Indian PM Modi greets 聽Bangladesh interim govt chief Yunus on New Year
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has greeted chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the occasion of New Year 2025.
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Amit Shah vows to evict 'illegal Bangladeshis' in Delhi if BJP wins local polls
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's closest political ally has pledged to rid the capital of 鈥榠llegal鈥� immigrants if his party wins looming elections, in a forceful appeal to his party's Hindu constituency. Interior minister Amit Shah said every unlawful migrant from neighbouring Bangladesh would be expelled from New Delhi 鈥榳ithin two years鈥� if his party succeeded in next month's provincial polls.
India鈥檚 triple naval launch shows 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�: Modi
Prime minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday the launch of two Indian-made warships and a submarine was key to its 鈥榪uest towards self-reliance鈥� as New Delhi bolsters defence against regional rivals...
KILLING OF ANTI-MODI PROTESTERS:聽Complaint filed against Hasina, 15 others
A new complaint was filed with the International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday, accusing deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 15 of her associates of crimes against humanity in connection with the...
Govt agencies鈥� collaboration urged to monitor agri markets
Rights activists, consumers, and traders have called for greater collaboration among government agencies to effectively monitor agricultural markets and control essential commodity prices by dismantling syndicates.
World food prices dip 2pc in 2024: FAO
World food commodity prices declined by 2.1 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year, the FAO said on Friday, but they remain considerably higher than before the Covid pandemic.
Indian state funeral for ex-PM Manmohan Singh
India on Saturday accorded former prime minister Manmohan Singh, one of the architects of the country鈥檚 economic liberalisation in the early 1990s, a state funeral with full military honours, complete with a gun salute...
Prices of essentials remain high
The prices of several essential commodities, including vegetables, potatoes, onions and broiler chickens, remained high, while some items witnessed price reductions on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka over the week ending Friday.
Extortion raises commodity prices: DMP commissioner
A senior police official on Saturday said that rampant extortion was causing the prices of essentials to rise.
Prices of some essentials go down, others remain costly
The prices of some essential commodities, including vegetables, potatoes, onions and eggs, decreased slightly while many others remained pricey on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka over the week ending Friday.
Indian govt, media slammed for conspiring against Bangladesh
Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and 12-Party Alliance on Wednesday at a protest rally alleged that the Indian Narendra Modi government and a section of Indian media were conspiring against Bangladesh and its interim government headed by Muhammad Yunus...
Businesses鈥� influence on market too strong: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that the country鈥檚 businesses were very strong in terms of maintaining a marketing system which was almost impossible to break for checking commodity prices...
India proposes holding simultaneous mega polls
India鈥檚 ruling party on Tuesday tabled a parliamentary bill to synchronise state and national elections, a proposal that would vastly extend what is already the world鈥檚 largest democratic exercise...
Modi鈥檚 tweet on Victory Day sparks sharp reactions
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 post on his X handle about Bangladesh鈥檚 Victory Day has sparked huge reactions among political parties, government and the general public.
Sri Lanka president in India in first overseas trip
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake vowed to bolster ties with India Monday on his first overseas visit as head of state, with a red carpet welcome by Prime Minister Narendra Modi....
Inflated data impeded effective policy making: adviser
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday said that the government was facing challenges in stabilising the prices of essential commodities, saying that there were lack of accurate data on production and demand and the discrepancies continued to impede effective policy making...
Low, middle income people endure long queues
People from lower to middle-class backgrounds endure long queues at the open market sales points of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh in Dhaka city as rising inflation pushed essential commodity prices higher...
Govt wants to increase trade ties with different countries: Bashir
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday said that the government wanted to increase business engagement with different countries for ensuring supply of daily commodities ahead of Ramadan...
UK, India to resume stalled free trade talks
Britain and India will resume stalled talks to agree a free-trade deal, the two countries said after their leaders met at the G20 summit in Brazil...
Mancha concerned at price hike
The central steering committee of Gantantra Mancha, a combine of six political parties, at a meeting expressed concern over the failure of the interim government to control price hike of the essential commodities in their 100-day rule...
BB relaxes LC margin on imports of essentials for Ramadan
The Bangladesh Bank has relaxed LC margin on import of 11 types of essential commodities whose demand increases during the holy month of Ramadan...
Trump鈥檚 America-first agenda to test ties with India
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Donald Trump call each other friends, but analysts say that looming trade disputes will test their cosy relationship when the latter again...
Joint forces conduct drive at Karwan Bazar wholesale market
The members of the Bangladesh Army, the police and the Rapid Action Battalion on Monday conducted a joint drive in the capital鈥檚 Karwan Bazar wholesale market in a bid to contain the prices of essential commodities.
India rebuts Canadian claim, defends Modi's right-hand man Amit Shah
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's most trusted and important lieutenant, Amit Shah, has been accused by Ottawa of authorising attacks on Canadian Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.聽
Canada alleges Amit Shah behind plot to target Sikh separatists
The Canadian government has publicly alleged that India鈥檚 home affairs minister, Amit Shah, the prime minister, Narendra Modi鈥檚, closest political ally, was behind a recent series of plots to murder and intimidate Sikh separatists on Canadian soil, reports The Guardian...
Govt extends OMS prog to Ctg, Khulna
The Department of Agricultural Marketing under the Ministry of Agriculture is selling essential commodities, including agricultural products, at subsidised prices through OMS programme at a total of 45 points in Dhaka, Khulna and Chittagong cities...
WB expects oil glut to cause commodity price slump
Global commodity prices should fall to a five-year low next year thanks to a huge oil glut, the World Bank said Tuesday, pointing to oversupply and to flat demand from China...
Students to sell essential commodities in Khulna today
Members of anti-discrimination students鈥� movement will sell vegetables and essential commodities at fair price in Khulna city from Sunday aimed at breaking syndicate and restoring comfort among the common people...
Modi, Xi hold first bilateral talks in five years
India and China Wednesday agreed to work towards improving bilateral ties, signalling a potential thaw between the neighbours since clashes between their troops in 2020 over a contested border.
Germany to increase number of visas granted annually to Indian workers
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi announced Friday that Germany would dramatically boost the number of skilled Indians it permits to work in the country.
