Bangladesh to import rice from India
Bangladesh will import 50,000 tonnes of parboiled rice from India through the railways for the first time. The proposal was okayed by the cabinet committee on purchase at a meeting chaired by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, Daily Star said. Indian firm Saurabh Industries Ltd will supply the rice at USD 386 per tonne.
Indian envoy in Bangladesh now pushes for Covaxin
With the supply of Covid vaccine Covishield disrupted, Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Vikram Doraiswami is now pushing for another option – Covaxin produced indigenously by his country.
Trade will drive future India-Bangladesh ties: Indian envoy
Trade will be a potential key driver of Bangladesh-India friendship in the future with focus on product value addition, an Indian envoy said.
Only Bangladeshis with expired visas will be allowed to return from India
Continuing the entry restrictions from Covid-battered India, Bangladesh has decided to allow only Bangladeshis with expired Indian visas to return home with special permission from the Bangladesh High Commission in India.
Bangladesh requests India to expedite delivery of Covishield
New Delhi/Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government has requested India to speed up the delivery of 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to ensure that its immunization programme is not affected.
Indian cabinet approves trade pact with Bangladesh
India’s cabinet has given its nod to the pact inked with Bangladesh on setting up a framework of cooperation in trade remedial measures, an official release said.
Bangladesh: Five dead during protest at Chinese-backed power plant
Dhaka: At least five people were shot dead and several others were injured as Bangladesh police opened fire at workers demanding a pay rise at a Chinese-backed coal-fired power plant in the country, media reports said.
Army Chief General MM Naravane proceeds on visit to Bangladesh
Shillong/UNI: Continuing with the excellent tradition of strong bilateral and defence ties between India and Bangladesh, General MM Naravane, Chief of the Army Staff has proceeded on a visit to Bangladesh from April 8 to April 12.
Bangladesh ferry tragedy: India mourns loss of lives
New Delhi: India on Monday condoled the death of more than 20 people as a ferry sunk in a river near the Bangladesh capital Dhaka.
India confident Bangladesh will deal with Islamist challenges
India expressed confidence that the Bangladesh government will aptly deal with the challenges posed by Islamist and fundamentalists groups that had recently been involved in staging violent protests during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the country.
Indian Army personnel to participate in Exercise Shantir Ogroshena in Bangladesh
New Delhi: Multinational Military Exercise Shantir Ogroshena 2021 (Front Runner of the Peace) will be held at Bangladesh to commemorate the birth centenary of Bangladesh ‘Father of the Nation’ Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and mark glorious 50 years of liberation.
Bangladesh releases 61 Indian fishermen
At least 61 Indian fishermen, captured by Bangladesh authorities for illegally fishing in their waters, have been released by Bangladesh, reported Dhaka Tribune.
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress on Tuesday filed a complaint to the Election Commission against Indian PM Narendra Modi's recent visit to Bangladesh.
BSF seizes 595 Yaba tablets from Indo- Bangladesh bordering area
Guwahati/IBNS: In yet another success in its crusade against smuggling activities, 62 Bn BSF under the aegis of Guwahati Frontier of Border Security Force carried out a specific information based operation and seized 595 Yaba tablets on Sunday from Indo-Bangladesh bordering area.
Bangladesh will always remember India's contribution in 1971 independence war: Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has said her country will always remember the contributions made by India in the liberation war in 1971.