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Friendship can solve any problem: Sheikh Hasina on her India visit

With friendship one can solve any problem, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said as she embarked on a four-day State visit to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Hasina at the Rashtrapati Bhawan forecourt here where she was accorded a tri-services guard of honour. Interacting with reporters at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Hasina said her talks with Modi would focus on improving the condition of the people in their respective countries, poverty alleviation and economic development. "Our main aim is to develop the economy and fulfill the basic needs of our people. With friendship you can solve any problem. So we always do that," Hasina said. She also offered floral tributes at Rajghat, the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi Hasina arrived in Delhi on Monday afternoon and is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Modi later Tuesday. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Hasina on Monday evening. Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani also called on the Banglades

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to meet PM Modi, President Murmu today

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to discuss key bilateral issues

Sheikh Hasina likely to seek India's economic support during 4-day visit

Bangladesh's growth story runs into global economic instability, expensive fuel and slowdown in textile orders

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina arrives in Delhi today to boost bilateral ties

All eyes are set on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's upcoming visit to India between September 5 and 8, during which she will have a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi

'Bangladesh, India likely to ink 7 pacts during PM Sheikh Hasina's visit'

Bangladesh and India are expected to sign seven pacts in areas including water management, railway and science and technology during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi beginning Monday, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said on Sunday. Hasina will leave for New Delhi on Monday for the four-day visit at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. "We hope the visit will be very successful. It will help achieve our goals," Momen was quoted as saying by the Daily Star newspaper. The two sides will also hold talks on fuel oil, the minister said. The MoUs are expected to address sectors like water management, science and technology, railway, law, information and broadcasting among others, he said. "However, the discussion on the MoUs is ongoing. Their numbers could even increase," added the minister. Issues related to security cooperation, investment, enhanced trade relations, power and energy sector cooperation, water sharing of common rivers, water resources

Bangladesh PM Hasina to embark on four-day visit to India on Monday

India and Bangladesh are likely to unveil a raft of measures to boost cooperation in areas of defence, trade and river water sharing during Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's four-day trip to India beginning Monday. The two sides are expected to ink several agreements, including one on interim sharing of the Kushiyara river water following talks between Hasina and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. On Thursday, Hasina is scheduled to travel to Ajmer in Rajasthan to visit the Dargah of the revered Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti. Hasina's delegation is set to comprise Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan, Liberation War Minister A K M Mozammel Haq and Mashiur AKM Rahman, the economic affairs advisor to the PM. During her visit from September 5 to 8, the Bangladesh prime minister will also call on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar. The two sides will announce measures to enhance .

Bangladesh will not face any Sri Lanka type crisis: PM Sheikh Hasina

Dismissing concerns that Bangladesh could go the Sri Lanka way, PM Sheikh Hasina said that despite Covid onslaught and the conflict in Ukraine, her country's economy continued to be in robust shape

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to visit India from Sep 5-8 seeking better ties

The two sides are expected to ink an agreement on interim sharing of water of the Kushiyara river during Hasina's visit

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to visit India from Sep 5- 8, to focus on ties

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit India from September 5 to 8, with a focus on strengthening the "multifaceted" bilateral ties. The two sides are expected to ink an agreement on interim sharing of water of the Kushiyara river during Hasina's visit. The Bangladeshi prime minister is also likely to travel to Ajmer in Rajasthan to visit the Dargah of revered Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti. Announcing Hasina's visit, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said she will hold bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will call on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar. Hasina last visited New Delhi in October 2019. "In the recent years, both sides have sustained high level of engagement, including at the highest level," Bagchi said. "The forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will further strengthen the multifaceted relationship between the two countries based on strong historical and cultural ties and mutu

Meet on water sharing on August 25 ahead of Bangladesh PM's visit

Ahead of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India, a minister-level meeting of the Bangladesh-India Joint Rivers Commission is scheduled on August 25, sources said. No official comment has been made by the government but sources said water-sharing treaties of the Teesta and other rivers may be discussed in the meeting. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to travel to India on September 5 on a three-day visit during which defence cooperation and regional stability are likely to be the focus of the talks with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, an official said on Monday. The Teesta river dispute is an important point of bilateral talks between India and Bangladesh, as the latter has sought a fair and equitable distribution of Teesta waters from India. The two countries signed an agreement in 2011 to share surface waters at the Farakka Barrage near their mutual border. However, the proposed deal was called off after repeated objections by West Bengal

Bangladesh to cut school and office hours as it battles power shortage

The South Asian country last month shut down all 10 of its diesel power plants after Russia's invasion of Ukraine drove up the cost of imported fuel

PM Hasina urges citizens to build non-communal, poverty-free Bangladesh

Bangladesh set to observe National Mourning Day on Monday, commemorating the 47th anniversary of the martyrdom of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Bangladesh PM urges followers to protest conspiracy against her govt

A fresh controversial row has erupted after a top BNP leader told his followers that his party was preparing for violent street protests to oust Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh planning staggered factory holidays to ease power crunch

The proposal involves asking factories to choose different days off instead of all of them remaining closed only on Friday, Bangladesh Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid said

Bangladesh: PM Hasina says conspiracy to oust her from power intensified

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that she knows the conspirators who are plotting against the Awami League (AL) government

Bangladesh's forex reserves enough to cover up to 9 months of imports: PM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her country would be able to meet 6-9 months of import expenditures with the existing foreign currency reserves

Assam CM Himanta Sarma plans to visit Bangladesh to strengthen ties

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recalling the contribution of Assam to the 1971 war of liberation fought jointly by Bangladesh's Mukti Bahini and Indian forces, said he is likely to visit the neighbouring country soon to further strengthen the age-old relations between the two countries. He was interacting with a 25-member delegation of 'Muktijoddhas' is on a three-day visit to Guwahati and Shillong. The visit is part of #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav and Swarnim Vijay Varsh celebrations organised by High Commission of India in Bangladesh & Act East Policy Affairs, GoA," Sarma tweeted after meeting the delegation on Monday evening. India is celebrating its 75 years of Independence as Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' while Swarnim Vijay Varsh' marks the 50th year of the victory of the allied forces against Pakistan in the 1971 war. "The Bangladesh Liberation War was a landmark event where 9 valiant soldiers from Assam made the supreme sacrifice. Some Assam Police officers trained and equipped ..

Indian Army chief Gen Manoj Pande pays courtesy call on Sheikh Hasina

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande has called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence in Dhaka.

Bangladesh FM asks to seek apology for false allegations against govt

Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen asked apologise and compensation from those who made false corruption allegations against the Sheikh Hasina government over the Padma Bridge project

Bangladesh PM Hasina inaugurates Padma bridge, says a dream come true

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the country's new landmark multipurpose 'Padma Bridge' on Saturday