NEW DELHI: The Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh has a strong message for China—loans from Beijing cannot be used to arm twist the South Asian nation. China’s lending pattern has come under major scrutiny globally amid the economic turmoil pushing several countries into debt traps. Dhaka has asked China to relax several conditions that have […]Read More
DHAKA: Both Bangladesh and India are embarrassed over the immense delay towards a sustainable solution to sharing of the trans-boundary Teesta river, which remains a bone of contention between the two closest neighbours. This week Bangladesh raised fresh concern with New Delhi, after an Indian newspaper, The Telegraph, reported that West Bengal government has plans […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The recent instance of violence between the police and a group of people protesting against an Ahmadiyya community event that left 2 dead and at least 50 others, including policemen, injured, is only the latest in the slew of extremist violence targeting minorities in Bangladesh in the last decade. Throughout 2014-15, members of […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On January 31, the International Monetary Fund approved Bangladesh’s request for about US $3.3 billion under the Extended Credit and Fund Facilities. Another US $1.4 billion was sanctioned under the new Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), the first such payout for an Asian nation. Dhaka said that it plans to use this to […]Read More
New Delhi: Bangladesh and India remain good friends despite irritants like the unresolved Teesta waters issue, illegal migration and so on, says Syed Badrul Ahsan, well known journalist and commentator from Dhaka. Answering questions on The Gist, Ahsan acknowledges that while the Modi government at the centre wants to settle the Teesta issue, it is […]Read More
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