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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina expected to visit India in early September

Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Vikram K Doraiswami on Thursday handed over a letter from Prime Minister Modi to premier Hasina officially inviting her to visit New Delhi

Rohingyas engaged in arms, drug, big threat to Bangladesh: PM Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked how long could her country bear such a huge burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees

Dozens killed, scores injured in late-night Bangladesh container depot fire

Bangladesh has a history of industrial disasters, including factories catching fire with workers trapped inside.

35 killed, over 450 injured in fire at Bangladesh chemical container depot

At least 35 people were killed and over 450 injured in a massive fire caused by an explosion that swept through a private chemical container depot in southeastern Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday. On Saturday night, the fire broke out at BM Container Depot in the Kadamrasul area in Sitakunda Upazila in Chittagong. So far 35 dead bodies reached the morgue here, a police officer stationed at the state-run Chattagram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) told newsmen. Over 450 people have been injured in this incident of which, at least 350 are at CMCH," Istakul Islam, chief of the Health & Service Department at Red Crescent Youth Chittagong was quoted as saying by the Dhaka Tribune. "The death toll could be more at other hospitals, Islam said. Meanwhile, Chattogram Divisional Commissioner (DC) Ashraf Uddin further said that families of the deceased are being given USD 560 (Taka 50,000) by the DC office. Meanwhile, USD 224 (Taka 20,000) is being given to the families of the injured, ..

Bangladeshi tech law would gag journalists, embed authoritarianism

Instead of regulating the tech giants directly, the government has focused on regulation that creates a culture of fear, intimidation and digital authoritarianism

Sheikh Hasina offers Chittagong Port for use by India on Jaishankar's visit

Jaishankar, who arrived here on Thursday on a brief official visit, handed over an invitation to Hasina on her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's behalf to visit New Delhi

Jaishankar to visit Bangladesh on Thursday to invite PM Hasina for visit

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will travel to Dakha on Thursday to invite Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit India.

Sheikh Hasina thanks Modi for evacuating Bangladeshi nationals from Ukraine

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina thanked PM Narendra Modi and the Indian government for their assistance in evacuating Bangladeshi nationals who were stranded in the Sumy oblast of Ukraine.

Sheikh Hasina thanks Modi for evacuating Bangladeshi nationals from Ukraine

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for evacuating her nine citizens from Ukraine's Sumy under 'Operation Ganga', government sources said here.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina urges unvaccinated people to get inoculated

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged unvaccinated people to get inoculated soon in order to protect themselves against the ongoing Covid-19 resurgence.

Bullets, bombs waiting for me, won't give up working for people: Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her commitment to work for the people, despite the threat of "bullets and grenades".

Futuristic Chinese give short shrift to Bangladesh's tumultuous birth

The Chinese, though heavily invested in Bangladesh, seem largely oblivious of what's going on in the country.

India-Bangladesh ties remain stable, strong despite Covid: PM Hasina

During the visit of PM Narendra Modi to Bangladesh in March 2021 to attend the national day of Bangladesh, it was decided to commemorate December 6 as Maitri Diwas (Friendship Day)

Look forward to continue working with Bangladesh PM: Modi on 'Maitri Diwas'

As India and Bangladesh commemorate the 'Maitri Diwas', PM Modi said he looks forward to continue working with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina

Durga Puja violence: Govt committed to saving citizens, says Bangladesh FM

While regretting the incidents of violence, the minister informed that the Sheikh Hasina government took immediate action against the perpetrators.

Bangladesh's dysfunctional secularism

The communal violence in Bangladesh has been reduced to a law and order problem, ignoring its political nature

Analysts see conspiracy against Hasina govt in violence during Durga Puja

Analysts in India are worried by the turn of events in Bangladesh where violence during Durga Puja celebrations has left four dead

Bangla PM Hasina gifts 2,600 kg mangoes to Modi as 'memento of friendship'

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has gifted 2,600 kg of the Haribhanga variety of mangoes to her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi as a "memento of friendship". A truck carrying 260 cartons of mangoes crossed the Bangladesh-India border through the Benapole port in Jessore on Sunday afternoon, the Daily Star newspaper reported. The mangoes are a "memento of friendship" between the two countries, Deputy Commissioner of Benapole Customs House Anupam Chakma was quoted as saying in the report. The mangoes are of the Haribhanga variety grown in Rangpur region, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported. Haribhanga mangoes are round in shape, highly fleshy, fibreless and typically weigh 200 to 400 grams. First secretary (political) of the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata, Md Samiul Quader, received the mangoes, which are also for President Ram Nath Kovind and other political leaders, including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, according to the United News of ...

A case for India, Bangladesh weaving new ties in textile and apparel

India could become a big market for Bangladeshi suppliers if the central government pursues this as a priority but India also has a robust apparel sector of its own, which it cannot neglect

Dhaka disconnect: Excellent relations marred by violent protests

The invitation to PM Modi to deliver the keynote speech at the nation's 50th anniversary celebrations was a recognition of the importance Dhaka accords to the bilateral relationship with New Delhi