Bangladesh

"We had to look for Chinese and Russian alternatives only after we failed to get the vaccines from Pune's Serum Institute. We realise the grim situation in India and Serum's current inability to deliver on its promised supplies," said the top health ministry official, but on the condition of anonymity because he was not officially authorised to brief the media.

Banerjee pulled out at the last minute during former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Dhaka in 2011, due to which the Teesta water-sharing deal could not be signed. "Now, upon any Indian dignitary's visit to Dhaka, the most prominent question is when the Teesta deal will be signed," the Daily Star said.

She said both countries face many challenges -- economic, political and environmental and has to protect and strengthen their "composite heritage" and their glorious traditions of "liberal pluralism". "Most of all, both Bangladesh and India, which have been beacons for the celebrations of diversities, are being called upon today to protect and strengthen their composite heritage and their glorious traditions of liberal pluralism," Gandhi said.

The arrested militants claimed that earlier they used to collect money through 'hundi', but that is now under the surveillance of the law enforcers. Due to this, they shifted to Bitcoin, which according to the militants, is an easier method to exchange the illegal funds used in organising radical activities.

Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit and address to a public gathering in Assam on Sunday, Gogoi told the media that the Northeast Industrial Policy undertaken by the Congress-led previous UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government has been scrapped by the BJP government led by Modi.

This is the first occasion when armed forces of Bangladesh is going to participate in India’s Republic-Day parade. India’s neighbour on the east expressed their pride and respect for India and said that they feel proud knowing that India has agreed on their participation.

This was disclosed in a report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs headed by Congress' Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha, Anand Sharma, on the 'Demands for Grants' of the Ministry of Home Affairs placed in the Parliament on December 21.

This is the first time that the bi-annual DGLT is being held outside the national capital. A senior BSF official said that in the all important Border Coordination Conference, BSF chief Rakesh Asthana, a senior IPS officer, is leading the 12-member Indian delegation while the 11-member BGB team is headed by Major General Shafeenul Islam.

According to the officials, the Indian government has already set up or is in the process of setting up five multi-facilitated and multi-utility ICPs in Petrapole-Benapole along with West Bengal, Dawki (Meghalaya), Sutarkandi, Sonamura and Agartala and the sixth one would be set up in Sabroom in southern Tripura. The works for the ICPs in Dawki and Sutarkandi are almost complete and they will be operational soon.

The war started on December 3, 1971, when the struggle for independence was at its peak in East Pakistan. It lasted for thirteen and ended on December 16 with the unconditional surrender of the Pakistan Army.