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Why can’t Bangladeshis protest peacefully?

Today, one year following national elections in Bangladesh, at least four people died in violence following political protests in Dhaka and other cities across the country. The proximate reason: the opposition Bangladesh National Party (BNP) took out protests, which the ruling Awami League government had banned, to mark a “Murder of Democracy Day.” Despite the ban on protests, press reports indicate that members of the Awami League “outnumbered” the opposition on the streets of Dhaka. hartalA brief recap of the past year’s events provides the bac...

Bengal awaiting Centre nod for cruise to Bangladesh

The West Bengal government is awaiting approval from the Ministry of External Affairs to start river cruise services with Bangladesh, a state government official said today. bd-india"Many have shown interest in starting river cruise service so we approached the central government for permission. The matter is now with the external affairs ministry," State Transport Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay told reporters. He said cruise operators are ready with all the plans and would start services in the Kolkata-Dhaka route as soon as they get approv...

Tripura ‘haat’ along Indo-Bangla border to open Jan 13

The first border market, locally called ‘haat’, in Tripura and the third along the India-Bangladesh frontier is likely to be inaugurated Jan 13, an official said here. Two ‘border haats’ were set up in 2012 at Meghalaya’s Kalaichar (India)-Baliamari (Bangladesh) and Dalora (Bangladesh)-Balat (India). bd-indiaThe ‘border haats’ are allowed to sell agricultural and horticultural products, spices, minor forest products (excluding timber), fresh and dry fish, dairy and poultry products, cottage industry items, wooden furniture, handloom and handicraft ite...

Hilsa hits big at Kolkata fair

Grilled marinated chicken tikkas and smoking seekh kebabs from Pakistan and rice dishes from Bangladesh with Ilish (hilsa fish) are not only tasty but healthy too, according to chefs from the two countries who are here for a fair. hilsaTwo stalls from the neighbouring countries are not only rustling up delicacies at the ongoing 27th Industrial India Trade Fair here, but also dispelling myths about traditional foods. Be it the warm platters of aromatic Sindhi Dum Biriyani, or the slow cooked chicken or mutton Nahari stew, the 15 dishes served at ...

565kg illicit gold seized in Bangladesh in 2013-14  

The gold smuggling in Bangladesh has risen day by day, penetration by gold smuggling cartels of the national airlines of Bangladesh was all over the news recently, but government took strict steps to prevent gold smuggling and a record 565kg of gold was seized by the government in 2013-14, Chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR), Ghulam Hussain told the Customs Today here the other day. He added that low gold import duty in Bangladesh, compared to that of India, encouraged smugglers to use Bangladesh as a transit route to channel gold into India. Gold

China proposes FTA with Bangladesh

China on Sunday proposed signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Bangladesh to boost trade ties between the two countries, minimising the trade gap against Bangladesh. The Chinese side came up with the proposal at bilateral talks between the two countries at the Foreign Ministry. china BDForeign Minister AH Mahmood Ali led the 19-member Bangladesh side while his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi the 13-member China team at the meeting that reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations. “China wants to start negotiation on FTA. We’ll explore the pro...
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