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The inherent strength of India-Bangladesh relationship was once again in evidence as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, decided to visit New Delhi days after attending the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The ease with which the top leadership in Delhi and Dhaka now interact and engage each other is a…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Bangladeh PM and discussed various bilateral issues on Friday. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina will hold wide-ranging talks on Saturday to give a new momentum to the bilateral ties. Hours after Hasina began a two-day state visit to India, External Affairs…
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PM Modi hailed the inauguration of the Cross Border Rail Link as a “historic” moment New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday jointly inaugurated three projects via virtual mode, including a key rail link between Tripura’s Nischintapur and Gangasagar in Bangladesh. The other two projects inaugurated by PM…
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina are likely to virtually inaugurate two railway projects and a mega power plant on November 1. The 1320-MW Maitree Super Thermal Power project at Rampal in Bangladesh’s Khulna division, the 15.064 km Akhaura-Agartala (rail link project and the 86.87-km Khulna-Mongla port rail line…
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Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman said he was not aware of Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s arrest Dhaka: Bangladesh’s main opposition leader was detained by authorities on Sunday morning, a day after giant protests against the prime minister ahead of elections due in three months, his party said. “Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been picked up by…
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Activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party run from tear gas shell fired by police during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at huge crowds of Bangladesh Opposition supporters on Saturday to break up a giant protest against the Prime Minister,…
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Activists and onlookers gather outside the Bangladesh Nationalist Party headquarters in Dhaka on October 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Hundreds of Bangladeshi opposition activists have been arrested, police and party officials said Friday, ahead of a major rally where campaigners hope more than a million people will take to the streets of Dhaka. The…
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Discussions also included recent regional developments and collaboration in international fora. New Delhi: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina held a bilateral talk in New Delhi on Friday, the two countries also signed three memorandum of understanding (MoUs), including one on cooperation in Digital Payment mechanisms. “The MoU on cooperation…
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina may hold a bilateral meeting with PM Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 summit. File | Photo Credit: KRISHNAN VV The first fortnight of September is appearing hectic in Dhaka’s diplomatic calendar with multiple high-profile visits and agreements that are being scheduled. The series is expected to start…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists form a human chain to mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, along a street in Dhaka on August 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters marched on August 30 demanding information on hundreds of people they say security forces have abducted during Prime…
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