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Mamata agrees with Delhi on Indo-Bangla enclave swap

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) government of West Bengal has decided to withdraw its objection to the long-pending land-swap deal between India and Bangladesh. Chief Secretary Sanjay Mitra informed the Indian Union Home Ministry last week that the state government wants to settle the enclave issue which is being dragged for over six decades now, reports Kolkata-based daily Anandabazaar Patrika on Wednesday. MamataHowever, the state government wants the Indian central government to take up the issue of developing the land area that will be added t...

Bangladesh, Malaysia sign four agreements

Bangladesh signed four agreements with Malaysia Wednesday, ranging from exporting manpower and partially easing visa requirements to cooperation in tourism and cultural exchanges. The deals were signed in the presence of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak in Putra Jaya. BD-MalThe deals included a protocol amending the 2012 memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the employment of workers from Bangladesh in Malaysia. The amendment will allow the recruitment of at least 12,000 Bangladeshi workers in Sarawak st...

Bangladesh ranks 14th in graft index  

Bangladesh has been ranked 14th sliding two notches down in the graft index among 175 countries, according to a survey of Transparency International. tib logoOn a scale of 0-100, Bangladesh has scored 25 and has been ranked 2 steps lower than that in 2013 from bottom. The TI Bangladesh (TIB) unveiled the findings at a press conference at Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka today. According to the report, the country stood 145th among 175 countries, which is nine notches lower than the last year’s 136 across the world based on corruption percepti...

EU to form European Union Business Council in BD  

The European Union (EU) is going to form a European Union Business Council (EUBC) in Bangladesh, commerce minister Tofail Ahmed said Tuesday. The EU expressed its interest to import medicine, ship and ICT along with readymade garment items from Bangladesh, he told reporters after exchanging views with Pierre Mayaudon, the newly- appointed ambassador of the EU at the ministry. euAn EU business council would be formed comprising the Ambassadors of the EU countries in Bangladesh and leaders of trade bodies concerned aiming to increase import of Bangladeshi goods an...

Modi vows to halt illegal immigrants from Bangladesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stepped up his rhetoric against illegal immigration from Bangladesh, vowing to halt the unauthorised flow of citizens from the neighbouring country into Assam. [caption id="attachment_10856" align="alignleft" width="300"]India's PM Modi gestures as he arrives to address the Bharatiya Janata Party workers meeting in Guwahati India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) gestures as he arrives to address the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers meeting in Guwahati, November 30, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Utpal Baruah[/caption] At ...

Biswal stresses democratic process

The visiting Nisha Desai Biswal, US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian affairs, today stressed for strengthening the democratic processes to sustain socio-economic development in the region. Biswal said this while meeting with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan residence at 6:12pm. biswal-khaleda-wbDuring their 40-minute conversation, bilateral issues were discussed, BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury told reporters after the meeting. Asked present US stance on the January 5 parlia...
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