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China expects positive outcome on Sonadia deep seaport talks

China is expecting a positive outcome on its discussions with Bangladesh during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s China visit over a deep seaport at Sonadia in Cox’s Bazar, said its Ambassador Li Jun here on Thursday. “We’re expecting a positive outcome,” he told a select group of reporters at his office prior to his departure for Beijing mentioning that negotiation is still going on the matter. chinaResponding to a question, Li Jun said China is open for consortium to build the deep seaport and open to countries and companies, including India for...

India seeks Bangladesh’s coop for mutual interest

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his meeting with Bangladesh Speaker Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhary sought further cooperation from Bangladesh in areas of mutual interest, and hoped that the country continues to be an important partner leading to the development of both nations. “The Prime Minister noted that we have shared stakes in each other’s bd-indiaprosperity and Bangladesh was India’s largest trading partner in SAARC. He also appreciated the cooperation extended by Bangladesh to India in all areas of mutual cooperation including security, ...

BJP reaffirms stand against land, Teesta deals with Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called up the BJP’s prime-minister elect Narendra Modi to congratulate him even as the new government he is set to lead may find it difficult to meet Dhaka’s key expectations. Hours after the call, the BJP reaffirmed its stand of opposing the deal the two countries’ governments had inked during outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Bangladesh in September 2011. bd-indiaHasina and her Awami League government have been upset over the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government’s failure...

Speaker expects swift resolution of issues with India

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury hoped for a quick resolution of outstanding issues like the Teesta river and land boundary agreements with the new government in India while stressing the need for further cementing bilateral ties for mutual benefit. “I congratulate the newly elected leadership in India. A shared history and common heritage consolidated our ties over time,” Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury said while addressing a meeting of the Bangladesh-India Friendship Society at Dhaka University on Saturday. speakerShe said that a bill was pending...

Pakistan court admits petitions of 300,000 stranded in Bangladesh  

The apex court in the country has admitted a five-year-old petition seeking repatriation of around 300,000 “stranded Pakistanis” — mostly Biharis based in former East Pakistan when it seceded from Pakistan to become independent Bangladesh but never made it to Pakistan because of financial constraints, hence remaining stranded in a country that refuses to own them and largely forgotten by a country they opted for. bd-pakCourt sources said yesterday Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Jilani has fixed the petition filed by the Stranded Pakistanis Gen...

First ambassador of Bangladesh to Asean presents credentials

The ambassador of Bangladesh to Indonesia, Nazmul Quaunine, has presented his Letter of Credence to Asean Secretary General Le Luong Minh, as the first Ambassador of his country to the 10-member countries association.

Minh congratulated Quaunine for assuming his duty and stressed that the ambassador could play an important role in forging cooperation between Asean and Bangladesh as well as within the framework of Asean-South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Indonesia's Antara news agency reported the Asean Secretariat as saying on its website on Friday.

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