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India to help Bangladesh with its defence modernisation efforts: Envoy

India is ready to help Bangladesh with its defence modernisation efforts and has identified defence industry cooperation with Dhaka as an emerging focus area of the bilateral partnership, including joint development and production, India's envoy here has said. The Indian High Commission here on Sunday organised a seminar here on Indian defence equipment to promote defence industry cooperation between India and Bangladesh. Speaking at the event, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma identified defence industry cooperation between the two countries as an emerging focus area of their defence partnership, a press release by the High Commission said. Verma highlighted the accomplishments of Indian's defence industry over the last decade driven by the Make in India, Make for the World vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The High Commissioner invited Bangladesh Armed Forces to benefit from India's cost-effective, high-quality defence equipment and technology and proposed

6 killed, 30 injured in explosion at oxygen plant in Bangladesh: Police

At least six people were killed and more than 30 were injured in an explosion at an oxygen plant in Kadam Rasul (Keshabpur) area of Chittagong's Sitakunda upazila in Bangladesh, police said

Delhi airport becomes transshipment hub for export cargo from Bangladesh

Delhi airport is now a transshipment hub for export cargo from Bangladesh to other countries and the first batch of transhipment cargo will leave for Spain on Sunday. The airport's operator DIAL said the cargo transshipment via Delhi will cost manufacturers and suppliers significantly less as compared to other routes. On February 7, DIAL received the government's approval for the airport to serve as a cargo transshipment hub between Bangladesh and other global destinations for export cargo. The first batch of cargo, which left Dhaka on February 26 arrived at Delhi airport on Friday and will leave for its destined location in Spain on March 5, DIAL said in a release. The transshipment cargo will reach from Dhaka to Delhi, via the Bangladesh-India border at Benapole-Petrapol. "Once the cargo leaves the Petrapol border after all security checks, the manufacturers will be able to track their shipment throughout its journey, including its arrival at the Delhi airport, during security .

Raisina Dialogue: Jaishankar meets counterparts from France, Bangladesh

Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar said that he met Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, France's counterpart Catherine Colonna, Singapore's Vivian Balakrishnan and Bangladesh's Abdul Momen

MV Ganga Vilas puts India-Bangladesh on world river cruise map: Minister

The successful 50-day journey of MV Ganga Vilas has put India and Bangladesh on the river cruise map of the world, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Tuesday. The minister was speaking at an event here organised to welcome the tourists of the world's longest river cruise that reached Dibrugarh on Tuesday, concluding its 50-day river journey that started from Varanasi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had flagged off the vessel on January 13 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The river cruise also shows the investment potential in the river tourism in the entire South Asia region, the Union Minister of Shipping, Ports and Waterways said. "It as a historic and path-breaking event to be witnessed in the Inland Waterways sector. MV Ganga Vilas has put India and Bangladesh on the river cruise map of the world. It has opened a new vista and vertical for tourism and freight carriage in Indian sub-continent," he said. The successful completion of 3200-km long river journey opens up new ...

Bangladeshi villagers attack BSF jawans, snatch weapons; two injured

BSF has raised the matter with Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) and called for a flag meeting

Adani Power promised to supply power in reduced price to Bangladesh: Report

India's Adani Power on Thursday promised to supply electricity to Bangladesh at a reduced price keeping consistent with the generation cost in the country's existing coal-fired plants. The Adani will import the coal for its plants at the same price the Bangladeshi coal-run plants do for themselves, the mass-circulation Prothom Alo newspaper reported quoting an Adani official. It said the Indian company agreed to revise its procurement price for coal to keep the per unit power price almost equal to those of Bangladeshi coal-fired plants like the Rampal and Payra, the two joint-venture installations with India and China. A responsible official of Adani group in Bangladesh has confirmed the development to Prothom Alo, the newspaper reported while Bangladesh officials declined to comment immediately. Bangladesh's state-run Power Development Board (PDB) earlier this month sought to revise to a 2017 power purchase agreement with Adani Power Ltd as the price for the coal-generated ...

Over 31,500 Myanmar, Bangladesh refugees took shelter in Mizoram: Official

Over 31,500 refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh have taken shelter in different parts of Mizoram, an official said. The number of Myanmar nationals taking refuge in the northeastern state was 31,050 as on January 27, and those from Bangladesh were 541, he said. The Bangladeshi nationals are lodged in 160 makeshift camps set up in eight villages in Lawngtlai district, the official said. The Myanmar nationals, mostly from Chin state, fled to Mizoram following a military coup in the neighbouring country in February 2021, while the asylum seekers from Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) came to the state after a military offensive against an ethnic insurgent group, he said. Mizoram shares a 510-km long porous border with Myanmar and a 318-km boundary with Bangladesh. Mizoram Home Minister Lalchamliana had recently informed the assembly that the state government has so far released over Rs 3.8 crore as part of relief measures for the Myanmar nationals, and Rs 30 lakh for those

Bangladesh can claim to consider Bangla as UN official language: Mustafizur

Rahman said, "21st February is a historic day for Bangladesh and since 1999, it's been recognised as international mother language day. It tells about our independence"

Bangladesh pvt power producers seek $1bn foreign currency to import fuel

Analysts expect power cuts in Bangladesh to worsen this year, as a rapid decline in the value of its currency and foreign exchange reserves have limited its ability to import power generation fuels

