Amid border row with India, students corner Nepal's Oli government over corruption, COVID-19

Protests were held in Kathmandu on Monday against Oli government with students demanding an end to corruption and slamming the government over its "inefficiency" in handling the COVID-19 situation. Hundreds of protesting students highlighted the corruption of KP Sharma Oli government and demanded strong action in such cases. They accused the government of lacking efficiency in dealing with the situation created by coronavirus...

চীন তিব্বত দখল করতে পারে, আমাদের মনকে নয়: দালাই লামা

চীন তিব্বত দখল করতে পারলেও আমাদের মনকে নিয়ন্ত্রণ করতে পারবে না বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন তিব্বতের আধ্যাত্মিক নেতা দালাই লামা। স্টার্টনিউজ গ্লোবালে দেওয়া এক সাক্ষাৎকারে এমন...

লাদাখে চীন-ভারত সংঘর্ষ, নিহত ৩ ভারতীয় সেনা

লাদাখের গালওয়ান ভ্যালিতে চীনা সেনাদের সঙ্গে ভারতীয় বাহিনীর সংঘর্ষের ঘটনা ঘটেছে। এতে ভারতীয় বাহিনীর তিন জন সেনা নিহত হয়েছেন। মঙ্গলবার (১৬ জুন) ভারতীয় সংবাদ সংস্থা...

ভারত-নেপালের বিরোধ চীনের উস্কানিতেই !

ভারতের প্রতিরক্ষামন্ত্রী ৮ই মে যখন ভিডিও কনফারেন্সিংয়ের মাধ্যমে চীনের তিব্বত সীমান্তের লিপুলেখের সাথে সংযুক্তকারী ৮০ কিলোমিটার লম্বা একটি রাস্তা উদ্বোধন করেন তখন...

Indian officials in Pakistan were handcuffed, beaten with rods: Report

The two officials of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, who were arrested and kept in detention for almost 12 hours, were allegedly handcuffed and beaten with iron rods during interrogation by Pakistani officials, said a report by Hindustan Times quoting sources privy to the matter. The Pakistani media on Monday (June 15) had claimed that the officials were arrested for their alleged involvement in a “hit and run...

Two missing Indian High Commission officials in ISI custody: Report

Two Indian High Commission officials working in Pakistan capital Islamabad have been missing since 8 am on Monday (June 15). The missing officials are in the custody of the Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), reported NDTV quoting government sources. The two personnel went out of the high commission on a vehicle for official duty but did not reach their destination, sources said. However, there has been no official word on it yet....

China uses different tactics to impose national security law in Hong Kong

As Hong Kong citizens continue their pro-democracy battle against the city's leadership and mainland China, Beijing is using all means to convince the world that the anti-national security law will benefit the city's economy including the tourism sector. Tourism is one of Hong Kong's four pillar industries. According to a government data stated by the South China Morning Post, tourist arrivals dropped 40 per cent in August...

Vietnam raises objection to China's Undersea Cable Construction in Paracel Islan

Vietnam has objected to China's reported move of laying  undersea cables in the disputed Paracel Islands. Vietnamese officials have said it is a violation to the country's sovereignty. In Hanoi, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang was asked about a BenarNews report on Monday, also carried by Radio Free Asia, that a Chinese ship was laying or repairing undersea cables near Chinese outposts in the Paracels, reported...

China-India dispute: US official extends support to New Delhi

At a time when India and China are engaged in a border dispute,  Alice G Wells, Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS), on Sunday said the US will stand with New Delhi against Chinese attempts to probe Indian sovereignty. "External rebalancing is critical. At the end of the day, it will be the US that stands with India in pushing back against constant Chinese probing of Indian sovereignty. #USindia dosti #india,"...

Pro-China police justifies excess in Hong Kong blaming youngsters for committing crimes under shadow of protest

Justifying the aggressive tactic adopted by the security officials towards pro-democracy protesters, the pro-China Hong Kong police are now accusing young Hong Kongers of committing crimes under the shadow of unrest. Expressing his worry, Commissioner of police of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, Chris Tang Ping-keung said young people committing crimes have become a trend in Hong Kong. In 2019, a total of...

Hong Kong protests might have serious impact on its special status that will end in 2047: Beijing

China has warned that widespread demonstrations might have a serious impact on Hong Kong's special status which will end in 2047 under Beijing's 'one country, two systems' principle, specially at a time when the city is still witnessing pro-democracy protests. Zhang Xiaoming, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) was quoted by South China Morning Post as saying: "Many people in Hong Kong...

