In demand for Hindu Holidays in NYC schools, multiple Hindu groups in NYC will hold a ‘Grand Rally’ in front of City Hall on Friday, 10th April 2015 at 12 noon. The organizers are mostly Bangladeshi […]
DHAKA (TIP): A blogger was hacked to death in the Bangladesh capital on Monday, in the latest brutal attack on the country’s independent writers, a senior officer said. Police have arrested two men over the […]
DHAKA (TIP): The wife of an American blogger and critic of religious extremism who was hacked to death in Dhaka last month said that police stood nearby when the couple were attacked on a university […]
NELSON (TIP): Tamim Iqbal came agonisingly close to scoring Bangladesh‘s first World Cup century as his side completed a six-wicket win over Scotland in their Pool A clash at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Thursday. […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Lauding India‘s improved disaster risk management and accuracy of its meteorological department, the UN has said timely warnings on cyclones have helped “dramatically” reduce mortality during natural calamities. The global assessment report […]
DHAKA (TIP): A Bangladeshi court on February 25 issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Khaleda Zia for failing to attend hearings on graft cases, amid growing political turmoil in the country. Judge Abu Ahmed, […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh‘s war crimes tribunal ordered the execution of a senior Islamist leader Wednesday after convicting him of atrocities during the country’s 1971 independence war, triggering violence outside the court. Three Molotov cocktails thrown […]
DHAKA (TIP): Opposition activists in Bangladesh trying to enforce a transport boycott threw petrol bombs at a bus early on Tuesday setting off a fire that engulfed the vehicle killing seven people, a fire department […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia was on february 11 charged by the police with‘instigation’ of the fire-bombing of a bus that left 7 people dead amid escalating political crisis in the country that […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia was on February 4 charged by the police with ‘instigation’ of the fire-bombing of a bus that left 7 people dead amid escalating political crisis in the country that […]
DHAKA (TIP): Opposition activists in Bangladesh trying to enforce a transport boycott threw petrol bombs at a bus early on february 3 setting off a fire that engulfed the vehicle killing seven people, a fire […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said opposition chief Khaleda Zia could be tried for ordering the killings during the political unrest as authorities announced a bounty on people involved in street violence […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A close look at the format of the 2015 ODI World Cup shows a series of lacunae. Much of the tournament will be played for largely inconsequential games. That apart, the teams […]
On December 11, 2014, when the U.N. General Assembly adopted June 21 as the International Day of Yoga, as recommended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India rejoiced. Never mind that the day before was the […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bhutan and not India was the first to to recognize Bangladesh as an independent nation, foreign office has said, putting an end to the decades-old speculation on the issue. “Bhutan was the first […]
UNITED NATIONS: India‘s economic growth is expected to improve to 6.3 per cent in 2016 with the country leading economic recovery in South Asia, according to a United Nations report. The UN World Economic Situation […]
Dr. Syed Amir and Dr. Zafar Iqbal WASHINGTON (TIP): The tradition of Mushairas, organized by the Aligarh Alumni Association of Washington DC (AAA), was started in 1975 initially with local poets from North America. The […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh has arrested four members of an outlawed militant group, including the chief of its women’s wing, police said on December 1, as authorities intensify a crackdown on militants. The arrest follows Indian […]
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