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

President urges India to resolve Rohingya crisis

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday urged India to take more effective steps in persuading Myanmar to take the Rohingyas back home from Bangladesh for resolving the issue. The president made the call when Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Kumar Verma met him at Bangabhaban. Verma became the first foreign envoy

Indo-Bangla trade using rupee lieu of USD start soon

Bangladesh could soon start trading with India using rupee instead of US dollar, trial for which has been done by Bangladesh Bank recently. The ministry of commerce has placed a written recommendation at the last cabinet meeting regarding the possibility and opportunity of using rupee instead of dollar. Currently Bangladesh exports goods

Ukraine War Casts Shadow Over India’s Ambitions

India has been positioning itself as a leading voice of developing countries known as the Global South in recent years. Now, as president of the G20, Delhi could not have a bigger stage on which to deliver. The world's 19 wealthiest nations plus the European Union account for 85% of global economic

Why the movement against Rampal plant in Bangladesh failed

Five years after a people’s movement to stop a power plant near the Sundarban, Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government has pushed the project through. Why did this movement fail where others in Bangladesh have succeeded? On 17 December 2022, the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project within the Khulna division, Bangladesh’s third-largest