China may occupy Tibet physically but not mentally: Dalai Lama

 China Has Physically Occupied Tibet But It Can Never Contro Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said the Chinese government can physically capture Tibet but they cannot control the minds of the people from the region. Dalai Lama has been living in India  ever since he fled Tibet in 1959 during the Tibetan uprising. The Buddhist spiritual leader created a government-in-exile in north Indian HImalayan region of...

2 Indian high commission staffers missing in Pakistan; tit-for-tat action suspected

Two Indian high commission staffers posted in Islamabad have gone missing on Monday morning. It is suspected that the two staffers may have been picked up by Pakistani security agencies to frame them as spies. India has very strongly raised the disappearance of the two staffers, both in Pakistan and New Delhi, a senior official said. “The Pakistani side has claimed that they are still looking into the matter,” a senior...

Religious freedom conditions in China continued to deteriorate: US report

An annual American report on religious freedom has said China continues to create  a high-tech surveillance state, utilizing facial recognition and artificial intelligence to monitor religious minorities. "In 2019, religious freedom conditions in China continued to deteriorate," the report said.  Independent experts estimate that between 900,000 and 1.8 million Uighur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and other Muslims have been...

তৃতীয় ধাপে অক্সফোর্ডের ভ্যাকসিন, পুশ হচ্ছে ৪২ হাজার মানুষের দেহে

যুক্তরাজ্যের অক্সফোর্ড বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের তৈরি করোনার সম্ভাব্য একটি ভ্যাকসিন তৃতীয় পর্যায়ের পরীক্ষার অপেক্ষায় রয়েছে। এজন্য জন্য তাদের অংশীদার ব্রিটিশ-সুইডিশ ওষুধ...

Myanmar’s auditor general cautions own govt against Chinese loans!

Myanmar’s auditor general in a startling announcement has cautioned government officials about continued reliance on Chinese loans both pre-BRI and BRI loans that come with high rates of interest. Myanmar's current national debt stands at about $10 billion, of which $ 4 billion is owed to China, Auditor General Maw Than told a news conference in Naypyidaw on Monday. This can push Myanmar to debt trap like Sri Lanka and some...

লক্ষ লক্ষ চীনা অ্যাকাউন্ট বাতিল করল টুইটার

চীনের পক্ষ হয়ে ভুল ও অসত্য তথ্য প্রদানের অভিযোগে ১ লাখ ৭০ হাজার ব্যবহারকারীর অ্যাকাউন্ট মুছে ফেলেছে টু্ইটার। এর মধ্যে ২৩ হাজারের বেশি অ্যাকাউন্ট ছিল খুবই সক্রিয়। বাকি...

Unity Can Help Afghanistan Persevere

The country’s political elites--and Afghans in general--need to unite to preserve their country’s republican democracy, not place false hopes in foreign powers. As Afghanistan moves toward reclaiming full sovereignty in the wake of the planned departure of international troops and possible peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, the country’s political elites in particular and Afghans in general need to...

The key to peace in Afghanistan? Eliminate Taliban sanctuaries

Following meetings this week in Kabul between Afghan President Ashrafi Ghani and senior Pakistani military and intelligence officials, the president’s office stated that the generals conveyed Pakistan’s support for an independent Afghan republic. It could be seen as another positive note in recent developments in the Afghan peace process, after months of uncertainties. But such promises have been made before during high-level...

তলানিতে ইমরানের জনপ্রিয়তা, সরকারের দখল নিচ্ছে পাক সেনাবাহিনী!

ফের সেনাবাহিনীর নিয়ন্ত্রণে পাকিস্তান! ইমরান খান এখনও প্রধানমন্ত্রীর পদে আছেন বটে, কলমে দেশ চালাচ্ছে পাকিস্তানের সেনাবাহিনী। গত কয়েক মাসের বেশ কিছু গুরুত্বপূর্ণ...

Army jawan killed in Pak shelling in J-K’s Rajouri, civilian injured

A soldier died and a civilian got injured in shelling carried out by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir late Wednesday, officials said. “A soldier lost his life in the line of duty late Wednesday night when Pakistani troops opened heavy fire in Tarkundi sector that runs along Rajouri and Poonch districts. India retaliated strongly to the unprovoked firing and shelling by the...

