Bangladesh

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said that it has filed a charge sheet against several Bangladeshi nationals in connection with money laundering offences connected to the “offences of cross border implication”. The ED in a statement said that the agency filed a charge sheet on July 11 against Bangladeshi Nationals Proshanta Kumar […]

NEW DELHI: India has severely impacted the West African nation of Ghana by her rapid rise, exponential growth and remarkable self-reliance, revealed Samuel Nartey George, a Parliamentarian from Ghana, on Sunday in New Delhi. George was astonished by India’s success in recent years and wondered if India can leapfrog the fast-marching giant China. Speaking on […]

NEW DELHI: After nearly two years of break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, India and Bangladesh resumed the passenger train services on Sunday. The Kolkata – Khulna – Kolkata bound Bandhan Express was flagged off from Kolkata on Sunday morning and Kolkata – Dhaka – Kolkata bound Maitree Express train was flagged off from Dhaka […]

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday said that the ties between India and Bangladesh reached their golden chapter under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh. Dr Momen’s comments came during his address at the third edition of Natural Allies in Development and Interdependence (NADI) in […]

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Saturday reiterated that connectivity is the key to improving the ease of doing business and living. He was speaking during the third edition of Natural Allies in Development and Interdependence (NADI) in Guwahati. The conference was inaugurated by Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma with […]

CHATTOGRAM, BANGLADESH: Jiten Kanti Guho, a former president of the local unit of the Awami League, was tied up to a tree and beaten up last week in an incident that created ripples in Bangladesh. While the local minority community leaders termed it as a case of a communal attack on minorities in Bangladesh, the […]

NEW DELHI: With an eye on enhancing bilateral cooperation with its neighbours, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will begin a three-day visit to Bangladesh and Bhutan on Thursday. Dr Jaishankar is slated to meet Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and his counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen tomorrow in Dhaka, MEA said on Wednesday. The […]

NEW DELHI: Stressing that the Ukraine war has added to challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Tuesday called upon members of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) to deepen and broaden cooperation within the group. Speaking at the BIMSTEC Ministerial meeting in […]

NEW DELHI: The railway passenger service between India and Bangladesh, which was stopped in March 2020 due to Covid-19, will be resumed soon, Bangladesh’s Railways Ministry said. The decision to resume the rail service was taken following a meeting between Vikram Kumar Doraiswami, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh with Bangladesh Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan in Dhaka on Wednesday. Inter-country Maitree […]

Written by Gautam Jha & Pankaj Kumar There are instances where Refugee Status is being granted by the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in India to the Asylum Seekers in spite of having Exclusion Triggers (Risk Profile) as their Refugee Status Determination Process is based upon “balance of probability and reasonable possibility”. There are countries […]