Teesta, Ganges Barrage deals put on back burner
The issues of sharing of Teesta River water and Indian consent to the proposed joint construction of the Padma-Ganges Barrage in Bangladesh were kept on the back burner during prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s ongoing visit to New Delhi.
Dhaka should seek info on Teesta flow
Experts and green activists in Dhaka said on Sunday that the government should immediately seek information to know why there was no flow in the Teesta River as West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee claimed.
PM calls on Pranab Mukherjee
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina paid a courtesy call on Indian president Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhaban in India’s capital New Delhi Sunday evening.
Sonia assures PM of their common stand on Bangladesh
Indian National Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday assured prime minister Sheikh Hasina of taking a common stand of all political parties of India regarding next-door neighbour Bangladesh.
TANNERY RELOCATION AT SAVAR SC warns of Dhaleswari pollution
The Appellate Division on Sunday warned that action would be taken against the government in the event of the Dhaleshwari River getting polluted by effluents from the tannery park at Savar, on the capital’s outskirt.
Syria strikes: Site of chemical attack hit again
New airstrikes targeted a town in Syria that was hit by a chemical attack earlier this week, activists said, less than a day after the US bombarded a Syrian air base to "send a message" to the Assad regime.
US aircraft carrier-led strike group headed toward Korean Peninsula
A US aircraft carrier-led strike group is headed toward the Western Pacific Ocean near the Korean Peninsula, a US defense official confirmed to CNN.
Violent clashes in Venezuela as thousands protest socialist government
Thousands of protesters clashed Saturday for a fifth consecutive day with security forces in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital.
Stockholm attack: Uzbek man held on suspicion of terrorism
A man arrested on suspicion of terrorism offenses after the Stockholm truck attack is from the central Asian republic of Uzbekistan and was known to intelligence services, Swedish authorities said.
PM’S DELHI VISIT Dhaka, Delhi sign 22 deals
Dhaka and New Delhi have signed 22 instruments covering diverse areas of bilateral cooperations including economic, defence cooperation, power, peaceful use of nuclear energy, outer space, information technology and mass media.
