Indian Navy ships INS Kulish and INS Sumedha arrived on Monday in Bangladesh on March 8 to mark the 50th year of 1971 Bangladesh liberation war. The ships arrived in port town of Mongla for a three-day visit between March 8 and March 10 "Celebrating Mujib Borsho and Joint Commemoration of 1971.

Indian Navy ships arrive in Bangladesh to mark 50th anniversary of 1971 war

While history always reverberates in present, the current envoy to India from Bhutan, Maj Gen Vetsop Namgyel, recalled a very interesting personal anecdote of his meeting with Bangladesh's father of the nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Tryst with history! Bhutanese envoy recalls his meeting with Bangladesh's 'Father of the Nation'

Several world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and heads of state and government from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Maldives, are set to visit Bangladesh later this month to participate in the grand celebrations to mark the golden jubilee of the country's independence from Pakistan.

Modi, Solih, Rajapaksa to attend Bangladesh independence's 50th anniv

Bangladesh Minister of Foreign Affairs AK Abdul Momen said that Bangladesh is "very lucky" that Indian PM Narendra Modi will be a part of two of its major celebrations in an exclusive interview with WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma.

Bangladesh 'very lucky' to host PM Narendra Modi for major celebrations: Foreign Minister Momen

Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson will be giving the one-day series against Bangladesh a miss after sustaining an elbow problem, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Tuesday.

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson to miss ODI series against Bangladesh

With its first transgender news anchor, Bangladesh recently achieved a feat worth celebrating! Tashnuva Anan is a rights activist who was previously engaged with NGOs in support of transgender people and is now the country's first trans news anchor.

Meet Tashnuva Anan, Bangladesh's first transgender news anchor

As part of the 'Swarnim Vijay Varsh' celebration commemorating 50 years of the 1971 war triumph against Pakistan, Indian Naval ships are scheduled to make the first-ever visit to the historic port town of Mongla in Bangladesh from March 8 to 10.

Indian Navy ships to visit Bangladesh to mark 50th anniversary of 1971 war

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met his Bangladeshi counterpart A K Abdul Momen and held wide-ranging discussions on ways to take forward the bilateral relations.

Jaishankar meets Bangladeshi counterpart in Dhaka

Dozens received injuries on Sunday as Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters who rallied over the death of a writer in jail. Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina shrugged off criticism faced by her government.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina shrugs off criticism faced by her government

Dozens received injuries on Sunday as Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters who rallied over the death of a writer in jail. At a road and a footpath opposite the National Press Club, police dispersed protesters by beating them with batons, television footage live from Channel 24 showed.

Bangladesh: Clashes erupt over writer's death in jail; protesters, police injured

Massive Protests erupt in Dhaka after death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed inside a high-security prison, who was arrested last year on charges of violating the stringent Digital Security Act.

Anger in Bangladesh after writer detained over social media posts, dies in jail

Bangladesh is under "no obligation" to shelter 81 Rohingya Muslim refugees adrift for almost two weeks on the Andaman Sea and being assisted by neighbouring India, said Bangladesh foreign minister A.

Bangladesh under 'no obligation' to accept stranded Rohingya refugees, minister says

Bangladesh has begun administering coronavirus vaccines to sex workers from the country's largest brothel, a vast warren of shacks home to around 1,900 prostitutes.

Bangladesh vaccinates sex workers at largest brothel

The United Nations refugee agency called on Monday for the immediate rescue of a group of Rohingya refugees adrift in their boat in the Andaman Sea without food or water, many of them ill and suffering from extreme dehydration.

UN refugee agency calls for rescue of Rohingya stranded at sea

Bangladesh's garment industry is trying to recover from the COVID-19 crisis but buyers from America and Europe have started to cancel their orders one by one and as a result, the garment industry is under the threat again.

COVID-19 hits Bangladesh's garment industry. Pandemic soured long-term demand

While Bangladesh's garment industry tries to recover from the COVID-19 crisis buyers from Europe and America have started cancelling orders one by one. As a result, Bangladesh's largest export trade is under threat.

WION Fineprint: Bangladesh's garment workers continue to face COVID-19 hardships

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be visiting the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on March 4 for a one-day visit. The key focus of the visit will PM Modi's visit to the country on March 26 for Bangladesh's 50th Independence Day celebration.

Indian EAM Jaishankar to visit Dhaka ahead of PM Modi's trip

Bangladesh authorities have sent a fourth group of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to a newly developed island in the Bay of Bengal on Monday. The roughly 2,000 Rohingya, who had been living in the sprawling refugee camps of Cox's Bazar, were sent to Bhasan Char, an island specifically developed to accommodate 100,000 of the one million Rohingya, who have fled from neighbouring Myanmar, M.

Bangladesh sends fourth batch of Rohingya refugees to new island

Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar is coming to Dhaka on March 4. During his two-day visit, the issues of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh will be finalized.

Ahead Of PM Modi's visit, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar to visit Bangladesh on March 4 

Eight Islamic extremists were sentenced to death in Bangladesh for the murder of a publisher on Wednesday, as the Muslim-majority nation grapples with tensions between religious hardliners and secularists.

Eight Islamists get death in Bangladesh over publisher’s murder

Bangladesh's aviation sector bit of a dire state due to the coronavirus pandemic. The countries only state-owned and as well as private airlines already incurred a loss of about 3.5 billion dollars.

Bangladesh's aviation sector crumbles, Experts say the industry is likely to suffer more

The suspension of international and domestic flights, fall in air travel demand and economic uncertainty following the outbreak of coronavirus across the world.

Bangladesh's aviation sector crumbles, govt and private airlines incur huge losses

A Bangladesh court jailed 50 opposition activists on Thursday for up to 10 years for an attack on the current prime minister's motorcade nearly two decades ago, a prosecutor said.

Bangladesh jails 50 over attack on PM's convoy

The Bangladesh government has signed a $500 million dollar financing agreement with the World Bank to help upgrade a highway and enhance connection of rural roads and markets, benefiting over 20 million people living in the country`s western region, according to an official statement.

Bangladesh to receive $500mn from World Bank to improve connectivity

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