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Celebration of Pahela Baishakh is a part our culture: HPM Sheikh Hasina

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the people to stay alert about spreading confusions regarding the celebration of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla new year, terming the festival a part of country's heritage.

ECNEC approves eight development projects worth Tk 3, 289.43 crore

  The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved eight projects involving a total of Tk 3, 289.43 crore.

We will get water and no one can stop it: HPM Sheikh Hasina

  Bangladesh will remain patient about the Teesta river deal, thanks to assurance from Indian PM Narendra Modi, despite the uncertainty created by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Nothing to hide in the agreements and MoUs: HPM Sheikh Hasina

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said there is nothing to hide in the agreements and MoUs signed with India during her four-day New Delhi tour as everything is wide open for the people.

Deals with India were inked for the welfare of people: HPM Sheikh Hasina

  Coming down heavily on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for her comments that the government has sold the country by signing agreements with India, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said here yesterday that whatever deals the two countries inked are for the overall welfare of the people and the region.

Indian businesses to invest $10 billion in Bangladesh

  Indian businesses have signed agreements and memoranda of understanding with their Bangladesh peers to invest $10 billion in power, energy, logistics, education and medical sectors.

LK Advani seeks HPM Sheikh Hasina’s support to improve Indo-Pak relations

  Former Indian deputy prime minister LK Advani has sought Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's help to fix his country's fraught relations with Pakistan.

Friendship always gives a good opportunity for peoples’ welfare: HPM Sheikh Hasina

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed friendly relationship among South Asian nations to free the region from poverty and ensure prosperity of teeming millions as she was accorded a reception by India Foundation at the fag-end of her four-day New Delhi visit.

Sonia Gandhi praises HPM Sheikh Hasina’s stern actions against terrorism

  Indian National Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi has praised Bangladesh Government's 'stern actions' against terrorism, saying this menace should be tackled with 'iron fist'.

Pranab Mukherjee praises Sheikh Hasina for strengthening Bangladesh-India relations

  The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee praised Sheikh Hasina's constant efforts to take forward Bangladesh and establish the relations between the two countries on a solid foundation.

Bangladesh honours Indian martyrs of Liberation War

  In a mega event on Saturday Bangladesh launched a process of honouring the Indian soldiers who embraced martyrdom in Bangladesh’s War of Liberation in 1971.

Bangladesh-India to jointly produce film on Bangabandhu

  Bangladesh and India yesterday agreed to jointly produce a film on the life and works of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Bangladesh-India issued joint statement, envisions to progress together

  Bangladesh and India have issued a joint statement laying down the vision of the two leaders – Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi –for the benefit of the region.

Bangladesh-India reinforced pledge against terrorism

  Bangladesh and India have reinforced their pledge "zero tolerance" policy against terrorism and extremism alongside reiterating their strong commitment to make borders peaceful and free from criminal activities as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held talks with her counterpart Nardendra Modi in New Delhi.

Bangladesh-India starts train and bus service on Kolkata-Khulna route

  Bangladesh and India have started the trial run of passenger train services between Khulna and Kolkata with the arrival of a train at Petrapole along the border.

HPM Sheikh Hasina meets Mamata Banerjee

  Chief Minister of Indian State of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Rashtrapati Bhaban on Saturday evening.

India supports Bangladesh’s call for ‘Genocide Day’

  Bangladesh has received India’s support in its effort to obtain international recognition of the ‘Genocide of 1971’.

‘Unfinished Memoirs’ released in Hindi

  The autobiography of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman “The Unfinished Memoirs” has been released in Hindi language in India.

Bangladesh-India sign 22 deals, $4.5 billion LOC announced

  Bangladesh and India on Saturday signed 22 deals and 14 memorandum of understandings (MoU) in strategic sectors like defence and civil nuclear cooperation during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India.

HPM Sheikh Hasina meets Sushma Swaraj

  Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Rashtrapati Bhaban in Delhi on Friday afternoon.