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PM Modi impresses Bangladeshis by his Bengali language
World | Jun 08, 2015, 12:07 AM ISTDhaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today drew rapturous applause from the crowd at Dhaka University by beginning his address to the varsity in Bengali language."Bhai bonera kemon achen (My brothers and sisters, how are you?),"
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India deserves UNSC Permanent membership: PM Modi
World | Jun 07, 2015, 11:50 PM ISTDhaka: Making a strong pitch for India's permanent membership at the UN Security Council, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today wondered why the country having one-sixth of the world's population was still not getting its rightful
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PM Modi promises to deal Teesta issue from a humanitarian perspective
World | Jun 08, 2015, 08:00 AM ISTDhaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised that the long-pending Teesta water sharing pact should not be made into a political issue and be dealt from a humanitarian perspective."I am of the view that birds, air
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PM Modi accuses Pakistan of creating 'nuisance', promoting terror
World | Jun 07, 2015, 09:44 PM ISTDhaka: In a blunt attack on Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused it of creating “nuisance” and “constantly” troubling India by promoting terrorism. The Prime Minister's sharp criticism came during the course of his
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Khaleda Zia calls on PM Modi, seeks intervention in 'restoring' democracy
World | Jun 08, 2015, 07:52 AM ISTDhaka: A Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief and former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia here.Khaleda led a six-member team to meet Modi at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel
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PM Modi visits Indian chancery in Dhaka
World | Jun 07, 2015, 03:28 PM ISTDhaka: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the new Indian high commission chancery complex at Baridhara. He also inaugurated six projects undertaken with grant-in-aid from India.”Reaching out to Bangladesh directly. PM inaugurated 6
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Kolkata-Agartala bus reaches Tripura from Dhaka
India | Jun 07, 2015, 03:31 PM ISTAgartala: The Kolkata-Agartala bus service via Dhaka reached Agartala last midnight amid warm welcome from people of Tripura. Senior state officials received the bus at the Indo-Bangla border of Tripura.People waved at the bus as
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PM Modi meets Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid
World | Jun 07, 2015, 02:09 PM ISTDhaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called on Bangladesh President Mohammad Abdul Hamid at Bangabhawan in Dhaka.“A warmth that brings two nations together. PM@narendramodi and President Abdul Hamid confer at Bangabhawan,” Vikas Swarup, spokesperson
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Dawn of new era: Bangladesh dailies on PM Modi visit
World | Jun 07, 2015, 01:51 PM ISTDhaka: Highlighting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit as "the dawn of a new era" and echoing his description of the signing of the Land Boundary Agreement protocol as a "historic moment" in bilateral ties,
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PM Modi visits Ramakrishna Mission in Dhaka
World | Jun 07, 2015, 11:45 AM ISTDhaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited the Ramakrishna Mission, a branch of the Kolkata-based Belur Math, at the heart of the Bangladeshi capital on the second day of his two-day visit.Modi, who has long
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PM Modi offers prayer at Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka
World | Jun 07, 2015, 09:21 AM ISTDhaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today offered prayers at the famous 12th century Dhakeshwari national temple, the most revered place for Hindu community in Bangladesh.The Prime Minister spent around 15 minutes at the temple, which
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New bus service via Dhaka makes people of Tripura, Bengal gung-ho
India | Jun 07, 2015, 08:23 AM ISTAgartala/Kolkata: The Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka, formally flagged off on Saturday, has come as a boon for the people of the north eastern states and Kolkata, with medical treatment, jobs, education, tourism, trade and
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Indo-Bangla land boundary pact is 'meeting of hearts', says PM Modi
World | Jun 07, 2015, 07:43 PM ISTLIVE UPDATES:*Prime Minister Narendra Modi concludes his speech at BICC. *Our (Bangladesh PM and PM Modi) thought process match perfectly. All we think of is development, development and development: PM Modi*Mamata said I can never hospitality
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India, Bangladesh ratify historic land swap deal, ink 22 agreements
World | Jun 06, 2015, 11:56 PM ISTDhaka: In a historic move, India and Bangladesh on Saturday ratified an over 40-year-old land border swap agreement and flagged off two new trans-border buses as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with his Bangladeshi
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Tarun Gogoi inaugurates Guwahati-Dhaka bus service
India | Jun 06, 2015, 09:37 PM ISTGuwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today inaugurated the Guwahati-Dhaka bus service from the city.Speaking on the occasion, Gogoi said a new chapter in India-Bangladesh relations has begun with the commencement of the bus service
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Narendra Modi gifts hand-woven tapestry to Sheikh Hasina
World | Jun 06, 2015, 05:55 PM ISTDhaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today presented a hand-woven tapestry, that showed "Kalpavriksh tree & the Kamadhenu cow", to his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina."Presented a hand-woven tapestry from Venkatagiri, Andhra Pradesh woven in Jamdani style
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Two bus services launched between India and Bangladesh (See PICS)
World | Jun 06, 2015, 05:28 PM ISTDhaka: In a major boost to connectivity between India and Bangladesh, two bus services were flagged off today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
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Three held in Bangladesh for pasting anti-Modi posters
World | Jun 06, 2015, 02:02 PM ISTDhaka: Police in Bangladesh have arrested three activists of the radical Islamist Hizb ut-Tahrir political party for pasting posters denouncing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country, a media report said on Saturday.A
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Reliance Power to invest USD 3 bn in setting up power plant in Bangladesh
Jun 06, 2015, 01:22 PM ISTDhaka: Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power today signed an agreement to invest USD 3 billion in setting up a mega power plant and a floating LNG import terminal in Bangladesh which faces acute power shortages.Reliance Power
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Modi visits Bangabandhu museum in Dhaka
World | Jun 06, 2015, 01:08 PM ISTDhaka: In his second engagement of the day here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum to pay tribute to the founder of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Modi, who arrived here in