Indian print media hails Hasina’s “fruitful” India-visit

The Indian print media has positively assessed the outcome of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit (Sept 5-8) to India describing it as “fruitful with several outcomes on the table.”
9 September 2022

Ex-Pak PM Khan to be indicted

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan will be formally indicted on a contempt of court charge later this month after judges yesterday rejected his explanation and “regrets” for comments he made about a magistrate, state media reported.
8 September 2022

Ex-PM Imran Khan to be indicted for contempt of court in Pakistan

A Pakistani court ruled on Thursday that it will indict former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of contempt of court, his lawyer and local broadcasters said, which could lead to his disqualification from politics if convicted.
8 September 2022

“Sheikh Hasina is like a guardian to me”

Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of late Indian president Pranab Mukherjee, has described Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as her guardian.
8 September 2022

Mamata slams Indian govt for not inviting her to be part of PM Hasina’s India tour

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today (September 8, 2022) slammed the Indian government for not inviting her to be a part of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's India visit.
8 September 2022

Ex-Indian president’s daughter Sharmishtha Mukherjee calls on PM Hasina

Sharmishtha Mukherjee, daughter of late Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, today (September 7, 2022) met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina maintaining the long association between the two families.
7 September 2022

India offers free transit to Bangladesh for exporting goods to other nations

India has offered free transit via its territory to Bangladesh for exporting its products to third countries through specified land customs stations, airports, and seaports.
7 September 2022

Bangladesh, India to work towards zero deaths at border

Noting with satisfaction that the number of deaths due to incidents along the border has significantly reduced, Bangladesh and India agreed to work towards bringing the number down to zero, according to a joint statement.
7 September 2022

Rahul Gandhi calls on PM Hasina

Former Congress party president Rahul Gandhi today (September 6, 2022) met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her hotel suite at ITC Maurya in New Delhi.
6 September 2022

Delhi again assures Dhaka of resolving Teesta issue: Shahriar Alam

 India has again assured Bangladesh of resolving the issue of Teesta water sharing, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam said today (September 6, 2022).
6 September 2022

“Economic connection between 2 nations crucial to deal with global crisis”

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina today (September 6, 2022) called on Indian President Draupadi Murmu at India’s Rashtrapati Bhavan.
6 September 2022

India largest market in Asia for Bangladeshi exports: Modi

Bangladesh and India will soon start negotiating on a bilateral comprehensive economic partnership agreement, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today (September 6, 2022).
6 September 2022

Hasina, Modi inaugurate Maitree thermal power plant at Rampal

Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi today (September 6, 2022) virtually opened the 1320 (660x2) MW Maitree super thermal power project at Rampal in Khulna and four other projects, including a rail bridge on Rupsha River and Khulna-Darshana and Parbatipur-Kaunia rail link projects.
6 September 2022

Bangladesh biggest development, trade partner of India: Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said Bangladesh is the biggest development and trade partner of India.
6 September 2022

Wounded India take on spirited Sri Lanka

India and Sri Lanka will lock horns in their second Super 4 fixture of the Asia Cup in Dubai tonight and the two sides are set to approach the game with contrasting momentums.
5 September 2022

Suicide blast in Kabul: Two Russian embassy staffers among 6 killed

Two Russian embassy staff in Kabul were among six people killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance of the embassy, in a blast that injured at least 10 others, the Russian Foreign Ministry and Afghan officials said yesterday.
5 September 2022

8 killed in Afghanistan earthquake

At least eight people were killed overnight in an earthquake in north-eastern Afghanistan and the toll could rise, according to an official quoted by the state news agency.
5 September 2022

Flood-hit Pakistan breaches freshwater lake to avert overflow

Authorities in flood-hit Pakistan breached the country’s largest freshwater lake yesterday, displacing up to 100,000 people from their homes but saving more densely populated areas from gathering flood water, a minister said.
4 September 2022

Sri Lanka's ex-president Rajapaksa gets residence, security on return

Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was provided on Saturday with an official residence and security by the government after he returned to the country he had fled in July during economic unrest, two senior officials said.
3 September 2022

Afghan mosque: 18 killed in suicide blast

A suicide bomber struck one of the biggest mosques in western Afghanistan yesterday, killing at least 18 people, including an influential imam who earlier this year called for those who commit “the smallest act” against the government to be beheaded.
2 September 2022