India to provide debt service relief to Myanmar under the G20 initiativeThe 19th round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Myanmar held through virtual mode on Thursday offered an opportunity to ex...
02 Oct, 2020, 11.31 AM IST
India, Bangladesh launch new initiative to connect landlocked North EastThe Protocol for Inland Water Trade & Transit (PIWTT) was signed between India and Bangladesh in 1972 to provide inland waterways connectiv...
03 Sep, 2020, 11.03 PM IST
Expanding connectivity: First cargo train launched to Bangladesh via Bengal’s key border zoneSenior dignitaries from both the countries are expected to flag off the handover, which will be conducted via video conferencing, according...
25 Jul, 2020, 02.30 PM IST
West Bengal government refuses to allow Indian citizens to re-enter via land border with BangladeshSurprisingly, 2500 Indian citizens from West Bengal, among others, are still stranded in Bangladesh who await repatriation through the land...
24 Jul, 2020, 06.00 PM IST
First-ever container cargo from Kolkata via Bangladesh port reaches Agartala: MEAThe External Affairs Ministry said this movement was carried out under an agreement on use of Chattogram and Mongla Ports for movement of I...
23 Jul, 2020, 07.59 PM IST
Maritime security an important dimension of India’s bilateral relations: Foreign Secretary JaishankarObserving that maritime safety and security is a multi-faceted issue, Jaishankar said challenges like maritime terrorism, smuggling are thr...
12 Jul, 2018, 03.09 PM IST
Tripura CM Biplab Deb seeks removal of special permission to enter India through Tripura from BangladeshHe requested the MEA to look into the matter so as to remove this special provision and allow Bangladesh citizens with Indian Visa to enter...
05 May, 2018, 06.51 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee blasts as Darjeeling hill body fails to carry out development schemesBilateral relation between the ruling Trinamool Congress and GJM which practically runs Hill administration, is not very cordial.
30 Mar, 2017, 05.41 PM IST
CM Mamata Banerjee to visit Darjeeling amid Gorkha Janamukti Morcha crisisMamata will be visiting the Hills at a time when GJM, the prime political force in the region, is staring at a great crisis from Wednesday.
17 Jun, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
India-Bangladesh ties have withstood test of time: Foreign Minister AH Mahmood AliDespite past ups and downs, Dhaka-Delhi ties have now reached an irreversible height, Ali said at the first-ever 'India-Bangladesh High Com...
14 Nov, 2014, 10.08 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee to visit Darjeeling for three days from May 14She will hold talks with the Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) which is currently responsible for overall development of the Hills.
11 May, 2013, 04.35 PM IST
- Gorkha leaders complain to West Bengal governor against Mamata Banerjee's government
A delegation of GJM from Darjeeling met West Bengal governor M.K.Narayanan at the Raj Bhavan here on Friday to complain about Mamata Banerj...
15 Feb, 2013, 08.19 PM IST
- India and Bangladesh sign extradition treaty, new visa regime
Earlier in the day, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan had said the treaty will allow transfer of the convicted and under...
28 Jan, 2013, 06.13 PM IST
- Train service to Dhaka may be deferred
Notwithstanding efforts by Indian and Bangladesh authorities to launch the Kolkata-Dhaka train service from April 14, its inaugural run may...
25 Mar, 2008, 11.38 AM IST
- Will WB lose its largest FDI investor?
The decision to hand-over a proposed project to the Salim group may affect future Japanese investment inflow in WB.
11 Aug, 2006, 12.34 AM IST