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PM Modi and Sheikh Hasina jointly unveil foundation stone to inaugurate development cooperation projects

Dhaka, June 06 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday jointly unveiled the foundation stone to inaugurate the development cooperation projects. Both the leaders also witnessed the exchange of agreements between the two nations. Handing over of memorabilia took place between PM Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina. Earlier in the day, both the leaders witnessed the exchange of instrument of ratification of Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh. The ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement is a highlight of Modi's two-day Bangladesh visit. Modi's visit will witness a flurry of engagements in almost all sectors, focusing on trade and connectivity.

Bangladesh PM expressed her appreciation for India's neighbor-first policy, says S Jaishankar - Part - 2

Dhaka, June 06 (ANI): Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on Saturday while addressing a media press conference said that Bangladesh PM Shiekh Hasina expressed her appreciation for India's neighbor-first policy. He added that an agreement was reached by BSNL and BSCCL Bangladesh (Submarine Cable Company) for lease of telecom bandwidth. He further stated that a second concessional LOC was agreed upon by the two countries. The quantum of this LOC is 2 billion dollars. Jaishankar said that the cooperation that both the countries have given each other on security front has been exemplary.

Our two nations have a settled boundary now: PM Modi on ratification of LBA with Bangladesh - Part - 2

Dhaka, June 06 (ANI): Lauding the ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is in Bangladesh on a two day visit said that both the nations have now settled boundary. Modi said this at a joint press conference which he addressed along with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. Modi also said that he wants to see Bangladesh grow in the same manner as he dreams for India. The visiting prime minister said that India and Bangladesh are on the threshold of a new relationship and it would flourish in the future. The highlight of Modi's visit to Dhaka has been the signing of the India-Bangladesh Land Border Agreement and starting of two new bus services between the two neighbours. He also announced line of credit worth $2 billion to Bangladesh.

Bangladesh PM expressed her appreciation for India's neighbor-first policy, says S Jaishankar - Part - 1

Dhaka, June 06 (ANI): Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on Saturday while addressing a media press conference said that Bangladesh PM Shiekh Hasina expressed her appreciation for India's neighbor-first policy. He added that an agreement was reached by BSNL and BSCCL Bangladesh (Submarine Cable Company) for lease of telecom bandwidth. He further stated that a second concessional LOC was agreed upon by the two countries. The quantum of this LOC is 2 billion dollars. Jaishankar said that the cooperation that both the countries have given each other on security front has been exemplary.

PM Narendra Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina hold delegation level talks

Dhaka, June 06 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina witnessed the exchange of instrument of ratification of Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh on Saturday in Dhaka. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is accompanying Modi to Bangladesh, was also present. The ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement is a highlight of Modi's two-day Bangladesh visit. Last month, Parliament had passed a historic bill approving the operationalisation of a 1974 India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) that provides for the exchange of 161 enclaves between the two countries.

Exchange of instruments of ratification of Land Boundary Agreement takes place between India-Bangladesh

Dhaka, June 06 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina witnessed the exchange of instrument of ratification of Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh on Saturday in Dhaka. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is accompanying Modi to Bangladesh, was also present. The ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement is a highlight of Modi's two-day Bangladesh visit. Last month, Parliament had passed a historic bill approving the operationalisation of a 1974 India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) that provides for the exchange of 161 enclaves between the two countries.

PM Modi, Bangladeshi PM Hasina flag off Indo-Bangladesh bus service

Dhaka, June 06 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee along with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina flagged off the India-Bangladesh bus service on Saturday. This bus service will make travel easier between the northeastern states. The three leaders flagged of bus services between Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala and Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati. Bangladesh and India share a 4096-km-long border, most of which is porous, and both the countries are likely to try and find ways to enhance security cooperation, particularly to further contain northeast insurgent groups. Ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement will be a major highlight of Modi's visit to Dhaka. Later, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also met Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and held bilateral talks with each other.

