Land Boundary Agreement
Why 2015 was a good year for Bangladesh
It’s a good time to be alive while history is being written. As we bid adieu to 2015 we realise the year was a roller coaster ride! It was a year of aggression and violence that carved the world for many new beginnings. Let us take a stroll and reminisce the achievements of the past year in various arenas that molded the nation to take on 2016.
Nation’s 45th Victory Day, but their first
A hundred voices tuned in to sing Amar Sonar Bangla to mark the first ever Victory Day in the recently dissolved enclaves in the northern district of Lalmonirhat.
Everything to be done for ex-enclave dwellers’ welfare: PM
Terming former enclave dwellers as the sons, citizens and, near and dear ones of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assures them that her government would do whatever necessary for their overall welfare.
Modi, Hasina discuss bilateral issues in NY
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina in New York and discussed the status of bilateral relations and ways to take these forward.
Enclave: GPA-4.78 achiever chose India over Bangladesh (video)
As an enclave resident, 20-year-old Aasma had no choice but to fake her identity as a student.Aasma lived in an Indian enclave within Bangladesh. So she faked her identity as a Bangladeshi; studied hard and appeared in the recent HSC exam, and she scored an “A”.
Land pact rollout in next 11 months
Bangladesh and India will implement the Land Boundary Agreement of 1974 and Protocol of 2011, in a phased manner over the next 11 months.
PM leaves for UK
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka this morning on a six-day visit to the United Kingdom.
Indian media term Modi visit ‘productive’, ‘successful’
The Indian media view Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh as “productive” and “successful”.
Modi, Hasina witness exchange of land deal documents
Officials of Bangladesh and India exchanged instruments of ratification of land boundary agreement as Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina witness the event at the latter's office in Dhaka.
A truncated deal is unacceptable
Dropping Assam from the Land Boundary Bill is a regressive decision by India
CM Gogoi asks Modi not to exclude Assam from India-Bangladesh LBA
With reports emanating from New Delhi that the BJP-government is keen to exclude Assam from implementation of LBA with Bangladesh, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi requests Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to take such a decision.
Indian foreign secy meets Mahmood Ali
Indian Foreign Secretary Subramanyam Jaishankar arrives in Dhaka to convey New Delhi's intention of resolution of pending water and land issues and explore new areas of talks focusing on connectivity and energy cooperation
Hype over Mamata Banerjee visit
Mamata Banerjee came, saw, but did not quite conquer the Bangladeshi heart. But then, the last may not have been her plan.
Don’t worry over Teesta: Mamata
Visiting West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee says Bangladesh need not worry over Teesta water-sharing deal and the issue will be resolved soon
Much-awaited Mamata's visit
WE wholeheartedly welcome the first ever woman West Bengal Chief Minister, who is arriving in Dhaka today for a three-day visit. Her maiden visit to Bangladesh as the Chief Minister is undoubtedly good news for both the countries, as it revitalises the prospect of settling two long-standing unresolved issues, Teesta water sharing and Land Boundary Agreement (LBA).