India’s low-cost carrier IndiGo begins journey in Bangladesh Aug 1 Photo: Minister and Indian envoy with IndiGo officials at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel on Wednesday. Dhaka, July 25 : Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said the increasing interest of their airlines on routes between Bangladesh and India is in tandem with the progress made by trade, ...

  F R Chowdhury: It was Wednesday 18-July-2018, I was still on my morning breakfast listening to the TV news. The headline news was about a court verdict that gave £210,000.oo damages to Sir Cliff Richard for breach of his privacy by BBC. The story relates to a police search of Sir Richard’s house to look for suspected evidence of ...

Labour leader outlines UK-first approach as he set out plans for reviving Britain’s industrial base after Brexit Government manufacturing contracts should be awarded where possible to UK companies, Jeremy Corbyn has argued, as he outlined Labour’s plans for reviving Britain’s industrial base following Brexit. In a speech to business leaders in Birmingham which at times veered close to advocating protectionist ...

Johannesburg, Jul 24 : Chinese President Xi Jinping is in South Africa for a state visit ahead of a summit of leaders of the BRICS economies. Xi was welcomed on Tuesday by South African president Cyril Ramaphosa at the government Union Buildings in Pretoria. Xi inspected a military honor guard before the two men began talks. China is South Africa’s ...

The personal collection of US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon 49 years ago on 20 July, will be auctioned by his family.   Containing over 2,000 items, the collection will go on sale in a series of three auctions with the first in November 2018 and other two in May and November 2019, ...

  Photo: An overview of the Xe Pien-Xe Namnoyd dam in 2015. Bangkok, July 24 : State media say a hydroelectric dam has collapsed in southeastern Laos, leaving several people confirmed dead and hundreds missing. The official Lao news agency KPL reported Tuesday that the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam in Attapeu province collapsed Monday evening, releasing large amounts of ...

Rafina, Jul 24 : The death toll from twin wildfires that raged through Greek seaside areas looked set to increase to around 50 Tuesday after rescue crews reported finding the bodies of more than 20 people huddled closely together near a beach northeast of the capital, Athens. Greece sought international help through the European Union as fires on either side ...

New Delhi, Jul 24 : A woman was lynched in central India on rumors that she was part of a gang that kidnapped children, police said Monday, days after the highest court called for immediate steps to control deadly mob violence across the country. The Indian government announced Monday that it is setting up two committees to recommend appropriate ways ...

Pyongyang, Jul 24 : North Korea’s state-run media have toned down their rhetorical attacks on the United States and South Korea while leader Kim Jong Un pursues a more diplomatic approach, but the vitriol continues — and Japan is now Pyongyang’s favorite foil. Commentaries critical of Tokyo, which has maintained a harder line toward Pyongyang than Seoul and Washington, have ...

Athens, Jul 24 : Gale-fanned wildfires raged through holiday resorts near Greece’s capital, killing at least 20 people by early Tuesday and injuring more than 104, including 11 in serious condition, in the deadliest blaze to hit the country in more than a decade. Greece sought international help through the European Union as the fires on either side of Athens ...