BIPASHA NANDI London Metropolitan Police, tipped off by British intelligence, has seized nearly ten million UK pounds in cash from two houses in London earlier in March and senior officials now believe this money was on its way to four Islamist radical groups in Bangladesh for a concerted terror campaign. A report in http://banglanewspost.com/ says…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to visit neighbors Bangladesh and Bhutan in the next few months as the two countries prepare for the national elections next year. According to a report Dhaka is expecting a positive outcome from Teesta River water sharing deal with Delhi which may increase the popularity of ruling Awami…
Read moreLOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE | BANGLADESH’s JMB terrorists were planning to attack the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya this year in cahoot with Indian Mujahideen, top Indian and Bangladesh intelligence officials said on Monday. They were planning to carry out a fidayeen attack at Bodh Gaya to avenge “atrocities” against Muslims in Myanmar, they…
Read moreSRIKANTH KONDAPALLI The Central Committee of the ruling Communist Party of China (CCP) proposed a series of constitutional amendments including changing the two-term norm for the president and vice-president posts. No specific term period was mentioned in the proposals – suggesting numerous terms or even for life – which are expected to be ratified by…
Read moreSUBIR BHAUMIK Following the unseemly controversy sparked off by army chief Bipin Rawat’s comments in Northeast, several former soldiers and saffronites got into their favourite past time — Bangladesh bashing. It was not only uncalled for because Sheikh Hasina’s government is India’s safest and surest ally in South Asia at the moment but also because…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT For a man who shoots his mouth more than his guns, army chief Gen Bipin Rawat has crossed all previous limits with his latest statement on Northeast. “He clearly put his foot in the wrong place when he compared the relative growth of BJP and AIUDF,” says former soldier and columnist Ajai Shukla….
Read moreLOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE The Modi government, in a desperate bid to hold polls in Nagaland, has assured Naga political parties and armed groups that all options are open, including re-elections in Nagaland, whenever an accord is finalised with NSCN(IM) and other Naga groups to end the six decade old imbroglio. In recent discussions with NSCN factions,…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT The ruling Left Front in Tripura has asked its polling agents and cadres to ensure a mock demonstration of every single EVM in the state before elections start for the 60-member state assembly today (18th Feb). Considerably worried over unconfirmed reports that an Assam BJP leader has covert links to technicians in companies…
Read moreDHAKA Indian state-owned cross-border power trading arm National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd has won a contract for supplying 300 megawatts electricity to Bangladesh for 15 years. The power supply is expected to start from June this year, said a statement released by NTPC, the country’ largest power generation firm. As per rough calculations, the estimated…
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