Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India and Bangladesh have decided to extend cooperation in various sectors including IT, space and nuclear energy, which are of interest to the younger generation. “We have decided to extend cooperation in IT, space and nuclear energy, which are of interest to our younger […]
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Bangladesh always recalls India’s contribution during liberation war: PM Sheikh Hasina
Noting significant ties between New Delhi and Dhaka, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that she feels happy to be in India every time, especially because of its contribution during the liberation war. “India is our friend. Whenever I come here, it is pleasure for me, especially because […]
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to meet PM Modi today
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. Hasina began her four-day visit to India yesterday as Bangladesh is an important partner under India’s “Neighbourhood First” policy. Soon after arriving in New Delhi on Monday, Bangladesh Prime Minister met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and […]
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to arrive in India today on four-day visit
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will arrive on a four-day visit to India on Monday. Issues on top of the agenda are upgrading defence cooperation, expanding regional connectivity initiatives and establishing stability in South Asia. All eyes are set on Hasina’s first visit since the COVID-19 pandemic began. During her […]
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NIA arrests two more accused in Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday (August 7) arrested two Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorists in the case relating to the arrest of six active cadres of JMB, including three illegal Bangladeshi immigrants from Aishbagh, Bhopal. The case relates to the arrest of six active cadres of the proscribed organization JMB including three illegal immigrants of Bangladesh from Aishbagh, Bhopal who […]
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Bangladesh authorities seize 2700 cartons of foreign liquor smuggled from China
Bangladesh law enforcement agencies have seized a large consignment of foreign liquor, containing over 2700 cartons of liquor that was smuggled from China. The consignment was seized on the Chittagong-Dhaka highway in a special operation by Bangladesh (BD) authorities on July 22, Bangladesh Live News reported. This is the latest case of Chinese smuggling which […]
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Assam cops bust terror module; arrest 10 linked to Bangladesh radical outfit
Assam police on Thursday claimed to have busted a major terror module with the arrest of 10 people linked with Bangladesh-based radical outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT). Hiren Nath, ADGP (Special Branch), told ANI that in the last 24 hours, the module based in Barpeta district was busted and arrests […]
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Padma bridge not part of China’s BRI initiative, clarifies Bangladesh
Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Friday clarified that the Padma Bridge, which is scheduled to open on June 25, is not a part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative and also said that no foreign funds were taken to complete this multipurpose project. “Ministry of Foreign Affairs categorically […]
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Chinese companies in Bangladesh indulge in illegal activities
Several Chinese firms are indulging in unscrupulous practices in Bangladesh, especially in the construction sector and printing of counterfeit documents, as well as in the trade of prohibited items. In May this year, a case was reported against a Chinese company namely Hangzhou Union Biotechnology Co Ltd (HUBCoL) – which […]
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Bangladesh container depot fire: 22 bodies identified, handed over to families
Bodies of 22 people who died in the Chittagong container depot fire were identified and handed over to their families till Monday morning. Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) authorities handed over the bodies from Sunday night to 10 am this morning, confirmed the CMCH Police Outpost Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Alauddin […]
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14 dead, 450 injured as fire erupts at container depot in Bangladesh
A devastating fire broke out at a private container depot in Sitakunda Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh on Saturday night, killing at least 16 people and injuring 450 people. The fire broke out at BM Container Depot in the Kadamrasul area of Upazilazila. The Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) Police Outpost […]
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China continues its malpractices in Bangladesh
China is striving so hard to present itself as a reliable partner for economic recovery post-Covid-19 pandemic in Bangladesh but its economic partnership seems to be turning out as an albatross around their neck for recipient countries. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on May 3 lauded Dhaka for successfully […]
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Chinese companies evade taxes in Bangladesh
The Chinese companies suffered from a poor image after the media reported about their tax evasion case in Bangladesh, but seems to have failed to deter them. Last year, in December, Bangladesh authorities discovered that China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), was involved in […]
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Kolkata Port preparing to export 4,000 tonnes wheat to Bangladesh ahead of May 13 deadline
After the Centre imposed a wheat export ban, large numbers of trucks laden with wheat got stuck at other ports. But the scene is completely different in Kolkata’s Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port where officials are preparing to export 4,000 tonnes of wheat ahead of the May 13 export deadline. On […]
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Sri Lanka gets one more year to repay USD 200 mln bailout fund to Bangladesh
As cash-strapped Sri Lanka struggles to emerge out of a deepening economic crisis, Bangladesh has extended the term of the USD 200 million loan to the island nation under a currency swap deal by one more year. The decision was taken by the Bangladesh Bank directors in a meeting on Sunday. The […]