Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday left Dhaka for New Delhi on a two-day state visit to India at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 02:03 pm. The flight is
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India making efforts to keep Bangladesh under control: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that neighbouring India has been continuously making efforts to keep Bangladesh under its control instead of resolving the pressing issue of water-sharing of common trans-border rivers. Speaking at a discussion meeting on Farakka Long March Day, he also criticised the Awami
India interested to finance Teesta project: Hasan
India has expressed interest to finance Bangladesh's Teesta project, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said Thursday. "You know we have taken on a big project on Teesta. India wants to finance this project. It will have to be implemented in line with our needs. We want to see our needs fulfilled," Foreign
India is not xenophobic: S. Jaishankar
India is not xenophobic, the country's foreign minister has insisted, after comments by US President Joe Biden suggesting the South Asian nation and fellow ally Japan were struggling economically because they rejected immigrants. Biden, who is seeking reelection against Republican rival Donald Trump in November, made the remarks at a campaign
How free & fair will this year’s election be under Narendra Modi’s India?
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, is favoured to win reelection when India’s 970 million voters start heading to the polls on April 19 in the country’s massive, six-week general election. Modi, who has been prime minister since 2014, has benefited from a divided opposition, glowing mainstream media coverage and high economic
BNP reveals political bankruptcy by opposing India: Nanak
Textiles and Jute Minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak Saturday said BNP has revealed its bankruptcy in politics through opposing India. "BNP has isolated from people and they (BNP) are creating very silly issue for calling to boycott Indian products," he told a discussion organized by Bangladesh Chhatra League marking the 104th birth
India publishes election donation data after court order
India's election commission Thursday published details of millions of dollars worth of political donations, confirming the immense financial advantage of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party weeks out from national elections. Electoral bonds have been a key method of political funding, allowing donors to give anonymously through certificates purchased from the State
India’s new citizenship law excludes Muslims
India has implemented a citizenship law that excludes Muslims, a minority community whose concerns have heightened under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government. The rules for the law were announced Monday. It establishes a religious test for migrants from every major South Asian faith other than Islam. Critics argue that
India, European EFTA bloc sign $100 bn free trade deal
India and the four-member European trade bloc EFTA, including Norway and Switzerland, signed a $100-billion free trade agreement on Sunday to promote investment and exports, officials said. The deal will see the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) -- made up of non-European Union nations, including Iceland and Liechtenstein – invest $100
