Smooth Bangladesh-India transport connectivity would increase Bangladesh's national income by 17%: World Bank

Seamless transport connectivity between India and Bangladesh has the potential to increase national income by as much as 17% in Bangladesh and 8% in India, says a new World Bank report. The report was published at a virtual press conference on Tuesday. The study, “Connecting to Thrive: Challenges and Opportunities of Transport Integratio...

HPM Sheikh Hasina receives Dr. Kalam Excellence Award

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has received the “Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award-2019”, constituted to disseminate the ideals and teachings of noted scientist and former Indian president Dr APJ. Abdul Kalam. Chief Adviser of the Dr Kalam Smriti International Advisory Council Ambassador TP Sreenivasan handed over the int...

Bangladesh-India jointly inaugurates cross-border oil pipeline project

The prime ministers of Bangladesh and India have jointly unveiled the plaque of a 130km cross-border oil pipeline project, known as Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi flagged off the construction work of the pipeline via video- conferencing from the Ganabhaban in Dhaka and...

HPM Sheikh Hasina meets Narendra Modi

HPM Sheikh Hasina has met Narendra Modi in London on the sidelines of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The two leaders discussed different issues, including bilateral ones, at the Lancaster House on Thursday, Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque told the media. “India has changed its stance much on the Rohingya issue. They are very ...