64,814,907 are male, 62,879,042 are female, and 1,234 are third-gender
Bangladesh panel says Adani power deal overpriced, flags procedural flaws
By Ruma Paul and Sudarshan Varadhan/Reuters Dhaka/Singapore, January 26 – An Adani Power (ADAN.NS), opens new tab coal-fired plant that exports electricity passes on Indian corporate taxes to Bangladesh and charges more than market rates, according to a recent report from a government-appointed committee in...
Putting money first, cricket last
By Kamran Abbasi/Dawn Karachi, January 27 – Bangladesh’s removal from the ICC World T20 in India is the crisis that nobody wants to talk about. Yes, you might find endless analysis on South Asian talk shows, but look internationally and it is a governance disaster...
High Commissioner of India H.E. Santosh Jha’s Speech at the evening reception in connection with the Indian Republic Day, January 27, 2026
Venerable Members of the Clergy, Our Chief Guest, Honourable Minister of Health and Mass Media,Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, Respected Former Presidents of Sri Lanka, Honourable Ministers of the Government of Sri Lanka, Honourable Governors, Honourable Members of Parliament and Judiciary, Fellow Members of the Diplomatic corps, Officials...
Devastating effect of air pollution on lives and economies of South Asia
World Bank suggests ways to arrest the trend, stressing unhindered regional cooperation
Nationalism and geopolitics mar Indian sub-continental cricket
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, January 27 – Cricketing relations between India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are marred by geopolitical rivalries and nationalistic politics, to the detriment of cricket and to the dismay of the cricket-loving people of the Indian subcontinent. Given the deep differences over issues...
Stay connected