The United Kingdom's Minister for International Trade Nigel Huddleston has met with industry leaders in Kolkata to identify opportunities and boost trade partnerships between the two nations.
The Chief Minister also virtually laid the foundation for the development of Joypur Chariali and Namrup Sonari Tiniali roads to facilitate the movement of industrial outputs from Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Limited, Assam Petrochemicals Limited and Namrup Thermal Plant.
The war crimes committed by the Pakistan against the Bengalis, especially Hindus in what was then East Pakistan, amount to no less than a genocide and the perpetrators should be brought to justice, a think tank named Gatestone Institute said in its report.
Kuwait is playing in the SAFF Championship as an invited team along with Lebanon for the first time and has made the title round in their maiden attempt.
Bangladesh, who finished second in the group, will face Group A toppers Kuwait in the semi-finals, on Saturday. India will play Lebanon in the other semi-final on the same day.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday conveyed greetings to his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on the occasion of the holy festival of Eid al-Adha.
Shaheens, who are the defending champions, are clubbed with India A, Nepal and Sri Lanka in Group A, while Group B includes Afghanistan A, Bangladesh A, Oman and United Arab Emirates
Thwarting an infiltration bid, Border Security Force has apprehended five Bangladesh nationals along the international border in Meghalaya's West Jaintia Hills, officials said Tuesday.