Modi arrived in the capital Dhaka for a two-day visit to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence. The protesters in Chittagong were from the Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist …
Bangladesh: Protests erupt over PM Modi’s visit, 4 killed after police fire rubber bullets
At least four people were killed in the Bangladeshi city of Chittagong on Friday after police fired rubber bullets at protesters during a demonstration against the visit of PM Narendra Modi.
BBIN MVA facilitating transport connectivity; alternative to SAARC
India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal are collectively known as BBIN and will also be participating in India’s connectivity initiatives in the Myanmar-Thailand and Indo-Pacific regions. The World Bank …
OP-ED: Major challenges for the financial sector
In an earlier article “Five Challenges for Bangladesh in 2021”, one of the challenges was reform of the financial sector. The article discusses key aspects of the needed reform. A rigorous reform of …
50 years after independence, Bangladesh emerges as development role model
Bangladesh celebrated its 50 years of independence from Pakistan … He returned home in 2008 with enough to build a house, launch a furniture business and start his own family. Her other son Abul …
Bangladesh at 50: Why my ancestral home could be lost to climate change
As Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of independence, Qasa Alom reflects on how the country his British-Bangladeshi family still calls home is being affected by climate change. “Can you turn the air-con …
India’s PM Modi visits Bangladesh, sparking violent protests
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived Friday in Bangladesh’s capital to join celebrations marking 50 years of the country’s independence. His visit …
Protesters, police clash in Bangladesh over Modi visit
The violence escalated with protesters throwing projectiles, while police fired rubber bullets, threw projectiles and deployed water cannons in the area near the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.The …
India PM Modi visits Bangladesh to mark independence day
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bangladesh’s capital on Friday to join celebrations marking 50 years of the country’s independence, but his trip was …
Bangladesh: PM Modi led COVID fight, we joined-Bangladesh Foreign Minister
On vaccine diplomacy of India Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said Prime Minister Narendra Modi took leadership for fighting COVID 19 and the other countries joined in the program He said I …