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Dhaka, Thimphu agree on energy cooperation
Focus on land connectivity, trade
Unb, Dhaka
Bangladesh and Bhutan have agreed to explore the possibility of cooperation in energy sector under Saarc regional collaboration.
The agreement came in the wake of growing demand for energy in Bangladesh and Bhutan’s high potential for production of hydroelectricity, according to a joint press release issued yesterday from Dhaka and... Read Full Story
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Dhaka takes maritime dispute with Delhi to UN
Shahidul Islam Chowdhury
Bangladesh has registered its objection with the United Nations to India’s claim over certain areas in the Bay of Bengal three months after a similar opposition lodged against Myanmar’s claim over sea waters.
‘We have submitted our objection to the maritime commission of the UN on October 29,’ Bangladesh’s permanent representative to the UN, MA Momen told New Age... Read Full Story
A dawn-to-dusk general strike enforced by the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Monday brought normal life to a halt in Assam.
The ULFA has called the 12-hour shutdown, which began at 6 a.m., demanding the release of two of their arrested leaders - 'foreign secretary' Sasha Choudhury and 'finance secretary' Chitraban Hazarika.
Shops, businesses and educational institutions remained closed, while most public and private transport kept off the roads.
The two ULFA... Read Full Story
You are planning a tour, Bhutan may be a choice that I offer to you. I would invite you to visit the Taktsang monastery, an amazing place. Bhutan is a small country in South Asia shaped the kingdom and was known to the State Thunder Dragon. Crushed region between India and China. Local name of this country is Druk Yul, means "Dragon Country". Dragons found in the flag.The Taktsang monastery is the most famous Bhutanese monastery located in the Paro valley, western Bhutan. Read Full Story
The United Nations warned Friday that up to three quarters of a million people could be hit by floods and landslides brought about by torrential rainfall in Kenya. "There are fears that up to 750,000 people in Kenya may be affected by flooding and landslides from the enhanced rains caused by El Nino weather phenomenon between October and December," said Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. "The rains usually peak in November," she added... Read Full Story
Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators :
According to Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (Abto), about 82 percent of dollar-paying tourists use Druk Air.
The flight schedules and network strategies Druk Air, the only national airline, follows are affecting the tourism in the country, according to tour operators. Accessibility is one of the main constraints affecting the growth and expansion of tourism.
Tour operators last August raised concerns regarding the flight schedules and... Read Full Story
Latest news about, Taktsang Monastery Bhutan: The Taktsang beautiful and sacred monastery located about 20 minutes drive north of Paro is a must. The place where Guru Rimpoche flew over Himilaya of Tibet in the 7th century on the back of a flying tiger is said to be the origin of Buddhism in Bhutan. From the parking lot at the base of the hill, is a 2 hour hike to the best view. It is often closed to the public, but only see it from the outside is well worth the effort.
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A "conspiracy of silence" is stifling debate over the future of people who become displaced through climate change, a top UN official for refugees says. In an interview with AFP at the UN climate talks in Barcelona, Jean-Francois Durieux, in charge of climate change at the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said the question "remains taboo." Under 1951 UN statutes, the term "refugee" applies specifically to a victim of violence or persecution, who is then entitled to help and asylum... Read Full Story
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With the DDSC packed to the brim during the Assam - Nagaland match on Sunday, crowds are seen watching from the roof of a nearby building. (Morung Photo)
Dimapur | November 8 : Nagaland and Meghalaya topped Group-B to fill the two remaining berths for the semi-final stage of the ongoing 1st North East Dr T Ao Football Tournament on Sunday, November 8 drawing to a close the... Read Full Story
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The Telegraph
Guwahati, November 8 (The Telegraph): Assam police today produced in court Ulfa leaders Chitrabon Hazarika and Sasha Choudhury, partly taking the veil off an undeclared operation that began unfolding earlier this week across the border in Bangladesh. The special operations unit of Assam police booked Hazarika, the “finance secretary” of the outfit, and Choudhury, its “foreign... Read Full Story
