Export through Bengal’s Petrapole sluggish; Bangladeshi traders unhappy
As trade between India and Bangladesh through the Petrapole land port in West Bengal has been sluggish since its resumption on Sunday, stakeholders in the neighbouring country have expressed despair, saying the situation has led to a crisis in industrial output and skyrocketing of prices of perishables there.
Bangladesh’s development coach tests positive for coronavirus
Bangladesh's development coach and former first-class cricketer Ashiqur Rahman has tested positive for the dreaded novel coronavirus.
Rohingya camps in Bangladesh put under ‘complete lockdown’
Bangladesh has imposed a "complete lockdown" in Cox's Bazar district -- home to over a million Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar -- to halt the spread of coronavirus, officials said Thursday.
Coronavirus toll rises to 5 in Bangladesh, no new case of infection in last 24 hours
Bangladesh on Wednesday reported fifth death from the coronavirus though no new case of the infection came out in the last 24 hours as the country suspended all domestic flights, trains and public transport to fight the pandemic.
Bangladesh postpone U-16 cricket tour of India due to COVID-19 pandemic
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday postponed its under-16 team's tour of India due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
India fulfilled its ‘moral duty’ by enacting CAA: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said religious minorities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh are living a "life of misery" and India has fulfilled its "moral duty" towards them by enacting the CAA. Addressing a rally in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Shatabdi Nagar here, he also questioned those opposing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and said the government has not discussed it.
Bangladeshis attack Indian border outpost; 1 BSF jawan injured
Another group from the neighbouring country barged into the house of a Meghalaya resident and looted money, mobile phones and a gun, besides injuring the head of the family, a senior officer said.
‘From bottomless basket to vibrant economy’: Bangladesh’s growth story
Bangladesh, once dubbed a "bottomless basket", has now transformed into one of the most vibrant economies in the world, according to Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen, who has invited foreign investors to tap the vast opportunities available in the country for businesses.
