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Farooq Abdullah to attend Bangladesh president's funeral
New Delhi, March 21 : Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah will attend the state funeral of Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman Friday, an official statement said.
'Regional cooperation needed for growth of northeast'
Shillong, March 21 : India's former ambassador to South Korea Skand Ranjan Tayal Thursday said the time was favourable to conceptualise and implement a regional approach involving India, Myanmar and Bangladesh for the growth of north-eastern states.
Parliament pays tribute to Bangladesh president Rahman
New Delhi, March 21 : Both houses of parliament Thursday observed a minute's silence in tribute to Bangladesh president Zillur Rahman, who passed away in Singapore Wednesday.
Rajya Sabha pays tribute to Bangladeshi president Rahman
New Delhi, March 21 : The Rajya Sabha Thursday paid tribute to Bangladeshi president Zillur Rahman, who passed away in Singapore Wednesday, by observing a minute's silence.
Dhaka: Prez Zillur Rahman's body arrvies
Dhaka, Mar 21 : The body of Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman, who passed away at a hospital in Singapore on Wednesday, arrived in Dhaka on Thursday.
Ban condoles death of Bangladesh President
New York, Mar 21 : United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday said he was saddened by the death of the President of Bangladesh, Zillur Rahman.
Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman is dead
Dhaka, March 20 : Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman Wednesday died at a hospital in Singapore, said a media report. He was 83.
Bangladesh women's team to tour India
Mumbai, Mar 20 : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced that the Bangladesh women's cricket team will tour India in April.
ICC reacts to BCB's decision on umpires
Dubai, Mar 18 : The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday said the decision taken by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in connection with the umpires Nadir Shah and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat reflected the commitment of the international cricket body and its members to root out ...
Violence during Bangladesh opposition's stir
Dhaka, March 18 : Some 100 vehicles across Bangladesh were smashed or set on fire in the early hours of a non-stop 48 hour strike Monday demanding release of opposition activists detained in a police raid on their party headquarters.
India, Bangladesh border forces to meet Tuesday
New Delhi, March 18 : A border coordination conference will be held between Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) here Tuesday, officials said.
BJP's march to Dhaka stopped in Tripura
Agartala, March 18 : Over 800 BJP workers were stopped in their bid to enter Bangladesh Monday to protest atrocities on minorities and join protestors demanding the death penalty for those convicted of war crimes in that neighbouring counttry, police officials here said.
Nepal reducing poverty faster than India, says Oxford study
By Prasun Sonwalkar, London, March 18 : Nepal and Bangladesh are reducing poverty faster compared to India, according to a new study based on the multidimensional poverty index developed at the University of Oxford and used by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in its Human Development Reports.
BJP to 'march to Dhaka' to protest attacks on minorities
Agartala, March 17 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans a "long march to Dhaka" Monday to protest against reported atrocities on religious minorities in Bangladesh and express solidarity with protestors demanding death penalty for those convicted of war crimes.
More films to be shot in India, Bangladesh: Minister
Mumbai, March 15 : Bangladesh's Minister of Information Hasanul Haq Inu Friday said film buffs in India and Bangladesh can now look forward to seeing movies filmed in each other's countries.
Stern action against shielding Bangladeshis :Patil
Mumbai, Mar 15 : Stern action will be taken against persons, who directly or indirectly shield or help Bangaldeshis to stay in he state, Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil said in the legislative council today.
Northeastern highway aims access to Bangladesh port
Agartala, March 14 : The central government would start work from the 2013-14 fiscal on making the Guwahati-Agartala National Highway (NH 44) four-laned for access to Bangladesh's Chittagong international port, a MP from Tripura said.
RSS meet condemns atrocities on Hindus in Pak-Bangla Desh
Jaipur, Mar 14: Reported atrocities on minority Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan demolition/damage to temples figured prominently in preliminary deliberations at the ongoing RSS All India pratinidhi sabha at Jamdoli here and a resolution over the issue is expected to be adopted at the meet.
Violence doesn't affect trade on Indo-Bangladesh border
Dinajpur (West Bengal), Mar 14 : Trade on the India-Bangladesh border remains unaffected in wake of the spurt in violence in Bangladesh.
Violence doesn't affect trade on Indo-Bangladesh border
Dinajpur (West Bengal), Mar 14 : Trade on the India-Bangladesh border remains unaffected in wake of the spurt in violence in Bangladesh.
More women in Nepal, Bangladesh parliaments
New Delhi, March 13 : Nepal and Bangladesh are ahead of India as far as number of women in parliament are concerned. While 33.2 percent of Nepalese lawmakers are women, the figure for India was 10.7 percent, a minister said here Wednesday.
Bangladesh: BNP strike hits normal life
Dhaka, Mar 12 : The nationwide day-long strike called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led 18-party opposition alliance on Tuesday disrupted normal life in the country.
Bangladeshi opposition leaders held in police raid
Dhaka, March 12 : Scores of Bangladesh opposition members were detained from the party headquarters in Dhaka during a night raid Monday, Xinhua reported.
Proposed enclave exchange with Bangladesh will be national loss: BJP
Kolkata, March 11 : The BJP Monday said exchange of land in enclaves with Bangladesh would lead to a "national loss" and asked the Manmohan Singh government to clarify that what it would do to "compensate" it.
BGB, BSF to play volleyball match in Kolkata
Kolkata, Mar 11 : A volleyball team of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will visit Kolkata this month to participate in a Maitree volleyball match with Border Security Force (BSF) side, officials said on Monday.
Hope parliament endorses boundary agreement with Bangladesh: PM
New Delhi, March 8 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said he is hopeful that parliament will endorse the amendment to a land boundary agreement with Bangladesh as it will ensure peace on the border and remove uncertainties.
Effective measures check infiltration from Bangladesh: Home Secretary
New Delhi, March 7 : Effective steps were being taken to guard the India-Bangladesh border and check illegal infiltration from the neighbouring country, union Home Secretary R.K.Singh said Thursday.
BNP-led hartal hits life in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Mar 7 : The nationwide day-long hartal (strike) called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led 18-party opposition alliance on Thursday disrupted normal life in the country including capital Dhaka.
Bangladesh elections: Who will win the battle of begums?
By Ranjana Narayan, Dhaka, March 7 : Amid the Shahbag protests and the clashes, political tensions have palpably increased in Bangladesh with elections due later this year. The two rival political factions of the feuding begums seem equally poised and it is difficult to hazard a guess as to who ...
Indo-Bangla destinies interlinked: Pranab
New Delhi, Mar 6 : President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said the destinies of India and Bangladesh are interlinked and that the two countries are preparing to expand their sub-regional cooperation.