FGN26: BANGLA-PAK-TALKS ****Bangladesh, Pakistan hold Foreign Office Consultation after 15 years Dhaka: Bangladesh and Pakistan on Thursday held a foreign secretary-level Foreign Office Consultation here after a gap of nearly 15 years and discussed the entire range of bilateral issues focusing on trade ties.**** FGN33: US-TRUMP-LD HARVARD ****Submit disciplinary records or lose eligibility to enrol foreign students: Trump admin warns Harvard New York: The Donald Trump administration has threatened to revoke Harvard University’s eligibility to enrol international students if it doesn’t submit detailed records of its foreign student’s “illegal and violent activities”.**** FGN25: RUSSIA-HAMAS-HOSTAGES ****Putin thanks Hamas for release of Russian hostages Moscow: President Vladimir Putin has thanked Palestinian group Hamas for releasing three Russian hostages captivated during the October 2023 attack on Israel.**** FGN31: UK-INDIA-DEFENCE ****India-UK Defence Consultative Group reviews ties, agree to enhance collaboration London: A review of defence ties, with a particular focus on enhancing defence industry collaboration and boosting the ‘Make in India’ initiative, were on the agenda of the 24th India-UK Defence Consultative Group discussions here this week.**** PTI SCY