- WFP reverses decision to cut food aid for Rohingyas in Bangladesh
- Term of five reform commissions extended
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- 200,000 Palestinians perform prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque at Qadr night
- NATO retracts comment on death of 4 US soldiers in Lithuania
- Four state-owned banks to open on Friday
- 144 more Bangladeshi nationals return home from Libya
- Australia opens new ‘Home Affairs Office’ in Dhaka
- Holiday declared in 3-hill districts on April 13 for Chaitra Sangkranti
- Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 855 killed since Israel resumed strikes
- Hamza departs for England, promises to return in June
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- Country receives highest ever remittances in 26 days of March
- 12-party alliance submits reform proposal to Consensus Commission
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9,500 tonne Indian rice shipment docks at Chittagong Port
A vessel carrying 9,500 tonne of boiled rice from India has docked at Chittagong port under the international open tender agreement. This information was provided in a press release signed by Imdad Islam, Senior Information Officer and Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Food on...

US govt agency recommends blacklisting India, sanctioning RAW
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged the White House to designate India as a country of particular concern, and impose targeted sanctions on RAW, Indias external spy service, for gross violations of religious minority rights. The Indian government, run by Hindu...

Dhaka eyes Yunus-Modi talks on Bimstec sidelines
Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin said Dhaka is ready to see a bilateral meeting between Dr Muhammad Yunus and Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Bimstec Summit and is expecting a positive response from Delhi, reports UNB. He said the strain that is there in the relations between Bangladesh...

Pakistan urges UNSC to ensure just-settlement of Kashmir dispute
Pakistan has called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to uphold its responsibility in implementing resolutions regarding the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. This call follows ongoing tensions after India revoked the regions special status in August 2019, reports DAWN. Speaking at a...

Vessel carrying 11,500 MT rice from India arrives at Ctg port
A vessel carrying 11,500 metric tonnes of boiled rice from India has arrived at Chittagong Port, reports UNB. This delivery is part of a larger import deal under an open tender contract (Package-2), which encompasses the import of 450,000 MT of rice from India in total, according to a press...

India provided information, but Sheikh Hasina ignored : Jaishankar
Indias External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that efforts are being made to normalize relations with Bangladeshs current interim government, but the internal circumstances in the country are preventing it. He made these remarks while speaking to Indias Consultative Committee on External...

India withdraws 20% duty on onion export effective from April 1
The government of India has withdrawn the 20 percent duty on onion exports, effective from April 1. A notification to this effect was issued on Saturday by the Department of Revenue, following a communication from the Department of Consumer Affairs, India. To ensure domestic availability, the...

IPL kicks off tonight
Indian Premier League (IPL) kicks off at the Eden Gardens on Saturday evening. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will get the six-week long tournament going, as their batsmen gear up to hit those perfect sixes. This season, the Board of Control for Cricket in...

IPL 2025: Technology to judge wide Balls
The Indian Premier League (IPL-2025) has sanctioned the use of Hawk-Eye technology to assess wides outside the off-stump and above the batters head, eliminating subjectivity in umpiring decisions, with the ruling being conveyed to all ten captains during a pre-season meeting in Mumbai on Thursday...

Musk's X sues Indian government over content regulation
Elon Musks social media platform X has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government over its use of takedown orders to request social media content be removed. India, the worlds biggest democracy, regularly ranks among the top five countries globally for the number of requests made by a...

Inshallah we will win, Hamza says about India game
Countrys football icon, Hamza Dewan Choudhury, is optimistic about securing a victory against India. Hamza, who arrived with his family today, spoke to the media outside the Osmani International Airport in Sylhet. Amazing, amazing long time coming, said Hamza while asking him to know his...

Indian loan disbursements below expectations, projects under review
Indian loan disbursements to Bangladesh have been significantly lower than expectations, as India released only around $80.14 million between July and January of FY25 under its Line of Credit (LOC) scheme, indicating a sharp decline compared to previous years. There have also been no new loan...

India's statement on Bangladesh elections unwarranted: Foreign Ministry
The Foreign Ministry has termed Indias statement on Bangladesh elections as unwarranted. The ministrys spokesperson Rafiqul Alam said this at a briefing on various contemporary issues at the Foreign Ministry on Thursday. Reminding that elections are Bangladeshs internal matter, the...

