India to get 3,000 MT hilsha during Durga Puja

Bangladesh will export around 3,000 tonnes of hilsha to India marking the upcoming holy Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, scheduled to be held next month.  “We have been exporting hilsha continuously for the last three years to India as a mark of gesture and relief for

India bans Muslim outfit PFI for links with JMB

India has banned the Popular Front of India (PFI), a controversial Muslim outfit, for five years, citing its alleged links with Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) among other terror groups. The five-year ban against the PFI, its student wing Campus Front of India, and other frontal organisations comes after a week of intense

How India-Bangladesh relations can be win-win for both

Following its declaration in December 1971, Bangladesh's independence was first acknowledged by India. In South Asia, these two nations have historically had a shared border. Although there have been a few problems, relations between the two nations are still largely good. Despite decades-long border disputes coming to an end with

New Indian envoy Pranay Kumar in city

Newly appointed Indian High Commissioner-designate to Bangladesh Pranay Kumar Verma has arrived in Dhaka. Verma, who most recently served as Ambassador of India to Vietnam, arrived here on Wednesday night. He will formally take up the assignment shortly after submitting his credentials to President Abdul Hamid. Pranay Verma joined the Indian Foreign Service

9 dead in India wall collapse

At least nine people were killed when the boundary wall of an Army enclave collapsed on their temporary housing sheds in India's Uttar Pradesh state in the small hours of Friday following incessant monsoon rains. The tragedy occurred in the Dilkusha area of Lucknow, the capital of the northern state, situated

Hasina, Modi ask officials to expedite CEPA negotiations

Bangladesh and India have agreed to start negotiations within the calendar year 2022 for signing the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart directed trade officials on both sides to complete these negotiations at the earliest and in time for Bangladesh's final graduation from

PM asks youths of both nations to foster friendship

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the youth of Bangladesh and India to interact more closely and work in close collaboration like their leaders did in the past. "We feel, youths of both the countries need to interact more closely and connect to the shared history because they are the

Go beyond trade and invest in Bangladesh: Hasina urges Indian businesses

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh-India cooperation should go beyond trade to derive larger gains. "It should include investment, finance, services, technology transfer, and be placed within the context of regional cooperation," she said. The prime minister was addressing an business event, jointly organised by the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers

Dhaka, Delhi pledge to eliminate terrorism

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have reiterated their strong commitment to eliminate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. They decided to further strengthen their cooperation to counter and prevent the spread of terrorism, violent extremism and radicalisation in the region and beyond. Noting with satisfaction that

India offers free export transit to Bangladesh

India has offered free transit via its territory to Bangladesh for exporting its products to third countries through specified land customs stations, airports and seaports. In this regard, the Indian side invited Bangladesh business community for using its port infrastructure for transshipment to third countries. The Indian side informed it during delegation