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India to set up IT hub in Bangladesh for intelligence gathering

The signing of a memorandum of understanding for the setting up of Information Technology centres in Bangladesh is expected to be announced during the two-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi beginning June 6. Apart from imparting training to the Bangladesh police forces in the use of modern technologies, it is bd-indialearnt that the centres would operate as a hub for intelligence gathering and detecting cyber-based offences, including terror activities and intrusions. The plan for establishing the IT centres took shape during the visit of an India...

Modi heading to Bangladesh with China on his mind

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take border settlement and water sharing deals to Bangladesh next month as part of his drive to erode Chinese influence in South Asia, although Dhaka is likely to remain dependant on Beijing for military equipment. India, which has had an uneasy relationship with China for decades, pm-narendra-modi_650x400_51424803339has long fretted over Beijing’s military cooperation with its South Asian neighbours, especially Pakistan. It is also worried China is c...

China, Bangladesh pledge to deepen comprehensive partnership

China and Bangladesh have pledged to deepen the comprehensive partnership between the two countries and further boost cooperation in various fields, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday. BD_CHINAThe pledge was made when visiting Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here on Sunday. During the meeting, Liu said that this year marked the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two sides and China was willing to deepen the traditional friendship, broaden pragmatic...

PM Modi’s visit to Bangladesh being worked out: Envoy

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s visit to Bangladesh likely in the first week of June, the country‘s envoy Syed Moazzem Ali on Thursday expressed happiness over the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) with Bangladesh being “finally settled”. On the other long-pending issue of Teesta water sharing accord, the envoy said there was need for greater collaboration between the two countries to “conclude Teesta as soon as possible”. pm-narendra-modi_650x400_51424803339Ali expressed his “dee...

RSS wants border between India, Bangladesh sealed

Raising the issue of illegal immigration between India and Bangladesh, the BJP’s ideological mentor RSS has demanded that the newly-approved Land Boundary Agreement should be followed up by sealing the border between the two countries. The saffron outfit said it would help check the menace of illegal immigration. The Centre recently approved the historic Land Boundary bsf womanAgreement with Bangladesh. Calling the India-Bangladesh deal a “landmark” move, RSS mouthpiece Organiser has cautioned the government that a “Jammu & Kashmir-like imbroglio ...

Malaysia will discuss ‘migrant boats’ issue

The issue of Rohingya community from Myanmar and Bangladeshi nationals that fled to Malaysia would be the highlight of a meeting between Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman and his Bangladesh counterpart scheduled tomorrow. boat capsizeAnifah, while stating that nothing much can be said until the meeting with AH Mahmud Ali, admitted that the topic would be 'a very important one among other agendas'. More than a thousand Myanmar and Bangladesh migrants landed at Langkawi in boats on Sunday, as Thailand rolls out crackdown on human ...
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