Dhaka remembers its first prime ministerDHAKA - A 1971 letter signed by then Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi, acknowledging Bangladesh’s provisional government led by Tajuddin Ahmed, is part of an exhibition to commemorate Ahmed’s 84th birth anniversary. Murmurs of dissent as Hasina re-elected Awami League chiefDHAKA - Muffled complaints of absence of intra-party democracy surfaced as Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was elected president of the country’s ruling Awami League for the seventh time, media reports here said Saturday. China a victim of terrorism like India: DiplomatDHAKA - China is a victim of terrorism like Bangladesh and India and wants to join the UN-led campaign against terror, a Chinese diplomat has said. China supports Bangladesh-India talks on Tipaimukh damDHAKA - China has expressed support for talks between Dhaka and New Delhi over the proposed construction of Tipaimukh dam in India’s Manipur state. The Barak river, on which the dam is to be built, flows from China into India and then goes to Bangladesh. Bangladeshi party wants non-Muslim members to take special oathDHAKA - Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s largest Islamist party, expects its non-Muslim members to take an oath to “defend national sovereignty”, but this is not required of its Muslim members, a media report said Thursday. Advancing time helps Dhaka save powerDHAKA - Advancing the time by an hour has helped Bangladesh reduce power demand by 150 to 200 megawatt (MW) in the evenings, marginally easing the persistent electricity shortage. Bangladesh favours reopening rail link with India: Sheikh HasinaDHAKA - Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her government’s interest in reopening a rail link between Bangladesh and India to establish stronger connectivity between the two neighbouring countries in the fields of trade, investment and people-to-people contacts. Kalam’s call for energy, resource management inspiring: ReportDHAKA - A leading daily newspaper Wednesday welcomed former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s call for developing alternative sources of energy and new science-based models of development. We want to revive rail link with India: Sheikh HasinaDHAKA - Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that her government wants to reopen the rail links with India for better connectivity and to promote trade, investment and people-to-people contact. The rail link was snapped in 1965. Indian with terror links nabbed in DhakaDHAKA - Maulana Mansur Ali alias Habibullah, an Indian national suspected of being an organiser of the banned Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has been nabbed from Dhaka. The arrest comes within a week of another militant being arrested. Total solar eclipse viewed in BangladeshDHAKA - The long-awaited total solar eclipse was observed Wednesday morning in northwestern Bangladesh that lasted for little more than three minutes. Bangladesh acting tough against anti-India militants operating from its soilDHAKA - Bangladesh has started taking tough measures against militants operating from its soil and the recent arrests of Indian origin Lashkar-e-Toiba militants proves Dhaka’s resolve not to allow its soil to be used for launching anti-India operations. Another top Lashkar militant arrested in BangladeshDHAKA - Another militant, who is sought by India and is working for Pakistan based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba, has been arrested by Bangladesh Police. Bangladesh to revive economic ties with India, ChinaDHAKA - Shifting emphasis from multilateral to bilateral economic ties. Bangladesh is to revive the Joint Economic Commissions (JECs) with its principal trade partners India and China. Bangladesh president emphasises need for dialogue with IndiaDHAKA - Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman Monday said that the unresolved issues with India must be settled amicably through bilateral negotiations. 25,000 Bangladesh visitors don’t return home, says Indian envoyDHAKA - Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty Monday alleged that 25,000 among the Bangladeshi nationals visiting India every year do not return home. Kalam meets Grameen Bank’s Yunus in Dhaka, dines with President, PMDHAKA - Former Indian president A P J Abdul Kalam, who arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a three-day visit, met with Bangladeshi Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, and attended a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Zillur Rahman. Indian business leaders ask Bangladesh to boost bilateral economic tiesDHAKA - An Indian trade delegation visiting Dhaka has urged Bangladesh to take steps to boost bilateral trade ties between the two countries. Dhaka moots PM level talks if Indian dam found harmfulDHAKA - Bangladesh has said that if the parliamentary team visiting the site of an Indian dam finds it “harmful”, it would demand a meeting of the Joint Rivers Commission (JRC), to be attended by the prime ministers of the two countries. Kalam wants India to adopt Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank modelDHAKA - Inspired by Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank endeavour, former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has mooted a separate Indian law for micro credit in rural areas, a media report here said Monday. ‘Bangladesh opposition misleading public on Indian project’DHAKA - Bangladesh’s main opposition is “misleading” the people on the proposed Indian dam at Tipaimukh with data and information that is “flawed”, said the head of the parliamentary team that will visit the project site in Manipur late this month. Nabbed Indian militant talked daily with boss in Pakistan: DhakaDHAKA - Indian national Mufti Obaidullah, a terrorist posing as a teacher since 1995, sent SMS messages in Persian, using English alphabets to his Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) boss and spoke to him daily using six different cellphones, Bangladesh authorities say. Hasina calls for unity to bargain better with India over Tipaimukh damDHAKA - Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for political unity to be able to “bargain better with India” over the contentious Tipaimukh dam issue between the South Asian neighbours. Abandon Tipaimukh dam project, Khaleda Zia tells IndiaDHAKA - Urging India to cancel plans to build a dam in an area near the Bangladesh border, opposition leader Khaleda Zia Saturday exhorted the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina “not to bow” to India on the issue. Dhaka opposition dissatisfied with Indian assurance on damDHAKA - Protesters here began a ‘long march’ against a dam across the border in northeastern India as Bangladesh’s main opposition rejected Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s assurance that no work would be started without holding talks. Terrorist nabbed in Dhaka linked to attacks in IndiaDHAKA - Bangladesh authorities claim that an Indian militant arrested here has been living in the country since 1995 and has links with Pakistan-based terrorist groups as well as underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, media reports said Saturday. Kalam to visit Bangladesh from SundayNEW DELHI/DHAKA - Former Indian president Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will undertake a three-day visit of Bangladesh capital of Dhaka from Sunday. Bangladesh police arrest Indian terror group top operativeDHAKA - A top operative of a Indian terror group -Asif Reza Commando Force - has been arrested for trying to expand his network in Dhaka. Mauritius hiring only women from Indian subcontinentDHAKA - Mauritius is phasing out male workers and hiring only women from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, a newspaper report here said Friday, quoting a local labour recruiting agent. Abdul Kalam to visit Bangladesh next weekDHAKA - Former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will head to Bangladesh next week to interact with the leadership here and visit educational institutions. |
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