Dhaka: Khaleda Zia, the first woman prime minister of Bangladesh and the second in the Muslim world, dominated the country’s politics for decades alongside her arch-rival Sheikh Hasina. Zia, the longtime chief of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a three-time prime minister, died early Tuesday in Dhaka after a prolonged illness. She was 80….
Dhaka: Former Bangladesh prime minister and long-time Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia died early Tuesday while undergoing medical treatment in Dhaka, her party confirmed. She was 80. Khaleda Zia passed away at 6 am at the capital’s Apollo Hospital, according to A.K.M. Wahiduzzaman, BNP’s ICT Affairs Secretary and head of its Online…
Dhaka: Critically ill former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia’s condition has worsened and she is being treated at a specialised private hospital in the capital, reports quoting her doctors said late Sunday. “Khaleda Zia’s condition is extremely critical,” private UNB news agency quoted medical board member Ziaul Haque as saying,…
Dhaka: Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Reaz Hamidullah overnight reached Dhaka following an “urgent call” from the foreign ministry amid visibly strained bilateral ties, reports said late Monday. “In view of the recent situation in bilateral ties with India, Bangladesh High Commissioner in New Delhi M Reaz Hamidullah was called to Dhaka on an urgent…
New Delhi: In an effort to ensure the punctuality of trains during foggy weather conditions, the Railway Ministry on Monday advised various zones and divisions to monitor train movements on a real-time basis along with passenger amenities. Officials said that necessary instructions in this regard have been issued to general managers of Northern Railway, North…
Mumbai: Ruling allies BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena will contest 137 and 90 seats, respectively, in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls. A seat-sharing pact was revealed by Mumbai BJP president Amit Satam on Monday, following hectic parleys a day before the deadline for filing nomination papers closes on December 30. Both parties will allocate…
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday held a meeting at the BJP office in Salt Lake here to take stock of the party’s organisational preparedness for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections in 2026 after landing here on a three-day visit to the state. The meeting was held for more than two hours, where…
Our Correspondent In a significant development that vindicates months of investigative reporting and sustained pressure by Orangenews9, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), acting on a directive from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has imposed a two-year ban on a registered cricketer for alleged age manipulation. It is learnt that the ban…
Markandeya, the venerable sage, continued his narration of the vision divine, recounting how he had been enlightened by the Boy-God, who was none other than Lord Vishnu Himself. The Eternal Lord spoke thus to the astonished sage: “O noble one, even the gods and seers cannot comprehend the vastness of My glory. You are endowed…
Ashtabujakaram, also called Ashtabuja Perumal Temple, is located in Vishnu Kanchi (Chinna Kanchipuram) in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. This temple is one of the 108 Divya Desams, the sacred temples glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham by the Alwars between the 6th–9th centuries. The temple was originally built during the Pallava period around the 8th century…
