Bangladesh
5 killed in Bangladesh police firing in Chinese joint venture
More than fifteen workers, all protesting for payment of dues, have also been injured. The angry workers, who resented the non-payment of dues attacked the power plant after a meeting between the management and their leaders failed to resolve the crisis.
'You're playing with fire': Hasina warns Hefazat, slams anti-Modi protests
"You, the Hefazat leaders and workers, don't you go to study at Deoband (in India)? So, how dare you to protest against the Prime Minister of India's visit?" "I have managed all opportunities for you people to go abroad... I'm surprised...," she said. Speaking in Parliament, she questioned Hefazat leaders' ethics and honesty, especially it's Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque.
PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina visit 'Bangabandhu-Bapu' digital exhibition
After Bangladesh, the exhibition, which was virtually inaugurated by Hasina and Modi during a virtual summit on December 17, 2020, will move to the UN for display and later it will culminate in Kolkata in 2022. Photographs on the atrocity, rape and barbaric torture on Bangladeshi women by the Pakistan Army during the country's 1971 Liberation War in 1971 are also on display.
Bangladesh Army officers learn white-water rafting from Indian Army
Defence spokesman Lt Col P. Khongsai said Indian Army officials briefed the Bangladeshi officers in detail about the white-water rafting node including the establishment of the node, conduct of training, courses and other issues relating to the functioning of the node.
BAF to get high-performance fighters, other advanced equipment: Hasina
The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) is also going to get air defence system integration, unmanned aerial vehicle system, mobile gap-filler radar and ultra-modern air defence radar soon, she added.
India is our true friend, says Bangladesh PM Hasina
Speaking at the virtual summit on Thursday, Modi said that his government concentrated on keeping strong relations with Bangladesh since it came into power. The summit was held a day after India celebrated its 50th anniversary of the nation's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 India-Pakistan War, also known as the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Water sharing, management of trans-boundary rivers to dominate Indo-B'desh summit
Momen said the two countries during the summit are scheduled to sign at least five MoUs -- Trans-boundary Elephant Conservation to Preserve Biodiversity; Framework Agreement on High Impact Community Development Projects; Barishal Sewerage Treatment Plant; Framework Understanding on Cooperation in Hydrocarbon Sector, and Joint Study on Technology Transfer.
B'desh: 22 appeals of 1971 war criminals pending
After the verdicts, 39 appeals have been filed with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. Among those 22 appeals of the death sentenced convicted are pending due to Covid-19 pandemic, Zed Al Malum, Prosecutor (Admin) of ICT of Bangladesh, told IANS on Wednesday. There is no provision to dispose the appeals virtually. Therefore, the review of the appeals is totally uncertain for the pandemic situation as it is not mandatory to review anytime.
Macro issues will help boost India-B'desh ties: Indian envoy
Stressing on the need to look at the macro issues from a grass-roots level, the Indian envoy said: "The macro issues can be dealt with very efficiently only when they are broken down into smaller parts." Highlighting the history of Bangladesh and India, he stressed on the importance of the year 1971 as the foundational rock for the diplomatic relationships between the two close neighbours.
Bangladesh celebrates 50th Victory Day
Niazi had signed the Instrument and Surrender in the presence of Jagjit Singh Aurora, who was representing the Indian and Bangladesh Forces in Dhaka. The country was liberated from the Pakistani occupation on the day after a nine-month-long bloodstained War of Liberation in 1971.
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