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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina embarks on her four-day India visit

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today embarked on a four-day visit to India which will see signing of at least 25 bilateral agreements including in key areas of civil nuclear cooperation and defence.

Apr 07, 2017, 10:47 AM IST

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina embarks on four-day India visit

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday embarked on a four-day visit to India which will see signing of at least 25 bilateral agreements including in key areas of civil nuclear cooperation and defence.

Apr 07, 2017, 10:19 AM IST

Teesta accord unlikely during Bangladesh PM's visit

Though a host of bilateral agreements are expected to be signed during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India this weekend, a key agreement on Teesta waters about which there has been wide speculation is unlikely to be inked, it is reliably learnt.

Apr 06, 2017, 14:39 PM IST

Tripura to supply extra 60 MW to Bangladesh

"Our engineers have tested the transmission lines... and given an okay," Tripura Power and Transport Minister Manik Dey told IANS.

Apr 06, 2017, 12:53 PM IST

Sheikh Hasina needs a gift, not a package, from India

Sreeradha Datta/IANS

Mar 29, 2017, 11:38 AM IST

Bangladesh SC upholds death sentence of HuJI leader, two others

Bangladesh Supreme Court today upheld the death sentence of banned Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami's former leader and two of his accomplices for a grenade attack in 2004 on Britain's then envoy here.

Mar 19, 2017, 15:02 PM IST

Foreign Secretary Jaishankar in Dhaka, meets Sheikh Hasina

Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on Thursday called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and discussed preparatory aspects of her proposed visit to India this year.

Feb 24, 2017, 00:32 AM IST

Bangladesh 'stopped' editor from flying abroad

A prominent Bangladeshi magazine editor on bail for charges of plotting to kill the prime minister`s son said Thursday he had been stopped from flying to London to visit his sick wife, despite having high court clearance to travel.

Feb 23, 2017, 13:46 PM IST

Bangladesh pays tribute to language movement martyrs

Bangladesh paid tribute to the martyrs of the Language Movement on the occasion of Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day today.

Feb 21, 2017, 12:26 PM IST

Modi/Trump, Gandhi/Clinton electoral dramas have parallel scripts

Arul Louis/IANS

Jan 26, 2017, 17:19 PM IST

Bangladesh celebrates 1971 liberation war victory

Bangladesh on Friday celebrated the 44th anniversary of its victory against Pakistan in the liberation war with India's support.

Dec 16, 2016, 15:24 PM IST

Manohar Parrikar to meet Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina today

Manohar Parrikar is the first Indian Defence Minister to visit Bangladesh since 1971.

Dec 01, 2016, 12:13 PM IST

Manohar Parrikar arrives in Dhaka, first ever Indian Defence Minsiter to visit Bangladesh

Issues like bilateral naval and air force exercises, training and capability of Bangladesh defence personnel will be discussed between the two sides during his visit.

Nov 30, 2016, 10:52 AM IST

Attacks on Hindus: PM Hasina appeals Muslims to ensure safety of minorities

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in a video conference, has urged the countrymen to put in their best efforts to maintain communal harmony and ensure safety and security of the people of minority communities in the aftermath of attacks on Hindu temples and members of the community in the Muslim-majority country.

Nov 12, 2016, 20:48 PM IST