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Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen.

Author Taslima Nasreen India stay permit extended from 3 months to a...

She was last week given three-month residence permit after which she requested Home Minister Amit Shah on Twitter to...

21 July 2019 1:30 PM IST

Following the verdict, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and senior ministers came down heavily on Sinha, with many of them calling for his resignation. (Representational Image)

Bangladesh's first Hindu Chief Justice booked in money laundering case

Sinha, who was appointed 21st chief justice of the country in January 2015, was charged by ACC on Wednesday along with...

12 July 2019 2:55 PM IST

The platform will invest in opportunities in the ports sector, and beyond sea ports into areas such as river ports and transportation, freight corridors, port-led special economic zones, inland container terminals, and logistics infrastructure including cold storage.

MoS Mandaviya to flag off cargo vessel from Bhutan to Bangladesh...

This is a first of its kind movement where an Indian inland waterway is used for connecting two landlocked countries...

11 July 2019 9:52 PM IST

Rights activists said the assaults -- which range from violent rapes to forcible kissing -- are so pervasive that the cases reported in the media are just the tip of the iceberg. (Photo: AFP)

'Raped when I was 7': Ex-Students at Bangladesh madrasas recount their...

He was accused of being 'an agent of Jews and Christians' and smearing the 'sacred image' of a madrasa by a social media...

29 Aug 2019 4:16 PM IST

The Bombay High Courts recent decision directing tax authorities to release tax deducted at source (TDS) in the Everstone Capital-Indostar Capital deal comes as a major relief for companies operating from jurisdictions like Mauritius and Singapore.

Drop 'virgin' from Muslim marriage certificates: Bangladesh court

Under law, a bride has to select one of three options on the certificate -- whether she is Kumari (virgin), widow or...

28 Aug 2019 2:15 PM IST

Not a single Rohingya from the 720,000 estimated to have fled a military crackdown in August last year has volunteered to return under a Bangladesh-Myanmar repatriation deal. (Photo: AFP)

Myanmar blames Rohingya repatriation failure on Bangladesh

A fresh push was to begin Thursday, with both governments vowing to repatriate nearly 3,500 Rohingya, but this again...

23 Aug 2019 7:25 PM IST

There is a mutual agreement that as two of the largest and fastest-growing developing countries, representing almost one-third of the global population, stable and balanced development of our relations will not only be beneficial for our two peoples but also a factor of stability in this uncertain global environment. Our two countries have similar goals in terms of providing better opportunities for our peoples, Jaishankar said. (Photo: ANI)

Jaishankar meets his Bangladeshi counterpart, discusses bilateral ties

Jaishankar will leave for Kathmandu on Wednesday morning to attend the fifth meeting of the Nepal-India Joint...

20 Aug 2019 1:40 PM IST

The UN refugee agency says Myanmar and Bangladesh are making a second attempt to start repatriating Rohingya Muslims after more than 700,000 of them fled a security crackdown in Myanmar almost two years ago. (Photo: File/ AP)

Second attempt to return Rohingya to Myanmar planned: UN

Myanmar's military in August 2017 launched a counterinsurgency campaign in response to an attack by a Rohingya insurgent...

16 Aug 2019 2:28 PM IST

Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina

B'desh PM to visit India in Oct; Teesta water sharing, Rohingya crisis...

Hasina's alliance, dominated by her party Awami League, won the general election with a thumping majority in December...

5 Aug 2019 9:55 AM IST

Prior to the surgery doctors had said there was only a 50 percent chance of both of the twins surviving. (Photo: AFP)

'Stable After Final Separation': Doctors On Conjoined Bangladeshi...

The twins, named Rabeya and Rukaya, turned three last month and suffered from a rare embryological disorder.

2 Aug 2019 1:40 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday extended her birthday greetings to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata wishes Sheikh Hasina on birthday, hopes for strong Indo-Bangla...

Hasina, who turned 72 on Saturday, was born to Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rehman and his wife Sheikh...

28 Sept 2019 11:08 AM IST

Dengue, influenza and chikungunya are serious viral infections that are usually accompanied by severe symptoms. And since the symptoms of all three are so similar, it can be quite difficult, if not impossible, to make a conclusive identification without laboratory testing, says Dr J. Anish Anand, consultant internal medicine, Apollo Hospitals.

Bangladesh: Dengue death toll increases from 68 to 75

Since January this year, as many as 85,288 people have been affected by dengue in the country.

24 Sept 2019 10:46 AM IST