Bangladesh demands Bangla be adopted as UN's official language

A senior Bangladesh minister on Tuesday exhorted the United Nations to formally adopt Bangla as one of its official languages, on the day when the country celebrated the Language Martyrs Day to commemorate the pioneers of the Bengali language movement. The UN has six official languages -- English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Arabic. During the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly held last year, it adopted Bangla, Hindi and Urdu as the non-official languages following an India-sponsored resolution. We are again demanding that Bangla be given the status of an official language of the UN, the ruling Awami League general secretary and senior government minister Obaidul Quader said. The minister made this comment after paying tributes at Central Shaheed Minar here to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement by placing wreaths marking Amar Ekushey. "Let the spirit of Amar Ekushey inspire the fight against the anti-liberation forces," Quader asserted. Ekus

Former judge Shahabuddin Chuppu elected Bangladesh's 22nd President

Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu, a former judge and freedom fighter will be Bangladesh's new President, the Chief Election Commission has announced. Chuppu, 74, was elected unopposed on Monday and will replace President Mohammad Abdul Hamid. The Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal declared Chuppu, Awami League Advisory Council member and the party's nominee, the President-elect of Bangladesh unopposed after scrutinising his nomination papers submitted on Sunday. He became President by default as there was no rival candidate. A gazette was issued on Monday on the appointment of the new Bangladesh President by the Chief Election Commissioner. Chuppu will be the 22nd President of Bangladesh. The tenure of incumbent Hamid, the longest-serving president of Bangladesh, will end on April 23, and according to the Constitution, he cannot hold a third term. Senior Awami League leader and seven-time lawmaker Hamid were elected Bangladesh president in the last two elections. He was sw

Shahabuddin Chuppu elected unopposed as Bangladesh's 22nd President

Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu, a former judge and freedom fighter was elected unopposed as the country's 22nd President, the Chief Election Commission said on Monday. Chuppu, 74, will replace President Mohammad Abdul Hamid. The Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal declared Chuppu, Awami League Advisory Council member and the party's nominee, the President-elect of Bangladesh unopposed after scrutinising his nomination papers submitted on Sunday, according to news agency UNB. A gazette was issued on Monday on the appointment of the new Bangladesh President by the Chief Election Commissioner, the report said. The tenure of incumbent Hamid, the longest-serving president of Bangladesh, will end on April 23, and according to the Constitution, he cannot hold a third term. Senior Awami League leader and seven-time lawmaker Hamid was elected Bangladesh president in the last two elections. He was sworn in for his second term on April 24, 2018. Hamid greeted the newly elected presi

Tripura polls: Border with B'desh, inter-state boundaries to be sealed

In a bid to ensure free and fair assembly elections in Tripura, the international border with Bangladesh and inter-state boundaries will be sealed from Monday, a senior poll official. Elections to the 60-member assembly of the northeastern state will be held on February 16. The international border with Bangladesh and the inter-state boundaries with Assam and Mizoram will be sealed from Monday, following instruction from the Election Commission," Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura Gitte Kirankumar Dinkarrao told reporters on Sunday. The BSF, which has been "maintaining strict vigil along the India-Bangladesh border", has been asked to seal the boundary for free and fair elections, he said. Dinakarrao also said the commission will launch checking at hotels, hostels and marriage halls from Monday, 72 hours before the polling, to ensure that "outsiders do stay in a particular area where he or she is not a voter". Stating that the ongoing campaign for the ensuing elections will end at

Bangladesh will move forward to become developed country: Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that the country will not look back and continue to forge ahead to become a developed country

Sugar exports at 2.7 mn tonnes in FY23 so far; Bangladesh top market: AISTA

India has exported 27.83 lakh tonnes of sugar till February 9 of the ongoing 2022-23 marketing year, with Bangladesh and Indonesia being the top markets, trade body AISTA said on Thursday. Among other nations, India has exported 2.47 lakh tonnes of the sweetener to Djibouti, 2.46 lakh tonnes to Somalia and 2.06 lakh tonnes to the UAE during October-February 9 of the current marketing year, the All India Sugar Trade Association (AISTA) said in a statement. The sugar marketing year runs from October to September. The government has allowed export of 60 lakh tonnes till May of the 2022-23 marketing year. According to AISTA, mills have exported a total of 27,83,536 tonnes of sugar from October 1, 2022 to February 9 this year. About 4.24 lakh tonne is under loading, while 3.79 lakh tonne of sugar has been delivered to refineries, considered to be deemed export in the said period, it added. Sugar exports from India, the world's major sugar producing nation, stood at 112 lakh tonnes in t

No change in PPA for the project sought by Bangladesh: Adani Power

Last week, Bangladesh news agency, UNB reported that BNPB has sought revision of PPA

LPG price hiked in Bangladesh by 22.15 taka per kg to 124.85 taka

The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in Bangladesh has been hiked by 22.15 taka per kg to 124.85 taka

NIA files third chargesheet against three JuM-Bangladesh terrorists

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday filed its third chargesheet against three cadres of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) -- a proscribed terrorist organisation

Bangladesh wants revision of 2017 power purchase deal with Adani Power

Bangladesh has sought revision of a 2017 power purchase agreement with Adani Power Ltd as the price for the coal-generated electricity appeared too expensive, officials said in Dhaka on Thursday. "We have communicated with the Indian company seeking revision of the agreement," an official of the state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDC) told PTI on the condition of anonymity and without elaborating on the matter. Media reports suggested that the "high coal price" to be purchased for the Adani plant at India's Jharkhand emerged as the key factor for the dispute. According to Bangladesh's private UNB news agency, the letter of the BPDC, which is to procure the power, sought the revision as it received a request from Adani Power in relation to opening LCs in India to import the coal for the 1,600 MW plant in Godda district of Jharkhand. "In our view, the coal price they have quoted (USD400/MT) is excessive - it should be less than USD 250/MT, which is what we are paying for