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Kathmandu, Nov. 25 (NsNewsWire) — The foreign and external affairs ministers of the SAARC nations are attending the 36th meeting of the SAARC Council of Ministers in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Indian External Affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, is also likely to hold discussions with her Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz, reports Zeenews. Sushma had arrived in Kathmandu […]
Read MoreNew Delhi, Nov. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to seek the cooperation of India’s neighbours to check extremist violence and adopt an approach of zero tolerance towards terrorism at the two-day SAARC Summit beginning Wednesday in Kathmandu, reports NDTV. Following is the full text of his statement prior to his departure […]
Read MoreWashington, Nov. 22 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal will travel to New Delhi, India for internal consultations and bilateral meetings. She will then travel to Kathmandu, Nepal where she will represent the United States as an observer state at the 18th Annual South Asian Association […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 21 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has been elected Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC). The election took place in the opening session of the 29th IPDC Intergovernmental Council (IGC) in UNESCO headquarters in Paris on Thursday. Bangladesh previously was a member of the Council during […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 17 (NsNewsWire) — In response to queries by the media on Burdwan blasts, the Spokesperson of the High Commission of India confirmed that a team led by Mr. Sharad Kumar, Director General, National Investigation Agency (NIA) will be visiting Bangladesh on November 17-18, 2014. They will hold meetings with relevant authorities of Bangladesh […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 14 (NsNewsWire) –The Indian government has conveyed its concurrence to the upgradation of the Bangladesh Visa Office in Agartala to an Assistant High Commission. This is in response to a request made by Bangladesh, Indian High Commission in Dhaka said in a statement on Friday. India’s decision to do so is in keeping […]
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DHAKA, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Charles H. Rivkin will visit Bangladesh on Nov. 12-13. Rivkin has been serving as assistant secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs since February last year, said a US embassy statement in Dhaka. Prior to his appointment, he served […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Nov. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Bangladesh is welcome to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as a founding member, and the two countries must enhance cooperation in trade, agriculture, infrastructure development and maritime industry. Xi made the remarks Saturday morning during his meeting with visiting Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 5 (NsNewsWire) — On the invitation of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Government of India, noted band “Chirkutt” of Bangladesh is visiting New Delhi in India from 5-7 November, 2014, to participate in the 8th South Asian Bands Festival 2014 being organised jointly by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and […]
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