BANGLADESH

Sri Lanka orders 13.5 mn AstraZeneca doses, likely to drop Chinese vaccines

4:15 pm February 23, 2021

Colombo: Sri Lanka has ordered 13.5 million Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines in addition to the 500,000 doses gifted by India, and the country may not use Chinese vaccines in the second phase of immunisation, a government spokesman said on Tuesday. Ramesh Pathirana, who is also the Minister of Plantations, said Sri Lanka is likely to go only with the AstraZeneca vaccines for the second phase of […]

Assam: PM to launch ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ on Thursday

10:50 pm February 16, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’, lay the foundation stone of the Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge and perform the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the Majuli bridge on February 18 via video conferencing. The launch of ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ will be marked by the inauguration of Ro-Pax (roll-on/roll-off passenger service) vessel operations between Neamati-Majuli island, North Guwahati-South Guwahati and Dhubri-Hatsingimari Shilanyas of the inland […]

Swarnim Vijay Varsh: 1971 PoW, Veer Chakra recipient gets ‘Vijay Mashaal’

12:05 am February 5, 2021

New Delhi: A former officer of the Indian Army who fought the 1971 war against Pakistan as a company commander with 14 Grenadiers and was injured and captured by the adversary during a battle in Jammu and Kashmir was on Thursday honoured with a symbolic torch for his valour in that war. Army officials said Brig (retd) Hamir […]

UP: Two Rohingyas arrested for living illegally in India

Bangladesh steps up security along border with Myanmar to prevent influx of Rohingyas

11:48 pm February 3, 2021

Dhaka: Bangladesh said on Wednesday that it has stepped up security along its border with Myanmar to prevent a fresh influx of Rohingyas amid speculation that the coup in the neighbouring nation could push more refugees into this country. ”We have secured our border (with Myanmar),” Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen told reporters here. He, however, said that Dhaka did not expect […]

Bangladesh sends more Rohingya to island despite concerns

8:57 pm January 30, 2021

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s government sent the fourth group of Rohingya Muslim refugees to an island in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, ignoring calls from human rights groups for a halt to the move. The 1,466 Rohingya who had been living in the sprawling refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar were sent Saturday to Bhasan Char, an island specifically developed […]