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Govt closely watching Bangladesh developments: Union minister

Union Minister of State BL Verma on Monday expressed concern over the situation in Bangladesh and said the government is closely monitoring it. IMAGE: Opposition MPs tote bags displaying messages......

Modi, Hasina open first NE-Bangladesh rail link, can reach Kolkata faster now

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday jointly inaugurated three projects via virtual mode, including a key rail link between Tripura's Nischintapur......

Sheikh Hasina's Biggest Blunder

'The dominance of her party also meant that the institutions became lopsided -- whether it was the bureaucracy or the courts or the military.''She centralised power to the extent that you would see......

Bangladeshis hope for normalcy with new govt at the helm

People in Bangladesh have welcomed the new interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, hoping it would restore order, end repression and hold a fair election to facilitate a democratic......

UK's richest 10% took half of wealth from India during colonialism

The United Kingdom extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of this went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to......

No concerns on power supply from Adani: Bangladesh minister

Bangladesh has no concerns about Adani Group's ability to supply power from a plant in Jharkhand, said Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, adviser to the country's prime minister on energy. Illustration:......

Bangladesh keen to revise Adani Power deal; cites high coal price

According to media reports high price of coal to be purchased for the Adani plant at India's Jharkhand emerged as the key factor for the dispute. Image used for representative purpose only.......

Bangla, India sign landmark power deal

Energy-starved Bangladesh has inked a landmark 35-year power transmission deal with India for the import of 250 megawatt electricity. The import of power is expected to start by late 2012. The......

Trade on road to recovery but Indian firms tread cautiously

Truck movements across the India-Bangladesh border are on the rise, with increasing rentals signalling a trade recovery between the two South Asian nations. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Yet,......

Essar, GMR eye power project in B'desh

Essar Power and GMR are among the global bidders for a 450-Mw dual fuel power project planned by the Bangladesh government at Sirajgonj, about 140 km from Dhaka. If either GMR or Essar succeed,......

MS Dhoni and CSK have brought out the best in me: Dube

IMAGE: Shivam Dube hammered back-to-back half-centuries in the first two T20Is against Afghanistan. Photograph: BCCI Bonafide six-hitter Shivam Dube on Monday said his ability to play a wide......

Will West Indies Tour determine Rohit's captaincy fate?

Rohit likely to lead in Caribbean but not certain to remain Test captain after Windies tour IMAGE: Rohit Sharma will lead Indian in the two-Test series in the West Indies. Photograph: Peter......

ICC dedicating two-and-a-half month IPL window?

IMAGE: As per the draft by the International Cricket Council, the IPL, which now has a window from March last week to May, will now spill over to June with a two-week extension, said a report in......

McKenzie named South Africa's high performance batting coach

IMAGE: Neil McKenzie stepped down from his position as Bangladesh batting coach last month. Photograph: BCB Tigers/Twitter Former batsman Neil McKenzie has been roped in as South Africa's high......

Pakistan, WI in ICC's executive committee but no place for SA

West Indies cricket president James Cameron and Pakistan board chairman Najam Sethi have been awarded seats on the International Cricket Council's new executive committee, but South Africa has been......