Bangladesh

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Not long ago, democracy was almost snuffed out in Dhaka

The book traces the history of Bengal from ancient times to the birth and progress of Bangladesh

14 Apr 2024 8:49 PM

Aakar Patel | The unreality of ‘Akhand Bharat’: What we must do to bring it about

The story explained that “Akhand Bharat” was a concept espoused by Hindutva nationalists

06 Jun 2023 12:10 AM

Cover photo of 'The Inheritors' by Nadeem Zaman. (Photo by arrangement)

Rupa Gulab | Bring on the intrigue amid Dhaka high life

Review of 'The Inheritors' by Nadeem Zaman.

19 Mar 2023 12:45 AM

The peak point of growth and prosperity is quite far off, so the short and medium-term prospects of growth and prosperity are nothing but bright. (Representational Image)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Towards a more affluent India: Future not all rosy

Economic growth is not an automated elevator. There will be periodic glitches and we need policy repairmen to keep it moving

04 Nov 2022 12:00 AM

Dark clouds hover in the sky as a fisherman folds his fishing net, ahead of the landfall of Cyclone Sitrang, in South 24 Parganas district. (PTI Photo)(

Cyclone Sitrang hits Bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of people evacuated

At least five people had been killed in the districts of Barguna, Narail, Sirajganj and the island district of Bhola

25 Oct 2022 7:30 AM

In March 2020, the year before Covid-19, merchandise exports were $314 billion. Meaning there was no growth in merchandise exports in six years. (Representational Image)

Aakar Patel | The rise & fall of India’s exports: Can we take it up to $1tr by 2030?

Unless India does something proactively that affects our exports positively, trade growth will decline as it has with the world trend

11 Oct 2022 12:05 AM

India was never meant to be a union of linguistic states, but a union of well governed and managed states. (Representational Image)

Mohan Guruswamy | Only small states will be able to save the republic

Demand for new administrative units will be a continuous one, one that seeks to bring distant provincial govts in remote capitals

11 Oct 2022 12:05 AM

Aakar Patel | Can the whole of South Asia work as one to develop itself?

We have not opened ourselves to each other and returned to the sort of geography and economy that we had before 1947

20 Sep 2022 12:05 AM

Some of the big names include companies like Beacon Pharmaceuticals, Beximco Pharmaceuticals, Square Pharmaceuticals, Summit Power, Renata Ltd, Pran-RFL, bKash and the Meghna Group of Industries. (Representational Image/ AP)

Indranil Banerjie | Why Bangladesh didn’t turn into a failed state

First, of course, it managed to break free from a colonial relationship with its western and more powerful half, West Pakistan

17 Dec 2021 2:39 AM

Skyesports remains dedicated in its focus on the grassroots community and will be broadcasting all of the action from the championship in nine languages. — By arrangement

Skyesports Championship 3.0 revealed with Rs 55L prize pool & 6 gaming titles

With Rs. 25,00,000 on the line, the majority of the prize pool will be going to one of India’s favourite games, BGMI

02 Sep 2021 9:34 PM

The flights have been suspended until further notice, the sultanate's official Twitter account for countering COVID-19 announced. (Representational image: AFP)

COVID-19: Oman suspends flights from 24 countries, including India, Pakistan

The decision was taken as part of the country's measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic

08 Jul 2021 12:57 PM

Anita Katyal | Personality cult infiltrates Left; leaked ‘survey’ rattles TMC

While Pinarayi Vijayan is on a roll, the Congress-led UDF is fighting hard to wrest the state from its chief political rival

04 Apr 2021 4:07 AM

Whether people and voters will see through the BJP’s cynical use of diplomacy for electoral gain or lap it up as realpolitik will be known only on May 2. (Photo: AFP)

K.C. Singh | National interests hurt if politics, diplomacy mixed

India-Bangladesh relations get impacted by the BJP’s divisive and majoritarian politics, over illegal immigrants and citizenship

27 Mar 2021 4:25 AM

Bangladesh to overtake India? PR can’t fix all our problems

This week has come news that in the current financial year, Bangladesh will overtake India in terms of per capita income.

20 Oct 2020 1:35 AM

A man walks balancing a basket on his head at a vegetable market in Lucknow, India. (AP)

AA Edit | India indicted by global hunger index

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020 published this week has put India behind most of its south Asian neighbours, including Bangladesh

19 Oct 2020 10:07 AM

India toughens public procurement rules for bidders from bordering nations. (AP Photo)

In move against China, India tightens rules on investments from neighbours

The Indian government’s statement said the decision was taken to “strengthen the defence of India and national security”

24 Jul 2020 9:55 AM

A lab technician wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) takes reagent bottles to perform vaccine tests. (AFP)

Bangladesh allows late-stage trial of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine

Sinovac has been looking for volunteers outside of China as the number of coronavirus cases there has dwindled

20 Jul 2020 5:57 PM

10 killed as cyclone Amphan batters Bangladesh

Many low-lying areas were inundated, embankments collapsed, trees uprooted and houses damaged by cyclone in coastal districts of Bangladesh

21 May 2020 3:59 PM

64 repatriation flights to be operated by Air India from May 7-13. (PTI Photo)

64 flights to bring stranded Indians from abroad, government reveals airfare

On arrival from abroad, all passengers will be screened and put under quarantine for a period of 14 days as a Covid-19 precautionary measure

05 May 2020 5:47 PM

Finance Ministry notifies changes in FDI policy under FEMA law

Prior approval of government mandatory for foreign investments, to prevent the opportunistic takeover of domestic firms

23 Apr 2020 12:42 PM

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