Bangladesh

Police have arrested three activists of outlawed Hizb ut-Tahrir on charges of pasting posters denouncing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s imminent Bangladesh visit. Khulshi Police Station Inspector (investigations) Sukanta Chakraborty said they were detained while sticking posters at Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University on Friday morning. Among those arrested, Ishtiaque Hossain, 25, is a student of the Chittagong University ...

Hasina says Bangladesh is honoured to award former Indian PM Vajpayee for his support for independence in 1971 Bangladesh feels honoured to recognise former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for his support during the 1971 Liberation War, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said. President Md Abdul Hamid handed the official honour to Vajpayee’s predecessor, Narendra Modi, at the Bangabhaban ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has described her first meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as ‘very nice’. Her entourage reached Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka Hotel at 3:45pm Sunday, right after Opposition Leader Raushon Ershad left the hotel after meeting Modi, on the second day of his maiden state visit to Dhaka. Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu and Civil Aviation ...

Bangladesh and India have pushed for stronger bilateral ties during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic Dhaka visit. A number of deals have been signed including one for exchanging enclaves, ending the contentious bilateral issue that has been lingering since 1974. The neighbouring countries have also agreed for greater regional connectivity for the development of South Asia. Bangladesh and India renewed ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has held a one-on-one meeting with Indian leader Narendra Modi at her office. The meeting began soon after the exchange of LBA documents on Saturday. A delegation-level talks started after the more-than-40-minute tête-à-tête between Hasina and Modi. Officials earlier told bdnews24.com that contentious issues like security, border management and water sharing would feature high on the ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her visiting Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have inaugurated Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati and Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala bus services. They flagged off the bus services at Hasina’s office in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon. Modi arrived in Dhaka on a two-day maiden visit in the morning and Banerjee on Friday nightThe two prime ministers and the ...

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to arrive at the VVIP Tarmac of Shahjalal International Airport by a special Indian Air Force flight at 10:15am on Saturday. His Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina will receive him, and then he will be accorded a state reception that include 19 gun salutes, and guard of honour. He will drive straight to the ...

The transport sector has been allotted Tk 263.29 billion in the proposed budget for the 2015-16 fiscal, with the highest sum for a single project being set aside for the construction of the prestigious Padma bridge. Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday placed the proposal for the development and expansion of roads, bridges, railways, ports, water transport, and airports, maintenance ...

Finance Minister AMA Muhith has set a target of 7 percent GDP (gross domestic product) growth for 2014-15 annual budget. He placed the Tk 2.95 trillion budget in Parliament on Thursday with a thrust on increasing revenues to meet at least two-thirds of the budget allocations. The size of the budget for 2014-15 fiscal year was around Tk 2.51 trillion ...

NBR’s annual Income Tax fair, a move to encourage citizens to pay taxes NBR’s annual Income Tax fair, a move to encourage citizens to pay taxes The tax-free income limit for individuals has been proposed to be raised to Tk 250,000 a year. Finance Minister AMA Muhith proposed the change for income tax while presenting the national budget for 2015-16 ...