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1st-ever Yunus-Modi in-person meet April 4
Bangladesh Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 4, officials in Dhaka and Delhi confirmed on Wednesday afternoon.
"I can tell you that the meeting will take place," a senior official in Dhaka told the media without elaborating further. Meanwhile, New Delhi also hinted positively about the meeting. "It is expected that they'll meet," a source in New Delhi informed.
Potential of Bangladesh-Türkiye strategic partnership
In an era of geopolitical volatility and economic restructuring, the burgeoning relationship between Bangladesh and Türkiye offers a compelling case study in South-South cooperation. While historical ties and shared cultural values have long connected these two nations, the potential for a deeper, more strategic alliance remains largely untapped.
The economic relationship between Bangladesh and Türkiye is currently characterized by promising, but still relatively modest, trade volumes. In fiscal ...
The economic relationship between Bangladesh and Türkiye is currently characterized by promising, but still relatively modest, trade volumes. In fiscal ...
The lessons of Bangladesh
It’s the middle of the night, and news is breaking around the globe as most of Bloomington-Normal sleeps. A mild-mannered professor from Illinois State University is often awake in these quiet hours.
There’s a 12-hour time difference between Bangladesh and Bloomington-Normal, so Dr. Ali Riaz often finds himself monitoring events in his home country deep into the night. The Distinguished Professor in Illinois State’s Department of Politics and Government is a scholar of South Asian politics, especially the political landscape in his native land.
Last August, an uprising led mostly by students rejecting the government’s turn to full-blown autocracy caused Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to leave the country after 15 years in office. An interim government, le...
Bangladesh’s exports to Tripura soar with Yunus assumes office
Trade organisations in Tripura, India, have urged the central government to address the growing trade deficit with Bangladesh, which has widened since Muhammad Yunus assumed office in August last year.
Reports suggest that Bangladesh's exports to Tripura and other northeastern states have increased, with goods such as fish, cement, food items, construction materials, steel sheets, PVC pipes, soft drinks, ready-made garments, melamine,...
Khaleda urges party men to remain united for democracy
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has urged her party men to remain united to establish democracy.
"We must cooperate with each other. We must establish the people's right to vote through our united efforts," she said.
Party’s acting chairman Tarique ...
Khaleda Zia said this while addressing a function virtually from London with senior party leaders at the party’s Chairperson's Gulshan political office on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr yesterday evening.
