ADELAIDE, Australia – India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat in the opening day-night Test against Australia in Adelaide on Thursday. The Indians won their maiden series in Australia in 2018-19, including victory at the Adelaide…
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Deal with Serum Institute India inked for Covid-19 vaccine
Dhaka, Dec 13 – The government on Sunday signed an agreement with Serum Institute of India Pvt Limited for procuring Covid-19 vaccine. Under the deal, Bangladesh will import three crore doses of SARS-Cov-2 AZD 1222 (Oxford/Astrazeneca Vaccine), (50 lakh in…
Warner stand-ins fail with bat against India in warm-up
SYDNEY – The pair tipped to open for Australia in the first Test against India both failed with the bat in a warm-up against the tourists Monday, underlining the hosts’ vulnerability without talisman David Warner. Rising star Will Pucovski and…
India successfully launches 10 satellites
Indian on Saturday evening successfully launched into space as many as 10 satellites in one go, including its latest earth observation satellite (EOS-01) and nine more satellites from foreign nations, the first such mission during the Covid pandemic.
Rajshahi to get a river port to boost trade with India
A river port is going to be set up in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi district within a month, aiming to ease transportation of goods through waterways with India.
US, Australia, India, Japan discuss China’s growing power
Tokyo, AP/UNB, Oct 07 – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that China’s increasingly assertive actions across the region make it more critical than ever for four Indo-Pacific nations known as the Quad to cooperate to protect their…
Babri mosque: India’s Muslims feel more abandoned than ever
Among the 32 living accused were former deputy premier LK Advani, and a host of senior BJP leaders. Wednesday’s Indian court judgement acquitted them all, saying the destruction of the mosque in 1992 had been the work of unidentified “anti-socials”…
India agree to resolve water-sharing issues
Bangladesh and India on Tuesday agreed to resolve the water-sharing issues of common rivers, including Teesta treaty, and bring down border killings to a zero level, says Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen.
India bans export of onions again: Prices double in BD
The government of India on Monday prohibited the export of all varieties of onion except in cut, sliced or powdered form.
China agree to deescalate border tension
The Indian and Chinese foreign ministers have agreed that their troops should disengage from a tense border standoff, maintain proper distance and ease tensions in Ladakh region where the two sides had their deadliest clash in decades in June.
Trial run of river vessel between Bangladesh, India starts
CUMILLA (DAKSHIN), Sept 5, 2020 (BSS) – The trial run of river vessel between Bangladesh and India started today as a vessel carrying 10 tons of cement reached Sonamura Port of Tripura from Daudkandi of Cumilla through the Gomti River.
Coronavirus: BD ‘s recovery rate still behind India , Pakistan
Bangladesh’s coronavirus recovery rate of 65.46 percent is still far behind India (76.6 percent) and Pakistan (94 percent) in the South Asian region.
Elephants in north Bengal, India, more likely to raid crops
by Ashvita Anand • In north Bengal, a hotbed of human-elephant conflict, crop-raiding is more prevalent in areas that are on the boundary of protected areas, close to agricultural fields, forests, plantations, and areas close to water sources such as…
India imposes curfew in parts of Kashmir
Srinagar, AP/UNB, Aug 04 – The authorities have clamped a curfew in many parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday ahead of the revocation anniversary of the region’s special status.
India’s Nagaland conflict: No end in sight
India’s northern Naga tribes have been in a 50-year dispute with authorities over how they are recognized by New Delhi. Despite promises of rapprochement, armed tension continues. Ankita Mukhopadhyay reports from Kohima.
India’s Covid-19 cases cross 1.75M
India’s coronavirus caseload crossed 1.75 million with another spike of 54,735 in the past 24 hours.
Dhaka-Delhi partnership key to peaceful S Asia: India
Dhaka, July 27 – Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Monday said the partnership between Bangladesh and India would be key to building a prosperous and peaceful South Asia.“I firmly believe that,” he said adding that this partnership…
With flood waters cows being smuggled from India
Kurigram, July 20 – Cattle markets in Kurigram border area are seeing an increased arrival of illegally imported cows and buffaloes from India. These cattle are being smuggled in through the transboundary rivers shared by the two nations taking advantage…
China, India reach consensus on easing border tensions
Beijing, Xinhua/UNB, July 07 – India and China have reached a consensus on easing the border tensions after a skirmish that killed 20 Indian troops.
India cricket captain Kohli faces conflict of interest probe
NEW DELHI – India captain Virat Kohli faces an inquiry into a potential conflict of interest over his positions in two business ventures. DK Jain, ethics officer for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), said late Sunday…
India’s pace attack ‘the best’ in history, says Shami
NEW DELHI – India fast bowler Mohammed Shami has claimed they may have the best pace attack in Test history, brushing aside the feared West Indies quicks of the 1970s and 1980s. Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav and…
India elected non-permanent UN Security Council member
The United Nations General Assembly has elected India with an overwhelming majority of 184 out of 192 votes as a non-permanent member of the Security Council for the term 2021-2022.
50,000-year-old lake in India just turned pink
That was the question on people’s minds across India after Lonar Lake in the state of Maharashtra suddenly changed hues in recent days.
India passes 300,000 cases with single-day high
India reported more than 11,000 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, another single-day high for the country, as it passed the grim milestone of 300,000 cases.
Coronavirus: 39 Bangladeshis return home from India
A special flight of NOVOAIR brought back 39 stranded Bangladeshis from Kolkata in India on Sunday amid coronavirus pandemic.
India surpasses China in coronavirus cases
India’s coronavirus cases have surpassed China’s with the health ministry on Saturday reporting the spike to 85,940 cases with 2,752 deaths.
Essential goods transfer from India to BD by train begins
The first freight train loaded with onions was handed over by Indian Railway to Bangladesh Railway authorities at Gede (India) – Darsana (Bangladesh) interchange point on Saturday.
India to accept quarantine to save Aussie Test series
India’s cricket team is prepared to undergo quarantine to salvage a money-spinning Test series against Australia, a top official said Friday, but there was less optimism about this year’s Twenty20 World Cup taking place Down Under.
Shoaib Akhtar says would coach any nation- even India
Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar said he is ready to coach fast bowlers from any country — even if an offer from arch-rivals India came his way.
Taylor Kiwi cricket’s top gong, eyes World Cup exit in India
WELLINGTON (BSS/AFP) – Veteran batsman Ross Taylor won New Zealand Cricket’s top award for the third time Friday and vowed to bat on until the 2023 World Cup in India. The 36-year-old was awarded the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal in…