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Interim govt committed to hold fair elections in Bangladesh: Yunus

Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the interim government, gave this assurance while addressing the third Voice of Global South Summit which was hosted by India in a virtual format

Multilateral bodies didn't solve critical issues faced by global order: EAM

"It is an undeniable fact that even as the global order faced critical challenges, solutions did not emerge from the multilateral domain," he said, calling for revitalising multilateralism

Deadly violence persists in Gaza despite mediators calling for a truce

The attack came days after the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza announced the death toll surpassed 40,000 in the 10-month-old Israel-Hamas war

Voice of Global South summit: Yunus calls for redesigning financial system

It should not be a one-way path for wealth. We must ensure financial services for all people, particularly women and youth. We can learn from each other how this can be done successfully, he added

Muhammad Yunus sees sports as unifying force to solve social problems

Paris 2024 and its partners have decided to make the Olympic and Paralympic Games a responsible event in economic, social and environmental terms

Dhaka University students protest in solidarity with Kolkata demonstrators

Students marched across the campus with placards reading: Poshaker Bahanay Par Pabena Kono Pisach and Proshno Jokhon Sadhinotar, Bangla Jure Oyaddedar, among others

Nearly 650 people killed in recent spate of violence in B'desh: UN report

Available public reports by media and protest movement itself claimed that between Jul 16 and Aug 11, more than 600 people were killed due to violence following Anti-Discriminatory Student protests

India a global leader in breakthrough innovations: Bill Gates on I-Day

Bill Gates flagged off the first India Day celebrations in the Greater Seattle area as Consulate General of India as Seattle's Guest of Honor, on India's 78th Independence Day

No bilateral talks with India, status quo in ties post-Aug 2019: Pakistan

The ties between the two countries nosedived after India abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution, revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcating State into two Union Territories

Yunus expands his team as 4 more advisers join B'desh interim government

The new advisers are Wahiduddin Mahmud, an economist, Ali Imam Majumdar, former cabinet secretary, Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, former power secretary, and Lt Gen Jahangir Alam Chowdhury

India rebukes claims made by Pak foreign min over radioactive substances

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) asserted that those making "baseless comments" are advised to desist from their "propaganda"

PM Modi stresses on need to deescalate situation in call with Netanyahu

Following the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas, tensions have gripped West Asia amid calls for a ceasefire

2 IED-like devices found in Guwahati after ULFA(I) claims to plant 24 bombs

One of the devices was found in Satgaon area, near Narengi Army Cantonment, and another at Last Gate in close vicinity of the state secretariat and ministers' colony

In call to PM Modi, Mohd Yunus assures protection of Hindus in Bangladesh

This is the first conversation between Modi and Yunus after he assumed the responsibility following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government

US deputy secretary of state Verma visits Nepal to strengthen ties

Verma, an Indian-American diplomat, is the senior-most official from the Biden administration to visit Nepal since a change of government here and Oli assumed charge as the prime minister last month

Another murder case filed against Bangladesh former PM Sheikh Hasina

The case was filed against Hasina and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader in Bogura

India-Russia standoff on Sakhalin-1 dividends as ONGC pushes for equity oil

Rosneft PJSC and the Russian Federation have insisted on paying dividends rather than providing equity oil to ONGC Videsh, despite India's desire for the latter

US relationship with India remains one of great importance: Pentagon

US Defence Secretary is set to host his Indian counterpart, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, at Pentagon on Aug 23 where they are expected to discuss a wide range of bilateral and regional issues

Ukraine has taken full control of Russia's Sudzha town, claims Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy said a Ukrainian military command office was being set up in Sudzha, which suggests Ukraine might plan to remain in the Kursk region long-term

As cases mount, Bangladesh to decide on seeking Hasina's extradition

Hasina fled the country for India on Aug. 5 after a violent uprising against her led to nearly 300 people getting killed, including many students