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DHAKA, Dec. 23 (NsNewsWire) — The first Board meeting of the India-Bangladesh Foundation was held in Dhaka on Dec. 21. The Foundation was established pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding signed between India and Bangladesh on February 16, 2013. The Board meeting was co-chaired by High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh H.E Pankaj Saran and […]
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Washington,DC, Dec. 23 (NsNewsWire) — The United States will not deploy observers for Bangladesh elections slated for Jan.5 . “We remain prepared to reengage our observation efforts at a later time in a more conducive environment,” said Jen Psaki, spokesperson of the State Department in a statement published on December 22. FULL STATEMENT HAS BEEN […]
Read MoreIndia sought to tamp down Saturday a furore over the arrest and strip-search of one of its diplomats in New York, insisting the episode should not be allowed to derail “strong” ties with the United States. Foreign minister Salman Khurshid said a dialogue with Washington was under way to defuse the crisis sparked by the […]
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Brussels, Dec. 20 (NsNewsWire) — The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement (today) Friday: “The High Representative regrets that the main political forces in Bangladesh have been unable to create the necessary conditions for transparent, inclusive […]
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DHAKA, Dec. 19 (NsNewsWire) — External Affairs Minister of India Salman Khurshid has exchanged views with vice chancellors of leading Bangladeshi universities who are on a familiarization visit to India. Indian High Commission in Dhaka Thursday sent a group photo of the Indian foreign minister with the members of delegation of vice chancellors during a […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD, Dec. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has expressed deep grief and concern over the execution of Abdul Qadir Mullah, a leader of Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh. Mullah was hanged on Thursday at a prison in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka over alleged war crimes in 1971, when Bangladesh separated from […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 13 (nsnewswire) — In response to questions on Bangladesh, including the statement of the Opposition Leader of Bangladesh on December 12, 2013, the Official Spokesman of India’s Ministry of External Affairs said on December 13, 2013: “We proceed with our relations with Bangladesh on the basis of the principles of mutual respect, mutual […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 13 (nsenwswire) — The newest member of the Bangladesh Navy ‘s fleet arrives at Chittagong port today, the BNS Somudra Joy. Formerly the United States Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis, the 378-foot high endurance cutter was commissioned in Hawaii in 1972 and is now the largest vessel in the Bangladesh Navy inventory. The ship […]
Read Moreঢাকা, ১৩ ডিসেম্বর, (এনএসনিউজওয়্যার) — বিএনএস সমুদ্রজয়, বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনীর বহরের নতুন সদস্য আজ চট্টগ্রাম বন্দরে এসে পৌঁছবে। এর আগে যুক্তরাষ্ট্র কোস্ট গার্ড কাটার জারভিস নামে পরিচিত ৩৭৮ ফুট দীর্ঘ শক্তিশালী এই নৌযানটি ১৯৭২ সালে হাওয়াইতে মোতায়েন ছিলো এবং এখন এটি বৃহত্তম নৌযান হিসেবে বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনীর বহরে যুক্ত হচ্ছে। এক্সেস ডিফেন্স আর্টিকেলস্ কর্মসূচির আওতায় ২১শে মে, […]
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