President to work on improving Indo-Bangla connectivity
September 11th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 11 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee has assured Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar that he will utilise his office to improve connectivity between India and Bangladesh, officials said ... Read more...
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Bangladesh to earn $44 mn from goods transit
February 27th, 2012 - 8:01 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 27 (IANS) Bangladesh can earn about $44 million a year by providing goods transit facilities to India and other neighbouring countries, an expert said.Transport expert M. Rahmatullah said ... Read more...
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Transit deal can help India, others: Sibal
January 12th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 12 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Thursday connectivity between India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal can promote cross-border trade."New Delhi and Dhaka's joint decision to ... 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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First private consignment reaches Tripura via Bangladesh
September 29th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 29 (IANS) The first private goods consignment via Bangladesh Thursday reached Tripura from Kolkata although Dhaka is yet to sign a full-fledged treaty with New Delhi on transit ... Read more...
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Teesta, access issue will be solved: Chidambaram
September 21st, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said the unresolved Teesta river water sharing and the issue of access to India across Bangladesh will be solved ... Read more...
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Transit facility to India not now: Dhaka
September 6th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 6 (IANS) It will not be possible to provide transit facility to India before next year, a senior Bangladesh minister said Tuesday.This is because work on the ... 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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‘Bangladesh needs to invest $7 bn in transit facilities’
April 20th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 20 (IANS) Bangladesh will need to invest Tk 500 billion ($7 billion) in road, rail and river ways and ports in the next two to three years to ... Read more...
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Egypt unrest: Malaysia may fly out more of its nationals
February 10th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 10 (IANS) Malaysia, which has flown out 5,000 of its nationals from Egypt, would mount another operation if the situation there worsens, says Prime Minister
Mohammed Najib Tun Abdul ... Read more...
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Bangladesh plans waterway transit for Bhutan
January 17th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 17 (IANS) Bangladesh plans to have an exclusive Teesta river waterway transit for landlocked Bhutan, an official said.A government committee is preparing the final documents to give transit facilities ... Read more...
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‘Dhaka getting closer to Delhi, Beijing’
January 7th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 7 (IANS) The first two years of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government have seen Bangladesh focusing its foreign policy on regional connectivity and boosting ties, especially with the two ... Read more...
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Pact allows Indian equipment to move through Bangladesh
December 1st, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 1 (IANS) A bilateral treaty signed between Dhaka and New Delhi will facilitate the transport of Indian equipment to a power plant being set up in India's Tripura state, ... Read more...
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Zia opposes transit facility to India (Lead)
November 8th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 8 (IANS) Opposition leader Khaleda Zia has come out strongly against the government decision to allow New Delhi to use the Bangladeshi territory to take goods from one part ... Read more...
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Zia opposes transit facility to India
November 8th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 8 (IANS) Bangladesh's opposition leader Khaleda Zia has demanded that the government scrap all deals, including one on transit, with India.Zia claimed at a rally Sunday that India would ... Read more...
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Bangladesh minister draws flak for ‘transit’ remark
November 4th, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 4 (IANS) Bangladesh Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith has drawn flak for reportedly terming as "fools" the opponents of the government policy of providing transit facilities to South Asian neighbours ... Read more...
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Indian credit terms ‘good’, says Bangladesh
August 8th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 8 (IANS) Bangladesh Finance Minister AMA Muhith Sunday described as "good" the terms of the $one billion credit India has offered as the two neighbours reviewed the growing economic ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka assures India of speedy rehabilitation of displaced Tamils
June 9th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Wednesday assured India of expediting the rehabilitation of remaining internally displaced persons (IDPs)."During their meet, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh was apprised ... Read more...
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Trade, industry groups urge Dhaka to invest in India
February 1st, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 1 (IANS) Now that India has lifted investment-related restrictions on Bangladesh, trade and industry groups have urged Dhaka to invest in India.
Pakistan and Bangladesh were the only countries ... Read more...
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Bangladesh keen to increase trade with northeast India
January 12th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong/Agartala, Jan 12 (IANS) The Bangladesh government is keen to increase trade, business and connectivity with northeast India, officials said here Tuesday quoting visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
"Chief ministers of ... Read more...
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Zia must not prejudge talks with India: Dhaka daily
January 3rd, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 3 (IANS) Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia "must not prejudge" the outcome of the summit level talks Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will have in New Delhi next week, a ... Read more...
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Hasina, Zia exchange barbs on ties with India
January 2nd, 2010 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 2 (IANS) Ahead of her summit-level talks in India, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday ridiculed opposition leader Khaleda Zia's threats of making her government's path "thorny" should it ... Read more...
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Dhaka offers Kathmandu port facility for more trade
December 23rd, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 23 (IANS) After a nod from India, Bangladesh is moving to open a new land route to Nepal and offer it the use of its Mongla port for ... Read more...
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Zia stresses political goodwill between Dhaka, Delhi
December 18th, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 18 (IANS) As Bangladesh prepares for summit level talks with India, opposition leader and former prime minister Khaleda Zia has called for "political goodwill" to resolve issues between the ... Read more...
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Sheikh Hasina to visit India in December
November 13th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 13 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be in New Delhi Dec 19 for bilateral talks that may include India receiving transit facilities to reach its northeastern region.
Foreign ... Read more...
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Dhaka seeks access to Nepal and Bhutan through India
October 8th, 2009 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 8 (IANS) Bangladesh has urged India to give it transit to Nepal and Bhutan to boost bilateral and South Asian regional trade and connectivity.
The subject will be high ... Read more...
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Hasina dispels security fears over Asian highway via India
September 10th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 10 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheiukh Hasina has dismissed as "bogus" the campaign against the country being connected to the proposed Asian Highway through India.
Ruling out any possibility of threat ... Read more...
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Give us passage to Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh tells India
August 21st, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujit Chakraborty
Akhaurah (India-Bangladesh Border), Aug 21 (IANS) Bangladesh has in principle agreed to provide transit facilities to India but in return has demanded a corridor through West Bengal to carry ... Read more...
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Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala meets her Indian counterpart
August 11th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 11 (ANI): Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala, who is on a five-day-visit to India, met her Indian counterpart S. M. Krishna here on Tuesday.During her visit, Koirala ... Read more...
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Nepal Foreign Minister arrives in India
August 10th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 10 (ANI): Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala arrived in India on Monday as part of her five-day visit.Soon after her arrival, Koirala expressed confidence that her visit would ... Read more...
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Nepal Foreign Minister leaves for India
August 10th, 2009 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Aug 10 (ANI): Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala left for New Delhi on Monday morning to prepare the groundwork for the impending visit of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal.Koirala flew ... Read more...
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Pakistan denies Afghanistan transit facilities to import oil from India
August 8th, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) Pakistan will got grant Afghanistan transit facilities to import oil from India, an official said here Saturday after two days of trade talks between the two countries.
During the ... Read more...
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NEC to develop roads along northeastern borders
July 22nd, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 22 (IANS) A regional planning body, the North Eastern Council (NEC), plans to develop roads along the the country's northeastern borders to improve the region's connectivity with the rest of ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi traders support transit facilities to India
July 5th, 2009 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 5 (IANS) Bangladesh's industry bodies want transit facilities for India to help it transport cargo to the northeast region through their country.
According to them, transshipment can be done through ... Read more...
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Dhaka finally decides to join Asian Highway
June 19th, 2009 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 19 (IANS) Bangladesh is readying to join the Asian Highway after years of prevarication when past regimes suggested routes that would ensure that India did not receive any transit facilities ... Read more...
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