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Prophet remarks row: Bangladesh sees protests, calls to boycott Indian products
Dhaka: Several political parties and Islamists of Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB), Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Bangladesh, and Islami Oikyajote demonstrated countrywide after prayers on Friday noon against the remarks on Prophet Mohammad by BJP…
- World
Bangladesh govt under pressure to act on Prophet remarks row: Ruling Awami League leader
Dhaka: Amid protests over the remarks against Prophet Mohammad by two now-suspended BJP functionaries, a senior leader of the ruling Awami League has said that the Bangladesh government is under pressure to…
- India
India reboots rail operations to strengthen links with Bangladesh
Dhaka: India has started rebooting its connectivity vision as the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions on movement is easing in South Asian region. The new Jalpaiguri-Dhaka Mitali Express was flagged on June 1, its maiden…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia welcomes 955 pilgrims for this year’s Haj
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has received 955 pilgrims from Indonesia and Bangladesh, among the first delegations of pilgrims coming from outside the Kingdom for this year’s Haj season, the…
- World
Bangladesh: 14 killed in container depot fire in Chittagong
Dhaka: At least 14 people were killed and 187 others injured after a blaze ripped through a private container depot in Bangladesh’s Chittagong district, a senior official said on Sunday. The district’s chief…
- Sports
Mominul Haque quits Bangladesh’s Test captaincy
Dhaka: Following the team’s series defeat at home against Sri Lanka, Mominul Haque stepped down as Bangladesh’s test captain. Mominul had led the Test side of Bangladesh in October 2019 and was…
- India
India-Bangladesh train services resume after two years: Officials
Dhaka: Passenger train services –Maitree Express and Bandhan Express– between Bangladesh and India resumed on Sunday, two years after it was paused due to the outbreak of coronavirus, according to Bangladesh Railway…
- World
Bangladesh processing scholarships for families of India’s 1971 war veterans
Dhaka: Bangladesh Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen on Saturday said his country is in the process of extending 200 scholarships for the family members of the war veterans from India who fought for…
- India
Third India-Bangladesh train service to begin from June 1
Siliguri: Indo-Bangladesh train service, the “Mitali Express”, is scheduled to begin its journey from West Bengal’s New Jalpaiguri station in India to Dhaka in Bangladesh, from June 1 onwards. This is the…
- India
Cattle smuggling from India curbed, Bangladesh affected adversely
The Border Security Force (BSF) claims that it has successfully done away with illegal supply lines for Indian cattle in Bangladesh after a clamp down on the movement of smuggled animals across…
- Andhra Pradesh
Abducted Bangladeshi girl rescued from Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam: A Bangladeshi girl who was abducted from Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam, has been rescued by the city police on Wednesday. Police informed that the girl entered India illegally on April 24 along…
- India
Border Bandwidth: N-E states e-connect with the world via Bangladesh
Agartala/Shillong: After India developed waterways, railway and road connectivity between the northeast region and the rest of the country and the world via Bangladesh, New Delhi recently connected the land-locked region with the…
- World
‘Snake-like’ queues at railway counters in Dhaka ahead of Eid
Dhaka: In a desperate bid to get advance tickets ahead of Eid on May 3, thousands of Bangladeshi travellers are facing massive “snake-like” queues at railway ticket counters in the capital Dhaka.…
- India
Over 9,500 inducted in BSF this year for security duties
New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF), India’s frontier force for Pakistan and Bangladesh, has commissioned over 9,500 personnel in the first three-and-a-half months of this year to bolster its manpower, official…
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Favourite fabric of Mughal Empress Nur Jahan is being recreated in Bangladesh
The famous Dhaka muslin fabric that was once highly favoured by royal personalities of Indian history such as Empress Nur Jahan and also European royals of that time is being revived in Bangladesh.…
