“When it comes to national security we have become so naive that we border on stupidity,” he said in an interview with AFP. “Now it’s creeping up on us.” The former head of the Asia-Pacific Bureau at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service in the 1990s claims Indian interference goes back several decades. Earlier this month, […]
Bangladesh fought valiantly against India, holding their neighbors at bay for 83 minutes, but a late penalty crushed their hearts and handed them their second consecutive defeat in Group A of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Thursday. India’s star forward Sunil Chhetri converted the penalty against Bangladesh keeper Mitul Marma, who dived into […]
The Commerce Ministry has allowed 79 companies to export 3,950 tonnes of Hilsa to India on the occasion of Durga Puja. In this regard, the Commerce Ministry issued a gazette notification on Wednesday. The order will remain effective till October 30. A company will be able to export 50 tonnes of Hilsa. *more to follow…
India has strongly rejected any attempts to link the government to such developments. “We urge the Government of Canada to take prompt and effective legal action against all anti-India elements operating from its soil,” the Ministry of External Affairs said. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday accused the Indian government of being behind the […]
Jolie said the expelled Indian heads India’s foreign intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in Canada. Nijjar, declared a wanted terrorist by India, was shot dead on June 18 in Surrey, a Vancouver suburb that is home to a prominent Sikh community. Canada has the largest population of Sikhs outside Punjab, India. Nijjar advocated […]
At present, farm-grown chicken eggs are being sold at 12.5 to 13 taka in local markets. The prices of eggs have been rising continuously in the last two years, so much so that the price per egg has reached 15 taka. According to the state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), egg prices ranged from 7 […]
Referring to the World Cup, which begins on October 5, it said, “The victory has boosted India’s morale…just in time for the mega-event.” The atmosphere in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, where the final took place, was gloomy. A headline in the daily FT newspaper read, “Sri Lanka’s blatant surrender of Asia Cup.” The […]
In the Super Force, India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by 228 runs to score 356–2, before defending 213 against Sri Lanka to reach the final. “The nature of this pitch here is challenging and also unpredictable. Siraj has to be mentioned here because when the pitch is so dry, it takes a special skill set to […]
Famous Indian writer Geeta Mehta is no moreYearGeeta Mehta, renowned writer-filmmaker and sister of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, died in New Delhi on Saturday. The author, who died at the age of 80, is survived by his son. Born in 1943 in Delhi to Biju Patnaik and Gyan Patnaik, she pursued her higher education […]
The start of the Asia Cup final against India in Colombo on Sunday was delayed due to rain after Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first. The teams have 13 titles between them and will be looking to add more in this 50-over edition of the tournament, which is the prelude to […]
The opposition group said its members would not attend programs hosted by 14 anchors, who also include some of India’s most popular TV news personalities. Harsh and combative debate programs are a staple of Indian cable news, with sometimes a dozen or more panelists battling onscreen for attention. Opposition parties have long accused the networks […]
Sri Lanka, which won the last edition of the Asia Cup played in the T20 format, came in as underdogs and reached the Super Four with a dramatic win over Afghanistan. They soon found their rhythm on home soil and, despite losing to India, defeated Pakistan in the knockout match to reach their 11th Asia […]
Sri Lanka spinner Mahesh Theekshana has been ruled out of the Asia Cup final against India due to injury, captain Dasun Shanaka confirmed on Saturday. Theekshana, 23, suffered a hamstring injury during the Super Four win over Pakistan, knocking her out of Sunday’s final of the 50-over tournament ahead of next month’s ICC World Cup […]
India, China and America are engaged in competition with each other in the Indo-Pacific region. After the war with Ukraine, Russia has also joined this geopolitical whirlpool. Bangladesh has close relations with these four competing countries. In this context, Michael Kugelman, director of the Washington-based Wilson Center’s South Asia Institute, spoke to Prothom Alo about […]
bangladesh: Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Tanzeed Hasan Tamim, Anamul Haq, Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Tauheed Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzeem Hasan Shakib, Mustafizur Rahman. India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna