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Tripura-Bangladesh water route trial run in September: CM Biplab Deb

The inland waterways Sonamura-Daudkandi route connecting Tripura to Bangladesh will have its first trial run in September, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said

Shringla's Bangladesh visit part of engagement with neighbours: India HC

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla's visit to Bangladesh was part of ongoing bilateral engagement between two close and friendly neighbours, High Commission of India in Bangladesh said

Bangladeshi 'resident' of Mumbai caught by BSF near border in West Bengal

A Bangladeshi woman, who claimed to have been living in Mumbai for 20 years, was apprehended near the international border in West Bengal after she crossed over from the neighbouring country

Ready to provide humanitarian support to flood-affected people in India: UN

More than 500,000 people have been evacuated due to floods in India, says UN

Former Bangladesh spinner Mosharraf Hossain tests positive for Covid-19

Former Bangladesh left-arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain, who has represented the national team in five ODIs, has tested positive for Covid-19

Bangladesh ties with India, China stand on different perspectives: Minister

Bangladesh's ties with India and China should not be compared as they stand on different perspectives, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said on Saturday

17 killed as passenger boat carrying 50 people capsizes in Bangladesh

A passenger boat carrying about 50 people, including madrassa students and teachers, capsized on Wednesday in northern Bangladesh, killing at least 17 people, according to a media report.

Bangladesh gets $202 mn more from World Bank for food security project

Bangladesh has an impressive track record for growth and development, aspiring to be a middle-income country by its 50th birthday

RPower, JERA ink loan agreement with banks for Bangladesh's power plant

Reliance Power and JERA, through their project company, are developing a new 745 MW natural gas combined-cycle power project in Meghnaghat in Bangladesh

India-Bangla ties are time-tested, written in blood: Bangladesh minister

The relation between Bangladesh and India are tied with the blood-stained history of the 1971 Liberation War, and the neighbouring countries are tested friends, Bangladesh Minister Obaidul Quader said

India hands over 10 broad-gauge diesel locomotives to Bangladesh

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar flagged off the locomotives online in the presence of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and several dignitaries from across the border

US reopens asylum case of Mujibur Rahman's fugitive killer Rashed Chowdhury

The US has quietly reopened a nearly 15-year-old political asylum case against a convicted assassin of Bangladesh's "Father of the Nation" Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Bangladesh origin ride-hailing app CEO found dismembered in New York flat

Fahim Saleh's sister found the body on Tuesday afternoon when she went to his $2.5 million-flat to check in on him, CBS, local New York TV channel, reported

Vikram Doraiswami likely to be India's new envoy to Bangladesh

Doraiswami, a 1992 batch IFS officer, is currently serving as additional secretary in-charge of international organisations and summits at the headquarters of the external affairs ministry

Dhaka Premier League likely to resume amid Covid-19 pandemic threat

Dhaka Premier League's 2019-20 season will likely to resume at two specific hubs amid COVID-19 pandemic, as discussed in a virtual meeting between the BCB and several Bangladeshi cricketers

A Pakistani in Bangladesh

This book is a great addition to the already rich literature on 1971 and its aftereffects

China provides tariff exemption for 97% of exports from Bangladesh

Currently, 3095 Bangladeshi products enjoy duty-free access to Chinese market under Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA).

China strengthens its foothold in Bangladesh amid trade war with US

"Trade war to generate additional $400 million exports for Bangladesh," Asian Development Bank's chief economist Yasuyuki Sawada said

Maharashtra may procure remdesivir from Bangladesh to treat Covid patients

State government to procure 10,000 vials for Rs 12 crore

UP maps migrant skills, aims to clones textile story of Vietnam, Bangladesh

Over 12,000 workers found to be trained in garment making and tailoring so far; more than 2.3 million have returned to UP from different states