RANCHI: Jharkhand should treat Assam as a cautionary tale of how demographic change caused by “infiltration from Bangladesh” has become “a matter of life and death” for the state’s indigenous population, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said Wednesday in Ranchi.“In Assam, Muslim population is 40%. It was 12% in 1951. We lost districts due to infiltration…
SILIGURI: The body of 80-year-old Ram Chandra Poudyal, a prominent pro-democratic politician and former Sikkim minister, was found late Tuesday floating in the Teesta in Bangladesh, nine days after he had gone missing from his hometown in Sikkim’s Chhota Singtam.Poudyal had been deputy speaker of the first Sikkim assembly – from 1975 to 1977 –…
Titan Company on Saturday said it is launching its jewellery brand Tanishq in Bangladesh as part of expansion plans in the international market. On Friday, the Tata Group-managed firm signed a JV agreement to this effect with Rhythm Group which will make Tanishq available across the Bangladesh market, according to a joint statement. The joint…
NEW DELHI: Tanzim Hasan Sakib‘s exceptional four-wicket haul propelled Bangladesh into the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8s, following a 21-run victory over Nepal at the Arnos Vale Ground on Monday. With this win, Bangladesh secured the final spot in the T20 World Cup Super Eights, while the Netherlands were eliminated from the tournament.As…
One of India’s greatest batsmen Virender Sehwag needs no introduction; but Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan made an impression, possibly sarcastically because of his latest criticism by the former India opener, that he didn’t exactly identify who the journalist mentioned in his question. Bangladesh are all but through to the ‘Super 8s’ stage of the…
NEW DELHI: South Africa created history on Monday by successfully defending the lowest total in ICC T20 World Cup history. In a thrilling Group stage game, the Proteas managed to defend a modest target of 114 runs against Bangladesh, who fell just four runs short of victory at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in…
NEW DELHI: The Sri Lanka and Bangladesh rivalry lived up to the spectators’ expectations as the Tigers secured a nail-biting two-wicket victory over the Lions at Grand Prairie Stadium in the ongoing T20 World Cup on Saturday.The match was a rollercoaster of emotions with momentum shifts keeping fans on the edge of their seats. Bangladesh,…
The United States pulled off a shocking five-wicket win over Bangladesh in a Twenty20 international in Houston on Tuesday, providing a timely boost ahead of next month’s T20 World Cup.The USA will host group stage games in the tournament, co-hosted with the West Indies, and the three-match series with Bangladesh serves as their main warm-up.ALSO…
KOLKATA/MATHABHANGA/MALBAZAR: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee stirred the CAA pot in twin pockets of north Bengal bordering Bangladesh on Thursday, warning those thinking of registering under the new law that this could result in them losing the rights they already enjoy such as access to the Trinamool govt’s flagship welfare schemes.“The moment you register under CAA,…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act. The law enables granting of citizenship to citizens of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Buddhist & Parsi communities, who had migrated to India before December 31, 2014.An online system for application, processing & grant of citizenship…
