Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the inauguration of three Indian-assisted development projects.
Calling the inauguration of the Akhaura-Agartala rail link a historic moment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that this is the first rail link between Bangladesh and the North Eastern states of India.
"BNP does not want an election; they want to create an unusual situation. BNP is a party of terrorists," PM Hasina declared during a press conference held at her official residence, Ganabhaban, to discuss the outcomes of her recent visit to Belgium.
The three projects are the Akhaura - Agartala Cross-Border Rail Link; Khulna - Mongla Port Rail Line; and Unit - II of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been detained by the Detetctive Branch (DB) on Sunday, as tension mount between the country's governing party and opposition forces ahead of general elections due in January.
One police personnel was killed and 40 people were injured after Bangladesh's principal opposition party, BNP, after a protest demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and free and fair elections turned violent on Saturday.
As the time of general elections is approaching in Bangladesh, the issue of US visa restriction is on the boil. The US unveiled a new visa policy for Bangladesh that stated, “It would deny visas to individuals, from law enforcers to political leaders, believed to be responsible for, or compl