The announcement of the possible agreement comes at a time when New Delhi is also engaged in FTA discussions with Britain, the European Union, and the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Bangladesh is at the forefront of the climate crisis with frequent deadly floods and ever-more-erratic rains.
The skirmish took place near Ronwagnchhari, a town shut to tourists since October when security forces launched a crackdown against the Kuki-Chin National Front, a newly emerged rebel group.
Many of the 3,000 shops in Bangabazar Market were burnt to ashes, but there was no information on whether any people were trapped inside, given that the fire broke in the early hours of the morning.
Human Rights Watch says any return to Myanmar would put the lives and liberty of refugees "at grave risk", adding that the military government is committing massacres across the country.
Road accidents are frequent in Bangladesh due to old and badly maintained vehicles and roads, as well as poorly trained drivers.
At least 15 were killed and more than a hundred injured in an explosion in a seven-storey building in Gulistan, a major hub for wholesale goods in the bustling Bangladeshi capital.
Fire breaks out at camps hosting one of the world's largest refugee settlements and rapidly engulfing at least 2,000 shelters.
The World Food Program says it would reduce the value of its food assistance to $10 per person from $12 starting next month.
Aachol Foundation states that suicide growing at a contagious rate among students at all academic levels in the country.
Human trafficking increased after millions of people were displaced by devastating cyclones and typhoons, according to the Global Report on Human Trafficking 2022.
Kazi Ibrahim pleaded guilty to claiming in his viral videos that Israel is using the coronavirus vaccines to track people.
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