Teesta, Ganges Barrage deals put on back burner
The issues of sharing of Teesta River water and Indian consent to the proposed joint construction of the Padma-Ganges Barrage in Bangladesh were kept on the back burner during prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s ongoing visit to New Delhi.
Dhaka should seek info on Teesta flow
Experts and green activists in Dhaka said on Sunday that the government should immediately seek information to know why there was no flow in the Teesta River as West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee claimed.
Sonia assures PM of their common stand on Bangladesh
Indian National Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday assured prime minister Sheikh Hasina of taking a common stand of all political parties of India regarding next-door neighbour Bangladesh.
TANNERY RELOCATION AT SAVAR SC warns of Dhaleswari pollution
The Appellate Division on Sunday warned that action would be taken against the government in the event of the Dhaleshwari River getting polluted by effluents from the tannery park at Savar, on the capital’s outskirt.
PM’S DELHI VISIT Dhaka, Delhi sign 22 deals
Dhaka and New Delhi have signed 22 instruments covering diverse areas of bilateral cooperations including economic, defence cooperation, power, peaceful use of nuclear energy, outer space, information technology and mass media.
Bangladesh-India joint statement pledges to take relations to new height
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi issued a joint statement in New Delhi Saturday evening with a pledge to pursue new opportunities to further deepen and broaden bilateral relations for the mutual benefit of the people of both countries. The full text of the joint statement is given bellow.
We believe we’ll get India’s support to resolve issues: Hasina
Bangladesh and India on Saturday reinforced their pledge ‘zero tolerance’ policy against 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.
Hasina sells country: Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia alleged Saturday evening that prime minister Sheikh Hasina had sold the country for clinging to power.
Mercy pleas of Mufti Hannan, two others rejected
The president has rejected petitions for clemency filed by banned Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and its two activists, clearing the way of their executions any time for killing three people and injuring former UK high commissioner Anwar Choudhury in a grenade attack in 2004.
Defence deal tops agenda
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are set for official talks in New Delhi today, with the signing of a deal on defence cooperation framework and over 30 other agreements on the plate, according to officials.
