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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (Photo: AP)

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on 4-day visit to India

It is unclear whether the issue will figure during Ms Hasina’s talks with Mr Modi.

03 Oct 2019 2:33 AM

During the visit, the Bangladesh Prime Minister will call on President Ram Nath Kovind and hold bilateral discussions with Modi on October 5. (Photo: PTI)

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to visit in India on 4-day trip

Hasina will visit India from October 3 to 6 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

02 Oct 2019 3:26 PM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday extended her birthday greetings to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (Photo: PTI)

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

It further said that Bangladesh has always advocated, as a matter of principle, that maintaining regional peace and stability, as well as the development should be a priority for all countries. (Photo: AP)

Scrapping Art 370 India's internal matter: Bangladesh

Bangladesh maintains that Article 370's abrogation by Indian Govt is an internal issue of India, a statement by country's Foreign Ministry.

21 Aug 2019 1:21 PM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met his Bangladeshi counterpart A K Abdul Momen and discussed ways to strengthen the bilateral ties. (Photo: File)

Jaishankar meets his Bangladeshi counterpart, discusses bilateral ties

Jaishankar will leave for Kathmandu on Wednesday morning to attend the fifth meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission.

20 Aug 2019 1:40 PM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to visit India in October to discuss several bilateral and regional issues, including the long-pending pact on the Teesta water sharing and the Rohingya crisis, Foreign Minister Dr A K Momen said here on Sunday. (Photo: File)

B'desh PM to visit India in Oct; Teesta water sharing, Rohingya crisis on agenda

Hasina's alliance, dominated by her party Awami League, won the general election with a thumping majority in December last year.

05 Aug 2019 9:55 AM

Following the verdict, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and senior ministers came down heavily on Sinha, with many of them calling for his resignation. (Representational Image)

Bangladesh's first Hindu Chief Justice booked in money laundering case

Sinha, who was appointed 21st chief justice of the country in January 2015, was charged by ACC on Wednesday along with 10 others.

12 Jul 2019 2:55 PM

Locals allege that after Bangladesh constructed a dam a few years ago, the riverbed ha started going dry in summers. (Photo: ANI)

Atrai drying because of Bangladesh dam construction: Mamata Banerjee

The nearly 400 km long river is a source of livelihood to thousands of fishermen and farmers, who use its water for irrigation.

09 Jul 2019 5:07 PM

‘The problem lies with Myanmar as they don't want to take back the Rohingyas by any means though Naypyidaw signed an agreement with Bangladesh promising to repatriate them,’ Dhaka Tribune quoted Hasina as saying on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Hasina accuses Myanmar of being hesitant in taking back Rohingyas

PM Hasina also expressed concerns about security factors involving Rohingyas as many were found to be engaged in criminal activities.

10 Jun 2019 2:58 PM

Captain Fazal Mahmud of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was denied entry at the immigration of Doha International Airport in Qatar on Thursday after it was found that he travelled without passport, the airline officials said. (Photo: Twitter)

Pilot who went to pick up B’desh PM Hasina fails to carry passport, caught

The airline is now sending another pilot to bring Prime Minister Hasina back to Bangladesh, he added.

07 Jun 2019 3:22 PM

Sources in Pakistan say the Bangladesh High Commission visa section in Islamabad has been closed since Monday afternoon. (File Photo)

Bangladesh gets tough on Pakistan; restrict visa issuance to its citizens

Bangladesh, in its first step to isolate Pakistan from the international community, has restricted visa issuance for Pakistanis.

21 May 2019 2:51 PM

This human side of the Prime Minister has struck a chord in a way that perhaps no electioneering pitch could ever have.

PM Modi’s Masterstroke!

In what is being hailed as a brilliant PR move, PM Narendra Modi handpicks actor Akshay Kumar for his first ever non-political interview.

26 Apr 2019 12:36 AM

On August 5, 2018, Alam was arrested and detained for his interview to Al Jazeera and posts on social media that criticised the Bangladesh government. (Photo: AFP)

Under Bangladesh govt corruption will continue unabated: Shahidul Alam

Alam exclusively shares his experience, what he had gone through during detention and talks about the expectations from Bangladesh govt.

17 Apr 2019 2:54 PM

India and Bangladesh last year resolved to step up anti-terror cooperation. (Photo:File)

Terrorists wont be allowed to use Bangla soil: Sheikh Hasina to PM Modi

Sheikh Hasina assured Narendra Modi that her government would never allow the country's soil to be used by any terrorist organisation.

12 Mar 2019 9:30 AM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (Photo: PTI)

Won't allow Bangladeshi soil to be used by any terror outfit: Hasina assures PM Modi

The Bangladesh premier said her government would never allow Bangladesh soil to be used by any terrorist organisation.

11 Mar 2019 6:21 PM

Bangladeshi commandoes shot the passenger who had tried to enter the cockpit of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight. (Photo:Twitter)

Suspected Bangladesh plane hijacker who was killed had toy pistol: Police

A Bangladeshi man who was shot dead after he tried to hijack a plane had carried a toy pistol and did not have any explosives on him.

25 Feb 2019 11:54 AM

Bangladeshi commandoes shot a passenger on Sunday who had tried to enter the cockpit of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight. (Photo:AP)

Hijacker had issues with wife, wanted to talk to PM Sheikh Hasina: Officials

With the plane close to Chittagong, the passenger stood up from his seat and tried to go to the cockpit, according to aviation officials.

25 Feb 2019 11:15 AM

Hasina’s Rohingya dilemma growing, Delhi must help Dhaka resolve crisis

Muslim refugees many of whom have now spent more than 18 months in the camps.

20 Feb 2019 2:13 AM

Modi congratulated Momen on his appointment as the Foreign Minister and appreciated his gesture of selecting India as the destination for his first foreign visit. (Photo: PMO Twitter)

PM Modi assures Bangladesh of building on upward trajectory in bilateral ties

This assurance was given by the PM Modi when Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Minister AK Abdul Momen, who is on a three-day visit to India.

07 Feb 2019 2:08 PM

A sour note in Dhaka, US still in a flux: 2019 has shaky start

The Bangladesh election was a sour note at the end of what has generally been a dismal year.

03 Jan 2019 1:13 AM

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