In light of the recent volatile situation and escalating tensions in the Middle East, including Iran, the Government of Bangladesh has expressed deep concern regarding the safety and security of Bangladeshi nationals residing in the region.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter Scale struck 188 kilometres from Dhaka on Friday afternoon, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, on Saturday, welcomed the initiative to resume the Indo-Bangla bus service connecting Agartala with Kolkata via Dhaka, describing the move as a positive step in strengthening bilateral ties between India and Bangladesh.
The West Pakistani regime had declared Urdu as the sole state language of Pakistan. In protest, students in Dhaka rose up, and the regime opened fire on the demonstrators. However, the movement continued to grow, and eventually the West Pakistani authorities were forced to recognize Bengali
India, ranked 33rd at the time, upset the sixth-ranked Dutch team 3-2 in a thrilling tie in Bengaluru earlier this month, advancing to the second round of the Davis Cup Qualifiers in September.
Buoyed by Dhakshineswar Suresh's 6-4, 7-6 (4), victory over Guy Den Ouden, India secured an emphatic 3-2 victory over the Netherlands in the Davis Cup Qualifier Round 1 at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium in Bengaluru earlier in February.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday attended the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh's new Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka and conveyed a personal invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit India at the earliest convenience.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla reached Dhaka on Tuesday for Tarique Rahman's swearing-in ceremony, emphasizing India's ties with Bangladesh. While the BNP-led alliance celebrates its victory, a procedural split occurred as BNP MPs refused a secondary oath for a reform council, unlike opposition
Tarique Rahman is set to take oath as Bangladesh's Prime Minister after the BNP's landslide election victory. BNP MPs skipped the Constitution Reform Council oath, while opposition parties took both oaths. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will represent India at the ceremony in Dhaka.
The oath-taking ceremony is being held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban (national parliament), where newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) began arriving from 9 am amid tight security measures, according to BDNews24.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman will take the oath as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, along with elected MPs, on Tuesday, as politics in Dhaka enters a new dawn following PM Sheikh Hasina's ouster in 2024.