DR ANCHITA BORTHAKUR | THE last date for the submission of nomination forms for the upcoming Bangladesh’s parliamentary election known as ‘Jatiyo Sangsad Nirbachan’ ended on 30 November confirming that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the leading Opposition Party is unlikely to participate in the country’s 12th general election, scheduled to take place on 7 January…
Read moreNandi Theint | Nicola Smith ONE of the world’s biggest private hospital groups is embroiled in a ‘cash for kidneys’ racket in which impoverished people from Myanmar are being enticed to sell their organs for profit. India’s Apollo Hospitals, a multi–billion dollar company with facilities across Asia, boasts that it conducts more than 1,200 transplants…
Read moreCASEY HALL and POPPY McPHERSON | CHINA’s military begins “combat training activities” on its side of the border with Myanmar, a day after a convoy of trucks carrying goods into the neighbouring Southeast Asian nation went up in flames. The incident which Myanmar state media called an insurgent attack, came amid insecurity concerns in China,…
Read morePress Trust of India : The G20 Presidency has given India the opportunity to promote its vision for a sustainable, inclusive and equitable world, and to raise its profile as a leader in the Indo–Pacific region. With just days left for the summit, please share your thoughts on achievements of Indian Presidency. Prime Minister Narendra…
Read moreGENEVA | BANGLADESH must immediately suspend a pilot repatriation project for Rohingya to return to Myanmar, where they face serious risks to their lives and liberty, a UN expert says. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said Bangladesh officials have stated that an initial group of 1140…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT | TRADE between Bangladesh and India in rupees formally began with the arrival of 36 pickup vans worth Rs1.23 crore at Benapole Land Port. A shipment of 36 pickup cargo vans imported by Nita Company Ltd of Dhaka from Indian exporter Tata Motors Ltd arrived at the Benapole Land Port. “Thirty–six pickups from…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT | IN its newest survey on opium cultivation in Myanmar, released in Bangkok Today, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates poppy cultivation to have increased by 33 per cent in comparison to the previous season. The results of the 2022 opium survey for Myanmar, which covers the first season following…
Read moreBINALAKSHMI NEPRAM | BRIGITTA W SCHUCHERT SINCE May 3, the northeastern Indian state of Manipur has witnessed repeated inter–ethnic clashes primarily between two local ethnic communities, the Meitei and Kuki. The violence has resulted in over 75 deaths and the burning of at least 1,700 buildings (including homes and religious sites). More than 35K people are…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT | THREE of four Chinese–backed liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plants in Rakhine State have ceased operation. The three shuttered plants are located near Kyaukphyu deep–sea port project, and operated by VPower, a Hong Kong–listed power generation company. Two of the plants ceased operation last year, and the third was shut recently after…
Read moreSPECIAL INVESTIGATION | SUBJECT – I SADIKA Jannth Choudhury a resident of Tulagram Part 2, Sonai Mukh in Cachar district of Assam. Holding Indian Passport K3920850; issued at Guwahati. As mentioned in Passport, Sadika’s date of birth is1st March 1993. Her picture in passport is casual, which is unusual. Signature is very rudimentary, appears to…
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