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PM Modi inaugurates 'Maitri Setu' between India and Bangladesh

Connectivity is not only strengthening the friendship between India and Bangladesh but also proving to be a strong link for business too, says PM

PM Modi to inaugurate 'Maitri Setu' between India and Bangladesh today

Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate 'Maitri Setu' between India and Bangladesh on Tuesday. He will also lay the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure projects in Tripura during the event

India, Bangladesh hold commerce secretary level meeting at Dhaka

A Commerce Secretary level meeting between Bangladesh and India was held in Dhaka. The two decided to move forward on the feasibility study on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

India, Bangladesh to move forward on feasibility study for detailed FTA

India and Bangladesh on Monday decided to move forward expeditiously on a feasibility study for comprehensive free trade agreement to further strengthen economic ties between the two countries.

PM Modi's visit to Bangladesh will be a memorable one: Jaishankar

Jaishankar described India's strategic ties with Bangladesh a truly '360 degree partnership'

Jaishankar to visit Bangladesh tomorrow ahead of PM Modi's expected visit

Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Dhaka on March 4 at the invitation of his counterpart Dr A K Abdul Momen

Jaishankar to travel to Bangladesh in March to review bilateral ties

S Jaishankar is expected to travel to Bangladesh on March 4 to prepare the ground for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to that country to further broadbase bilateral ties

Bangladesh authorities send more Rohingya refugees to new island

This comes despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process

Bangladesh ups security along Myanmar border to prevent influx of Rohingyas

Bangladesh said on Wednesday that it has stepped up security along its border with Myanmar to prevent a fresh influx of Rohingyas

Rising Bangladesh exports hold lessons for India: Economic Survey

The Economic Survey 2021 on Friday suggested that India can take some "lessons" from Bangladesh, a strong exporting nation, and focus on specialising in products in which it is competitive. It said that Bangladesh seems poised to emerge as a dominant exporter as its outbound shipments posted an impressive compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.6 per cent during 2011-2019, compared to 0.9 per cent for India and 0.4 per cent for the world. Bangladesh's share in world exports has increased from 0.1 per cent in 2011 to 0.3 per cent in 2019. The top five export commodities (from labour intensive sectors such as textiles, apparels and footwear) account for more than 90 per cent of the total exports of Bangladesh since 2015, it said. In case of India, on the other hand, export performance is more broad-based as the top five export commodities jointly constitute around 40 per cent of total exports and these goods are capital and technology-intensive, it added. Quoting the data of ...

India, Bangladesh review bilateral ties, discuss PM's March visit to Dhaka

Foreign Secretaries of India and Bangladesh on Friday carried out a comprehensive review of the overall bilateral ties and held discussions on preparations for PM's visit to Dhaka in March.

ATKMB clubbed with Bangladesh and Maldives sides in AFC Cup group stage

Indian Super League team ATK Mohun Bagan was on Wednesday clubbed with Bangladesh's Basundhara Kings, Maldives' Maziya S&RC and one yet-to-qualify side in the Group D of this season's AFC Cup. The group stage draw of the continent's second-tier club competition involving 39 teams -- an increase of three from 2019 -- was held online here. The Group D (South Zone) matches of the AFC Cup will commence on May 14 at a yet-to-be-decided centralised venue. The winner of the group after a single round-robin league will advance to the knock-out stage. Fellow ISL side Bengaluru FC could be the yet-to-qualify side as they face the winner of the play-off preliminary round one clash between Nepal Army Club and Sri Lanka Police in the preliminary round two on April 14. In the other preliminary round two clash, Bangladesh's Abahani Dhaka will face the winner of Maldives' Club Eagles and Bhutan's Thimphu City. The winners of the two preliminary round two matches will square off in a play-off ...

US updates travel advisory to citizens for Pak, Bangladesh, Afghanistan

"Reconsider travel to Pakistan due to COVID-19, terrorism and sectarian violence," it said. It also asked its citizens not to travel to Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces due to terrorism

India to display military assets on R-Day; B'desh contingent to participate

India will be displaying some of its key military assets during the 72nd Republic Day celebrations on Rajpath with a marching-cum-band contingent of the Bangladesh armed forces

Bangla tri-service contingent to lead first 10 rows of Republic Day parade

A Bangladeshi tri-service contingent will lead the first ten rows of the Republic Day parade in New Delhi

India delivers 3 mn doses of coronavirus vaccines to Nepal, Bangladesh

India on Thursday delivered two million doses of Covisheild vaccines to Bangladesh and one million doses to Nepal

India starts Covid vaccine exports to neighbours, but Pakistan opts out

Many low and middle-income countries are relying on India, the world's biggest vaccine maker, for supplies to start COVID-19 immunisation programmes and bring an end to their outbreaks

L&T arm wins transmission line orders worth up to Rs 5,000 cr in Bangladesh

A fast-growing economy in South Asia, Bangladesh has embarked on a plan to alleviate infra deficiencies and upgrade its power system to sustain the growth

India to supply Covid-19 vaccines to six nations under grant assistance

India on Tuesday announced that it will supply Covid-19 vaccines under grant assistance to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles from Wednesday

India to supply of Covid-19 vaccines to 6 countries under grant assistance

Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles are the countries that will receive the vaccines