Sheikh Hasina
SC’s first Iftar honouring president, PM
Supreme Court for the first time has arranged an Iftar party for June 27 in honour of the president, prime minister and speaker.
23 June 2015
News Analysis: Political enmity beyond borders
While her party men were staging demonstration against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit in London, BNP chief Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on Monday invited Hasina to attend an iftar party she will host in honour of the country's political leaders.
17 June 2015
Khaleda invites Hasina to Iftar party
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia sends an invitation letter to Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina to attend an Iftar party scheduled for June 21.
15 June 2015
Land pact rollout in next 11 months
Bangladesh and India will implement the Land Boundary Agreement of 1974 and Protocol of 2011, in a phased manner over the next 11 months.
13 June 2015
Stop plan to lower marriage age to 16, HRW urges govt
Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh government to stop its proposal to lower the age of marriage for girls to 16 from 18.
9 June 2015
Indian media term Modi visit ‘productive’, ‘successful’
The Indian media view Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh as “productive” and “successful”.
8 June 2015
Land deal is like fall of Berlin wall: Modi (video)
Terming ratification of land deal as “no less significant than the fall of the Berlin Wall”, Indian PM Modi says water issues need to be resolved from humanitarian perspective.
7 June 2015
Bangladesh-India joint declaration
Joint declaration between Bangladesh and India during PM Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh
7 June 2015
India sees dawn of a new era
Like the Indian government, the country’s media have also termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden visit in Bangladesh as dawn of a new era.
7 June 2015
Honour to Vajpayee great pride for India: Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says it is a matter of great pride for India to receive BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s award for his contribution in Bangladesh’s Liberation War.
7 June 2015
Opinion: Why Bangladesh isn’t Pakistan
Bangladesh’s liberation from Pakistan was an ideological recast. Its differences with India aren't based on ideological premise that Hindus and Muslims are engaged in some form of permanent war.
7 June 2015
India PM Modi offers prayers at Dhakeshwari Temple
Indian PM Modi visits Dhakeshwari Temple and Ramakrishna Mission in Dhaka and offers prayer on the second day of his maiden trip to Bangladesh.
7 June 2015
Modi confident about fair solution on Teesta, Feni rivers
Saying that Indian investments in Bangladesh will help bridge the trade gap between the countries, Indian PM Narendra Modi promises his country will help Bangladesh make trade smoother and easier.
6 June 2015
Modi, Hasina meet
Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina meet in a tete-a-tete at Bangladesh PMO.
6 June 2015
Modi, Hasina witness exchange of land deal documents
Officials of Bangladesh and India exchanged instruments of ratification of land boundary agreement as Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina witness the event at the latter's office in Dhaka.
6 June 2015
Modi, Hasina, Mamata flag off Agartala, Guwahati bus services
Narendra Modi and Mamata Banerjee flag off Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala, Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati bus services along with Sheikh Hasina.
6 June 2015
In Bangla, Modi greets Bangladesh
In tweets both in Bangla and English, Indian PM Narendra Modi greeted Bangladesh and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as he starts his 34-hour trip.
6 June 2015
Conditions bar BNP leader Salahuddin from leaving Shillong
A Shillong court India grantes conditional bail to BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed in a case filed for trespass.
5 June 2015
India’s opposition may quit House panel on land bill
Some opposition members on India’s Joint Committee of Parliament examining the draft legislation are toying with the idea of “boycotting” it.
3 June 2015
JS hails Modi for approving LBA
Jatiya Sangsad unanimously adopted a thanks giving motion over the ratification of the longstanding Land Boundary Agreement in Indian Loksabha and Rajyasabha.
2 June 2015