The state will be referred to as Bangla in Hindi and Bengal in English.
Unocal Corporation of the United States has shelved its ambitious plans to export Bangladesh gas to India as Dhaka continued to drag its feet on taking a call on selling natural gas to New Delhi through a $1.2 billion pipeline.
Perceived bias, soured relation with coach, insecurity and frustration were cited as reasons as 'rebel' Bangladesh players vehemently denied that it was the lure of money that triggered their exodus to the Indian Cricket League.
The former BJP president is learnt to have instructed the party leaders to start working on quelling the unrest within party cadre, genuine or sponsored.
India and Bangladesh had decided to start the service during the Joint Economic Commission meeting in Dhaka.
Walmart told Reuters on Friday that Liz Apparels in Gazipur, near the capital Dhaka, had previously made clothing for its stores but was now on its "red" list of unapproved suppliers after a safety audit in early May found the cracks.
In a miracle, a 19-year-old girl was on Friday dramatically pulled out from under tonnes of debris on the 17th day of the country's worst ever industrial disaster that has claimed nearly 1,050 lives.
Bangladesh on Thursday agreed in principle to India's proposal for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement to boost economic cooperation and solve issues relating to tariff and non-tariff barriers.\n\n
'You are to train three Bangladeshi pilots to fly this Chetak helicopter. Your task begins now.'
A West Bengal women's football team abandoned their tour in the face of stiff opposition from religious fanatics.
"When the SHO sir asked me about my interest of area, I told him that I am a dance teacher and want to continue it. The SHO sir said that they will try to find me a suitable job. He sent me to Sandoz to restart earning livelihood till the time I get a job in dancing. I am also thinking to apply in schools for dance teacher," Balaji Sawalkar said.
Five persons, including three Bangladeshis, were injured as personnel from the Border Security Force and Bangladesh Rifles traded gunfire in West Bengal's Malda and South Dinajpur districts.
Handing over of United Liberation Front of Asom leader Anup Chetia to India, cooperation in anti-terror steps and firing along the international border will be high on the agenda during the home secretary-level talks between India and Bangladesh beginning Wednesday.
Bangladesh has ruled out any immediate decision on the proposed $2.5 billion investment by Tata Group, saying it was yet to get a clear picture on the country's gas reserve to guarantee supply to the Indian conglomerate.
She possessed a visa valid till 2008 and also other relevant documents.
Carlile was to hold a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday.
'That he found it worth his while to repeat me within a year said something about my abilities as actor.'
At the conclusion of the third director general-level conference between representatives of Bangladesh and India in Delhi last week, the two countries expressed their concerns over the rising trend of 'synthetic and party' drugs being trafficked across the open border.
Opener Shikhar Dhawan's attractive stroke-play vindicated skipper Virat Kohli's decision to bat first as India comfortably amassed 239 for no loss at stumps on the first day of their one-off Test against Bangladesh in Fatullah.
The BJP has fielded Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta as its candidate for the Tarakeshwar seat in the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections.
"Nobody will be spared... we have arrested those who were once believed to be above law," Task Force Coordinator Major General Masududdin Chowdhury told newsmen in a separate briefing after talks with Chowdhury.
'We flew all missions in the first part of the war at low levels; that is at 300 to 500 feet above the ground.' 'These sorties were no doubt stressful since the pilots and crew had to look out for birds and obstructions as well as enemy gunfire.'
Referring to infiltrators as "termites", who are eating into the resources of this country, the BJP boss said his party will throw them out from Bengal after coming to power at the Centre for a second term
Former skipper and pacer Mashrafe Mortaza, who was left out of the 24-man ODI preliminary squad announced on January 4, has not been named in the final squad.
The Federation of International Cricketers' Association (FICA)will advise players to skip future editions of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) over outstanding payments, the cricketers' body said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Friday said she was ready to hand over power to a caretaker government to oversee the general elections due in January.
It may creep in via Bangladesh and Philippines, according to A R Reddy, co-chair of Genetic Engineering Approval (now Appraisal) Committee that approved the vegetable for commercial use.
Bangladesh parliament may cut sessions short so that soccer-crazy politicians can follow the World Cup on television.
Pakistan were given a mighty scare in the league encounter that they played against the spirited hosts but would still be overwhelming favourites to win the title for only the second time.
'They are our go-to men, our trouble-shooters.' 'They draw their strength from remaining low-key and accessible only to our workers.'
A Bangaldesh court has remanded Sheikh Abdus Salam, founder of banned Harkatul Jihad al Islami, to six-day police custody after he was arrested for his alleged involvement in the 2004 grenade attack on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
'People sometimes ridiculed him for the way he looked or dressed.' 'Sometimes they ran down his music.' 'But I have never heard him say one bad word about anyone.'
On March 18, 2012, Sachin Tendulkar played his last ODI against Pakistan during the 2012 Asia Cup. Tendulkar managed to score 52 runs
Till the lockdown was imposed in March, more than 200 Zee staffers had spent over 2,500 hours across 28 regions in Punjab, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal to understand the audiences. The effort paid off, again and again.
A university lecturer, who posted a Facebook status wishing for the death of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was today sentenced to six-month in jail by a Bangladeshi court.
Bangladesh will protest in the United Nations against Myanmar's claim to a territorial sea in the Bay of Bengal, especially that of the "baseline" which is needed to delimit its maritime border, officials in Dhaka on Thursday.
India expresses concern over Bangladesh blasts. Offers 'any kind of assistance'.
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