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September 16, 2024 6:01 PM

Jaishankar urges new energy infusion in BIMSTEC to bolster cooperation

As Foreign Ministers from the BIMSTEC member countries gathered in the national capital for a two-day retreat meeting on Thursday to bolster cooperation among Bay of Bengal countries, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the discussions will be helpful in infusing new energies, resources and commitment towards BIMSTEC cooperation. Jaishankar welcomed colleagues from across the world for the second Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTE...

May 27, 2024 4:31 PM

Boxing World Qualifiers: Ankushita wins opening bout, Abhimanyu loses

Former world youth champion Ankushita Boro prevailed over Namuun Monkhor of Mongolia in the 60kg category while Abhimanyu Loura went down against Ireland's Kelyn Cassidy in the second round of the 80kg weight category in the 2nd Boxing World qualifiers for Paris Olympics in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday. Boro, the first Indian woman competing for an Olympic berth in these qualifiers, began her bout strongly. She countered Monkhor's quick movements by strategically changing her tactics, ultimatel...

May 21, 2024 5:45 PM

One dead, 30 reported injured as Singapore Airlines flight hit by turbulence

A Singapore Airlines flight from London made an emergency landing in Bangkok on Tuesday due to severe turbulence, officials said, with one passenger on board dead and local media reporting multiple injuries. Singapore Airlines did not say at what point the injuries and death took place. Thai media reports said there were 30 injuries, while Singapore Airlines did not specify how many people were injured. The Boeing 777-300ER plane with 211 passengers and 18 crew was headed to Singapore when it...

April 26, 2024 6:12 PM

Dhaka, Bangkok sign five bilateral documents

Bangladesh and Thailand on Friday signed five bilateral documents for visa exemption, cooperation on energy, tourism and customs matters and negotiation of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. The documents -an agreement, three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and a Letter of Intent (LoI)- were inked in presence of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin in Bangkok following a bilateral meeting between the two leaders. Th...