New Delhi, Nov 19: Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime minister has been selected by Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust on Nov 19, for the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, 2009.The international jury headed by Manmohan Singh said that Hasina
Dhaka, Nov 19: The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences of five former soldiers in the 1975 killing of Bangladesh's independence leader Sheikh Mujib Rahman in a military coup.A five-judge bench of the apex court delivered the judgement amid
Dhaka, Nov 10: Bangladesh has registered its objection with the UN to India's claim over certain areas in the Bay of Bengal.It had filed a similar missive against Myanmar three months ago.The disputes require urgent solution because of the race for
New Delhi, Nov 2: The CII and SAFIR (South Asia Forum for Infrastructure Regulation) have organised a South Asia Conclave, to examine the prevailing regulatory framework in the full spectrum of infrastructure in South Asia.The Conclave is on 'Enabling Regulation for
Windsor, Oct 28: Indian President Pratibha Patil has said the India and Britain are 'natural partners' and are set to shape the course of the 21st century.Addressing the gathering here on Tuesday, Oct 27, Patil said, "India and the UK are
New Delhi, Oct 16: According to a new report, half of Indian children under the age of six are malnourished and the country ranked lower than Bangladesh and Nepal on the state of hunger.A report by ActionAid, an international NGO said
New Delhi, Oct 7: According to World Bank report, at least 48 of every 100 students in India pursuing secondary education never go beyond that level.The World Bank pointed out that the country was doing worse that Vietnam and Bangladesh
Dhaka, Sep 14: A man married off his 13-year-old daughter to a 75-year-old money lender in Barisal, southern Bangladesh to repay the Tk 4,000 ($ 58) loan, which he borrowed during the cyclone Aila.The marriage between Akhinur, 13, and 75-year-old money
New Delhi, Sep 10: After the facing a slew of allegations from his partymen over the book 'Jinnah: India Independece Partition', Jaswant Singh is now in the middle of a new controversy. A historian has claimed that the politician's book is
Port Blair, Aug 11: A major quake with a 7.6 magnitude hit the Indian Ocean of Port Blair in India's Andaman Islands on Tuesday, Aug 11. A tsunami watch was called for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh.The US Geological Survey