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June 23, 2024 6:26 PM

West Bengal: STF arrests college student, detains five others over alleged links with Bangladesh terror outfit

The Special Task Force of West Bengal Police has arrested a college student and detained five others from the Panagarh area in Paschim Bardhaman district for their alleged links with a Bangladesh-based terror outfit. A senior officer said in Kolkata today, the youth, a second-year Computer Science student, was picked up from his Panagarh residence last evening for his alleged links with the banned Islamist organisation Shahadat-e al Hiqma of Bangladesh. Based on inputs provided by him during his...

June 22, 2024 8:46 PM

India, Bangladesh share future vision to enhance connectivity, commerce, collaboration for prosperity

India and Bangladesh today share a vision for the future to enhance connectivity, commerce, and collaboration for the prosperity of both nations. The vision document highlights India's Viksit Bharat Vision 2047 and Bangladesh's Smart Bangladesh Vision 2041. These documents were exchanged between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi today. Briefing the media following the bilateral talks between India and Bangladesh, Indian Foreign Secretary Vina...

June 22, 2024 8:49 PM

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina calls on Prez Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar in New Delhi. President Murmu said, regular interactions reflect the enduring spirit of friendship and cooperation, that began with the journey of Bangladesh’s Liberation War of 1971. The President noted that India and Bangladesh are moving ahead rapidly to strengthen their cooperation in various areas and are entering into new sectors also. The President also expressed confiden...

October 2, 2023 9:40 PM

Bangladesh, High Commissioner of India inaugurated college building at Kashinagar

High Commissioner of India in Bangladesh Pranay Verma inaugurated a college building at Kashinagar degree college in Comilla district, Bangladesh on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, the High commissioner expressed his confidence that the college building will be very much helpful to the students in getting quality education in their locality only. Verma said the four stories educational building was constructed under the High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP) mecha...

October 2, 2023 5:20 PM

Dengue death toll crosses 1000-mark in Bangladesh

The death toll from dengue infection rose to 1006 in this year with 17 more casualties reported in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning in Bangladesh. Besides, 2,882 new dengue patients were hospitalized during the same period, according to data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The dengue outbreak has taken a serious turn in Bangladesh as the death toll and new cases continue to reach new highs regularly. The previous month, September, ...

September 20, 2023 5:42 PM

Hilsa fishing banned during breeding season in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, catching hilsa fish will be banned for 22 days from October 12 to November 2 as it is the main breeding season of this year. Hilsa is the National fish of Bangladesh and one of the geographical indication (GI) products in the country. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Task Force Committee on Hilsa Resource Development at Matsya Bhaban in Dhaka today, said a press release. During the period of ban, procurement, marketing, buying, selling, transporta...

September 14, 2023 5:17 PM

BSF-Border Guards Bangladesh coordination conference Concluded in Chittagong, Bangladesh

The IGs Level Border Co-ordination Conference between Border Security Force (BSF), India and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB), concluded on Thursday, in Chittagong, Bangladesh. During the four days long conference, the BSF delegation was led by Pradip Kumar, Inspector General of BSF Meghalaya Frontier while the BGB delegation was headed by Brigadier General Md Shazedur Rahman Commander of Chittagong Region. The conference discussed about various cross-border crimes including ...

August 22, 2023 4:05 PM

In Bangladesh, trial begins against Dr Yunus for labour law violation case

In Bangladesh, trial has begun against four people, including Nobel Laureate and Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus, in a labour law violation case. After appeals were rejected in the High Court and the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the trial began today at the Labour Court in Dhaka with recording of testimony. According to the case documents, a team of the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments(DIFE) went on an inspectio...