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  New bus service via Dhaka makes people of Tripura, Bengal gung-ho

  India | June 07, 2015 8:23 IST

  Agartala/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 | June 07, 2015 19:43 IST

  LIVE 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 | June 06, 2015 23:56 IST

  Dhaka: 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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  Bangladesh offers SEZs to Indian companies

  June 06, 2015 23:06 IST

  Dhaka:  With an aim to boost bilateral trade, Bangladesh today offered to establish Special Economic Zones for Indian companies besides allowing Life Insurance Corporation to start operation in the country.  After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's

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  Confident of fair solution to river water sharing issues: PM Modi

  World | June 06, 2015 22:34 IST

  Dhaka:   Prime Minister Narendra Modi today exuded confidence of reaching a "fair solution" to the long-pending Teesta and Feni rivers water sharing issues with Bangladesh.The Teesta issue was understood to have figured during a brief

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  June 06th: Top five major news events of the day

  India | June 06, 2015 22:50 IST

  India, Bangladesh seal historic Land Boundary AgreementPrime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit here, India and Bangladesh today sealed a historic agreement that will settle a 41-year-old land boundary dispute through exchange of territories, removing a

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  Will continue to come down hard on terrorists: Sheikh Hasina

  World | June 06, 2015 21:56 IST

  Dhaka:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that Bangladesh will continue to adopt a "zero tolerance" approach in dealing with terrorism and extremism, in reassurance to India as militants use to take advantage of the

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  India, Bangladesh seal historic Land Boundary Agreement

  World | June 06, 2015 18:05 IST

  Dhaka:  On Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit here, India and Bangladesh today sealed a historic agreement that will settle a 41-year-old land boundary dispute through exchange of territories, removing a major irritant in bilateral

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  Narendra Modi gifts hand-woven tapestry to Sheikh Hasina

  World | June 06, 2015 17:55 IST

  Dhaka:  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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  Live: Land boundary agreement signed between India nad Bangladesh

  National | June 06, 2015 19:30 IST

  Dhaka: With the land swap agreement as the centerpiece, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived on a two-day historic visit to Bangladesh where he will hold talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina and ink

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  PM Modi's Bangladesh visit: 20 pacts on table, trade to get boost

  National | June 05, 2015 18:48 IST

  Agartala/Guwahati:   Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Dhaka from Saturday is likely to see the signing of 20 agreements besides talks with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on boosting trade, connectivity and

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  Looking forward to talks with PM Modi to resolve issues:Sheikh Hasina

  World | May 29, 2015 18:01 IST

  Dhaka:  Premier Sheikh Hasina has said she is looking forward to a successful engagement on all outstanding issues between Bangladesh and India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit this week.Hasina, during a call on by

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  Bangladesh terror group sends death threats to PM adviser, 9 others

  World | May 21, 2015 16:43 IST

  Dhaka: A Bangladeshi Islamist terror outfit has threatened to kill 10 people including prime minister's political advisor, the terror group sent death threats to PM advisor and 9 others.The letters, containing 10 names that include

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  Approval of border deal with India a diplomatic success: Bangladesh PM

  World | May 07, 2015 20:44 IST

  Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today termed as a “huge diplomatic success” the ratification of a historic bill in the Indian Parliament that provides for the exchange of territories to settle the 41-year-old border

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  City polls rigging charges will be probed, says Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

  World | April 30, 2015 8:02 IST

  Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday the allegations of large-scale rigging during the city corporation elections will be properly investigated.Her pledge came on Wednesday during a programme at the Ganabhaban in Dhaka.

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  Bangladesh cricket team to receive money, flats, cars

  Cricket | April 25, 2015 20:15 IST

  Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday announced that flats and cars along with prize money will be given to the national cricket team for its brilliant performance in the World Cup and home

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  World Cup 2015: India won because of umpires, says Bangladesh PM

  Cricket | March 21, 2015 18:05 IST

  New Delhi:  The furious Bangladeshi cricket fans, who are blaming poor umpiring for their country's loss to India in the quarter final stage of World Cup, have found support from none other than their Prime

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  Zia must be punished for causing deaths: Sheikh Hasina

  World | March 07, 2015 22:13 IST

  Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her arch-rival Khaleda Zia must get “punishment” for the deaths of innocent people during the two-month-long violent anti-government protests by her party that has claimed 115 lives.“She

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  Jaishankar delivers Modi's letter to Nawaz Sharif

  World | March 03, 2015 21:21 IST

  Islamabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a letter to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif which was delivered by Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar when he called on him here today.The contents of the letter were

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  SAARC Yatra: Jaishankar meets Hasina in Bangladesh, holds talks

  World | March 02, 2015 23:16 IST

  Dhaka: India today said it expects to sign two agreements with Bangladesh soon to further boost bilateral trade and commerce as Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar today held “constructive” talks with the top leadership here.  Jaishankar,