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Ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has applied for a new passport and national identity card (NID) through a legal firm at the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi on Monday, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The move marks her first such contact since she left Bangladesh and sought

India has requested permission for its private container train operators to carry goods directly to destinations inside Bangladesh using the country’s rail network, according to minutes of the 38th Bangladesh-India Inter-Governmental Railway Meeting held in Dhaka from September 8 to 10. Bangladesh s

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir today ruled out issuing any passport or travel pass to fugitive deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, saying Bangladesh would seek her return from India exclusively through the existing bilateral extradition treaty...

Bangladesh is urging India to begin negotiations on a new Ganges water-sharing agreement before the existing 30-year treaty expires on 12 December this year, warning that a failure to reach a deal could intensify dry-season water shortages and threaten agriculture, fisheries, the environment and the

Bangladesh’s per capita gross domestic product is projected to exceed India’s in 2026, according to the International Monetary Fund’s October 2026 World Economic Outlook, although India is expected to retain a significantly larger economy, stronger purchasing power and faster growth.

Nepal resumed exporting 40 MW of electricity to Bangladesh through the Indian grid on Friday evening after devastating floods in Bhotekoshi damaged two hydropower plants and halted the supply, according to Nepalese media reports.

Bangladesh has made sustained progress in combating hunger and malnutrition, outperforming India and Pakistan in the 2026 Global Hunger Index, while Pakistan’s food and nutrition situation has deteriorated, according to a report published last week.

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A suspected international cyber fraud network led by Chinese and Taiwanese nationals operated from rented resorts in Cox’s Bazar and a seven-storey building in Chattogram, police and intelligence sources said. The group allegedly targeted wealthy individuals and financially well-off women in at leas

Bangladesh and India are set to hold a Joint Working Group meeting on trade in New Delhi on October 8 and 9 as part of efforts to normalise bilateral relations, according to people familiar with the matter.

India’s life expectancy stood at 71 years in 2023, higher than Pakistan’s 68.2 years but lower than Bangladesh’s 72.7 years, according to the World Health Organization’s latest estimates, as reported by The Times of India.