India, Bangladesh ratify historic land swap deal, ink 22 agreements
Dhaka, June 6 (IANS) In a historic move, India and Bangladesh on Saturday ratified an over 40-year-old land border swap agreement and flagged off two new...
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PM Modi gifts Hasina hand-woven tapestry
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Dhaka, June 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina a hand-woven tapestry from Venkatagiri, Andhra Pradesh. It has been woven...
Bus services between India, Bangladesh flagged off via Dhaka to Tripura, Bengal
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Agartala/Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) The Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka, formally flagged off on Saturday, has come as a boon for the people of the north...
Modi’s Bangladesh visit : Focus on trade, connectivity
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New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Boosting trade and connectivity, especially people-to-people, is set to be the focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh...
Parliament passes Bangladesh land accord bill, Modi greets Hasina
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New Delhi, May 8 The Indian parliament on Thursday passed a key constitutional amendment bill to give effect to the swapping of border land enclaves...
Bangladesh sees major change in Indian foreign policy
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Dhaka, March 2 Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque said on Monday after the first bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar that his country...
Modi calls up Sharif, leaders of cricket-playing SAARC nations
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New Delhi, Feb 13 In a display of “cricket diplomacy”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif as well as...
‘Road linking Tripura with Bangladesh to be developed’
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Agartala, Jan 18 A 51-km four-lane road will be developed to enable carriage of people and material for northeast India via Bangladesh, a visiting Bangladeshi...
India keen to boost trade with Bangladesh, Myanmar : Indian Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
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Srinagar (Tripura)/Agartala, Jan 13 The Indian government has been building infrastructure to boost trade and other economic activities with Bangladesh and Myanmar, union Commerce and...
Bangladesh pushes for working South Asian free trade deal
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Kathmandu, Nov 26 Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday called for implementing the free trade agreement (FTA) that the Saarc nations signed nearly a decade...
Experts gather to hammer economic roadmap ahead of SAARC summit
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New Delhi, Nov 5 Ahead of the 18th SAARC summit to be held in Nepal later this month, representatives of the eight participating nations, including...
President of India to witness show by SAARC music bands
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New Delhi, Nov 3 President Pranab Mukherjee will witness a performance of music bands from three SAARC countries – Zebunissa Bangash from Pakistan, Chirkutt from...
Asian Arab chamber to explore trade opportunities
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Bangalore, Oct 14 Asian Arab Chamber of Commerce is hosting a day-long summit Thursday here to explore trade and investment opportunities in the two regions....
Bangladeshi garments to spin business in northeast India : Indian diplomat
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Agartala, Oct 8 Bangladeshi garment traders are keen on doing business in northeast India and the Tripura government is ready to provide logistical support to...
SAARC nations’ cultural history comes alive at exhibition
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New Delhi, Sep 26 Zig-zag block-like formations, carrying around 170 images of various cultural engagements the Sangeet Natak Akademi has been hosted for SAARC nations...
‘Cultural festivals reflect unity and spirit of SAARC nations’
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New Delhi, Sep 26 Cultural festivals reflect the distinct spirit of South Asia and strengthen people-to-people contact, said G.L.W Samarasinghe, director of SAARC Cultural Centre...
SAARC ministers chart roadmap for cultural ties
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New Delhi, Sep 25 SAARC culture ministers Thursday adopted the Delhi resolution as a roadmap for the 2014-17 period to foster ties and preserve and...
2016-17 to be SAARC year of cultural heritage : Indian Culture Minister Naik
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New Delhi, Sep 25 Culture Minister Sripad Yesso Naik Thursday said one of the major proposals being considered by the ongoing SAARC ministerial meeting is...