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India-Bangladesh Agree to Expand Cooperation across entire Gamut of Water Resources Issues

March 17, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The India-Bangladesh Water Resources Secretary level meeting under the framework of the Joint Rivers Commission took place on 16 March 2021 at New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by Pankaj Kumar, Secretary (Water Resources, RD &GR). The Bangladesh delegation was led by Kabir Bin Anwar, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources. Noting […]

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PM inaugurates ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh

March 9, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh through a video conference. PM Modi also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure projects in Tripura. The Governor and the Chief Minister of Tripura were present. Video Message from the Bangladesh Prime Minister was played on the […]

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Dhaka government to vaccinate foreign nationals from March 17

March 8, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Government of Bangladesh on March 7 announced that the Covid-19 vaccination of foreign nationals in Bangladesh will begin from March 17. After the announcement of Dhaka government – the High Commission of India has asked the Indian nationals residing in Bangladesh to register with it to facilitate the process of vaccination initiated […]

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India and Bangladesh holds 19th Home Secretary Level Talks

February 27, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: India and Bangladesh on Saturday virtually held the 19th Home Secretary Level Talks (HSLT) in the backdrop of ‘MujibBarsho’ and 50 years of Bangladesh Liberation War and establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. The Indian delegation was led by Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Union Home Secretary Mostafa Kamal Uddin, Senior Secretary, Public […]

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SAARC Diary: Inland Waterway route linking India and Bangladesh to commence from September 5

August 29, 2020 Vinayak Barot

NEW DELHI, August 29: An Inland Waterways protocol route is about to commence connecting India (Sonamura – dist. Sipahijala) and Bangladesh (Daudkandi – dist. Comilla) on September 5. The project to be launched in the presence of Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb, is set to connect Tripura with Bangladesh via river Gomti. The 90-km […]

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SAARC DIARY: Independence Day Celebrations in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

August 15, 2020 Vinayak Barot

Venkatesh Iyer BENGALURU: August 15: The 74th Independence Day was celebrated by the Indian community in Sri Lanka with enthusiasm and nationalistic fervor, according to an AIR Tweet. The observance was held at the India House in Colombo this morning where Gopal Bagalay, the Indian diplomat in Sri Lanka, unfurled the Indian tricolour and released […]

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SAARC Diaries

August 13, 2020 Prachi Vyas

Venkatesh Iyer Bhutan: India-Bhutan border trade via Bengal suspended thanks to lock-down in the Himalayan kingdom. Bhutan has officially announced the first-ever nationwide lockdown due to an increase in covid related deaths. Bhutan shares its borders with the Indian states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Sikkim. With the lockdown now in force trade […]