Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Yunus calls for resolving issues over Teesta water-sharing treaty with IndiaBangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has stated that the interim government will pursue resolving the long-pending Teesta water-sharin...
06 Sep, 2024, 11.09 AM IST
Pakistan steps up outreach to Bangladesh interim govt with a slew of meetingsPakistan has intensified its outreach with Bangladesh's interim government following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina. The Pakistan High Commiss...
01 Sep, 2024, 11.55 PM IST
Bangladesh students channel revolutionary spirit into flood relief effortsThe torrential rains that triggered the floods have wreaked havoc across 11 districts, including Feni, Chittagong, and Sylhet, and the magn...
01 Sep, 2024, 12.06 AM IST
Floods force 300,000 in Bangladesh to take refuge in relief sheltersHighways and rail lines were damaged between the capital Dhaka and the main port city of Chittagong, making access to badly flooded distric...
25 Aug, 2024, 01.14 AM IST
Bangladesh flash floods: Interim govt wants early warnings on water release from IndiaSevere floods in Bangladesh resulted in 15 fatalities and impacted 48 lakh people. The government urged India to give prior notice before r...
24 Aug, 2024, 04.16 PM IST
India rejects concerns in Bangladesh that blamed Delhi for causing floodsIndia has denied reports that the current floods in parts of Bangladesh are due to the opening of the Dumbur dam in Tripura. The Ministry o...
22 Aug, 2024, 03.40 PM IST
Bangladesh asks for more flood data from India on Ganga, Brahmaputra, BarakThe matter was recently discussed at a meeting of the Joint River Commission held with Bangladesh. The 38th meeting of the ministerial-leve...
27 Aug, 2022, 11.28 AM IST
Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka resumes after two yearsAfter two years Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka will resume . The fare from Agartala to Kolkata via Dhaka will be Rs 2,300 per passe...
10 Jun, 2022, 03.59 PM IST
India & Bangladesh agree to expand co-operation in water resourcesThe India-Bangladesh Water Resources Secretary level meeting under the framework of the Joint Rivers Commission on Tuesday among other issu...
17 Mar, 2021, 02.10 PM IST
Bangladesh to move more Rohingya Muslims to remote island in Bay of Bengal, despite outcryDhaka has relocated around 7,000 to Bhasan Char island since early December from border camps in neighbouring Buddhist-majority Myanmar, wh...
14 Feb, 2021, 08.12 PM IST
'Pakistan's attempt to reconcile with Bangladesh will fall flat'On July 22, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina wherein they exchanged greetings and discus...
27 Jul, 2020, 08.14 AM IST
Bangladesh braces for massive floods; Brahmaputra flowing 55 cm above danger levelWeather officials in Bangladesh have predicted massive floods in the northwest and southeast portions of the country bordering India, as in...
28 Jun, 2020, 09.16 PM IST
Atleast 50 people feared dead after a US-Bangla Airlines aircraft crashes at Kathmandu airportIt was not immediately known how many passengers were on board the plane which caught fire.
12 Mar, 2018, 10.15 PM IST
- At least 600,000 stranded in Bangladesh floods: minister
At least 600,000 people have been stranded and some 14,000 are sheltering in relief centres after floods across Bangladesh dramatically wor...
07 Sep, 2008, 08.35 PM IST
- US announces $40 mn in food aid for Bangladesh amid shortages
The United States has announced $40 million (euro26 million) in food aid for Bangladesh, which is facing shortages after floods and a devas...
05 May, 2008, 06.45 AM IST
- Kolkata, Mumbai vulnerable
Climate change and urban development could more than triple the number of people in the world exposed to coastal flooding by 2070, with Kol...
06 Dec, 2007, 01.55 AM IST
- Cyclone leaves 242 dead in Bangladesh
A cyclone killed 242 people and left much of southern Bangladesh cut off from the rest of the country before heading inland and losing stre...
16 Nov, 2007, 03.14 PM IST