Tag: Sheikh Hasina
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PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurate India-Bangladesh oil pipeline
India and Bangladesh inaugurated the construction works of a cross-border oil pipeline and two rail projects on Tuesday.
September 18, 2018 -
India, Bangladesh jointly inaugurate major infrastructure projects
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb jointly inaugurated three projects in Bangladesh.
September 10, 2018 -
World mourns demise of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Pakistan, China, the United States, Russia and many other countries on Thursday mourned the demise of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, recalling the contribution made by him in various fields. Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson said Vajpayee was a renowned statesman who contributed to bringing a change in India-Pakistan relations and remained a key supported of SAARC …
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August 16, 2018 -
Why Dhaka must be circumspect
Agitations and protest-inspired politics have always been at the forefront of the area now called Bangladesh ever since Bangla politics started occupying space in the national political landscape. In what was East Bengal and later in East Pakistan, there was a flurry of activity commencing from the period before 1947, including protests in Calcutta mostly …
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August 5, 2018 -
Time to build on robust friendship
India demonstrated a very muscular gesture by standing alongside Bangladesh by turning back British human rights activist and lawyer Lord Carlile from Delhi airport on July 10. Carlile was engaged by Khaleda Zia to contest charges of corruption for which she is currently incarcerated in a prison in Bangladesh and being t(ried rather vigorously. Her …
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July 14, 2018 -
103 dead, 9,000 arrested in Bangladesh anti-drugs campaign
The number of people killed in the last two weeks during anti-drug operations in Bangladesh climbed to over 103 on Tuesday, after another 10 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, police said. The number of people arrested rose to 9,000. The 10 deaths occurred in seven districts after the police responded to firing …
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May 29, 2018 -
‘Rise above communalism’
Sheikh Hasina addresses convocation of Kazi Nazrul University after being conferred honorary D.Litt
May 27, 2018 -
Mamata holds one-on-one meet with Hasina
Chief minister Miss Mamata Banerjee on Friday had a one-to-one meeting with the Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for about one hour and at the end of the meeting Miss Banerjee told the media they had fruitful discussions on wide ranging issues. Sharing of Teesta water remains a thorny issue for Ms Hasina, while Miss …
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May 27, 2018 -
Hasina seeks India’s help for Rohingya repatriation
“The Bangladesh government has given them (Rohingyas) shelter on humanitarian ground as we cannot turn our eyes away from the problem. But we want that they should return to their country as early as possible," Ms Hasina said.
May 26, 2018 -
CM Mamata on stage, Modi apologises for non-availability of drinking water in Shantiniketan
In his address to students and other attendees at the ceremony, Modi began his speech with an “apology” for the lack of drinking water facility at the university.
May 25, 2018 -
Modi to meet Sheikh Hasina at Shantiniketan on 25 May
According to the itinerary the venue of the meeting is the Bangladesh Bhawan in Shantiniketan and the two leaders are to hold talks in the afternoon following lunch to be hosted by Mr Modi.
May 24, 2018 -
Sharmila Tagore to be awarded honorary DLitt
Kazi Nazrul University in West Bengal is holding its third convocation on its campus on May 26, when it will confer an honorary DLitt on Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and an honorary DSc on BARC scientist SM Yusuf
May 14, 2018 -
An election crucial for India
Bangladesh goes to the polls later this year. In Asia, this election will be closely watched. It will be of special interest to India and China. Politics in Bangladesh is run by two major political parties, both led by dynastic rulers. The present ruling party, the Awami League is headed by Sheikh Hasina, the daughter …
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May 8, 2018 -
Much at stake for India in Bangladesh poll
Bangladesh is gearing up for its next parliamentary elections, expected by the end of this year. From the tenor and mood of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent speeches, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the country is getting into election mode. Last month Hasina, while addressing a public rally in the port city of Chittagong, candidly …
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April 12, 2018 -
Bangladesh PM Hasina seeks UN help for Rohingya’s return
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought the help of UN to implement the Bangladesh-Myanmar agreement on the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas displaced from the Rakhine state. Hasina spoke with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the issue over phone on Friday night and her Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said the UN …
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April 7, 2018 -
Tripura’s Bangladesh connection vital
One of the first things that Biplab Kumar Deb did even before taking oath as the new chief minister of Tripura was to make a phone call to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and seek her cooperation for the development of the landlocked northeastern state. Indian states share land borders with six countries – China, …
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March 15, 2018 -
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina visits writer Muhammed Zafar Iqbal in hospital
Iqbal, known for his secular activism and science fiction writing, was stabbed in the head by an assailant who called him 'enemy of Islam'
March 5, 2018