The first ever border haat was inaugurated on Saturday at the no man’s land between Kalaichar (India) and Baliamari (Bangladesh) for trading commodities of both countries in a bid to strengthen bonds between the peoples. The Indian minister of commerce and industry, Anand Sharma, and the Bangladesh minister of
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Border Haat opens today
Bangladesh and India will jointly inaugurate their first ever Border Haat today along the borders of Kurigram district in Bangladesh and West Garo Hill district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. Bangladesh Commerce Minister Muhammad Faruk Khan and his Indian counterpart Anand Sharma will formally open the market, reports our New Delhi
Dhaka unaware as Delhi gives go-ahead to Tipaimukh dam
Water Resources Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen on Saturday said that his ministry was not aware of a reported move by the Indian government to start construction of the Tipaimukh Dam. “We do not have any information about it,” the minister told The Independent when his attention was drawn to media reports that the North Eastern ... Read more
Census begins in enclaves
Joint teams from Bangladesh and India on Friday began the first-ever headcount in enclaves along the border with an aim to exchange landlocked areas between the two neighbouring countries. The much-awaited census was launched from Bhotbari (Seat No 16), an Indian enclave at Patgram, amid cheers from the residents who have long been hoping to ... Read more
Bangladesh, India launch enclave census
Bangladesh and India launched on Thursday a census of enclaves – areas where one country’s territory is surrounded by the other – in an effort to end complex border disputes. Kamal Uddin Ahmed, a government official in Dhaka, said the first-ever census would count people living in 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh and 55 Bangladeshi ... Read more
India firm on Tipai Dam amid objections
The Indian government is going ahead its proposed 1,500-MW Tipaimukh hydel power project in Manipur despite objections from NGOs in India and opposition parties in neighbouring Bangladesh. Quoting Prem Chand Pankaj, chairman-cum-managing director of the state-owned North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. (Neepco), IANS said “All apprehensions are baseless. The
Spinners thrown in a spin
Cheap yarns coming from China, India to cause heavy loss Islam, who would not disclose his full identity fearing it would affect his loan eligibility, is the owner of one of the giants in textiles, and was expecting a good profitable year until things started tumbling a few months back. He now stares at a ... Read more
Bangladeshi youth beaten to death in India
A youth, who went missing on Thursday from a border village, was allegedly beaten to death inside the Indian territory yesterday morning, said the officials of Bangladesh Border Guards (BGB). The deceased Md Hafizur Rahman 30, was son of Fazlur Rahman of village Khanpur under Dinajpur Sadar upazila.
One death, many questions
A guarded regret from India followed the brutal killing of Bangladeshi girl Felani on January 7 by its border force. A “promise” of no more deaths on the border came from Delhi in March. A meeting of the two border forces also agreed on use of non-lethal weapons. But the Indian force remains trigger-happy and ... Read more
India power to World Cup triumph
India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in a pulsating final to deliver World Cup glory to their cricket-mad population for the first time since 1983. Sri Lanka smashed 91 from their last 10 overs to post 274-6 in Mumbai, with Mahela Jayawardene making a superb 103
Battle for glory
India-Sri Lanka WC final today The curtain will fall on cricket’s biggest event today. Besides some fortunate ones who have got the precious tickets to watch the match from the stands, billion of cricket-mad people around the world will stay glued to their TV screens when India lock horns with Sri Lanka in the all-Asian ... Read more
Muralitharan’s mom-in-law will cheer both teams
Mumbai: When Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan played his last Test match (vs. India at Galle, in July last year), he had invited his Indian mother-in-law, Dr. Nithiya Rammurthy, to witness his 800th wicket. She will be in Mumbai on Saturday for the World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka. “My daughter, Madhi, will obviously ... Read more
It’s India vs SL in the final
Hosts edge out arch-rivals Pakistan in tense battle An atypical Sachin Tendulkar, a menacing Munaf Patel and a wily spell of spin bowling from Harbhajan Singh propelled India into the final of the 2011 World Cup, with a hard fought 29 win over arch-rivals Pakistan at Mohali yesterday. India will now face Sri Lanka in ... Read more
More than a semi
The World Cup 2011 will reach its zenith as the two fiercest rivals of world cricket, India and Pakistan, square off against each other in a semifinal match in Mohali today. The excitement has already reached fever pitch, with Indian police leaving no stone unturned to ensure peaceful progress of a match where both the ... Read more
Champs gone
India set up semis with Pakistan Yuvraj Singh smashed an unbeaten half-century under pressure as India dispatched defending champions Australia from the World Cup with a five-wicket win at Ahmedabad yesterday. Their victory set up a dream semifinal against archrivals Pakistan at Mohali on March 30. It had looked to be slipping away from the ... Read more
Struggling Aussies face knock-out clash with India
The Sydney Morning Herald Australia will fly from Sri Lanka to India facing arguably the most daunting challenge of the cricket World Cup: beating India in a knock-out quarter-final on its own turf. India’s stuttering victory over the West Indies overnight gave it a second-placed finish in group B, ensuring it would be drawn against a ... Read more
India and England share thrilling tie
England shared a tie with India in a quite thrilling World Cup Group B encounter in Bangalore as Andrew Strauss inspired his side to level their opponent’s 338 in a pulsating clash. A dramatic finale saw England take 12 runs off the final over to tie the match after an imperious 158 from Strauss gave ... Read more
Tri-Nation Big Show fosters excitement
Tri-Nation Big Show, a colourful cultural event last night, fostered the excitement of ICC World Cup among Bangladeshi cricket fans. Famous artistes, actors, actress and films super stars of Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka dazzled the eyes of thousands of spectators, attended the event. ATN Events, a sister concern of satellite television channel ATN Bangla, ... Read more
No more India talks
Bangladesh decided to put to an end the talks about the India defeat and shift their focus on a more crucial game against Ireland scheduled for February 25. In a team meeting on Monday the Tigers did a lot of soul-searching and came to a conclusion that enough has been said about the game and ... Read more
Local admin slaps ban on rallies around Felani’s house
Tension mounted in the bordering Ramkhana village in Nageshwari of Kurigram as the local unit of Awami League has called a programme at the venue where some BNP leaning freedom fighters and intellectuals are scheduled to hold a rally today in protest at the killing of Felani, a teenage girl, by the Indian border guards. ... Read more