Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are set to have “substantive discussions” with focus on trade, connectivity and Covid-19 cooperation.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said India, being the largest country in the region, needs to play a pioneering role in building a stable and politically and economically vibrant South Asia.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Dhaka on a two-day official visit to take part in the golden jubilee celebration of Bangladesh's independence and Mujib Borsho – birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, congratulating her on 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence and Mujib Borsho, seeking to fortify the existing bonds between the two countries and to build new ones for the succeeding generations.

The three-day 7th Staff Talks between Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy for further bolstering existing defence relations between the two countries in the maritime domain ended in New Delhi today.

The Hi-Tech Park, which is being built in the Korean Export Processing Zone in Chattogram, will emerge as a hub for ICT-centric innovative growth in tune with the digital transformation in Bangladesh, said South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun today.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he would be having “substantive discussions” with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka following the “very productive” virtual meeting between them in December last year.

Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering returned to his country today and started a 21-day mandatory quarantine.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in a Pakistan Day message that his country desires cordial relations with Pakistani people and for that an environment of trust, devoid of terror and hostility is imperative.

The world history recorded the dark night of March 25, 1971 as a rare case when the Pakistani military launched a sudden brutal assault on unarmed, sleeping Bengali civilians. A Pakistani military officer, in a vivid manner, has described the scene.

Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering today paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Bhutan Premier Dr Lotay Tshering today arrived in Dhaka to a red-carpet welcome by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who drove to the airport to greet the visiting leader in a departure from protocol.

Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari today paid tributes to the memory of the martyred freedom fighters at National Memorial in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka.

Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Naoki Ito today said his country will make more investments in Bangladesh after the coronavirus situation ends.

A crowded bus crashed into a precipice in central Sri Lanka yesterday, killing the driver and 13 passengers in the worst road accident in 16 years, police said.

A Pakistani court yesterday sentenced two men to death over the gang rape of a French-Pakistani mother, lawyers said, an attack that prompted nationwide protests and tough new anti-rape legislation.

Khadi, the heritage cotton fabric of India, has made 100 specially-designed Mujib jackets that will adorn the dignitaries accompanying Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two-day visit to Bangladesh on March 26 and 27.

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka today agreed to deepen their cooperation in various sectors, especially exploring newer avenues in trade and commerce, as the bilateral trade of the two countries is much lower than its potential.

Dhaka and Colombo today signed six MoUs to enhance cooperation between the two countries in different areas.

Nepal gave emergency authorisation to India’s Covid-19 vaccine COVAXIN, becoming only the third country to approve the shot, developed by Bharat Biotech and a state research institute.