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Borderline issues

Indo-Bangla bonhomie masks critical gaps

PM Modi holds 'productive meeting' with Hasina; Delhi, Dhaka sign five MoUs

The two sides signed five MoUs covering areas such as connectivity, commerce, information technology and sports

Best of BS Opinion: The missing foreign bogey, income volatility, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Shekhar Gupta: The missing foreign bogey

Pakistan, Bangladeshis and terrorism are missing from BJP campaign. It seems to have understood the risks of mixing of domestic political motivations with strategic national interests

Sonia congratulates Hasina on golden jubilee of Bangladesh's independence

Congress president Friday congratulated Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on the birth centenary of 'Bangabandhu' Sheikh Mujibur Rehman and said 1971 was a transformative year for both the countries

4 die in clashes set off by Prime Minister Modi visiting Bangladesh

At least four people were killed and scores injured in violent protests on Friday set off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival in Bangladesh to celebrate its 50th anniversary of independence

PM Narendra Modi assures of 'doing best' on Bangla water treaty

Says he went to jail while protesting for Bangladesh's liberation

50 and beyond: How Bangladesh has fared in half a century of its history

Dhaka's justification for breaking away from West Pakistan is now self-evident. If it has done better than New Delhi in 50 years, it has completely outpaced Pakistan on every metric, writes T N Ninan

PM Modi pays homage to martyrs of Bangladesh War of Independence

On reaching the memorial, Modi also planted a sapling of the Arjuna tree there

14 injured in Dhaka varsity amid protest against PM Modi's Bangladesh tour

At least 14 people have been injured during a demonstration in Dhaka University campus against the upcoming scheduled visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

PM Narendra Modi to embark on a two-day visit to Bangladesh today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to begin a two-day visit to Bangladesh on Friday, his first to a foreign country since the Covid-19 outbreak

Happy my 1st foreign visit after Covid onset is to Bangladesh: PM Modi

'I look forward to visiting Bangabandhu's samadhi in Tungipara to pay my respects to his memory,' says PM in his departure statement

India-B'desh borders to be sealed to check infiltration: PM Modi

Modi said on Wednesday that India-Bangladesh borders would be sealed to check infiltration, as he accused the Congress of aligning with the forces which are patronising the infiltrators.

Bangladeshi expats organise exhibition at Eiffel Tower on 1971 Pak genocide

The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist and Christian Unity Council of France recently organised a poster exhibition at Eiffel Tower square depicting the Pakistan Army-led genocide in Bangladesh in 1971

Bangladesh dismisses security threat to PM Modi's visit amid protests

Some hardline Islamists, left leaning groups and civil society members recently staged demonstrations against Modi's visit, referring to India's new citizenship law

Where China is only a notch above India

India and China seem united in gender discrimination

PM on 2-day visit to Bangladesh from Mar 26, 1st trip since Covid outbreak

In his first trip to a foreign country since the outbreak, PM will be on a two-day visit to Bangladesh from March 26 in connection with the commemoration of three "epochal" events

India, Bangladesh to sign economic pact over next five years: EIU

India and Bangladesh are expected to sign an economic partnership agreement over the next five years which will preserve trade rights for Bangladesh

The margins of a nation

Book review of Midnight's Borders: A People's History of Modern India

BSF hands over 2 apprehended Bangladeshis to BGB as goodwiil gesture

The South Bengal Frontier of the Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over two Bangladeshi nationals to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) as a goodwill gesture during a flag meeting on Tuesday