'Bangladesh to follow WTO rules in fixing transit fees for India'

Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2015, 15:23

Bangladesh and India will fix the transit fees as per WTO rules in exchange for facilitating connectivity for India's land-locked northeastern states, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said.

India to provide $2 billion to Bangladesh, 22 agreements inked

Last Updated: Saturday, June 6, 2015, 19:35

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India will provide Bangladesh a Line of Credit worth USD 2 billion as he held talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina and both sides inked 22 agreements.

Three Islamists shot dead in Bangladesh security crackdown

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 19:41

Three activists from Bangladesh`s largest Islamist party were shot dead in clashes with security forces, officers said, amid allegations forces are targeting opposition supporters for execution.

PM Hasina warns Bangladeshis against attacking Hindus

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 23:51

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday warned Bangladeshis against attacking the minority Hindu community, saying such assaults could have repercussions in neighbouring India.

Bangladesh holds re-poll in violence-hit 7 constituencies

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 18:48

Re-polling at 390 centres of seven violence-hit parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh ended peacefully on Thursday, with nearly 50 per cent turnout.

Bangladesh opposition vows to unseat Hasina government

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 23:44

Bangladesh`s opposition Wednesday reiterated its vow to unseat PM Sheikh Hasina`s new government with a popular movement.

Bangladesh HC asks govt to give adequate protection to Hindus

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 19:35

Bangladesh`s High Court on Wednesday ordered the government to provide adequate protection to Hindus after widespread attacks on the minority community during and after the January 5 general election.

Will continue to work with Sheikh Hasina government: US

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 07:55

US has said that it would continue to work with the newly elected Sheikh Hasina Government despite having reservations on the credibility of the recently concluded general elections in the country.

Today is a black day for Bangladesh: BNP

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 18:52

Terming it as a black day for Bangladesh, the main opposition BNP on Monday questioned the legitimacy of the new government led by Sheikh Hasina.

Sheikh Hasina keeps Home, Foreign Affairs, Defence portfolios

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 16:30

Bangladesh`s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has kept crucial portfolios of defence, home and foreign affairs with herself as she distributed portfolios among her new Cabinet members.

Hasina ropes in former dictator as special envoy

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 23:46

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina roped in sulking former military strongman HM Ershad as her special envoy soon after she was sworn in for her second straight term.

New Bangladesh govt to complete full term: Awami League

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 20:44

The Awami League said Sheikh Hasina`s new government in Bangladesh would complete its five-year term, brushing aside speculation that it would be short-lived due to the opposition`s boycott of the violence-marred general election.