Sheikh Hasina
Modi, Hasina witness exchange of land deal documents
Officials of Bangladesh and India exchanged instruments of ratification of land boundary agreement as Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina witness the event at the latter's office in Dhaka.
6 June 2015, 10:25 AM
Modi, Hasina, Mamata flag off Agartala, Guwahati bus services
Narendra Modi and Mamata Banerjee flag off Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala, Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati bus services along with Sheikh Hasina.
6 June 2015, 09:49 AM
In Bangla, Modi greets Bangladesh
In tweets both in Bangla and English, Indian PM Narendra Modi greeted Bangladesh and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as he starts his 34-hour trip.
6 June 2015, 05:09 AM
Conditions bar BNP leader Salahuddin from leaving Shillong
A Shillong court India grantes conditional bail to BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed in a case filed for trespass.
5 June 2015, 15:48 PM
India’s opposition may quit House panel on land bill
Some opposition members on India’s Joint Committee of Parliament examining the draft legislation are toying with the idea of “boycotting” it.
3 June 2015, 06:29 AM
JS hails Modi for approving LBA
Jatiya Sangsad unanimously adopted a thanks giving motion over the ratification of the longstanding Land Boundary Agreement in Indian Loksabha and Rajyasabha.
2 June 2015, 15:16 PM
2.76 lakh govt posts remain vacant: Minister
State Minister for Public Administration Ismat Ara Sadeq announces in parliament that some 2.76 lakh posts have remained vacant with different ministries, divisions and offices of the government.
1 June 2015, 14:48 PM
Pass rate dips due to hartal, blockade: PM
The passing rate in secondary school certificate and its equivalent examinations would have been higher if there had been no hartal and blockade during the examinations, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says.
30 May 2015, 06:14 AM
SSC pass rate falls by 4.3pc (result link inside)
A total of 87.04pc students pass SSC, equivalent exams, which is 4.30pc points lower than that of last year.
30 May 2015, 04:39 AM
Modi’s maiden visit to Dhaka June 6
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Dhaka for the first time on a two-day state visit on June 6, official announcements say. Some key instruments, including the much-awaited land boundary deal, are expected to be finalised during the Indian premier’s visit.
26 May 2015, 10:41 AM
Bangabandhu family to get more security, free utility, foreign treatment
Family members of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will get lifelong foolproof state security everywhere in the country, including residences and free utility services.
25 May 2015, 16:36 PM
PM for punishing those going abroad illegally
Against backdrop of moving Bangladeshi people to abroad illegally, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina puts emphasis on bringing them to book for tarnishing country's image.
24 May 2015, 08:17 AM
‘JMB wants to wage jihad in India’
Accused in Burdwan blasts tells interrogators that JMB had plans to target West Bengal, Assam.
21 May 2015, 06:15 AM
Govt mulls accommodating transgenders in service sector
The government is considering bringing Hijras or transgender community into society by offering them different service oriented jobs including the police service.
20 May 2015, 11:21 AM
Democracy in Bangladesh on solid ground: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that democracy in Bangladesh now stands on a solid foundation having been practiced for the last two decades.
19 May 2015, 14:21 PM
Salahuddin’s wife flies to India
Hasina Ahmed leaves Dhaka for the Indian state of Meghalaya to visit her husband BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed at a Shillong hospital.
17 May 2015, 13:45 PM
Tk 97000cr ADP okayed for FY 16
The government approves Tk 97, 000 crore for Annual Development Programme for the upcoming fiscal year.
14 May 2015, 05:46 AM
Opinion: Salauddin becomes another forgotten case?
It seems we do not care that a man just disappeared into the blues amidst allegation that the law enforcing agency was behind the Houdini act. He seems to have gone down the annals of disappearance of the likes of Ilias Ali, Chowdhury Alam and labour leader Aminul Islam.
10 May 2015, 08:08 AM
PM lays foundation stone of Rabindra University
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lays the foundation stone of Rabindra University, an institution named after Nobel Laureate Biswakobi Rabindranath Tagore, marking the great poet's 154th birth anniversary.
8 May 2015, 06:32 AM
PM describes land bill passage as milestone in Bangladesh-India ties
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says a milestone will be created in the friendly relations between Bangladesh and Indian with the passage of Land Boundary Agreement bill in Indian parliament.
7 May 2015, 15:47 PM