3 including minor killed in Bagerhat road accident
Shawdesk: Three people, including a 10-month-old minor and a truck driver, were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Palerhat area ReadMore
4,500 Indian visas issued from Dhaka in one day
Shawdesh Desk: More than 4,500 Indian visas have been issued from Dhaka in one day on Saturday. Sources in the High Commission of India in Dhaka confirmed the information on ReadMore
May Day mad rush at Paturia ghat
Shawdesh Desk: Thousands of home-bound commuters have thronged the Paturia ferry terminal since the early hours of Sunday in their desperate bid to cross the Padma river ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. ReadMore
Seasoned diplomat Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Sunday took charge as India’s new foreign secretary at a time New Delhi is dealing with various geopolitical developments including the crisis in Ukraine. A 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Kwatra succeeded Harsh Vardhan Shringla who retired from service on Saturday. Kwatra was serving as India’s envoy to Nepal before assuming the charge of the foreign secretary. “Shri Vinay Kwatra assumed charge as Foreign Secretary today morning. #TeamMEA wishes Foreign Secretary Kwatra a productive and successful tenure ahead,” MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted on Sunday. Kwatra is known to be having extensive expertise in dealing with India’s neighbourhood as well as the US, China and Europe. He took charge as the foreign secretary at a time India is dealing with various geopolitical developments including the Ukraine conflict, the severe economic crisis in Sri Lanka and situation in Afghanistan and developments in the Indo-Pacific. Before his diplomatic posting to Nepal in 2020, he served as the Ambassador of India to France from August 2017 to February 2020. A career diplomat with over 32 years of experience, Kwatra has also held the position of a Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for two years between October 2015 and August 2017. Kwatra headed the Policy Planning & Research Division of the Ministry of External Affairs between July 2013 and October 2015 and later served as the head of the Americas Division in the Foreign Ministry where he dealt with India’s relations with the US and Canada.
Binodon Desk: Two weeks after its release, Yash-starrer ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ is showing no signs of flagging at the box office. The pan-India blockbuster from down south has crossed Rs ReadMore
Vinay Mohan Kwatra takes charge as new foreign secretary of India
Shawdesh Desk: Seasoned diplomat Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Sunday took charge as India’s new foreign secretary at a time New Delhi is dealing with various geopolitical developments including the crisis ReadMore
Bayern crash at Mainz, Haaland hits hat-trick in Dortmund defeat
Sports Desk: Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich suffered a title-party hangover Saturday with a shock 3-1 defeat at Mainz, while Erling Haaland claimed a hat-trick even though Borussia Dortmund crashed 4-3 ReadMore
Farmers start harvesting Boro paddy with jubilation in Rajshahi
Shawdesh Desk: Farmers have started harvesting Boro paddy at present with festivity by dint of satisfactory yield in the region including its vast Barind tract. Now, most of the farming ReadMore
Heat wave in India leaves millions struggling to cope
Shawdesh Desk: India’s weather department has issued a severe heatwave warning as temperatures soar, throwing millions of lives and livelihoods out of gear. “Temperatures are rising rapidly in the country, ReadMore
