Dec 10, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid escalating tension between India and Bangladesh over the atrocities on minorities in the neighbouring country, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday asked political leaders to refrain from making any provocative statements.
Dec 09, 2024, at 11:53 pm
Bangladesh on Monday said it is inappropriate for India to comment on the internal affairs of the country, hours after visiting Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri raised the issue of the safety of minorities in the Muslim-majority nation while meeting his counterpart Md Touhid Hossain.
Dec 09, 2024, at 01:47 pm
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday visited Dhaka amid the strained relationship between the neighbouring nations and met his Bangladesh counterpart Md Jashim Uddin, media reports said.
Hours after closing consular office in Tripura, Bangladesh summons Indian envoy in Dhaka
Dec 04, 2024, at 03:03 am
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh summoned an Indian envoy to Dhaka on Tuesday, hours after it closed its visa and consular office in Tripura following a security breach the day before.
Aug 07, 2024, at 09:26 pm
India has brought back 190 non-essential staffers and their family members from the Indian High Commission in Dhaka after the country plunged into political turmoil following former PM Sheikh Hasina's resignation and escape to New Delhi amid violent protests which left over 300 people dead, media reports said.
Jul 22, 2024, at 03:47 am
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday targeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after she said her state was ready to give shelter to the distressed people from neighbouring Bangladesh amid ongoing tension in the country over quota protests.
Jul 22, 2024, at 12:48 am
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said her state is ready to give shelter to 'helpless people' from Bangladesh where violent protests have been taking place for the past several days against reservation in government jobs.
Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim was honey-trapped; killers were paid Rs. 5 cr for his gory murder: Cops
May 25, 2024, at 07:04 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bangladesh's ruling party Awami League MP Anwarul Azim Anar, who came to Kolkata for medical treatment and was murdered on the outskirts of the city, was 'honey-trapped' by his killers, police investigation has revealed.
Five killed in massive train fire in Bangladesh ahead of polls
Jan 06, 2024, at 07:15 am
Dhaka: At least five people were killed in Bangladesh after a massive fire erupted in a passenger train on Friday.
Jan 13, 2023, at 03:03 pm
Varanasi:Narendra Modi will flag off World’s Longest River Cruise-MV Ganga Vilas and will inaugurate Tent City at Varanasi on Friday at 10.00 AM via video conferencing.
Jan 09, 2023, at 03:11 am
New Delhi: The launch of world’s longest river cruise with MV Ganga Vilas by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Jan 13 January, 2023 in Varanasi will herald a new age of river cruise tourism for India, said Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush.
Narendra Modi to launch world's longest cruise journey that will connect Varanasi-Dhaka-Dibrugarh
Jan 03, 2023, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the world's longest river cruise journey ever which will connect Varanasi city of Uttar Pradesh with Assam's Dibrugarh via Bangladesh on Jan 13.
Sep 07, 2022, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday urged Indian industrialists to invest in her country, saying Dhaka had the most liberal ecosystem for investment in infrastructure, manufacturing, energy and transport sectors.
Bangladesh-India bus services resume after two years
Jun 10, 2022, at 06:49 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The passenger bus services between Bangladesh and India resumed on Friday after its suspension for two years induced by the Covid19 pandemic.
Dhaka: Child dies after falling off rollercoaster
May 03, 2022, at 10:53 pm
Dhaka: A child died after falling from a rollercoaster at the BIWTA eco-park in Dhaka’s Shyampur, media reports said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: 12th Foundation Day of Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) celebrated in Dhaka
Mar 12, 2022, at 10:24 pm
Dhaka: Indian High Commissioner Vikram K. Doraiswami inaugurated the event with the lighting of a ceremonial lamp.
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind arrives in Dhaka for three-day visit to Bangladesh
Dec 15, 2021, at 08:02 pm
Dhaka: Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday arrived in Dhaka for his three-day state visit to attend the celebrations marking the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s victory in its Liberations War and the closing of Mujib year.
Oct 19, 2021, at 11:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Bangladesh government should urgently take steps to control incidents of violence against the Hindu minorities, Bharatiya Janata Party Vice-President and former West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh said on Tuesday as he participated in a protest in Delhi against the incidents in the neighbouring country.
Indian High Commission in Dhaka suspends visa operations
Apr 16, 2021, at 02:03 am
The Indian High Commission in Bangladesh has suspended its visa operations in view of the week-long strict lockdown enforced by Bangladesh government from Wednesday, Dhaka Tribune reported.
PM Modi reaches Bangladesh for 2-day visit, welcomed by Sheikh Hasina
Mar 26, 2021, at 04:53 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Dhaka, was welcomed by his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina at the airport upon reaching the neighbouring country on Friday.
Kolkata-Dhaka Dialogue focusses on bilateral cooperation between India and Bangladesh
Mar 26, 2021, at 05:14 am
Kolkata: H.P. Ghosh Research Centre, a unit of Bandhan-Konnagar, hosted the Kolkata-Dhaka Dialogue, with the guidance and support of the Ministry of External Affairs.
27 injured in anti-Modi protests in Bangladesh
Mar 25, 2021, at 01:04 am
At least 27 people, including two journalists, were injured in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka when two groups clashed during an anti-Modi protest in the capital’s Dhaka University, according to a report in the Daily Times.
Mar 23, 2021, at 11:39 pm
Ahmedabad: High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India Muhammad Imran visited Gujarat for a series ofg meetings just ahead of Indian PM Narendra Modi's tour to Dhaka this week.
External Affair Minister S Jaishankar completes one- day visit to Dhaka
Mar 06, 2021, at 12:04 am
Dhaka: External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar met Bangladesh Prime Minister M. Sheikh Hasina on Mar 4 during his official visit to Dhaka.
BGB-BSF Border conference postponed
Sep 14, 2020, at 02:07 am
Dhaka/UNI: A border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has been postponed as the BSF delegation failed to reach Dhaka due to a technical glitch in their aircraft, BGB said on Sunday.
Dhaka rally calls for deeper India-Bangladesh bond, slams China's aggression
Jun 21, 2020, at 10:11 pm
Dhaka: Nearly 100 people participated in a rally in Dhaka's Press Club on Saturday to strengthen the relationship between India and Bangladesh.
Vande Bharat Mission: India evacuates first batch of stranded Kashmir students from Dhaka
May 09, 2020, at 04:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The first batch of 168 Indian students hailing from Kashmir, who were stranded in Bangladesh amid COVID-19 imposed travel restrictions, arrived in India on Friday.
West Bengal: 2nd batch of 61 stranded Bangladeshi nationals fly to Dhaka
May 03, 2020, at 09:09 pm
Kolkata/UNI: About 61 stranded Bangladeshi nationals today flew back to Dhaka by a special Bangladesh Biman plane from Dum Dum airport, official sources here said.
Bangladesh: Court to deliver verdict on Dhaka cafe attack case on Nov 27
Nov 17, 2019, at 06:58 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The verdict of the Holey Artisan Café terror attack incident will be delivered by a Bangladesh court on Nov 27.
Prakash Javadekar in Dhaka to attend SACEP meeting
Nov 05, 2019, at 09:27 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday arrived on a two-day Dhaka visit to attend 15th meeting of the Governing Council of South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) tomorrow.