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Wheat exports reach 3 mn tn; govt considering requests from other nations

On plans to ban wheat flour (atta) export, Food Secretary Sudhansu Pandey said the government is monitoring the situation and would take steps at appropriate time.

Bangladesh tries to secure wheat from Russia as India stops exports: Report

The supply deal with Russia, the world's biggest wheat exporter, could help Dhaka in meeting its needs below the elevated global prices, industry officials said.

Food, water concerns as floods continue to wreak havoc in Bangladesh

Floods in Bangladesh continued to wreak havoc Monday with authorities struggling to ferry drinking water and dry food to flood shelters across the country's vast northern and northeastern regions

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

WTO MC12: India seeks a carve out to export foodgrains to poor countries

India proposes that we carve out an exemption for govt-to-govt purchases between countries so that we can support countries in distress, particularly during some humanitarian crisis, said Goyal

Injured MBBS student to be airlifted from B'desh to AIIMS: J-K BJP chief

The Indian government has reached out to an MBBS student undergoing treatment in a Bangladesh hospital after being critically injured in an accident and efforts are being made to airlift him to AIIMS

China eyeing high-speed rail network projects in Bangladesh, says report

China is eyeing high-speed rail network projects in Bangladesh following Bangladesh Railway (BR) feasibility study for constructing the railway network between Dhaka and Chattogram.In a recent development, China has proposed carrying out the project under the government-to-government-Public Private Partnership (G2G-PPP) framework, reported The Daily Star.Moreover, Dhaka has also selected China Railway Group Ltd (CREC), a state-run company, for implementing the project, which will cost more than three times the expenditure for Padma Bridge (Tk 30,193 crore).Li Jiming, the Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh, in April wrote to Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan for signing a memorandum of understanding between CREC and BR "as soon as possible".Apart from CREC, two other Chinese companies -- China Railway Construction Corporation and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation -- expressed interest in forming a joint venture to construct, operate and manage funds for the high-speed ...

Jain's arrest, Rohingyas issues to dominate Delhi BJP executive meet

Arrest of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, Bangladeshi and Rohingyas issues are expected to figure predominantly in Delhi BJP executive meet which will get underway on June 11.

Bangladesh played major role in ensuring peace in northeast: ex-NSG chief

The security issues India had in its northeast region has been controlled and managed, partly because of the immense help provided by Bangladesh, ex-NSG chief Jayanto Choudhury

Bangladesh container blaze: 13 firemen killed due to incomplete info

Twenty-two normal fire fighters were the first to respond to the fire that broke out in the depot in Chattogram and most of them never made it back

Bangladesh fights container depot fire for 3rd day; death toll rises to 41

A massive fire broke out at the chemical container depot, a Bangladesh-Dutch joint venture, near the country's main Chittagong Seaport on Saturday night

49 people killed, over 450 injured in fire at Bangladesh container depot

A massive fire and a series of explosions at a private chemical container depot in Bangladesh killed at least 49 people, including nine firefighters, and injured more than 450 others, officials said

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.

Firefighters still working to put out deadly Bangladesh container blaze

The death toll could rise as some of the injured are in a critical condition, said Chittagong civil surgeon Mohammed Elias Hossain.

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, ..

Assam police establishes link between PFI and Bangladesh-based ABT

According to Assam police, some PFI activists are working for ABT-- an Al-Qaeda inspired Islamic extremist group based in Bangladesh and have been closely monitoring all activities of PFI in the state

India's textiles exports highest-ever in FY22 at $44.4 bn, says govt

The exports tally, which also includes handicrafts, indicates a substantial increase of 41 per cent and 26 per cent over corresponding figures in FY21 and FY20, respectively.

Post export ban, India asked to supply over 1.5 mn tonnes wheat: Report

'More than half a dozen countries have approached India for more than 1.5 million tonnes of wheat and we will see how to go about these requests,' says a govt official who didn't wish to be identified

India-Bangladesh passenger train services resume after two years

Passenger train services between India and Bangladesh resumed after an over two-year gap owing to the pandemic with the flagging off of Bandhan Express from Kolkata station to Khulna

Indian Oil Corporation plans to transport fuel to Tripura via Bangladesh

PSU major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Sunday said it is looking to transport fuel to Tripura through Bangladesh as the rail network has been totally snapped due to massive landslides in Assam