Dhaka – Direct train service from Jessore to Benapole, has been introduced on Tuesday to provide a shortcut journey to the travelers to and from Bangladesh and India by land route. The railway authorities decided to introduce the service following…
Tag: Int’l relations
The Nepal card in China-India context
By Upendra Gautam The analytical piece “It is time to be a good neighbor” by Ms. Rao and Mr. Pokharel (Hindu, 17 October, 2015) has done a commendable job by questioning India’s so-called “special relationship” with Nepal. In my view,…
Trans Pacific Partnership agreement termed dark day for Malaysia
Despite widespread international opposition, trade officials from the 12 countries negotiating the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Atlanta, USA announced on 5 October that they have reached an agreement on a devastating trade deal that threatens people and the planet.…
US varifying reported IS claim in foreigner-killing in Bd
Dhaka – US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat said in Chittagong on Sunday the US is assisting Bangladesh in verifying the reported claims of IS over the killing two foreign nationals in Bangladesh. She made the remarks while talking to…
US wants quick action about Japanese national killing
The United States (US) on Saturday urged the government of Bangladesh to investigate every aspect of the killing of the Japanese national and bring the perpetrators to justice soon. “I urge the Government of Bangladesh to investigate every aspect of…
Bd elected as Chairman of LDC’s Global Coordination Bureau
Bangladesh has been elected as the new Chairman of the Global Coordination Bureau of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
Iran says Saudi govt was responsible for the accident
Saudi Arabia on Friday suggested pilgrims ignoring crowd control rules bore some blame for a crush that killed over 700 people at the Hajj pilgrimage in the annual event’s worst disaster for 25 years.
Hajj stampede: Saudis face growing criticism over deaths
Iran has led growing criticism of Saudi Arabia after at least 717 people died and 863 were injured in a stampede near the holy city of Mecca on Thursday. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council accused the Saudis of “incompetence” and…
Hasina meets Modi
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has met Narendra Modi in New York where both leaders are currently staying to attend the 70th UN General Assembly.
US Asstt Scy Delaney, envoy Bernicat say Bd has not met all GSP conditions
The government may claim it has fulfilled the 16-point action plan Washington rolled out two years back, but Bangladesh appears a long way off getting back preferential trade benefits in the US market under GSP facility. Visiting Assistant US Trade…
Another Bangladeshi killed in BSF firing at Thakurgaon border
A Bangladeshi national, who sustained bullet injuries with another one as members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire on them in Chanpasa border area of Haripur upazila, died at a hospital in India on Saturday. The deceased was…
One killed four injured as BSF open fire entering Bd village
A Bangladeshi national was killed and four others sustained bullet injuries as members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire on them at bordering Paschim Ram Krishnapur village in Sadar upazila of Joypurhat distric on Friday. The deceased was…
UNDP launches online consultations on Bd country Program
United Nations Development Programme in Bangladesh has launched an online platform yesterday in order to incorporate contributions from Bangladeshi citizens in shaping the organization’s ensuing country program document for the next five years. The platform is www.myundpvision-bd.org UNDP, as part…
Indian travel pass for enclave residents on 7-8 Sept
The Indian authorities will issue travel pass for the residents of former 111 Indian enclaves inside Bangladesh to cross the border. After the historic land transfer the residents of the 162 enclaves started a new life with their new identity…
Indian HR body recommends Rs 5 lakh for Felani’s family
Indian National Human Rights Commission recommended payment of Rs 5 lakh to the family of Bangladeshi girl Felani Khatun who was shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the border here in 2011.
Extrajudicial killings cannot be tolerated: UK minister of state
Visiting UK Minister of State for International Development Desmond Swayne on Tuesday said extrajudicial killings cannot be tolerated in any democratic country and called for bringing the ‘perpetrators’ to justice. “Bangladesh is a democracy, and it’s essential that democratic values…
OIC Scy Gen diplored Suu Kyi’s silence over the Rohingya
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Iyad Ameen Madani on Sunday sharply criticized Myanmar politician Aung San Suu Kyi for her silence over Rohingya issues though she was awarded the Nobel Prize in peace. “She (Suu Kyi) has not…
North Korea has declared a ‘Semi-State of War’ with South Korea
By Sally Hayden North Korea has reportedly completed preparation for an attack against South Korea, after giving the South a deadline of 48 hours to stop broadcasting anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts. A report by North Korean state media KCNA said the…
India-Bangladesh land deal a fillip to trade: Meghalaya CM
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Saturday said the land agreement that was signed between India and Bangladesh would give a fillip to trade, commerce and tourism between the two countries. Sangma spoke here at the main Independence Day celebration…
Vessels to transport cargo to northeast via Bangladesh
India and Bangladesh have signed an agreement that will allow river sea vessels (RSVs) to transport cargo to India’s northeastern region via Bangladesh, Minister of State for Shipping P. Radhakrishnan said on Thursday. “India has signed a bilateral Coastal Shipping…
India to grant citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs fleeing Pak, B’desh
New Delhi: The NDA government at the Centre is preparing a bill to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955, to grant citizenship to migrants who have fled religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. There are nearly two lakhs Hindu and…
UNDP Bangladesh condemns blogger killing
The United Nations in Bangladesh has condemned the killing of blogger Niloy Chakraborty Neel in Dhaka. In a ststement issued late on Friday by Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, UN Resident Coordinator, Robert D. Watkins, described…
BSF beats to death Bangladesh National at Naogaon border
A Bangladeshi national was beaten to death allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Nitpur border in Porsha upazila early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Jaria Murmu, 40, a resident of Nitpur village of the upazila.
Greece is not the major problem – Europe is
By Siv O’Neall Yanis Varoufakis says about Europe: “A clueless political personnel, in denial of the systemic nature of the crisis, is pursuing policies akin to carpet-bombing the economy of proud European nations in order to save them.” (‘Yanis Varoufakis…
Border talks begins in Delhi Monday
The Border guard Bangladesh (BGB) will have a meeting with Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in New Delhi on Monday. BGB DG Maj Gen Aziz Ahmed will lead a 22-member Bangladesh delegation while his counterpart BSF DG Devendra Kumar Pathak…
Rs 10 bn from Delhi to connect railway to NE thru B’desh
Agartala: The Centre has sanctioned Rs 1,000 crore for laying of 15.06 km long tracks to connect Indian Railways with Bangladesh through the North East. “We were informed by the Centre on Saturday that it has sanctioned Rs 580 crore…
Traspass charge framed against Salahuddin in Shillong
A Shillong court in the Indian state of Meghalaya yesterday framed charges against BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed on alleged trespass into India. The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate KML Nongbri fixed July 30 for starting the trial of the case…
Brics countries launch new development bank in Shanghai
The Brics group of emerging economies on Tuesday launched its New Development Bank (NDB) in Shanghai. The bank is backed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – collectively known as Brics countries. The NDB will lend money to…
BGB, BSF exchange sweets – Pak soldiers refuse India’s sweets
Agartala: The Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) on Saturday exchanged sweets on the occasion of Eid, an official said. “BSF officials gave sweet boxes to their BGB counterparts at all sectors of India-Bangladesh borders. BGB officials…
BGB hands over 2 abducted Myanmar soldiers
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) handed over two members of Myanmar army, who were rescued near the Bangladesh-Myanmar-India border in Bandarban district on Tuesday, to Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) on Friday. BGB handed over the soldiers to BGP in a…