PM Modi thanks Sheikh Hasina for warm welcome

New Delhi, June 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently on a two-day visit of Bangladesh, has thanked his Bangladeshi counterpart, Sheikh Hasina, for the warm welcome given to him on his arrival. "Hello Bangladesh. I bring with me the affection and goodwill of the people of India," he tweeted. "Thank you PM Sheikh Hasina for the warm welcome. I look forward to a very good visit that will strengthen ties between India and Bangladesh," he said in a series of tweets.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee calls on PM Modi in Dhaka

Dhaka, June 06 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently on his first visit to Bangladesh. Both the leaders met at Sonargaon Hotel and will be leaving for the flagging off the bus service between India and Bangladesh together. Prime Minister Modi earlier paid tribute to martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War at the National Martyrs' Memorial. He planted a sapling there. Later he also signed the visitor's book. Modi's visit comes on the heels of land boundary settlement and will witness a flurry of engagements in almost all sectors, focusing on trade and connectivity. He was received by Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Dhaka Airport and was presented the guard of honour by armed forces during a formal ceremony.

PM Modi visits Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhaka

Dhaka, June 06 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived at Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhaka. Modi paid respects to the Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Museum and visited his house at Dhanmondi 32. This is the house where Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated along with his family members on the night of Aug 15, 1975. Modi first placed floral wreath at the Rahman's portrait, and then observed a minute of silence. Then he started visiting the Museum guided by Rahman's relatives. The Prime Minister also met some important official dignitaries from Bangladesh. Prime Minister Modi earlier paid tribute to martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War at the National Martyrs' Memorial. He planted a sapling there. Later he also signed the visitor's book. Modi's visit comes on the heels of land boundary settlement and will witness a flurry of engagements in almost all sectors, focusing on trade and connectivity. He was received by Banglade

Hafiz Saeed rallies against persecution of Rohingya Muslim population

Lahore, June 06 (ANI): Hundreds of activists belonging to Jamaat ud Dawah (JuD), an Islamist charity linked to outlawed group Lashkar-E-Taiba (LeT), took to the streets of Lahore to protest against the Pakistani government's lack of interest in the issue of the Rohingya Muslims of Mayanmar. Myanmar does not recognize its 1.1 million Rohingyas as citizens, rendering them effectively stateless. Almost 140,000 were displaced in deadly clashes with Buddhists in the country's Rakhine state in 2012. Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, one of Pakistan's most feared Islamists and chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), addressed the angry crowd. The U.S. called on Myanmar authorities to allow aid agencies access to the migrants. But Saeed said this was mere posturing by the United States government, which according to him, are "enemies of Islam."

PM Modi arrives in Bangladesh for two-day visit

Dhaka, June 06 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bangladesh on Saturday on a two-day state visit. He was received by Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Dhaka Airport and was presented the guard of honour by armed forces during a formal ceremony. During his visit, Prime Minister Modi will pay tribute to martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War at the National Martyrs' Memorial and visit the Bangabandhu National Museum to pay tribute to Bangladesh's Founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Earlier on Friday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also arrived in Dhaka. Thereafter, all three will witness the exchange of instrument of ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Dhaka.This will be followed by a restricted meeting between both leaders and a handing over documents. The Prime Minister had earlier in a post on his Facebook page said that he was looking forward to his visit "with a great sense of enthusiasm and delight"

Looking forward to PM Modi's Bangladesh Visit-a new mark in our relations: Sheikh Hasina's Media Advisor (Part - 1)

Dhaka, June 5 (ANI): Media Advisor to Sheikh Hasina Iqbal Sobhan Choudhary on Friday said that Bangladesh is looking forward to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country. He also added that the anti India card is now getting weaker which is a new trend in their domestic politics

Looking forward to PM Modi's Bangladesh Visit-a new mark in our relations: Sheikh Hasina's Media Advisor (Part - 2)

Dhaka, June 5 (ANI): Media Advisor to Sheikh Hasina Iqbal Sobhan Choudhary on Friday said that Bangladesh is looking forward to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country. He also added that the anti India card is now getting weaker which is a new trend in their domestic politics

India must take steps to resolve Kashmir issue according to UN resolutions: Pak President

Islamabad, June 05 (ANI): Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain, addressing a joint session of the two Houses of the Parliament said Pakistan is a peace loving country and wishes to have friendly relations with its neighbors on the basis of equality and mutual respect. Hussain said friendly relations with India on the basis of mutual confidence and cooperation was Pakistan's priority but India must reciprocate by taking steps to resolve the Kashmir issue according to the UN resolutions. He said India had suspended the ongoing dialogue process with Pakistan without any reason, and called upon New Delhi to resume the peace process with sincerity and good intentions. Hussain's remarks came amid an exchange of barbs and strong statements by the two sides in recent days.

