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'If India attacks Pakistan, Bangladesh will.': Muhammad Yunus aide's 'northeast' warning over Pahalgam terror attack

India, May 2 -- ALM Fazlur Rahman, a retired Bangladeshi major general, suggested that his country should invade and occupy all seven northeastern states of India if New Delhi attacks Pakistan, as a r... Read More


Pahalgam carnage makes India more determined to fight cross-border terrorism: Envoy

Dhaka, May 2 -- Paying tributes to the memory of those who lost their lives in the brutal terrorist attack on 22 April 2025 in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pra... Read More


Buddha's sacred relics arrive in Vietnam for UN Vesak celebrations

HCM City, May 2 -- Vietnam welcomed Shakyamuni Buddha's sacred relics - a national treasure of India on May 2, marking the first time the venerated artifacts have been brought to and enshrined in the ... Read More


PM Modi inaugurates Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala worth Rs. 8,800 crore

India, May 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport worth Rs 8,800 crore to the nation in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on Friday. Addressing th... Read More


MENA Digest: Saudi firm Tuba, Iraq's IQ Cars, UAE's Fuze secure funding

New Delhi, May 2 -- Dealmaking in the Middle East and North Africa region picked up pace this week, led by a series of big-ticket fundraises. These included a triple-digit pre-IPO funding round by dig... Read More


Khaleda along with 2 daughters-in-law to return home Monday

Dhaka, May 2 -- BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia is going to return home on Monday after a four-month stay in London for advanced medical treatment. She is expected to be a... Read More


Bangladesh: Islamist parties demand Yunus government to ban Women's Affairs Reform Commission

India, May 2 -- Islamist parties in Bangladesh have demanded the immediate abolition of the Women's Affairs Reform Commission, a move clearly showing the way hardliners are gaining ground in the South... Read More


Japan seeks to reach tariff agreement with US in June - Economy Minister

Tokyo, May 2 -- A new round of Japan-US ministerial trade talks could take place in the second half of May, and Tokyo hopes to reach an agreement on tariffs at the leaders' level in June, Japanese Eco... Read More


Meet Ritu Beri, the 'selfish' designer

New Delhi, May 2 -- The first-person singular pronoun "I" comes up often when designer Ritu Beri speaks, though not in a self-indulgent way. It's a reflection of her strong sense of identity, of creat... Read More


India's Response to US Trade Disruptions

India, May 2 -- Dhruv Saxena, Senior Consultant, Agri-Food & Nutrition Growth Advisory, Frost & Sullivan In a significant shift in US trade policy, the introduction of reciprocal tariffs by the Unite... Read More