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  India News | Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Kharge Pay Tribute to Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): Leader of the Opposition, Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi paid tribute to India's former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at Delhi's Shakti Sthal on Friday. In a...
 
    
  Jashore AL leader arrested from Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
Fri Oct 31, 2025 01:08 PM Last update on: Fri Oct 31, 2025 01:13 PM Locals held him near Shishu Mela, handed him over to police Our Correspondent, Benapole Fri Oct 31, 2025 01:08 PM Last update on: Fri Oct 31, 2025 01:13 PM Jashore Sadar upazila...
 
    
  Perodua has started exporting used cars – Bangladesh first, Kenya and Mozambique next, new Bezza to PNG
Speak to used car dealers and you might hear that sales of second-hand cars have slowed and inventory isn’t moving as fast as they’d like. Car brands that accept trade-ins from buyers to push their new cars might be facing the same issues as well,...
 
    
  SIR exclusion of Assam exposes political fault lines in voter reform
Satisfying the suspicious by allaying all doubts about the process and intention of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is impossible. At best, the revised process — after the teething problems of the beta version rolled out in...
 
    
  Police detain 17 Bangladeshi women living illegally in Ahmedabad
Police have detained 17 women from Bangladesh who were living illegally in different parts of Ahmedabad's Sola area by hiding their real identity, a senior official said on Thursday. After detention, all the women were sent to the Joint...
 
    
  The case for a creative fashion policy in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is the friend who styles everyone else for the party but shows up wearing a borrowed fit. We are the world's second-largest clothing exporter. Our garments fill wardrobes from New York to Nairobi, and our factories operate around the...
 
    
  Is Bangladeshi cinema finally speaking of women's quiet revolution?
A few weeks ago, as I watched Barir Naam Shahana and Saba in a not-so-packed Dhaka cinema hall, I found myself reflecting deeply on the stories being told. Leesa Gazi's directorial Barir Naam Shahana follows the story of a woman who escapes an...
 
    
  We must confront unseen hunger in Bangladesh
Govt needs to escalate efforts to lift 1.6 crore people from acute food insecurity A new report on food security in Bangladesh offers a lesson that managing a crisis is not the same as solving it. While the number of people facing high levels of...
 
    
  'Suicides', 'Panic' And A Political Deja Vu: Why The SIR Drama Plays Out Differently In Bengal
Last Updated:October 31, 2025, 11:47 IST CM Mamata Banerjee alleged that two people have died by suicide and one attempted to kill himself, supposedly gripped by anxiety over the Election Commission’s SIR of voter rolls. After years of rhetoric...
 
    
  India News | Congress Continuously Pursuing Appeasement: BJP's Sambit Patra Slams Singing of Bangladesh National Anthem at Party Meet
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 31 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sambit Patra accused the Congress party for continuously 'pursuing appeasement' and trying to build a "vote bank" of infiltrators after the Bangladeshi national anthem...
 
    
  Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: NDA Releases Joint ‘Sankalp Patra’ – Big Manifesto Promises Revealed
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday (October 31, 2025) released its ‘Sankalp Patra’ for the upcoming high-stakes Bihar assembly elections 2025. Five alliance partners, Union Minister & BJP chief JP Nadda, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar,...
 
    
  Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Kharge pay tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Written By: ANI | Published on: Oct 31, 2025 ANI Photo | Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Kharge pay tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi Leader of the Opposition, Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia...
 
    
  Bad news for Pakistan, China, Bangladesh as India gets ready to buy lethal missile which can destroy targets within…, its name is…
India’s constant upgrading of its air arsenal has always been a nightmare for its rival nations. China and Pakistan are closely observing the Indian defence forces, hoping to get a glimpse of the advanced systems being developed. India is rapidly...
 
    
  'Unacceptable!' London councillors caught campaigning to be MPs... in Bangladesh
A series of London councillors have been caught campaigning to stand as MPs - in Bangladesh. Multiple councillors in Tower Hamlets are seeking nominations to stand in Bangladesh's General Election next February. Sabina Khan and Ohid Ahmed have...
 
    
  Former Bangladesh enclave residents anxious over voter roll revision, fear loss of citizenship
Residents of former Bangladeshi enclaves in Cooch Behar, India, are deeply concerned about the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, fearing they may lose their right to vote due to a lack of old Indian...
Road crashes a chronic curse for Bangladesh: Quader Gani
Secretary General of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) Quader Gani Chowdhury on Thursday said toad accidents have become a chronic menace for Bangladesh. “Every day, newspapers report people dying or being injured in road...
 
    
  Poverty On Rise In Bangladesh Amid Political Instability, Yunus Fails To Deliver: Report
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Poverty is on the rise in Bangladesh as the political instability in post-Hasina Bangladesh has led to a decline in investment and industrial growth, according to an article in the Asian Lite newspaper.The...
Windies eye clean sweep as Bangladesh seeks consolation in 3rd T20I
Shai Hope-led West Indies, buoyed by their unassailable 2-0 lead, will be pushing for a dominant 3-0 series whitewash against Bangladesh in the final T20 International (T20I) at Chattogram, Bangladesh, today. For the home side, the...
 
    
  Dhaka South administrator Shahjahan transferred
Dhaka South City Corporation administrator and Dhaka WASA Managing Director Md Shahjahan Mia has been reassigned as an additional secretary at the disaster management ministry. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Public Administration issued a...
 
    
  Home minister: Bangladesh’s extradition request for Bestinet founder managed through govt, police channels
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — The request from the Bangladesh government to extradite Bestinet founder Aminul Islam Abdul Nor and his associate, Ruhul Amin, both linked to money laundering activities, is currently being handled by Bukit Aman (Royal...