Karachi partially shuts over death of MQM worker in police custody

Karachi, June 04 (ANI): Pakistan's biggest city Karachi was partially shut on Thursday after a major political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) called for a two-day mourning following death of its worker in police custody two days ago. Most businesses were shut and the public transport remained off the road in Karachi and other parts of Sindh. Private schools were also shut. MQM claimed its worker Wasim was subjected to brutal torture by police and also maintained that his postmortem proved that he was subjected to third degree torture. Following the incident, Sindh police chief constituted a high level inquiry committee to probe into the case. On the other hand, DIG East has suspended a SHO and other officers that were involved in the incident. The death prompted Wasim's relatives to protest outside Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center (JPMC) Hospital where the victim's autopsy was being conducted.

President Pranab Mukherjee calls for closer cooperation between New Delhi and Minsk

Minsk, June 04 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee called for closer cooperation between India and Belarus in the fields of science and technology. Speaking at his ceremonial welcome in Belarus, where he is on a two-day visit, Mukherjee said that several students from Belarus have benefited from training programmes conducted by Indian information technology institutes. Belarus is a beneficiary of India's ITEC programme. Mukherjee said the two countries could benefit from each other in several fields. The President arrived in Belarus on Tuesday on a two-day visit to enhance bilateral relations, the first ever by an Indian head of state to visit this country.

President Mukherjee praises Belarus' support for India's UNSC membership

Minsk, June 04 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee lauded Belarus for supporting India's bid for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Mukherjee made the comments during his address to Belarus State University in capital Minsk. India had first tabled a resolution demanding a permanent seat in the UNSC back in 2005 and ever since has only reiterated its demand citing its sizeable personnel contributions to UN peace keeping missions among other things. Belarus had supported India's candidature for the non-permanent seat of UNSC for the years 2011-12. India in turn supported Belarus for its membership in the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) and other international and multilateral fora. Belarus acknowledges India as an emerging global power and seeks to develop a strategic relationship with India. Mukherjee was also conferred the Professor Honoris Causa by the Rector of Belarusian State University, Professor Sergey V. Ablameyko, at Belarusian State University. Mukherje

President Pranab Mukherjee meets Belarus PM Andrei Kobyakov

Minsk, June 04 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee met the Prime Minister of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov in capital city Minsk. Mukherjee is on a two-day visit to enhance bilateral relations. Mukherjee, who wrapped up a bilateral visit to Sweden on Tuesday, is the first Indian state of head to visit Belarus. In Minsk, President Mukherjee will address a joint business conference along with his counterpart Alexander Lukashenko. As per reports, Mukherjee's visit comes at a time when Delhi and Minsk are in the process of finalizing a joint roadmap to expanding cooperation in sectors including industry, information technology, education and culture. Belarus has been supportive of India's candidature for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and at the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG).

Pak Islamists protest against Indian bid to put Hizbul Mujahideen Chief on UN terrorist list

Islamabad, June 3 (ANI): About two hundred activists and supporters took to the streets of Pakistani capital to protest against India seeking UN sanctions against Syed Salahuddin, Supreme Commander of Kashmiri militant organization Hizbul Mujahideen. According to media reports, India has approached the United Nations Security Council to obtain UN sanctions against the Hizbul Mujahedeen chief, who is based in Pakistani Kashmir, in order to declare him an international terrorist under UN Security Council Resolution 1267 of the Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee. India is also seeking a travel ban and a freeze on his assets. The protesters held Pakistani flags and big portraits of Salahuddin in a demonstration organised by Pakistan's major Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami. India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said it has compiled a dossier against Syed Salahuddin and handed it over to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for submission before the UN to seek sanctions similar to those