Asian Lite News Archive

Category: Bangladesh

  • Modi accepts Hasina’s invitation

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s invitation to visit Dhaka, a statement from his office said Thursday. In a letter handed over to the Bangladesh prime minister by visiting External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Modi also has extended an invitation to Sheikh Hasina to visit India at her earliest convenience.…

  • China to improve ties with Dhaka

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    Subir Bhaumik  says while India plays politics, Beijing woos Dhaka  Competitive radicalism between political parties has again denied India a chance to take forward its relations with Bangladesh. If the BJP’s opposition, coupled with that of Trinamul Congress and Asom Gana Parishad, prevented the Congress from formalizing the land boundary agreement and signing the Teesta water…

  • China to aid Bangladesh

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    China and Bangladesh vowed to make joint efforts to build an economic corridor linking Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar. Chinese President Xi Jinping met Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed here Tuesday and both pledged to make joint efforts to build an economic corridor linking Bangladesh, China, India, and Myanmar. “Bangladesh is an important country…

  • Teesta water share should be fair: Hasina

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    Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her country needs Teesta river water and it is India’s duty to ensure a fair share of it, a media report said. “It is the Indian government’s responsibility. This is not my headache, but theirs. Talks will continue. I need that water,” Hasina said, reported bdnews24.com. In a press…

  • Hasina begins Japan Visit

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    Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recalled with deep gratitude Japan’s unequivocal support to Bangladesh’s War of Liberation, saying that it had given the freedom-loving people a great strength and inspiration during their heroic struggle, reports BSS. “Indeed, you have been our friend in need and have carved out a permanent niche in our hearts for…

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  • Modi to sign Teesta deal?

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    Narendra Modi, India’s next prime minister, may sign the Teesta water sharing agreement with Bangladesh which his predecessor Manmohan Singh wanted to sign but could not because of opposition from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a media report said here Thursday. “Modi has been in touch with the foreign ministry over inviting South Asian…

  • Hasina ready for talks with Modi

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    Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday called up Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his party’s magnificent victory in the Indian general election and expressed confidence that the two countries would continue to work together sincerely to solve any problem. “I hope that the governments of the two neighbouring…

  • Bangladesh Ferry Toll rises

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     The death toll in Thursday’s ferry disaster in Bangladesh’s central Munshiganj district has risen to 54, even as the authorities called off the rescue operation Saturday evening although nearly a dozen people still remained missing.The authorities made the announcement at about 3 p.m. after the sunken ferry was salvaged.“We’ll continue to search for bodies in…

  • Hundreds missing in Bangladesh ferry disaster

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    A ferry carrying over 250 passengers sank Thursday in the middle of a river in Bangladesh due to storm and heavy rainfall. The number of people missing has not been confirmed yet. The ferry, carrying between 250 to 300 passengers, capsized in Meghna river in Munshiganj, some 27 km from capital Dhaka, after it was…