A Bangladeshi student, Sami Uzzaman, 24, who was reported missing on January 20 after being last seen at the Winnipeg's Fort Garry area in Manitoba in Canada on January 9, has been found dead in the area, local police have confirmed
They Left for a Better Life, Not to Die in War: Trafficking Bangladeshi Youths into Russia's War Against Ukraine
Fortify Rights and Truth Hounds documented more than 100 Bangladeshis recruited into the Russian military and reported at least 34 deaths in their March 2026 investigation. Separately, Prothom Alo reported on October 21 that at least 54 Bangladeshis had reportedly died after travelling to Russia for work and becoming involved in the war over the preceding three years.
When a Migrant Worker Suffers Injury Abroad: A Shared Information Support System Regionally Will Help Returnees
Regional cooperation could begin with practical comparisons. Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and other labour-sending countries can exchange working solutions without pretending their systems or bilateral agreements are identical.
The Power, Potential, and Unrealised Promise, of South Asia
South Asia, for all its faults and constraints, is the fastest-growing economic region in the world this year. It is also home to the Commonwealth’s largest three countries in terms of population, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, representing just under two billion citizens, the majority under 30-years old.
From Remittances to Investments: Why Every State Should Build a Stronger Partnership with Overseas Indians
Overseas Indians possess both the financial capacity and the desire to invest, yet many promising projects are abandoned because of fragmented procedures, multiple government approvals and the absence of a single accountable institution to guide investors from concept to completion.
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Eight-yr-old Indian boy in Johns Hopkins 'brightest students in the world' list
Advay Misra, 8, an Indian student in New York, has been named among 1,400 of the "brightest students in the world" by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) in Baltimore which counts among its alumni the founders of Facebook and Google, Rhodes Scholars and MacArthur Fellows
Strategic relationship with India will continue, says ranking US Congressman
“My participation in the celebration of India’s Republic Day today is a testament to the value I place on the friendship United States has with India,” including continued collaboration in all the possible sectors while stating that the US -India strategic partnership, based on mutual values and commitment will continue under the new Biden–Harris administration, ranking Democratic Congressman Gregory Meeks, Chairman of House Foreign Relations Committee, said
Dubai-based Indian boy reads 20 books in an hour
A five-year-old Dubai-based Indian boy has set a new record for being able to read 20 books in an hour, the media reported on Thursday
Commission recommends creation of virtual NRI constituencies
The single-member commission for labour reforms constituted by the Indian government and led by retired chief secretary of Kerala, CV Anandabose, recommended the creation of a notional or virtual constituencies for NRIs to elect representatives to legislative bodies including assembly and parliament from the country of their domicile
Indian-origin doctor kills fellow doctor, self in US
An Indian-origin paediatrician suffering from terminal cancer took another doctor as hostage and, after several hours of a stand-off with police, killed her and then himself, according to police
Indian Americans must remain politically engaged
For those of us who have been away from India for decades, Republic Day and Independence Day are among the few times that we gather to celebrate the great country of our birth
Doordarshan-ITV tie-up to expand India's outreach to the Caribbean
India is reaching out to the Caribbean, in tune with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's focused outreach to the Indian diaspora across the globe
Canadian Sikh MP Ramesh Sangha out of PM Trudeau's party
Ramesh Sangha, the Sikh MP from the Toronto area, has been thrown out of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party for criticizing fellow MP Navdeep Bains, who recently resigned as the country's industry minister to spend more time with his family
Huge relief for spouses of H1B workers in US, Biden nixes Trump plan to kill H4 work permits
"Withdrawn". A single word on a thick bureaucratic file on the seventh day of the Biden administration delivered a huge win for spouses of workers on H1B visas in the US who spent the last four years worried sick that their work authorisations would be killed off
Biden appoints two Indian Americans to leadership posts at US mission to UN
US President Joe Biden appointed two Indian Americans, Sohini Chatterjee and Aditi Gorur, to the leadership team of the US mission to the UN on Tuesday
Indian American doctor sets up Pind California for farm protesters
A typical day for him starts at 5 a.m. and ends at 2 a.m. After all there are check-ups, looking after in-house patients, and media interviews. Not to mention, several celebrities who drop in for a quick hello
Pakistani-origin woman to become first federal Muslim woman attorney in US
Saima Mohsin, a Pakistani-origin Muslim woman, is set to become the first Muslim woman in the United States to take charge of the federal attorney in Michigan’s Eastern District
Dubai Hindu temple to open doors by Diwali 2022
A new Hindu temple in Dubai, the foundation stone of which was laid last August amidst the pandemic, will open its doors to worshippers by Diwali next year, according to media reports
NAC brings bodies of 18 Nepalis from Malaysia
Nepal Airlines Corporation has repatriated the bodies of 18 Nepali nationals from Malaysia
