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Bangladesh
Bangladesh to overtake India? PR can’t fix all our problems
This week has come news that in the current financial year, Bangladesh will overtake India in terms of per capita income.
20 Oct 2020 1:35 AM
AA Edit | India indicted by global hunger index
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020 published this week has put India behind most of its south Asian neighbours, including Bangladesh
19 Oct 2020 10:07 AM
In move against China, India tightens rules on investments from neighbours
The Indian government’s statement said the decision was taken to “strengthen the defence of India and national security”
24 Jul 2020 9:55 AM
Bangladesh allows late-stage trial of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine
Sinovac has been looking for volunteers outside of China as the number of coronavirus cases there has dwindled
20 Jul 2020 5:57 PM
10 killed as cyclone Amphan batters Bangladesh
Many low-lying areas were inundated, embankments collapsed, trees uprooted and houses damaged by cyclone in coastal districts of Bangladesh
21 May 2020 3:59 PM
64 flights to bring stranded Indians from abroad, government reveals airfare
On arrival from abroad, all passengers will be screened and put under quarantine for a period of 14 days as a Covid-19 precautionary measure
05 May 2020 5:47 PM
Finance Ministry notifies changes in FDI policy under FEMA law
Prior approval of government mandatory for foreign investments, to prevent the opportunistic takeover of domestic firms
23 Apr 2020 12:42 PM
World Bank estimates worst economic slump in South Asia
The dire economic effects are already much in evidence, with widespread lockdowns freezing most normal activity
12 Apr 2020 9:57 AM
Bangladesh asks India to increase Guwahati security amid protests over CAB
The Foreign Ministry in Bangladesh said that Indian envoy Das met acting foreign secretary Ahsan at his office on Thursday.
13 Dec 2019 11:01 AM
Mamata Banerjee, Sheikh Hasina to hold meeting on sidelines of India-B’desh cricket match
According to sources in the Bangladesh PM's office, both the leaders will be present during the match and the felicitation ceremony.
22 Nov 2019 11:02 AM
'Completely fake, malicious': India condemns news of PM's congratulatory letter to CJI in B'desh
Raveesh Kumar attached a statement by the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, terming the letter as 'completely fake and malicious'.
14 Nov 2019 10:38 AM
15 dead, 58 injured as 2 trains collide in Bangladesh
The circumstances surrounding the accident were under investigation, a railway official told reporters.
12 Nov 2019 10:34 AM
16 sentenced to death in Bangladesh for burning 19-year-old woman alive
Nusrat Jahan Rafi was doused in kerosene and set on fire after refusing to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint against the head teacher.
24 Oct 2019 12:57 PM
This Bangladeshi MP hired 8 lookalikes to sit for her exams, expelled from university
Tamanna Nusrat, from the ruling Awami League party, is accused of paying the lookalikes to pretend to be her in at least 13 tests.
23 Oct 2019 11:37 AM
4 dead in firing at protest over Hindu man's post in Bangladesh
In 2016, angry Muslims attacked Hindu temples in an eastern town over a Facebook post that allegedly mocked one of Islam's holiest sites.
22 Oct 2019 11:08 AM
Orange beard trend takes over Bangladesh
Orange is the new grey for Bangladesh beards.
21 Oct 2019 3:00 PM
Will make J&K 'developed state' in 5-7 years: Rajnath Singh
Several BJP leaders have on many occasions blamed Article 370 as a barrier in the development of J&K.
17 Oct 2019 8:28 PM
Watch: What Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina told her cook after India’s onion export ban
The Bangladeshi prime minister said that India’s sudden decision to stop onion exports has lead to a bit of difficulty for her countrymen.
04 Oct 2019 8:18 PM
Onion reaches eye-watering prices in Asian countries after India bans all export
Whether it’s Pakistani curry, Bangladeshi biryani or Indian sambar, consumers have developed serious dependence on Indian onion supplies.
02 Oct 2019 6:36 PM
Mamata wishes Sheikh Hasina on birthday, hopes for strong Indo-Bangla ties
Hasina, who turned 72 on Saturday, was born to Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rehman and his wife Sheikh Fazilatunnesa in 1947.
28 Sep 2019 11:08 AM
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