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Bangla bridge to halve Kol-Dhaka train travel time

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated the 6.15-km road-rail four-lane Padma Bridge, the country's biggest development project since its birth in 1971, that is expected to give the nation's development index a big boost and connect India directly to Dhaka, through road, rail and ports.

The Times of India

PM Hasina opens Bangladesh’s longest bridge over River Padma

Experts say the 6.15km bridge, built at a cost of nearly $4bn, will connect the southwest of the country to Dhaka.

Al Jazeera

India, Bangladesh should work on river management: Jaishankar

Ready to extend assistance in management of annual flood in neighbouring nation, says External Affairs Minister

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Malaysia firms turn down orders as migrant labour shortage hits

Malaysian companies from palm oil plantations to semiconductor makers are refusing orders and forgoing billions in sales, hampered by a shortage of more than a million workers that threatens the country's economic recovery.

Reuters

No compromise on honour of the Prophet: Bangladesh Information Minister Hasan Mahmud

Dhaka yet to commit on Prime Minister Hasina’s visit to India

The Hindu

Islamist protests cast a shadow over PM Hasina’s planned India visit

Since 2019, top level visits from both sides were shadowed by India’s “internal” developments

The Hindu

South Asia protests over prophet remarks by India’s BJP officials

Thousands of Muslims in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan rally over derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad by BJP members.

Al Jazeera

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Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka resumes after two years

The cross-border bus from Agartala to Kolkata via Dhaka started its journey after a hiatus of over two years

The Hindu

Bangladesh scrapping rights group’s licence a ‘chilling message’

Bangladeshi and global rights defenders slam the government’s move to deregister top NGO Odhikar.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh's latest depot fire raises concern over safety

Authorities in Bangladesh are struggling to determine the initial cause of a devastating fire that killed at least 49 people and injured more than 100 others at a container depot

The Independent UK

Factbox-Deadly fires common in Bangladesh, mainly in industrial settings

The deadly fire at a container depot in southeast Bangladesh on Saturday night was the latest in a string of major fire incidents.

Reuters

A fire at a depot in Bangladesh has killed at least 49 and injured more than 100

The blaze in the city of Chittagong broke out around midnight Saturday following explosions in a container full of chemicals. The cause could not immediately be determined.

WEKU

At least 28 dead in fire at Bangladesh container depot

A massive fire at a container depot near a port city in southeastern Bangladesh has killed at least 28 people and injured more than 100 others, and firefighters are struggling to bring the blaze under control

The Independent UK

Bangladesh explosion: 16 killed and scores injured in storage unit facility

Firefighters were still working to put out the fire on Sunday morning in Bangladesh and the death toll is expected to rise as some of those injured are in critical condition

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Cotton rally squeezes Asian garment makers, threatens Covid recovery

MUMBAI/DHAKA: A near doubling in benchmark cotton futures to 11-year highs, hard on the heels of a spike in freight and fuel prices, is clobbering Asian apparel makers while their global retail customers are reluctant to soak up the extra costs.

The Hindu

India, Bangladesh flag off new passenger train service, Mitali Express

The new train is in addition to two existing passenger train services -- Kolkata-Dhaka-Kolkata Maitree Express and Kolkata-Khulna-Kolkata Bandhan Express

The Times of India

Train operations to Bangladesh resume after two-year Covid break

KOLKATA: After two years, the 'Epar Bangla-Opar Bangla' cross-border passenger train movement resumed on Sunday as the Bandhan Express rolled out of Kolkata station at 7.10am for Khulna. On the same day, Bandhan Express from Khulna and Maitree Express from Dhaka also reached the city. On Monday morning, Maitree Express…

The Times of India

External affairs minister S Jaishankar to kick off Natural allies in development and interdependence-3 conclave in Guwahati

GUWAHATI: Taking forward the messages of the previous NADI (natural allies in development and interdependence) conclave held in Shillong and Dhaka respectively followed by several research and outreach projects and online events during the lockdown, the third version of NADI dialogue (NADI-3) will be held in Guwahati.

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Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim to miss West Indies tour

DHAKA (Bangladesh): Bangladesh wicket-keeper batter Mushfiqur Rahim is all set to miss the West Indies tour starting in June due to the Hajj pilgrimage.

The Hindu

Explained | Will the Northeast benefit from Bangladesh offer of services at Chittagong Port?

What does the Bangladesh PM’s offer mean? Is there any action on the ground?

Al Jazeera

Bangladeshi children leaving school to work due to climate crisis

As families migrate after climate-related disasters, UNICEF says 1.7 million of country’s children are now labourers.

The Hindu

Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka set to resume after two-year hiatus

The service will be available for six days in a week, except on Fridays, and the fare has been fixed at Rs 2,300 per passenger, said TRTC MD Rajesh Kumar Das

The Times of India

Former Bangladesh spinner Mosharraf Hossain dies at 40

DHAKA: Former Bangladesh left-arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain has died, the country's cricket board said.

The Times of India

Williams hat-trick seals ATK Mohun Bagan's AFC Cup group-stage berth

KOLKATA: Australian star forward David Williams scored a brilliant hat-trick under pressure as ATK Mohun Bagan survived some anxious moments to down Abahani Limited Dhaka 3-1 and make the AFC Cup main round on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Former Bangladesh fast bowler Samiur Rahman dies at 68 in Dhaka

DHAKA (Bangladesh): Former Bangladesh fast bowler Samiur Rahman died aged 68 in Dhaka on Tuesday. Rahman died due to a brain tumour, which was diagnosed in January earlier this year.

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