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Indian envoy Pranay Verma pays farewell call on PM

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at Prime Minister’s Office in the Cabinet Division at Bangladesh Secretariat today. Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman was also present on the occasion, said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony.

Indian envoy Pranay Verma pays farewell call on PM

Army Chief meets Indian High Commissioner-designate to Bangladesh; discusses defence ties, border security

Dinesh Trivedi, High Commissioner-Designate of India to Bangladesh, called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi and held discussions focusing on strengthening India-Bangladesh defence cooperation, border security, and

Bangladesh, India need highly developed border management system: Pankaj Saran

Pankaj Saran, Convenor of NatStrat, a Delhi-based independent centre for research on strategic and security issues. Bangladesh and India should have a highly developed border management system to manage and control

Suvendu Adhikari sworn in as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister

India’s Bangladesh gamble

In years gone by, New Delhi has sent some of its brightest diplomats as envoys to Dhaka. This is generally considered a norm for the neighbourhood, a signal about the...

Dhaka summons acting Indian envoy over Assam chief minister’s remarks

Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned acting Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pawan Badhe today and flagged remarks made by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Director General (South Asia) Ishrat Jahan...

India confirms Dinesh Trivedi as next high commissioner to Bangladesh

India has appointed BJP leader Dinesh Trivedi as the next high commissioner to Bangladesh. “He is expected to take up the assignment shortly,” said the Indian Ministry of External Affairs today. He...

Bangladesh, Pakistan foreign ministers meet at Antalya Diplomacy Forum

Bangladesh and Pakistan have discussed regional and global developments as the foreign ministers of the two countries met on the sidelines of Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey on Friday. Pakistan Foreign...

India reviewing Bangladesh’s request to extradite Hasina: MEA

India is reviewing Bangladesh's formal request for the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina through established legal and judicial channels, Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said. "The request...

Delhi to consider Dhaka’s request for increased diesel, fertiliser supply ‘favourably’

Bangladesh on Wednesday thanked the Indian government for the recent supply of diesel and requested an increased volume of diesel and fertiliser supply to Bangladesh while the Indian side indicated...

Dhaka, Delhi agree to resolve LoC project issues

Bangladesh and India have agreed to resolve problems surrounding projects financed under India’s line of credit (LoC) assistance, following talks between Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma and Bangladesh Finance Minister...