Almost 620 tonnes of food items were shipped from the Kakinada Deep Water Port in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district on Monday for distribution among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingyas fled Rakhine of Myanmar and had taken refuge in Bangladesh after onslaught from country’s army. The National Agricultural[Read More…]
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Myanmar allocates additional funds to upgrade Bangladesh border amid Rohingya crisis
Amid ongoing Rohingya crisis, the Myanmar government has allocated additional funds of 20 billion kyats ($14 million) to urgently revamp the spoiled portion of the border with Bangladesh, said an official statement. For 2017-18 fiscal year, over 8 billion kyats had been given for the task, reports Xinhua news agency.[Read More…]
India to send food items, mosquito nets to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Days after Bangladesh briefed India about the issues faced by the nation due to the influx of refugees from Myanmar after the ethnic violence in the Buddhist-majority nation, India has decided to help Dhaka. “The ‘Operation Insaniyat’ is launched to help Rohingya Muslim refugees in Dhaka, to provide relief material[Read More…]
Deadly cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh, 6 killed
As Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh on Tuesday, at least 6 persons have been killed. Speeding winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour have damaged several houses. The authorities have been struggling to evacuate over half a million people from the coastal areas. According to reports, the severe cyclonic storm[Read More…]
America, a country of Child Marriages!
If you’re thinking that child marriages are only prevalent in developing countries like India, Bangladesh, Tanzania, this report will burst your bubble. Over 167,000 people aged 17 or under, married in 38 states between 2000 and 2010 in America. The statistics is based on a search of existing marriage license[Read More…]
Viral Video: This touching ad on domestic violence will break your heart!
Domestic violence is an issue that is rampant in our society, yet people prefer not to acknowledge its existence within their families or the neighbourhood. It is, perhaps, one of the worst manifestations of misogyny; women are beaten up, tortured, raped and in some cases, even murdered behind closed doors.[Read More…]
Bangladesh removes ‘Lady Justice Statue’ from Supreme Court premises after protests
A Lady Justice statue was removed from Bangladesh’s Supreme Court grounds under tight security after Islamist hardliners forced for its removal for months. The sculpture of a woman holding a scale and sword in her hands was mounted in December outside the court building. People protested late Thursday night on[Read More…]
Burberry, Zara to bloom in Bihar soon
Bihar government is planning to set up garment bases of global brands like H&M, Zara, Lacoste and Burberry in the state. Taking inspiration from Bangladesh, that happens to be a manufacturing hub for the textile industry, the state is trying to convince the readymade garment tycoons to set up their[Read More…]
Bangladesh trains teenage girls to fight cyber crime
In order to tackle cyber-crime, Bangladesh on Tuesday began training thousands of teenage girls to fight the hysteric rise of social media-related abuses mostly targeting adolescents. As per the police, the online harassment levels have alarmingly rose in Bangladesh lately and it mostly targets young women. More than 10,000 school-age[Read More…]
Trouble for Adani plant in Jharkhand, Congress demands inquiry
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) leader in Assembly and general secretary, Pradeep Yadav, is leading the movement againt Adani Group’s proposed 1,600 megawatt power plant in Godda. Yadav warned that any forcible eviction of locals from the area or attempt to grab their land in the name of development, would only further intensify[Read More…]
India to build gas, diesel pipelines to Bangladesh
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi
The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital. Banerjee said that they discussed the incomplete projects and state share of West Bengal. The PM in response said that they will try to consider the demands, she added. On this, Prime Minister Modi further[Read More…]
How Twitter reacted to anchor’s tongue slip during Modi-Hasina joint statement
Hyderabad House witnessed a funny moment during the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina’s joint statement on Saturday. Instead of asking two Prime Ministers to step down from the stage after the speech, the anchor announced: “I request two Prime Ministers to step down.” #WATCH: This[Read More…]
Modi announces $4.5 bn line of credit to Bangladesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina held bilateral talks at Hyderabad House in Delhi on Saturday and inked 22 pacts in various key sectors, including a civil nuclear cooperation agreement. India has announced a credit line of $4.5 billion for investment in Bangladesh. “We are happy[Read More…]
BSF seizes fake notes of face value worth Rs 3 lakh
PM wishes B’desh on eve of its independence day
India to seal border with Pakistan by 2018: Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India plans to seal international boundaries with neighbouring countries Pakistan and Bangladesh soon. “India is planning to seal the international boundaries with Pakistan and Bangladesh as soon as possible. This could be India’s major step against terrorism and the problem of refugees,”[Read More…]
‘India, B’desh’s efforts to continue for growth’
ISIS claims responsibility of Bangladesh airport blast
Bangladesh: Suicide bomber targets security forces camp, 2 injured
A day after a series of raids on alleged militant hideouts in the nation, a man blew himself up at a camp for Bangladesh’s elite security forces, wounding two others on Friday, in an apparent botched suicide attack. A man carrying explosives entered the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) camp near[Read More…]
Prabhu pitches for rail connectivity with neighboring nations
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday pitched for rail connectivity with neighbouring countries to boost trade and eliminate poverty in the region. Highlighting the need for physical connectivity with neighbours for trade growth, he advocated work on rail link from Kathmandu to Delhi and Kolkata shortly. “Asia is going to[Read More…]
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh in the first Test
Fake Rs 2000 notes seized along India-Bangladesh border
Counterfeit notes of Rs 2,000 reach India from Pakistan via Bangladesh
Just after two months of the announcement of the demonetisation policy, fake Rs 2,000 notes were pushed by smugglers through the porous India-Bangladesh border, said official sources as per a report in The Indian Express, referring to the recent seizures and detentions made by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and[Read More…]
Kohli 1st to score 4 double tons in four consecutive Test series
Indian captain Virat Kohli continued his unbelievable record-breaking spree on Friday and surpassed the legendary Sir Donald Bradman and Rahul Dravid by becoming the first batsman to score double hundreds in four successive Test series. Kohli’s double tons came in the series against the West Indies, New Zealand, England and[Read More…]