Bangladesh and India have made tremendous development in connectivity between the two countries but it has not been publicised to the extent it should have been, Salman F Rahman, private industry and investment adviser to the prime minister, has said. In an online meeting with top Indian business executives in Bangladesh hosted by the High Commission of India on Monday, he said, "If connectivity takes place, economic activity grows. It is not the question of competing with each other; it is

She is only eight, but Licypriya Kangujam has already been campaigning for action to tackle climate change in her native India for two years. The young activist has pushed for new laws to curb India's high pollution levels and wants climate change lessons to be mandatory in schools. I cry when I see children lose their parents or become homeless due to the dangers of disasters, she told the #Ftv News. But, she adds: If you call me Greta of India, you are not covering my story. Referring to G

Traders have hiked onion prices exponentially within a day, capitalizing on India’s export ban on the essential spice. Retailers sold each kg of onions for up to Tk 120 at kitchen markets in the capital’s Palashi and Mohammadur areas. It was about Tk 80 the previous day. “They are selling from their old stock, but they raised prices overnight,” said an elderly shopper at Mohammadpur Town Hall kitchen market after buying 500gm of the locally grown onion at Tk 55. The traders hike