United News of Bangladesh

Paying tributes to the memory of those who lost their lives in the brutal terrorist attack on 22 April 2025 in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Friday said these killings have shaken their collective conscience. "But they have only made our resolve stronger to fight the scourge of cross-border terrorism to its end," he added. The High Commissioner said it has made their determination firmer to never allow the perpetrators of these attacks and their backers to ever succeed in their designs. The Indian High Commission in Bangladesh held the solemn remembrance ceremony to pay tributes to the memory of those who lost their lives in the brutal terrorist attack on 22 April 2025 in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Govt to seek UN cooperation to assess media, journalists' role over past 16 years: Press Secretary Verma was joined by Ambassador of Nepal in Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari in paying tributes to the victims. Members of Indian diaspora and friends of India in Bangladesh participated in large numbers and offered their condolences, said the high commission.

Keeping pace with changing technology in both access as well as teaching methods, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has tied up with Gamapp Sportswizz Tech. Pvt. Ltd. to launch "Little Guru," a specialized app for learning Sanskrit.  In Bangladesh, Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, High Commission of India, Dhaka will launch the same on Monday (Apri 12, 2021) in the Facebook handle of IGCC- www.facebook.com/IndiraGandhiCulturalCentre/ Little Guru will be a gamified app based on an interactive platform which will make Sanskrit learning easy, entertaining and fun, said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.   ICCR is launching a campaign to promote Sanskrit language among students, religious scholars, Indologists, historians across the world.   As a part of its mandate to promote the vibrant cultural heritage of India, ICCR promotes Sanskrit through providing books and material to Sanskrit institutes all over the world.   ICCR deputes teachers and professors to universities and institutes teaching Sanskrit. This app will help people who are already learning Sanskrit or those who are desirous to learn Sanskrit to do so in an easy manner based on games, competition, rewards, peer to peer interactions, etc.   This unique App combines education with entertainment thereby helping keep attention of the learner as well as encourage him/her to advance further. ICCR is confident that the launch of this App 'Little Guru' will go a long way in popularizing Sanskrit.  Sanskrit continues to be a living language, being used by scholars accessing literary texts.   This App would help create awareness not only about language but also open the doors for people to access the rich cultural heritage of India.

Winners of essay writing competition titled "What Liberation Means to Me?” have been announced and awarded.

Speakers at a discussion in Dhaka on Tuesday laid emphasis on youth leadership to keep the spirit of 1971 Liberation War unhurt and take the country towards achieving the goal of ‘Sonar Bangla’. 

The 56th ITEC (Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme) Day was celebrated across the world on Tuesday virtually.

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday said that and enhanced connectivity with India will help Bangladesh achieve its SDG targets faster along with economic development. 

The High Commission of India, Dhaka solemnly celebrated the 74th Independence Day of India on Saturday at the Chancery premises of the High Commission.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das has urged Indian business leaders to explore opportunities for collaboration and joint ventures (JVs) with Bangladesh, including exports to third countries.

Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, High Commission of India, Dhaka webcasted “Confluence through poems”, a recitation of poems by Rabindranath Tagore by renowned artists of Bangladesh observing death anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore on Friday. 

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das has met Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen at his office and discussed issues of mutual interest.