New Delhi CNN — Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Dhaka on Saturday calling for the dissolution of parliament to make way for new elections, and demand the resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The mass protest in the capital was organized by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which … Read more
Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party take part in the party’s last divisional rally in Dhaka, on December 10, 2022. | Photo Credit: AFP Tens of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s main Opposition party Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on December 10 held a “grand rally” in capital Dhaka, demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and fresh … Read more
Pakistan cricket team’s decision to hoist its national flag in the Mirpur ground in Dhaka during a practice session on Tuesday has created a huge controversy ahead of the three-match T20 series. Many Bangladeshi fans took the move as a political message during the year of golden jubilee celebrations of the nation’s independence. Bangladesh State … Read more
Mango diplomacy has always been a tradition in the South-Asian region. (File photo: AP) A consignment of 2,600 kg mangoes for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, and other leaders has reached India as a mark of goodwill from Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports said. The mangoes are of the Haribhanga … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Friday jointly inaugurated the “Bangabandhu-Bapu Museum” at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre here. The museum has a digital exhibition on India’s Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and Bangladesh‘s Father of the Nation ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The exhibition is dedicated to the lives … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Friday on a two-day visit to Bangladesh during which he will attend the celebrations of the golden jubilee of the country’s independence, the birth centenary of ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and hold talks with his counterpart Sheikh Hasina. Modi is visiting Bangladesh on his first trip to a … Read more
From a public address at Dhaka‘s parade ground as the Chief guest on the occasion of Bangladesh‘s 50 years of independence and diplomatic ties with India, new announcements bolstering trade, railway connectivity, border development and start-ups to a visit to Mujibur Rahman’s native village, PM Narendra Modi has a packed schedule on Friday-Saturday on his … Read more
A Bangladeshi court on Tuesday handed down death sentence to 14 Islamist militants for attempting to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her southwestern constituency in 2000. “The verdict will be executed by a firing squad to set an example, unless the law barred it,” Judge Abu Zafar Md Kamruzzaman of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial tribunal-1 … Read more
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s daughter has launched a global campaign to safeguard women from harassment and incidents of rape. Curbing the incidences of rape and harassment of women first requires a change in the attitude towards women, according to Saima Wazed, the daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Saima highlighted her views at … Read more
India is known globally to produce over 60% of the world’s vaccine. (Representational Image; Courtesy: Reuters)Bangladesh Company Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited has tied up with Serum Institute of India to produce Covid-19 vaccine; this follows the recent visit of the Indian Foreign Secretary to Dhaka. While welcoming the tie-up between two enterprises, responding to a question … Read more