Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has put on India the onus of resolving the issue of water-sharing of common trans-border rivers, including the Teesta deal.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has put on India the onus of resolving the issue of water-sharing of common trans-border rivers, including the Teesta.

Bangladesh’s objections to setting up an Integrated Check Post and other Tripura-related issues are likely to figure in talks between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi on September 6, 2022, according to a Tripura state official said.

Enhancing energy cooperation to address the challenges posed by high commodity prices in the wake of the Ukraine war will top the agenda when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visits India on September 5-8.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's India visit will open new windows of cooperation between the countries, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Thursday.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally receive his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina at the airport in New Delhi on September 5. She will be accorded a ceremonial guard of honour.

The government has ordered the Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) to remain alert at the highest level in the Bangladesh-Myanmar border to prevent any possible influx of the Myanmar citizens as fierce fighting is going on in the bordering areas of Rakhine State.

Although Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s state visit to India next week was officially announced today by the Indian External Affairs Ministry, there is no confirmation to speculations if West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will be invited to join the delegation-level talks between India and Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay a four-day state visit to India from September 5 to 8, the Indian External Affairs Ministry announced today.

South Korea will increase the amount of its soft loan to Bangladesh up to $3 billion under a five-year agreement to help the country smoothly graduate from the LDC status in 2026.

Improving trade and transport connectivity, alongside regulations and logistics, between India and Bangladesh, as well as other neighbouring countries can be a game-changer not only for the two countries but also for the entire region, said Indian High Commissioner Vikram Kumar Doraiswami yesterday. 

Dhaka is considering a long-term agreement with Delhi to buy fuel amid a global supply shortage of energy.

The foreign ministry yesterday summoned Myanmar Ambassador Aung Kyaw Moe to its office and lodged a strong protest over firing of mortar shells into Bangladesh territory from Myanmar a day earlier.

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki yesterday said they expect the next general election in Bangladesh would be a better one.

Improving trade and transport connectivity between India and Bangladesh, as well as other neighbouring countries can be a game-changer not only for the two countries but for the entire region, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami.

Bangladesh will lodge its strong protest with Myanmar so that nothing such happens inside Bangladesh as the country witnessed two mortar shells from Myanmar inside Bangladesh territory this afternoon (August 28, 2022).

Bangladesh has been unanimously elected as a member of the executive committee (EC) of Commonwealth Board of Governors for 2022-2024.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on interim sharing of the Kushiyara river water will be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India scheduled for the first week of September, said State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Farooque yesterday.

State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Farooque today (August 26, 2022) said that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on interim water sharing of Kushiyara river will be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India scheduled for first week of September.

Bangladesh has been unanimously elected a member of the Executive Committee (ExCo) of the Commonwealth Board of Governors for the term 2022-2024.