Chinese mouthpiece paid US newspapers $19 mn in ads, printing: Report

One of China's main propaganda outlets has paid American newspapers nearly $19 million for advertising and printing expenses over the past four years, The Daily Caller reported citing documents filed with the US Justice Department. China Daily, an English-language newspaper controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, has paid more than $4.6 million to The Washington Post and nearly $6 million to The Wall Street Journal since November...

লাদাখে সীমান্ত বিরোধ: ভারত-চীন আলোচনা অব্যাহত

সীমান্ত বিরোধ নিয়ে ভারত ও চীনের মধ্যে গত মঙ্গলবার সামরিক স্তরে বৈঠকের পর দিল্লি রবিবার এক বিবৃতিতে বলেছে, দুই দেশই এই সঙ্কটের ''শান্তিপূর্ণ সমাধান''...

Pakistan's economy to perform below earlier estimates; country faces oil shortage

Pakistan’s economy would perform even worse than what previous estimates had warned about, citing the Covid-19 fallout, according to the World Bank estimates. Pakistan also faces a looming oil shortage crisis. The country’s economy was likely to go into the red this fiscal year and would be unable to recover even next year. It forecast a negative GDP growth of -2.6pc for the current fiscal year (2019-20) and -0.2pc during the...

India’s ties with Nepal set for deep freeze after Kathmandu’s decisive step on new map !

Nepal’s lower house on Tuesday evening made a strong pitch in favour of the constitution amendment bill to redraw Nepal’s political map that could lead to a freeze in relations between Kathmandu and New Delhi. The new political map pushed hard by the KP Sharma Oli government is set to clear the first legislative hurdle in the lower house. The constitution amendment bill will next go to the 59-member National Assembly where the...

সীমান্ত থেকে ব্যাংক: পাকিস্তানের সামরিক বাহিনীর লাভজনক উদ্যোগ

২০১৯ সালের ১২ জুলাই টেথিয়ান কপার কোম্পানি (টিসিসি) সঙ্গে খনি চুক্তি বাতিল করায় পাকিস্তানকে ৬ বিলিয়ন ডলার জরিমানার সংবাদ ছিলো পুরো পাকিস্তানের জন্য পীড়াদায়ক। এমন...

Show no mercy: The tragedy in Xinjiang

To starry-eyed observers of China, so much about Xi Jinping screamed reformer. Did you know that he was fond of the underground work of the independent filmmaker Jia Zhangke? Or that his second wife, Peng Liyuan, was a singer? Or that his daughter was enrolled at Harvard? His sister lived in Canada! And his late father, a veteran of the Long March, wore a wrist watch gifted to him by the Dalai Lama. All of this surely meant that Xi must...

আন্তর্জাতিক চাপ; অবশেষে করোনা ভাইরাস নিয়ে চাঞ্চল্যকর তথ্য প্রকাশ চীনের !

আমেরিকার সাথে চীনের সম্পর্ক একেবারে তলানিতে ঠেকেছে, শুধু আমেরিকা না, সব দেশ চীনের বিরুদ্ধে, কারণ তারা জানিয়েছে, চীনের জন্যই এখন সারা বিশ্বের এই পরিস্থিতি। এবার এই ঠেলা...

প্রাক্তণ পাক মন্ত্রী আমাকে রাষ্ট্রপতি ভবনে ধর্ষণ করেছে: দাবি মার্কিন সাংবাদিকের

পাকিস্তানের প্রাক্তণ অভ্যন্তরীণ বিষয়ক মন্ত্রী রহমান মালিকের বিরুদ্ধে ধর্ষণের চাঞ্চল্যকর অভিযোগ তুললেন এক মার্কিন মহিলা সাংবাদিক। শুধু তাই নয়, পাকিস্তানের প্রাক্তন...

চীনকে ঠেকাতে এবার ভারতের সঙ্গী জাপান !

বিশ্বমঞ্চে দ্রুত বদলাচ্ছে সমীকরণ। আমূল পাল্টে যাচ্ছে সামরিক ও কৌশলগত হিসেব-নিকেশ৷ এহেন টালমাটাল সময়ে চীনকে চাপে রাখতে এবার ‘সূর্যোদয়ের দেশ’ জাপানের সঙ্গে...