Tag: India

India delivers 2 mobile oxygen plants to Dhaka

- Times Report -

An Indian Navy offshore patrol vessel, INS Savitri - arrived here on Thursday delivering two mobile oxygen plants (MOP), each with a capacity of generating 960 litres of oxygen per minute. While in Bangladesh, the ship’s company would be interacting with their Bangladesh counterparts; on its journey out, Indian Navy and

Bangladesh, India has ample scope to work together: BGMEA

- Times Report -

Bangladesh and India can reap more mutual trade benefits through further collaboration, especially in the area of apparel and textile industry, said BGMEA President Faruque Hassan. “There are huge opportunities for Bangladesh and India to complement each other in boosting apparel and textile business in both countries,” he remarked during a

India’s Taliban problem

- Afsan Chowdhury -

India had waited as wished by the US –its principal ally  - before making a move in Afghanistan when Russia, China and of course helpless Pakistan were getting knee deep. Now that the US is departing in a disorderly manner none are exactly keen to stand by Ghani’s government. Current Afghan

Bangladesh and the new cold war

- Afsan Chowdhury -

That a cold war is on, between the West on one side and China and Russia on the other is no secret. It’s the most evident bit of reality that is shaping the new world. The West is a conglomerate of many countries but all now weaker in comparison to

India suffers as black fungus declared epidemic amid COVID-19 surge

- Times Report -

India has been struggling against a devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections, but now the country is suffering another epidemic blow as a rare fungal infection affecting some COVID-19 patients was declared an epidemic. A large number of black fungus (mucormycosis) cases have been reported from across the country, even leading

20 dead as Cyclone Tauktae wreaks India’s West Coast

- Times Report -

A monster cyclone hit India on Tuesday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain that killed at least 20 people and disrupted the vaccination program that the country desperately needs to contain the spiraling Covid-19 pandemic. Cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc across large swaths of the country, crashing massive waves onto beaches, turning

Govt extends closure of land border with India

- Times Report -

The closure of the Bangladesh land border with India has been extended for another 14 days due to Covid-19 situation. The decision to extend the land border was taken at a virtual meeting chaired by Foreign Secretary Masud bin Momen on Saturday (May 7th), a Foreign Ministry official present at the

Hundreds of Bangladeshis stranded in Kolkata

- Dipak Mukherjee, Kolkata -

Hundreds of Bangladeshis stranded in Kolkata after the Bangladesh government suddenly closed its borders with India urged upon Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to allow them to get back home. Most of them are ailing people who came to various hospitals at Chennai, Delhi and Kolkata for treatment purposes. But on reaching

Double mutant linked to surge: Indian Govt

- Times Report -

The Indian government has said that a double mutant variant of the coronavirus, first discovered there in March, may be linked to the deadly second wave surge there. Samples containing the mutant or B.1.617 variant have been found in several states with high number of cases. An official associated with the National