Bangladesh out to end Asia Cup on a high

Bangladesh aim to end the Asia Cup mission on a high note when they take on India in their last match of the Super Four phase today (Friday) at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Tigers had already been eliminated from the race of the final following their seven-wicket and 21-run

Modi opens G20 summit as PM of ‘Bharat’

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made  his opening address to the G20 summit Saturday with his country nameplate  labelled "Bharat" -- an ancient Sanskrit word -- in the biggest signal yet of  a potential official change. The gesture came days after invitations to the summit dinner were sent out in  the

India sees hottest, driest August since records began

India has reported its hottest and driest August since national records began more than a century ago, the latest in a string of records broken worldwide as climate change intensifies. August falls in the middle of India's annual monsoon, a season that usually brings up to 80 percent of the country's

Putin to not visit India for G20 summit

Russia will be represented by its foreign minister at the G20 summit in New Delhi, President Vladimir Putin told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a phone call on Monday where the two leaders also discussed bilateral ties. The two leaders also spoke about the planned expansion of the BRICS group

Bangladesh, India to boost customs ties

Bangladesh and India have reaffirmed their commitment to bolstering customs cooperation and streamlining cross-border trade. "The 14th JGC meeting discussed a host of bilateral issues such as the opening of new land customs stations, easing port restrictions, development of road and rail infrastructure, pre-arrival exchange of customs data and a bilateral

AdaniConneX seals largest data centre financing deal in India

AdaniConneX achieved financial closure through its maiden construction facility by entering into Financing Framework, raising USD 213 Mn for its under-construction data centerasset portfolio, a press release said on Monday. The tied-up facility will finance two data centerswith an aggregate capacity of 67 MW that includes ‘Chennai 1’ campus with

Dhaka-Delhi strategic dialogue begins tomorrow

Building on its longstanding tradition of holding bilateral discussion with think tank partners in India, a CPD team will be joining "India-Bangladesh Strategic Dialogue" to be held in Delhi on June 22-23. The discussion is being jointly organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and the Ananta Aspen Centre, New

BNP wants to come to power by selling St. Martin: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday alleged that BNP wants to come to power by giving guarantee to sell Saint Martin's island. "BNP came to power in 2001 by giving undertaking to sell gas. Now they want to sell the country. They want to come to power by undertaking to sell

India, EU explores scope for connectivity involving Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan

India and the European Union (EU) are exploring connectivity investments and identifying concrete projects in India's north-eastern states and Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan for implementation. India's Ministry of External Affairs, the EU Delegation to India, and the Asian Confluence jointly organized the India–EU Connectivity Conference in Meghalaya recently. The objective of the conference