The government has sought a revision to the power purchase agreement (PPA) it signed with Adani Power Ltd for importing electricity from its thermal power plant in Jharkhand, India. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), the government agency tasked with overseeing the development of the country's power sector, has already sent
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Daffodil Polytechnic students visit India
A delegations of 20 students from Daffodil Polytechnic in Bangladesh visited India for 10 days as part of an initiative to develop skilled diploma engineers, a press release said Sunday. The students participated in the International Volunteer and Internship Program (IVIP) at Kalinga Institute of Social Science (KISS) in Bhubaneswar, Odisha
India expects more clashes with Chinese troops in Himalayas
A security assessment by Indian police in the Himalayan region of Ladakh says there could be more clashes between Indian and Chinese troops along their contested frontier there as Beijing ramps up military infrastructure in the region. At least 24 soldiers were killed when the armies of the Asian giants
Bangladesh for India’s act fast for northeast policy
Recently, Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar stated that, if there is one border and one region of India which has dramatically improved in the last decade, it is eastern and northeastern India. And the reason for that is that India has vastly improved its relationship with Bangladesh. Not only that, but
How innovative farming rescues crises-stricken farmers in Indian village
The South Indian State of Karnataka has been reeling for the past three years—the late arrival of monsoons, the surging temperatures, and drastic changes in the weather patterns are putting the state’s farmers in dire straits. Sugarcane and rice crops have died, causing considerable losses to the already perturbed farming community. As
The mind-boggling challenge of long COVID
Ways to increase capacity of land ports of Bangladesh
The commerce minister of Bangladesh Tipu Munshi called for increasing capacity of land ports on Bangladesh-India border on 21 December 2022. He stated that, India is a close friend and major trading partner of Bangladesh. He also reiterated a huge demand for Bangladeshi products in the Indian market. Bangladesh is now
With activists, journalists jailed for ‘Spurious Reasons’, India’s Chief Justice faces challenges
India’s new Chief Justice, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, has a significant challenge ahead – as activists and minorities remain hopeful that he will remain true to his legacy of delivering judgments that enshrined the Constitution, especially on personal liberty. Sanjay Kapoor, founder editor of Hardnews Magazine and political analyst told the IPS
Dhaka Test: Tigers back into contest as India slump to 45 for 4
Bangladesh spinners caught India in spin-web to raise a prospect of a stunning victory in the second Test as they reduced the mighty sub-continent to 45-4 on day three, in the chase of a 145-run target at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium Saturday. India needed further 100 runs to sweep the two-match
Bangladesh wrap up India’s first innings for 314
Bangladesh spinners caught India in spin web to dismiss them for 314 in the first innings of the second Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium Friday. Spinner accounted for the nine wickets, with left-arm spinner duo Taijul Islam and Shakib Al Hasan claiming four wickets each. Mehidy Hasan Miraz played a