Army denounces false coup allegations by Indian media
The Bangladesh Army on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the recent spate of baseless and unfounded reports published by certain Indian media outlets, including The Economic Times and India Today, alleging the possibility of a coup and a breakdown in the chain of command within the Bangladesh...

Air India plane returns after plastic bags, rags clog toilets
Air India has confirmed that one of its flights from the US was forced to turn around last week after passengers trying to flush away plastic bags, rags and clothes clogged up most of its toilets, BBC reported. The plane, which was heading from Chicago to Indias capital Delhi, spent several...

India seeks friendly ties with Bangladesh: Rajnath Singh
Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh said that India seeks to uphold friendly relations with Bangladesh, just as it does with all its neighboring countries, reports UNB. India always wants to maintain good relations with its neighbors, and Bangladesh is no exception. former prime minister Atal...

Ship carrying rice from India arrives at Ctg Port
The ship MV PHU THANH 36 carrying 6,000 metric tons of parboiled rice imported from India has arrived at Chattogram Port. The information was shared in a notification by the Food Ministry on Saturday. The notification said that the ship carrying 6,000 metric tons of parboiled rice imported...

Will Rohit Sharma step down after Champions Trophy?
As India gear up for the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand on Sunday, the focus would also be on Rohit Sharmas future as captain. The veteran opener will be eyeing a second-successive limited-overs ICC title on March 9, having already led India to T20 World Cup glory in Barbados last year....

India charges ‘massive tariffs’: Trump says ‘very unfair’
US President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated that India charges massive tariffs and said that you cant sell anything in the country. The 78-year-old Republican, whose tariff announcements have sent stock markets into a tailspin, also said that India has agreed to slash its tariffs, reports NDTV....

Nasser Hussain issues warning for India ahead
India face New Zealand for a second time in the 2025 Champions Trophy and while the first match was effectively a dead rubber, the second is the one that will decide the title itself. Both India and New Zealand have consistently been among the main contenders for the big titles in cricket for over...

‘We didn’t create visa complications, India has to decide’
Foreign Affairs Advisor Md. Touhid Hossain said we did not create visa complications, and India has to decide on this issue. Touhid Hossain said this at a press briefing held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capital on Tuesday. He said, India has closed visas for whatever reason. It...

India looks to press ‘advantage’ against Australia in Champions Trophy semifinal
A storied cricket rivalry will add a new chapter when India and Australia square off in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy on Tuesday. And it comes with controversy. While Pakistan is hosting the tournament, India has not gone near Pakistan, refusing to go there. Instead, India has...

Four dead, several missing after India avalanche
Authorities said that at least four people have died and several others are missing after an avalanche hit the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, reports BBC. A rescue operation has been under way after the avalanche swept away road construction workers in the village of Mana, which shares a...

Your salaries depend on India: Gavaskar slams critics
Due to security concern and political tensions between two neighboring country India-Pakistan, India refused to take part in the ICC Champions Trophy as it was primarily scheduled to be held in Pakistan. Later, India was convinced as ICC after a discussion with the cricket boards of these two...

Bangladeshi killed by BSF fire at Brahmanbaria border
A Bangladeshi man was shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) on the night of February 28, 2025, near the Brahmanbaria border, in an incident that has sparked concerns over border security. The victim, identified as Al-Amin, 32, from South Putia village in Kasba Upazila, was allegedly roaming...

Touhid’s responds to Jaishankar’s remark
Foreign adviser Touhid Hossain has responded to Indian foreign minister S Jaishankars statement saying that India also has to decide what kind of relationship it wants with Bangladesh. After facing a question at a press briefing at the ministry of foreign affairs on Monday, the adviser...

India to build fences along border
India has decided to erect 100 more fences along the border area. India and Bangladesh have mutually identified nearly 100 fresh stretches for erecting fences along their shared border, besides continuing with the ongoing fencing work. The decisions were taken at the three-day...

Pakistan opted to bat first against India in Champions Trophy
Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to bat first in their second champions trophy match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, against India. Winning the toss, Pakistani skipper Mohammad Rizwan said: Will bat first, looks like a good surface. Want to put up a good target. Every...