Tag: Dhaka

The foreign secretary’s remarks assume significance as India has been focusing on enhancing infrastructure connectivity with Bangladesh.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set for a two day visit (March 26-27, 2021) to Dhaka where he will be holding talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. Briefing the media persons ...

On the first day of polling in Bengal, PM will pay obeisance at a shrine of the community in Bangladesh; Matuas wield a say in 40 seats On March 27, the first day of polling in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be paying obeisance to Harichand Thakur, ...

DHAKA, BangladeshA massive rally was taken out Friday in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka against the scheduled visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has introduced several anti-Muslim policies in his country.Following Friday prayer, tens of thousands of Muslims took to the streets criticizing the government for inviting the Indian ...

DHAKA, BangladeshMaldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih reached Bangladesh on Wednesday morning on a three-day tour.He will join the inaugural session of a 10-day-long grand celebration in Dhaka commemorating the birth centenary of the country’s founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 50 years of independence.Bangladesh’s President Abdul Hamid welcomed Solih, ...

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar will visit Bangladesh on March 4, the Ministry said on Wednesday. The visit is expected to pave the ground for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation in the independence day celebrations in Dhaka on March 26. “The visit follows on the PM-level Virtual Summit held on ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh Dozens were injured on Sunday as Bangladeshi police dispersed opposition activists protesting over the death of a writer in jail, and the government's decision to revoke a state title of a former president, a party official said.Ziaur Rahman, the founder of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party ...

Thousands of Muslims took to the streets across nations over the last few days to protest the French president Emmanuel Macron's support of secular laws allowing caricatures of the Prophet, burning effigies of him and calling for a boycott of French products.By Friday evening, the hashtag #FranceMustApologize was trending ...

The fingers are made of black plastic and they hum like a bee. At the touch of a button, they wrap themselves around a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. Mahmudul Haque Munshi smiles and looks in awe at his new right hand. "I've only had the prosthetic hand for ...

In a surprise move on Tuesday, India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla went to Dhaka on a two-day visit. He had a meeting with PM Sheikh Hasina, with whom he enjoys a good relationship, owing to him having served as the High Commissioner in Dhaka from 2016-2019.The meeting that ...

DHAKA, BangladeshIndian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday reached Bangladesh on a two-day visit.The visit is being seen as a last-ditch effort by New Delhi to consolidate its regional position amid growing influence of China. India and Bangladesh have traditionally been strong allies, with a common opponent in ...