Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi DHAKA: Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has said differences between the two neighbours can only be resolved through talks and expressed hope PM Tarique Rahman’s visit to India “should take place much sooner”.His remarks on Sunday came hours after Bangladesh govt attached tough conditions for New Delhi prior … Read more
Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman (L) with Indian high commissioner Dinesh Trivedi in Dhaka Monday DHAKA: Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman Monday raised the issue of the extradition of exiled Awami League leader and ex-PM Sheikh Hasina with Indian high commissioner Dinesh Trivedi, emphasising that Dhaka was hopeful of a positive response, while cautioning India against “actions” … Read more
Bangladesh is preparing for one of its most ambitious green initiatives yet: a nationwide plan to plant 250 million trees over the next five years. The plan aims to increase the country’s green coverage, deliver on key election promises and support long-term climate and biodiversity goals. But as conservationists point out, planting such large numbers … Read more
DHAKA/NEW DELHI Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said the government wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to return home through “legal processes”, responding to her recent remarks that she wanted to return home “soon” despite facing the death penalty. Bangladesh Home Minister: Seeking Hasina’s return through legal procedures “We want to go through the legal … Read more
India’s outgoing envoy Pranay Verma called on Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Rahman in Dhaka on Monday. The two sides reviewed developments and expressed optimism about the future direction of bilateral relations. Outgoing Indian envoy meets Bangladesh foreign minister to discuss bilateral relations High Commissioner Verma called on the foreign minister in Dhaka, state-owned BSS news agency … Read more
A court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, will hear arguments on Friday on charges in a sedition case against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 285 others. Bangladesh court to hear charges against Hasina in sedition case on June 17 Dhaka’s third additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Moin Uddin Chowdhury fixed a date of June 17, allowing the … Read more
JioStar terminates broadcast deal with local partner in Bangladesh, move means Indian Premier League (intense pulsed lightAccording to Reuters, this season will not be released in the country.Bangladesh had earlier banned broadcasting the IPL following tensions between the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after Bangladesh pacer … Read more
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday set up two more empowered committees for Bengal to expedite processing of citizenship applications received under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. This brings to four the number of commissions authorized to operate in the state.The CAA grants citizenship to immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh belonging … Read more
Ministry of Interior. (data map) New Delhi: The Union home ministry on Friday set up a second empowered committee for West Bengal to expeditiously process citizenship requests received under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019. The CAA grants citizenship to immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh belonging to six minority faiths – Hindu, Sikh, Christian, … Read more
