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New India-Bangladesh railway link from 2015

The governments of India and Bangladesh will start work early next year on a new rail link to ease surface transport, officials said here Tuesday. India will build a 15-km railway tracks linking Tripura’s capital Agartala with Bangladesh’s southeastern city of Akhaurah, an important railway junction connected to Chittagong port, resource-rich Sylhet and Dhaka. An Indian delegation and a Bangladeshi team attended the third meeting of the Agartala-Akhaurah railway link project steering committee here Tuesday. They will Wednesday go for a field inspection on the Indian side. “The work for new Agartbd-indiaala-Akhaurah railway link...

Modi govt to stand by promises to Dhaka

Underscoring that the new political leaderships would be business-oriented, Indian envoy to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran has hinted that the Narendra Modi government will be committed to not only maintaining friendly ties with Dhaka but also building a “momentum of the relationship”. bd-indiaIn an interview to an online newspaper, which was telecast by a private TV channel on Friday, he said this was made clear when the Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament Shirin Sarmin Chowdhury met Mr. Modi on the day he took over as Prime Minister of India. The High Com...

Bangladesh allows transit of foodgrain to northeast India

In a highly significant move that was evidently cleared at the highest level, Bangladesh is allowing India to ferry foodgrain to the landlocked northeastern states using its territory and infrastructure. "To begin with, the Bangladesh government has under a special transit facility agreed to transport 10,000 tonnes of foodgrain for Tripura via its territory," Tripura's Principal Secretary (Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs) B.K. Roy told IANS. "After getting a green signal from the Bangladesh government, the FCI (Food Corporation of India) initiated the process of transporting foodgrain and essentials using the Ashuganj river port (in eastern Bangladesh) and the roadways connected to the northeastern states."

Sushma set to tour Bangladesh this month

The Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj is likely to visit Bangladesh this month-end in her what could be her first stand-alone bilateral visit to a South Asian country since assuming charge. She is expected to visit Bhutan with PM Narendra Modi before that. While dates of Swaraj's visit are yet to be finalized, indications are that she will go to Dhaka on June 26. sushma1-620x350 The external affairs ministry spokesman said Swaraj was going to a neighbouring country this month but did not specify the country and the dates. ...

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...

Judiciary undermines its own independence in Bangladesh: ALRC

The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) has wished to bring the status of the judiciary and legal profession of Bangladesh to the attention of the UN Human Rights Council. ALRC says, Bangladesh has been Member of the Human Rights Council virtually since its formation. The country has been party to two international Covenants and eight Conventions. Being a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), Bangladesh is obliged to ensure the independence of the judiciary. It is mandatory for Bangladesh to take administrative, legislative, and judicial measures to implement the rights enshrined in the ICCPR.
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