India to be more liberal to boost trade, solve water issue: Hasina
January 11th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 11 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday asked India to be more generous and liberal to increase business between the two neighbours and to come forward ... Read more...
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Hasina visits Tripura Wednesday to commemorate history
January 10th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 10 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina makes a historic border crossing here Wednesday with a 100-member delegation to commemorate the northeast Indian state's role in her ... Read more...
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Tripura airport being upgraded for Hasina’s visit
January 6th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 6 (IANS) The Indian government is upgrading the Tripura airport with international facilities ahead of the visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose aircraft will land ... Read more...
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Man wishes death to Bangladesh PM on Facebook
January 4th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 4 (IANS) A Bangladeshi university teacher who allegedly "whished death" to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Facebook has been sentenced in absentia to six months in prison ... Read more...
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Tripura varsity to confer doctorate on Sheikh Hasina
December 21st, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 21 (IANS) Tripura University will confer an honorary doctorate on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her maiden visit to this northeastern Indian state Jan 12, a ... Read more...
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Bangladesh pays tribute to martyrs on Victory Day
December 16th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 16 (IANS) Thousands of Bangladeshis Friday paid tributes to those who sacrificed their lives for liberating the country in 1971.The 40th Victory Day celebrations began in the ... Read more...
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No compromise on Bangladesh’s security: Hasina
December 13th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 13 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday said her government would never compromise on the country's security and sovereignty."We believe in peace and peaceful coexistence with ... Read more...
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Bangladesh approves anti-human trafficking law
December 12th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 12 (IANS) The Bangladeshi cabinet Monday approved a new anti-human trafficking law which includes a provision for death penalty for traffickers.The approval came at the regular cabinet ... Read more...
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Opposition strike hits normal life in Dhaka
December 4th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 4 (IANS) Normal life in this Bangladesh capital was Sunday's affected to a large extent due to a day-long strike called by the country's main opposition party ... Read more...
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India allays Bangladesh’s Tipaimukh concerns
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Amid fresh concerns in Bangladesh over the Tipaimukh dam in Manipur, India Friday assured Dhaka that it will not take any steps on this ... Read more...
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Bangladesh a key partner: Germany
November 28th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 28 (IANS) Bangladesh was a key partner for Germany in "tackling global challenges", German President Christian Wulff said Monday after arriving in Dhaka for a three-day official ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi envoy to visit India over dam project issue (Lead)
November 24th, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 23 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Wednesday that a special envoy would be sent to India soon to discuss the Tipaimukh Dam to be built ... Read more...
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Dhaka seeking apology from Islamabad justified: Pakistani daily
November 23rd, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Bangladesh seeking an apology from Pakistan for war crimes committed in 1971 is "justifiable" and the "least our government can do is learn lessons from ... Read more...
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India assures Bangladesh on Tipaimukh project
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) India Tuesday assured Bangladesh that the Tipaimukh hydro-electric project in Manipur will not have an "adverse" impact on it as there will be no ... Read more...
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Experts committee formed on Teesta: Mamata
November 16th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) With Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni standing beside her, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday announced that an experts committee has been formed to ... Read more...
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UN offers help during Bangladesh polls
November 16th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 16 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that if Bangladesh's political leaders want, the UN was ready to provide technical and logistic support to help conduct ... Read more...
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Ban Ki-moon arrives in Bangladesh
November 13th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 13 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived here Sunday evening on a three-day visit as part of his three-nation tour that will also take him to ... Read more...
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Teesta pact will need national consensus: PM
November 13th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
On Board Air India One, Nov 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the government has "some distance" to travel to evolve consensus on the stalled Teesta water-sharing ... Read more...
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Sheikh Hasina visits Tin Bigha corridor
October 19th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Tin Bigha (West Bengal), Oct 19 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday visited this corridor linking two Bangladeshi enclaves, Dahagram and Angorpota, and hoped the pending Teesta water ... Read more...
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Bangladesh to deploy army in crucial civic poll
October 16th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 16 (IANS) The Bangladesh Election Commission Sunday decided to deploy the army for ensuring free and fair mayoral polls of the Narayanganj city corporation slated for Oct ... Read more...
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‘Indian PM visit to Dhaka had several positive outcomes’
September 17th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 17 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent visit to Dhaka was "successful" and gave an "unshakable momentum" to the development of collaborative ties between the two ... Read more...
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Bangladesh PM to visit Tripura
September 11th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 11 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Tripura later this year and will be conferred an honorary doctorate by a university, an official said here ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh soon to settle border issues: Tripura CM
September 9th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 9 (IANS) India and Bangladesh would soon delineate their long-disputed border areas while Dhaka has sought information about the bases of terrorists from India's northeast in Bangladesh ... Read more...
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Terrorism unacceptable, unjustifiable: Sheikh Hasina
September 7th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 7 (IANS) Stating that any act of terrorism is "unacceptable" and "unjustifiable", Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday expressed her "profound shock and outrage" over the bomb ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh agree on new architecture for partnership
September 6th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 6 (IANS) India and Bangladesh Tuesday cemented their ties by inking pacts on a variety of issues ranging from land disputes to tiger conservation, with Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Messi fever grips Dhaka
September 6th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 6 (IANS) Messi fever seems to have gripped the Bangladesh capital where Argentina plays a FIFA friendly international against Nigeria.Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi along with his ... Read more...
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Bangladesh ministers say Teesta pact will be done
September 6th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 6 (IANS) The Bangladesh leadership had not given up on an agreement on sharing of the Teesta river waters with several ministers saying that it would be ... Read more...
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PM’s Dhaka visit to put in place agenda for cooperation
September 5th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's two-day visit to Bangladesh was aimed at putting in place an agenda for cooperation in areas such as power, infrastructure ... Read more...
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`Manmohan’s trip to be turning point in Delhi-Dhaka ties’
September 5th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 5 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's two-day trip to Bangladesh is a historic visit and has "all the potentials of becoming a major turning point in ... Read more...
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Menon again flies to Dhaka, holds talks with Hasina advisers
September 4th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Dhaka, Sep 4 (IANS) In a last-minute bid to finalise crucial pacts expected to be signed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Dhaka, National Security Adviser Shivshankar ... Read more...
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Indian national security advisor visits Dhaka
August 29th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 29 (IANS) India's National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon has held comprehensive talks with top Bangladeshi officials ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Sep 6-7 visit here.Menon, who ... Read more...
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Gaddafi sheltered Mujibur killers: Hasina
August 28th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 28 (IANS) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi gave shelter to the killers of then president and Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said.Hasina said Gaddafi ... Read more...
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Manmohan’s Dhaka visit: Transit, ports, border key issues
August 26th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 26 (IANS) A transit route between the mountainous northeastern states and the rest of India via Bangladesh, use of sea and river ports and border-related issues ... Read more...
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Hasina to help complete Bangladesh director’s unfinished movie
August 26th, 2011 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 26 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will extend her all-out cooperation in completing "Kagojer Phool", the unfinished movie of filmmaker Tareque Masud who was killed in ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh sign maps, settle boundary row (Lead)
August 20th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 20 (IANS) India and Bangladesh Saturday began signing border maps in Dhaka, officially recognising their 4,156-km international boundary and ending a decades-old lingering discord over the issue.The ... Read more...
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