“Hey Rupam, open the door. Take this fish,” a woman yelled from outside. I was sitting in the kitchen at my friend Rupam’s house in rural northeast India. It was the heart of monsoon season, and rain had been falling since morning. The woman must have been shouting because the
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Hasina must ‘keep quiet’ while in India, Yunus tells PTI
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has said that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina making political remarks from India is an “unfriendly gesture”, asserting that she must remain silent to prevent discomfort to both countries until Dhaka requests her extradition. “If India wants to keep her until the time Bangladesh (government) wants her
India will work with interim govt: Jaishankar
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has emphasised that India will engage with “the government of the day” in Bangladesh and will try to identify and pursue areas of mutual interest. He made the comments during the launch event for Ambassador Rajiv Sikri's new book, "Strategic Conundrums: Reshaping India's Foreign Policy,"
India can’t win Bangladeshis’ love by sheltering Hasina: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said India cannot win the love of the Bangladeshi people by providing shelter to Bangladesh’s 'enemy' Sheikh Hasina, who was forced to flee the country. Speaking at a discussion meeting, he urged the country’s people to support the interim government, led by
No reason to get affected ties with India: Adviser
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday said bilateral relations is a big thing and emphasised that the relations with India will remain unhurt if former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's stay there prolongs. "This is a hypothetical question. If someone stays in a country why the relations with that particular
BNP’s Salahuddin to return home Sunday from India after 9 years
BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed is finally set to return home on Sunday after spending over nine years in India’s Shillong. He is expected to arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 2 PM, said BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan. The Assistant High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Guwahati issued
Hasina refused asylum in India, may go to Europe
India’s cricket board names Gautam Gambhir as head coach
India is political friend while China dev friend: Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Saturday said India is a political friend of Bangladesh while China has contributed a lot to the country as a development partner. Noting that Bangladesh will take opportunities from anywhere for the sake of the country’s development, he
