'We are very willing to be a part of Indo-Pacific relationship,' Gowher Rizvi, international affairs advisor to Bangladesh PM, said at a virtual event hosted by London-based IISS.
Country says a ‘few’ Left-wing and hardline Islamist groups are against Modi’s trip. He will attend independence day and Mujibur Rahman centenary celebrations.
Modi and the heads of state from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives will visit Bangladesh next week to attend the golden jubilee celebrations of the country's independence.
Apart from boosting bilateral ties, New Delhi is increasingly looking to embrace Dhaka under the Indo-Pacific initiative to assert greater power in the Bay of Bengal region.
PM Modi inaugurates Rs 133-cr India-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge Tuesday, which will connect landlocked NE with Chittagong port in Bangladesh, unlocking untapped markets.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina was speaking at an online event Tuesday to inaugurate Maitri Setu over the Feni river that flows between Indian boundary in Tripura and Bangladesh.
During a trip to Dhaka Thursday, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said water secretaries from both sides will be meeting soon to discuss the issue in greater detail.
As people on the two sides of the border were attempting to smuggle cattle, a soldier lobbed a chilly grenade to disperse them and was met with gunfire.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
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