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India, Pak, Nepal, B'desh lawmakers call for collab to combat air pollution

This is a second such effort for a regional collaboration of health professionals in responding to the evidence about the impact poor air quality has on human health

Connectivity with Myanmar, Bangladesh to bring huge change: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar on Saturday said that India is looking at road connectivity through Myanmar and sea connectivity through Bangladesh and this would see a huge change in the region.

Sri Lanka closing inching closer on test and series win against Bangladesh

Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal hit centuries as Sri Lanka raised hope of winning the second test after reducing Bangladesh to 34-4 on day four Thursday.

Unbeaten at 85 against Lanka, Bangladesh's Mushfiqur crosses 5k Test runs

Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladesh batter to reach 5,000 Test runs, scoring an unbeaten 85 to help the home team cut the first-innings deficit to 12 runs at lunch

Experts warn against China's debt-trap diplomacy, cite Sri Lanka's example

Sri Lankan leaders have promoted large-scale investments from China which has boosted Beijing's debt-trap diplomacy

Bangladesh extends currency swap option to boost Lanka's depleting reserves

In May 2021, Bangladesh cleared a $200 mn currency swap facility for Sri Lanka, to help boost its economy, becoming 1st South Asian country to extend crucial financial assistance to Colombo this year

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

Invest in Tripura, take advantage of incentives: CM to Bangladesh investors

CM Biplab Deb said that Tripura fulfills all the prerequisites to become the new IT hub and industrialists from Bangladesh should utilize the opportunity to help both the regions flourish together

Jaishankar arrives in Dhaka to hold talks with Bangladesh counterpart

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday arrived in Dhaka to hold talks with his Bangladesh counterpart AK Abdul Momen.

Want to wrap up trade deal with India within a year: Bangladesh

Bangladesh is in the advanced stage of talks with the Tata Group and Ashok Leyland for automotive investment in that country.

South Africa 107-1 against Bangladesh, Dean Elgar leads way again

The South Africa captain has now made a half century in all three of his innings this series.

South Africa wins toss, chooses to bat in 2nd Test against Bangladesh

Opening batsman Tamim Iqbal returns to the lineup in Gqeberha, the city formerly called Port Elizabeth, after missing the first game with an illness.

B'desh a leader in rallying countries to deal with climate crisis: Blinken

Blinken and his Bangladeshi counterpart Abdul Momen on Monday discussed a wide range of bilateral and regional issues, including the Rohingya refugee crisis.

Jaishankar extends greetings to FM Momen on Bangladesh Independence Day

The Bangladesh National Day on March 26 commemorates the country's declaration of independence from Pakistan in 1971

Indian football team clinches 2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship title

The valuable player of the tournament and the highest goal scorer was Lynda Kom who scored five goals in total

History for Bangladesh with 1st ODI series win in South Africa

Bangladesh clinched its first one-day series in South Africa with a convincing nine-wicket win in the deciding game on Wednesday. Bangladesh won the series 2-1 after bowling South Africa out for 154 and then providing an even more compelling batting performance to reach 156-1 in only 26.3 overs. Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal was 87 not out to see his team home and to history at SuperSport Park. Bangladesh had broken new ground by winning its first ODI against South Africa in South Africa in the series' first game. Fast bowler Taskin Ahmed put Bangladesh on course in the decider with his 5-35 to rip the heart out of South Africa's batting, where opener Janneman Malan top-scored for the home team with 39. Tamim and Litton Das (48) put on a 127-run opening stand that ensured Bangladesh would win. Das' exit just before his half-century made little difference and the experienced Shakib Al Hasan (18 not out) slapped a square cut for four off South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada to se

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.

South Africa leave out IPL-bound players from Bangladesh series Test squad

South Africa have expectedly left out the IPL-bound players from their 15-man Test squad for the two-match home series against Bangladesh starting March 31

ISKCON Radhakanta temple vandalized in Bangladesh's Dhaka

The ISKCON Radhakanta temple in Bangladesh's Dhaka was vandalized on Thursday.This story is still developing and more details are awaited.This incident comes a few months following a series of attacks on minority religious places in Bangladesh that took place last October.An ISKCON temple in Noakhali city in Bangladesh was vandalised and a devotee was killed by a mob on October 16.Earlier, communal tensions gripped Bangladesh following allegations of the Quran being dishonoured at a puja pavilion in Cumilla on October 13 last year, triggering violence in several districts across the country.

Cost benefit study needed before spending money on inland water transport

Given the shape of peninsular India it makes far more sense to run trains from one coast to the other than ships.