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Euphoric reception awaits PM Modi in Dhaka

Bangladesh is all set to roll out a red carpet welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will arrive here tomorrow on his maiden visit to the country, amid expectations on both sides to take bilateral ties to a new level and unleash the potential of economic and trade ties. pm-narendra-modi_650x400_51424803339Ahead of Modi’s two-day visit, the capital city Dhaka is having a festive look with streets adorned with life-size cutouts of Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and ...

Bangladesh outpaces India on Human-Development Indicators

India is richer, in terms of per-capita economic output, than its smaller neighbor, Bangladesh, and a greater proportion of Indians are connected to the Internet and have cellphones. But if you look more closely at other measures of development such as life expectancy, child survival and the proportion of girls to boys in secondary education, and Bangladesh comes out ahead. Indo-BanglaThe two countries spend the same proportion (1%) of their gross domestic product on healthcare, but India devotes more of its GDP (3%) to education tha...

Connectivity, security coop to be key focus on Modi’s visit

Enhancing rail, road and water connectivity, boosting economic engagement and expanding security cooperation are likely to be major focus areas during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day maiden visit to Bangladesh beginning Saturday. [caption id="attachment_16537" align="alignleft" width="300"]Modi-Sheikh-Hasina_PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. PTI[/caption] The visit is expected to bring a new momentum in overall bilateral ties as it follows Parliament’s approval to a Co...

Legendary journalist Serajur Rahman dies

Legendary journalist and the former deputy head of BBC Bengali service Serajur Rahman died on Monday, Serajur breathed his last at around 11:00am local time in Royal Free Sirajur RahmanHospital of London, confirmed BBC bangla office in Dhaka. He was suffering from some critical illness for the last couple of months. Serajur was born in Noakhali in 1934 and went to school in Kolkata, matriculating with distinction in 1947 from Mitra Institution. He started his broadcasting career in Kolkata whilst still at school, particip...

BD woman harassed by fake Indian police

A 45-year-old woman who posed as a police inspector and extorted Rs 65,000 from a Bangladeshi woman was arrested by the Hebbagodi police in south-east Bangalore on Friday. [caption id="attachment_16427" align="alignleft" width="300"]Indian fake police The security staff accused of assualt on Bangladeshi woman. Photo: Special Arrangement.[/caption] The Bangladeshi woman Rashida Begum had been strip searched and harassed by the woman at the D-Mart supermarket in Hebbagodi. The Bangladeshi woman had earlier been detained by security...

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...
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