Dhaka September 14, 2025, 4:50 am
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now visiting India, and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi expressed satisfaction at the "intensification" of bilateral defence ties
The prime minister was addressing a function at marking the distribution of Mujib Scholarship awards among the direct descendants of soldiers or officers of defence forces of India who had been martyred or critically wounded
The National Committee strongly demanded that the minimum fare of this state-run transport should be reduced by 50 percent to Tk 10 and the fare per kilometer should be reduced from Tk 5 to Tk 3
The areas that will see the 24-hour supply shutdown include Evercare Hospital, North South University and the US Embassy in the Bashundhara area
Although the service will be launched for English medium schools first, all schools will gradually be brought under this
As it (the tunnel) has two tubes, the first tube will be inaugurated in October and the other in November. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate both tubes of the tunnel
The speakers, both at the plenary and at the panel discussion, lauded Bangladesh’s leadership in promoting the notion of culture of peace for over two decades
With the help of Asaduzzaman, a former engineer for Bangladesh Railway, the state-run corporation was able to fix six of these trains again
It also observed that the state must not encourage such provision, because our past history dictates, giving indemnity to a certain group of people whatever manner or purpose it be, has brought nothing good to our nation
Notably, in interaction with ANI on the eve of the India visit, PM Sheikh Hasina terming the Rohingya issue as a ‘Big burden’ on Bangladesh, had called for India’s support in resolving the Rohingya refugee crisis
The meeting took place at Hotel ITC Maurya in Chanakyapuri
He was addressing a dialogue organised by Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum (BSRF) in the capital on Tuesday
With the expansion of connectivity between the two countries, and the development of trade infrastructure on the border, Modi said the two economies will be able to connect more with each other, support each other
The Indian President said the pandemic and the current international situation demand that India and Bangladesh remain more economically connected to deal with the global crisis
Those who will use weekly, monthly and family cards will enjoy special discounts while the wounded Freedom Fighters can travel free of cost
The two premiers jointly unveiled Unit-I of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project in Rampal and inaugurated the Rupsha rail bridge, part of the Khulna-Mongla Port broad gauge rail project, during Hasina’s visit to Delhi on
Bangladesh-India bilateral relations are known to be Role Model for Neighborhood Diplomacy,
The MoUs were exchanged between Bangladesh and India in presence of the two premiers of both the countries
Against the backdrop of the global economic downturn and ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war, the visit is considered very important as the two South Asian neighbors will also discuss enhanced cooperation to over
Sheikh Hasina paid homage by placing a wreath at the altar of the Samadhi (memorial) of Mahatma Gandhi, the preeminent leader of the Indian independence and civil right movements, in Delhi’s Rajghat