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December 18, 2025 6:47 PM
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In Bangladesh, tensions flared in Rajshahi today after police stopped a protest march heading towards the office of the Assistant High Commission of India, triggering brief clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement personnel. Following the standoff, protesters staged a sit-in on a road aroun...
December 18, 2025 6:30 PM
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India and the Netherlands today highlighted their shared commitment to a free, open, inclusive and rule-based Indo-Pacific region. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Netherlands Foreign Minister David van Weel also reaffirmed the strong and growing defence partnership between the two countries durin...
December 18, 2025 1:17 PM
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In Bangladesh, security was heightened across Dhaka’s diplomatic zone on Wednesday after police blocked a march by a group calling itself July Oikya, which had announced plans to proceed to the Indian High Commission in Gulshan. Thousands of protesters gathered near Rampura Bridge around 3:15 pm a...
December 18, 2025 1:09 PM
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The Indian Coast Guard detained 35 Bangladeshi fishermen with their two trawlers for illegally entering Indian waters yesterday. According to the police, two suspicious trawlers were spotted by the Indian Coast Guard in the Bay of Bengal in the morning yesterday and were immediately apprehended an...
December 18, 2025 11:43 AM
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Amnesty International has called on Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, to create space for freedom of expression and immediately release journalist Anis Alamgir, who was arrested under the Anti-Terrorism Act earlier this month. In a report published y...
December 18, 2025 11:33 AM
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Voting to elect the new leadership of the CPN-UML concluded early Thursday. 2,227 convention delegates cast their ballots, while 36 were absent. CPN UML party will elect 301 central committee members and 19 office bearers. According to the election commission body of UML, the results may be shared...
December 18, 2025 11:30 AM
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US President Donald Trump has asserted that tariffs will remain a central pillar of his economic policy. In his year-end address last night, Trump repeatedly credited tariffs for spurring investment, factory construction and job growth, framing import duties as a permanent tool to reshape global t...
December 18, 2025 11:27 AM
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India and Saudi Arabia signed a bilateral visa waiver agreement in Riyadh to facilitate official travels and boost bilateral exchanges under the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council. The agreement was signed by Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Suhel Ajaz Khan and Abdulmajeed bin Rashe...
December 18, 2025 11:22 AM
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US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg has said that the United States regards India as a crucial potential partner in efforts to secure global supply chains for artificial intelligence and semiconductors. Jacob announced that he would attend the India AI Impact Summit in Feb...
December 18, 2025 11:18 AM
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a 35 billion dollars gas deal with Egypt. In a televised statement last evening, Netanyahu hailed the agreement as the largest gas deal in Israel’s history. The deal involves an American energy company with Israeli partners who will supply gas ...
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