Dhaka’s America watchers are happy about Democrat senator Robert Menendez’s troubles because he had led the ban on its elite paramilitary force, the Rapid Action Battalion.
Dhaka streets have easy markers of religious identity that seem to snub out any attempt at cosmopolitanism. But the 'swinging set' is unaffected whether Sheikh Hasina returns to power.
University authorities admit to having removed the statue, calling it 'distorted culture'. This comes amid allegations of govt censorship in Bangladesh.
According to officials, Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria also held extensive talks with the top military brass of Bangladesh to further expand bilateral defence cooperation.
Dhaka police ruled out foul play & said a faulty gas line or gas cylinders in a restaurant in the building believed to be the epicentre of the explosion could have caused the blast.
Dhaka’s announcement comes a day after a meeting between the Modi govt and vaccine makers Bharat Biotech and SII to discuss India’s export plan for Covid vaccines.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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