US VP Vance meets Indian PM Modi for talks on trade
US vice-president JD Vance met with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi after a red carpet welcome in New Delhi on Monday, as India bids for an early trade deal to stave off punishing tariffs.
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BGB prevents BSF soil digging
The Border Security Force of India has stopped digging soil within 70 yards from the zero line on the Indian side near the Dahagram Border outpost under Patgram聽 upazila in Lalmonirhat following protests by the Border Guard Bangladesh.
Teesta project in Bangladesh uncertain without water from India: Wahiduddin
Planning adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Sunday said the prospect of a project on the trans-boundary river Teesta with Chinese assistance remains uncertain without an assessment of water availability from upstream India.
Dhaka refutes Delhi鈥檚 claim on Dinajpur Hindu man鈥檚 death
Claiming that the interim government protected the rights of all citizens irrespective of their religions, chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday dismissed the claim of India over the death of Bhabesh Chandra Roy in Dinajpur.
Indian media reports on US travel advisory for Bangladesh misleading: CA press wing
The reports of certain Indian media over the United States鈥� State Department鈥檚 travel advisory for Bangladesh are misleading, chief adviser鈥檚 press wing said...
Bangladeshi youth tortured by Indians in Lalmonirhat border
A Bangladeshi youth was allegedly physically tortured by Indian nationals who reportedly tied them to the barbed-wire fence on Lalmonirhat border on Friday.
India returns Bangladeshi youth鈥檚 body killed by BSF firing
The body of a 25-year-old Bangladeshi youth, Hasibul Alam, killed in firing by the Indian Border Security Force at Hatibandha border in Lalmonirhat, was handed over on Thursday night.
WEST BENGAL INCIDENTS: Delhi rejects Dhaka鈥檚 remarks as 鈥榰nwarranted鈥�
India on Friday rejected the remarks made by Bangladesh in regard to the incidents in West Bengal and encouraged Bangladesh to focus on protecting the rights of its own minorities.
Continued border killing further strains relations with India
Yet another death of a Bangladeshi at the hands of India鈥檚 Border Security Force shows a continued disregard of Indian guards for laws and border protocols. It also shows the nullity of the pledges that Indian authorities, including the Border Security Force, have made to end border killing and to never use lethal weapons in border management. On April 16, the Bangladeshi...
BSF kills Bangladeshi youth
A Bangladeshi national was killed allegedly by the Indian Border Security Force at Madhya Singimari border under Hatibandha upazila in Lalmonirhat district on Wednesday...
India鈥檚 billionaire jeweller arrested in Belgium over $1.8bn bank fraud
Indian diamond merchant Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium, his lawyer said Monday, in connection with a case of alleged bank fraud...
India to tour Bangladesh for white-ball series in August
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday confirmed the itinerary for India's upcoming white-ball tour of Bangladesh in August.
India鈥檚 billionaire jeweller arrested in Belgium over $1.8bn bank fraud
Indian diamond merchant Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium, his lawyer said Monday, in connection with a case of alleged bank fraud.
IAB urges govt to stand against bill
The Islami Andolan Bangladesh on Sunday urged the Bangladesh government to stand against the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025, recently passed by the Indian Parliament, terming the move as oppression on Muslim minority people in India...
Three killed as Waqf protests spiral in Murshidabad
Three people were killed in West Bengal鈥檚 Murshidabad district following violent clashes linked to ongoing protests against the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, the police said on Saturday.
India's Adani stops power supply to Bangladesh as summer peaks
The 1,496MW Adani power plant in India shut the other unit on Saturday citing technical glitches four days after its one unit went out of operation, hardening challenges to Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government to meet the country鈥檚 growing power demand as summer peaks.
102 dead as rain batters Bihar, UP, Jharkhand
At least 102 people died, and several others were injured as rain, lightning, and hailstorms lashed several parts of India on Thursday, reported Indian Today.
聽Dhaka sees little impact on exports
Commerce adviser Seikh Bashir Uddin on Thursday dismissed any significant negative impact on the country鈥檚 exports after India withdrew its transshipment facility to the Bangladeshi cargoes reaching third countries through its ports...
ICCR celebrates 75th anniversary
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations celebrated its 75th anniversary at the Indian Cultural Centre in Dhaka on Wednesday, said a press release...
India鈥檚 rescinding transshipment for Bangladesh unneighbourly
INDIA鈥橲 rescinding the transshipment facility for Bangladesh, which beginning in 2020 had so far allowed export cargoes from Bangladesh to third countries through India鈥檚 land customs stations, with an immediate effect from April 8 may not have too much of impact. But viewed in the context of international trade, India鈥檚 move would narrow opportunities, options and...
India鈥檚 trans-shipment ban not to impact Bangladesh-Maldives trade
High commissioner of the Maldives to Bangladesh Shiuneen Rasheed on Thursday said that India鈥檚 withdrawal of the transshipment facility for Bangladesh鈥檚 export cargo to third countries would not affect trade with her country located in the Indian Ocean...
BSF returns 14 Bangladeshis
Fourteen Bangladeshi nationals were returned to the country on Wednesday afternoon after serving different terms of imprisonment in Indian jail for allegedly entering that country illegally...
Load shedding exceeds 400MW after partial Adani shut down
Load shedding exceeded 400MW on Wednesday, despite maximum use of oil-based power generation capacity, after a unit of the Adani power plant in India tripped, marking a sudden drop in the power supply...
India ends Bangladesh's trans-shipment for third-country exports
India has withdrawn the transshipment facility that allowed export cargo from Bangladesh to third countries through Indian land customs stations...
BIFPCL reacts to 抖阴精品 report
The Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company Limited has sent a statement in reaction to the 抖阴精品 report published on March 29 titled 鈥楶ower plants exaggerate bills.鈥�...
Fake cardiologist linked to deaths of seven patients arrested in India
Indian police arrested a man on Tuesday accused of impersonating a respected London-based cardiologist, days after a probe into the deaths of seven patients.
Dhaka seeks cooperation from New Delhi in renewing Ganges water treaty: Khalilur
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser鈥檚 high representative Khalilur Rahman sought optimum cooperation from India on Tuesday in renewing the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty as it will expire in 2026.
Hasina鈥檚 extradition issue not finalised yet: Foreign adviser
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said that chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus raised the extradition issue of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina but stressed that nothing was finalised...
BNP urges India to reconsider Waqf bill
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday called on the Indian government to reconsider the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, recently passed by the Indian Parliament, saying that the move could undermine religious harmony in the region...
3 arrested with smuggled goods
Three suspected smugglers along with smuggled goods from India and China were arrested in Sylhet on Friday night...