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Dhaka ready for Yunus-Modi meeting on BIMSTEC sidelines: FS

Bangladesh has made preparations for a potential meeting between Bangladesh chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the upcoming BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok, scheduled for April 3.

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11,500 MT rice from India arrives at Ctg port

A consignment of 11,500 tonnes of non-basmati or parboiled rice has arrived at the Chattogram port under package-2 from India to meet the country’s domestic demand...

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India was aware of anti-Hasina wave in Bangladesh, says Jaishankar

India was aware of an anti-Sheikh Hasina wave building up in Bangladesh ahead of the violent overthrow of the former prime minister’s government on August 5,  2024, external affairs minister S Jaishankar informed the Consultative Committee on...

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BSF hands over two Bangladeshi nationals

India’s Border Security Force handed over two Bangladeshi nationals to Border Guard Bangladesh following a flag meeting at Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah Friday morning.

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No update on Yunus-Modi talks at BIMSTEC: MEA

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that they had no update to share regarding a likely bilateral meeting between Bangladesh chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on the...

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Indian forces kill 30 Maoists

Indian forces killed at least 30 Maoist rebels on Thursday in one of the deadliest jungle clashes since the government ramped up efforts to crush the long-running insurgency...

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Football team reaches India

The Bangladesh national football team reached India on Thursday to face hosts in the third round of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong, Meghalaya, on March 25.

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India to invite Bangladeshi professionals to WAVE

Bangladeshi filmmakers, artistes and media professionals will be invited to the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit 2025 scheduled to be held in India said Ann Mary George, director of Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Dhaka on Wednesday.

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US should keep off misleading remark, India smear campaign

THE US director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s saying in an interview with India’s NDTV World on March 17 — now owned by the Adani Group alleged to be fuelling the hinduvta agenda of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological parent of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party — that the United States is deeply concerned about the situation in Bangladesh...

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India's Nagpur sets curfew after sectarian clashes

Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in parts of a western Indian city on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes were sparked by Hindu nationalist groups who want to demolish the tomb of a 17th-century Muslim Mughal ruler.

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Repeated BSF attempts at border fencing vexatious

The attempt of India’s Border Security Force of March 17 at erecting barbed-wire fences along the border at Dahagram in Lalmonirhat is worrying as it violates the established border protocols. Indian border guards began erecting the fence with iron poles and fencing materials along the Sardar Para stretch of the border. The construction had been halted only after Bangladeshi border guards intervened and formally protested against the move. Border Guard Bangladesh officials..

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Italy-based Fahamedul axed by Cabrera

Italy-based Bangladeshi footballer Fahamedul Islam failed to make the cut to Bangladesh’s final squad for the forthcoming AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers against India, as he could not meet head coach Javier Cabrera’s expectations.

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Joint venture projects should adopt rational pay scale

INDIAN nationals occupying almost all top positions at the Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company that runs a 1,320MW coal-based power plant at Rampal, Bagerhat and drawing heftier salaries and benefits than their peers is surprising. According to a financial review by the Bangladesh Power Development Board, 32 of the top 40 positions are occupied by Indians...

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S’pore-Indian tobacco co to invest $9.24m in BEPZA EZ

The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority has signed a lease agreement with Allied Tobacco Company Limited, a Singapore-India-owned company, to establish a 100 per cent export-oriented cigarette manufacturing industry in the BEPZA Economic Zone...

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The peculiar case of India-Bangladesh relations

FRIENDS or foes? Neither can decide! At best it’s peculiar, at worst, vague and a sordid affair. Both, until recently, claimed to be best friends, ie, until the July-August 24 upheaval. India is furious, and its leaders don’t mince words. I wonder why such vitriol. On the face of it, they are angry over the communal atrocities for 2-3 weeks following Hasina’s overthrow. It’s...

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Airtel signs deal with SpaceX to bring Starlink to India

Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink’s satellite internet service to customers in the world’s most populous country...

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Bangladesh-India navies begin joint patrol

Three-day 6th coordinated patrol ‘CORPAT’ and the 4th bilateral exercise ‘Bongosagor’ began on Monday in the designated area of Bangladesh and Indian maritime borders in the Bay of Bengal with the participation of naval ships of the two countries.

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R Sarangapani joins BIFPCL as MD

R Sarangapani has joined Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company (Pvt) Limited as managing director on Sunday, said a press release...

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Indians dominate Champions Trophy Team of the Tournament

The ninth edition of the Champions Trophy 2025 saw India being crowned as the winners on 9th March 2025 after they overcame New Zealand in the final. Several exceptional performers lit up the tournament with the bat and ball. The best of them made it to the Team of the Tournament. Here’s what the side looks like:

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