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Bangladesh students reject PM Sheikh Hasina’s olive branch after deadly protests

July 18, 2024 admin

Students set wood on fire as they protest against quotas in government jobs at Dhaka University in the capital on July 17, 2024. Bangladeshi students on July 17, mourned classmates killed in protests over civil service hiring rules, a day after the government ordered the indefinite closure of schools nationwide to restore order. | Photo…

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Bangladesh, China sign 21 agreements, MoU as PM Hasina meets President Xi

July 10, 2024 admin

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, second from right, and her delegation attend a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on July 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met President Xi Jinping and her Chinese counterpart Li Qiang in Beijing on…

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Days After India Visit, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina In China To Hold Talks With Xi Jinping, Li Qiang

July 10, 2024 admin

Bangladesh and China are likely to sign and renew 20 to 22 MoUs Beijing: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Tuesday on a four-day visit for talks with China’s top leadership, including President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang to further cement the bilateral strategic ties. In her separate meetings with Xi and…

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Modi-Hasina Should Worry About China

June 24, 2024 admin

The inherent strength of India-Bangladesh relationship was once again in evidence as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, decided to visit New Delhi days after attending the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The ease with which the top leadership in Delhi and Dhaka now interact and engage each other is a…

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India-Bangladesh Rail Link Agartala Akhuara Will Cut Short Agartala-Kolkata Journey PM Modi Sheikh Hasina

November 1, 2023 admin

PM Modi hailed the inauguration of the Cross Border Rail Link as a “historic” moment New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday jointly inaugurated three projects via virtual mode, including a key rail link between Tripura’s Nischintapur and Gangasagar in Bangladesh. The other two projects inaugurated by PM…

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Indo-Bangla Rail, Power Projects Likely To Be Launched On November 1

October 29, 2023 admin

Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina are likely to virtually inaugurate two railway projects and a mega power plant on November 1. The 1320-MW Maitree Super Thermal Power project at Rampal in Bangladesh’s Khulna division, the 15.064 km Akhaura-Agartala (rail link project and the 86.87-km Khulna-Mongla port rail line…

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Bangladesh’s Main Opposition Leader Arrested Day After Big Protest: Party

October 29, 2023 admin

Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman said he was not aware of Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s arrest Dhaka: Bangladesh’s main opposition leader was detained by authorities on Sunday morning, a day after giant protests against the prime minister ahead of elections due in three months, his party said. “Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been picked up by…

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Bangladesh police break up anti-PM protest with tear gas, rubber bullets

October 28, 2023 admin

Activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party run from tear gas shell fired by police during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at huge crowds of Bangladesh Opposition supporters on Saturday to break up a giant protest against the Prime Minister,…

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Bangladesh arrests hundreds ahead of opposition protest

October 27, 2023 admin

Activists and onlookers gather outside the Bangladesh Nationalist Party headquarters in Dhaka on October 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Hundreds of Bangladeshi opposition activists have been arrested, police and party officials said Friday, ahead of a major rally where campaigners hope more than a million people will take to the streets of Dhaka. The…

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India, Bangladesh Sign 3 MoUs After Bilateral Meet Ahead Of G20 Summit

September 9, 2023 admin

Discussions also included recent regional developments and collaboration in international fora. New Delhi: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina held a bilateral talk in New Delhi on Friday, the two countries also signed three memorandum of understanding (MoUs), including one on cooperation in Digital Payment mechanisms. “The MoU on cooperation…

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