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Bangladesh PM says India is true friend as both countries sign 7 pacts

Bangladesh is key pillar to neighbourhood-first policy, says Modi

PM to attend B'desh's 50 years of Independence celebrations in Dhaka in Mar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bangladesh next year in March to join the celebrations to mark 50 years of Bangladesh's Independence and India-Bangladesh diplomatic relations

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Bangla PM Hasina says India is true friend as both countries sign 7 pacts

Premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India is Bangladesh's true friend

India, Bangladesh seal 7 pacts to expand cooperation; restore rail link

India and Bangladesh sealed seven agreements to expand cooperation in diverse areas, and restored a cross-border rail link which was in operation till 1965

PM Modi, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to hold virtual summit today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina will be holding a virtual summit and have comprehensive discussions on the entire spectrum of the bilateral relationship

Bangladesh starts Rohingya refugee relocation, sends 1,500 to remote island

Authorities in Bangladesh started sending a first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees to an isolated island despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process

What does Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina enjoy doing? Here's what her advisor revealed

Revealing new facets of Bangladesh PM Hasina's personality, her adviser said she enjoyed cooking, fishing and sewing, which showed she was a complete human being

PM Hasina, Modi to hold virtual meeting in December: Bangladesh FM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will hold virtual meeting in December, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said here on Tuesday. Momen made the remarks after the sixth Joint Consultative Commission meeting, which was held virtually in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Momen led the Bangladesh side while External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar led the Indian team at the meeting. He said the two prime ministers will hold a virtual meeting in December. Momen said he laid emphasis on "early resolution" of the Teesta water-sharing issue apart from resolving water sharing of other common rivers during the meeting. "We have got positive responses from the Indian side on the issue, he told a media briefing here on the outcome of the JCC talks. Momen said his meeting with Jaishankar also featured the issue of potential water sharing agreements on six of the remaining trans-boundary rivers - Monu, Muhuri, Khowai, Gomti, Dharla and Dudhkumar. "Bo

PM Modi, Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina likely to meet in December: Report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina are likely to hold a meeting in December, Bangladeshi media reported

To me, power is a responsibility towards people: PM Sheikh Hasina

The Prime Minister said this while delivering a speech at a programme of the student wing of the ruling party - BCL, held at Awami League central office at 23 Bangabandhu Avenue

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).

Hanging a killer of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka, courtesy Delhi

Sheikh Mujib was killed in 1975 by Bangladesh Army officers who later fled the country fearing retribution

Tamil Nadu's political mothership

Jayalalithaa was truly a lone empress loved fiercely by her party followers and loathed by her political adversaries

Coronavirus impact: PM Modi's visit to Bangladesh deferred, events put off

The deferment is on account of the detection of cases of coronavirus in Bangladesh, and the larger global public health situation in this regard

Bangladesh postpones 'Mujib Year' grand ceremony after 3 coronavirus cases

Prime Minister Sheikh directed the organisers to scale down the planned festivities

CAA, NRC 'internal matters' of India but unnecessary, says Sheikh Hasina

Hasina, who is in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi, also said that there has been no recorded reverse migration from India.

India vs Bangladesh pink ball Test: Bangladesh win toss, elect to bat

The two teams are playing with the pink ball for the first time and fans have responded enthusiastically. The first four days of the game are sold out

How India's onion crunch is hampering bilateral ties with neighbours, Gulf

Nepalese bhattis (as their dhabas are called) now have a specially curated 'Modi menu' that has (mostly) onion-free vegetables

The importance of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a key littoral on our eastern seaboard. Given Delhi's Indo-Pacific aspirations, friendly relations with Dhaka are critical to India's interests