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DHAKA, Apr 27: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has lauded Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Indian author Rita Chowdhury’s new book which encapsulates the essence of the 1971 Liberation War, saying many people of his country will learn a lot about India’s significant role in it from the novel. At an ...

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has written another letter to the top UN officials highlighting the Kashmir issue, the Foreign Office said on Monday.The minister addressed the letter to the President of the United Nations Security Council and the United Nations Secretary General, it said.Qureshi, who has ...

Here’s what you need to know:VideotranscriptBacktranscriptNobel Peace Prize Awarded to Journalists Who Bolster Free PressThe journalists, Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitri A. Muratov of Russia, were recognized for their work in promoting freedom of expression in their home countries.The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the ...

The US pop star Cher met Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, on Friday before the relocation of an elephant from Islamabad’s dilapidated zoo to a Cambodian sanctuary.The singer, who has for years campaigned for Kaavan the elephant and is helping pay for his move, arrived in the Pakistan capital ...