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Mosaddek’s comeback 86* lifts Bangladesh to 284

Mosaddek Hossain’s career-best 86 off 70 in his comeback innings to international cricket was the headline as Bangladesh amassed 284-7 in the first ODI against Australia at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday.

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India sees Venezuelan oil ‘opportunity’

India’s prime minister Narendra Modi hosted Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday for talks to bolster trade between the oil exporter and his energy-hungry nation...

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Rubio renews ties with India

US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Saturday invited Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to Washington, reaffirming the importance of a relationship that has come under growing strain, a week after the United States held a warm summit with China...

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Four killed in post-poll unrest in West Bengal

Four people have been killed in political unrest after Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party celebrated victory in state polls in West Bengal, police and party officials said Wednesday...

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India, Vietnam target $25b trade by 2030: Modi

India and Vietnam are looking to ramp up bilateral trade to $25 billion by 2030, prime minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday, following talks with president To Lam in New Delhi...

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Modi’s party wins big in West Bengal

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi claimed a ‘record’ victory on Monday in key elections in opposition-held West Bengal state after official trends and partial results showed a thumping majority for his Hindu nationalist party.

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Kiwis ready to ‘break a few hearts’

New Zealand will ‘not mind breaking a few hearts’ in the T20 World Cup final against defending champions and hosts India, captain Mitchell Santner said on Saturday...

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Modi opponent Kejriwal acquitted in graft case

An Indian court acquitted the former chief minister of the capital Delhi on Friday in a long-running corruption probe the man had called a ‘political conspiracy’ by the ruling party.

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Challenges of post-colonial industry

ON INDIA’S 79th Independence Day, in August 2025, prime minister Narendra Modi devoted his speech to Viksit Bharat 2047 (Developed India 2047) and announced a National Manufacturing Mission...

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Foreign leaders condole death of Khaleda Zia

Condolences poured in from foreign countries and international communities, too, following the death of Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chair Khaleda Zia on Tuesday morning.

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Modi’s Victory Day message rekindles tension

VICTORY Day in Bangladesh is meant to celebrate liberation, sacrifice and national pride. Yet this year, a single congratulatory message from Delhi brought historical questions back into focus. Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s message, celebrating India’s military triumph over Pakistan, omitted Bangladesh entirely — and in Dhaka, that omission brought underlying...

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India, US seek to repair ties

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday he had held a conversation with Donald Trump, with the US president saying the pair had discussed trade as the countries negotiate a deal that could mend strained ties...

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Govt gives Tk 7.7cr to families of 77 killed

The government on Saturday disbursed Tk 7.70 crore to the families of 77 people killed in the 2013 Shapla Square rally of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh and the 2021 protest against Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh...

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India, UK hail ‘new energy’ in economic ties

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi told his British counterpart Keir Starmer on Thursday that relations had made ‘significant progress’, as they pledged to unlock ‘unparalleled’ economic opportunities...

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India ready to rev up chipmaking

When prime minister Narendra Modi declared India’s ‘late entry’ into the global semiconductor race, he pinned hopes on pioneers such as Vellayan Subbiah to create a chip innovation hub...

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Modi visits Manipur 2yrs after ethnic clashes

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to troubled Manipur state on Saturday since more than 250 people were killed in ethnic clashes there two years ago...

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India disavows ‘Tianjin spirit,’ turns to EU

INDIA found itself in an uncomfortable situation like a cat on a hot roof at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation event in Tianjin, China, with western media hyping up its unlikely role in a troika with Russia and China to chariot the world order toward a brave new era of multipolarity...

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Trump and Modi say US-India trade talks continuing

US president Donald Trump said Tuesday that trade talks with India would continue, despite strained ties since his imposition of 50-per cent tariffs over New Delhi’s purchases of Russian oil...

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Indian PM Narendra Modi says ties with US still ‘very positive’

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that New Delhi and Washington still shared ‘very positive’ ties, after US President Donald Trump reaffirmed their personal friendship and downplayed his earlier remarks about ‘losing India’ to China....