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Railway Locomotives Handed Over to Bangladesh by India

July 27, 2020

India handed over Bangladesh 10 railway locomotives in order to bolster ‘neighbourhood first’ policy against the backdrop of China, with whom India is engaged in a border standoff. This is part of the grant assistance from the Indian side and it is also in line with a commitment by New Delhi made during the visit ..

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Bangladesh inaugurates India-funded Science Block in Chittagong College

July 25, 2020

The Information Minister of Bangladesh and the Indian High Commissioner have inaugurated the new science block at the Alipur Rahamania College in Chittagong in Bangladesh. The science block has been constructed under the High Impact Community Development Project funded by India at the cost of 51.43 lakh takas. The block has been inaugurated through video ..

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First Container Train for Bangladesh Started

July 25, 2020

Though the process for facilitating the movement of container trains from India to Bangladesh started in 2017, the first such train has been flagged off after the approval accorded by the Bangladesh Government, through the Benapole-Petrapole rail link between the two countries. In this regard, an MoU was signed by Container Corporation of India and ..

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Bangladesh Permits Trial of COVID 19 Vaccine by Chinese Company

July 20, 2020

The Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech Limited has been given the approval to conduct the final stage trial of coronavirus vaccine, by the Bangladesh Medical Research Council. The National Research Ethics Committee has given approval for this prospective vaccine by the Chinese company. The regulator has kept in mind the benefit and interests of Bangladesh while ..

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Rs 795 Cr Sanctioned by NABARD for Re-Construction of Infra in West Bengal

July 16, 2020

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has decided to sanction Rs 795 Crores for the re-construction of infrastructure in West Bengal, necessitated due to the recent devastation of the recent cyclone, Amphan. The State Government requested for Rs 1028 Crores from NABARD for this work as part of the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund ..

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World Bank Approves USD 500 Million to Bangladesh for Improving Road Connectivity

June 25, 2020

World Bank has approved a loan amount of USD 500 million to Bangladesh on 23rd June 2020. The amount was approved for improving road connectivity along the Jashore-Jhenaidah corridor that will benefit 4 western districts of Bangladesh. This will be Phase I of the overall USD 1.4 billion multi-phase projects of the World Bank for ..

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