DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi started for National Memorial at Savar to pay tributes to martyrs of the 1971 liberation war.Earlier in the day, a special flight of Indian Air Force carrying the Narendra Modi and his entourage landed in Dhaka airport at 10:10am Saturday.Prime

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a red carpet welcome upon arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Saturday morning on his maiden visit.A special aircraft of India Air Force, carrying the Indian prime minister and members of his entourage landed at

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Dhaka at 10:10am on Saturday to begin his two-day visit to Bangladesh aiming to take the ties between the two neighbouring countries to a newer height.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina welcomed her Indian counterpart at Hazrat Shahjalal

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Dhaka at 10:10am on Saturday to begin his two-day visit to Bangladesh, highlighting connectivity and security issues apart from signing of a number of instruments and deals, aiming to take the ties between the two neighbouring countries

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Dhaka on a two-day "historic" visit to the neighboring country where he will attend several programmes and pay a visit to the Memorial of the 1971 liberation war."Leaving for Bangladesh. This visit is going to strengthen the bond between

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Dhaka on Saturday morning on a two-day visit.During his maiden tour to Dhaka, the Indian premier will meet his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina for five phases and spent 3 hours and 35 minutes with her. Narendra Modi will also

PANCHAGARH: Four people were killed, eight others injured by thunderbolt attack in Bhajanpur union under Tetulia upazila of the district Friday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Azizul, 50, son of Dulu Mohammad of Bhelupara village, Babu, 22, son of Dulal of Bhajanpur collegepara

DHAKA: India’s West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in Dhaka Friday night as part of the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The flight, carrying the West Bengal CM and her delegation, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:31pm.She left

DHAKA:  The Foreign Ministry summoned Myanmar Ambassador to Dhaka Myo Myint Than Friday afternoon.He was summoned to protest the divisive remark of Rakhine minister on Bangladesh delivered in a diplomatic briefing at Naypyidaw.Recently, a Rakhine minister in a diplomatic briefing at

DHAKA: Law Enforcing Agencies have begun working to ensure flawless security of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his entourages.  Special Security Force (SSF), Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and the Armed Police

DHAKA: Five suspected members of human traffickers’ gang, including one from Mirpur area with 17 Bangladeshi passports and cheque of Tk 9-crore, have been detained from different places of the country on Friday.The detainees were identified as Tanim Islam Chowdhury Kiron, 40, Hosne Ara

KOLKATA: The schedule of Maitree Express train running between Dhaka and Kolkata has been revised for next six months with effect from Friday.Indian Eastern Railway Chief Commercial Manager issued a press release in this regard.The release said the train will leave Kolkata on Saturday,

DHAKA: In a latest development, the government has reshuffled 17 higher ranks officers of police administration including three additional commissioners of police.DMP media and publications deputy police commissioner SM Jahangir Alam Sarkar confirmed the matter to media Friday

DHAKA: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) expressed doubt whether revenue target and budget financing can be achieved, not on the size of proposed budget for 2015-16 fiscal year.The speakers made the observation in a press conference on CPD’s criticism about National Budget 2015-16 in

DHAKA: India’s West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will arrive in Dhaka on Friday night as part of the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.She will leave Kolkata by Air India flight AI203 at 7:20pm Friday, a day before the arrival of Narendra Modi in his two-day visit

Bangladesh finance minister AMA Muhith, in his proposed speech for the national budget for 2015-2016 financial year, has proposed allocation of Total Tk 18,540-crore for the Power Division and the Energy and Mineral Resources Division. The proposed allocation is about 6% of the total

DHAKA:  At least 15 people were killed and 29 others injured in separate road accidents in Dhaka, Sirajganj, Moulvibazar, Rangpur, Natore districts on Friday.Banglanews correspondents reported from the respective areas.In Sirajganj, four people were killed and three others sustained

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was looking forward to his upcoming two-day visit to neighboring Bangladesh with a great sense of enthusiasm and delight."On 6th June I will begin my two-day visit to Bangladesh. It is with a great sense of enthusiasm and delight that I

DHAKA: Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali Friday said talks on the issue of Teesta Water Sharing Treaty are underway behind the scenes.The minister was addressing a press conference on the visit of Narendra Modi and West

Sirajganj: At least four people were killed and three others sustained injuries in a road accident in Chairman Market area on Hatikumrul-Banpara highway of the district on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as China Khatun, 26, daughter of Noba Fakir of Salanga Thana, her