Thailand

Dhaka, Bangkok sign five bilateral documents

Bangladesh and Thailand on Friday signed five bilateral documents for visa exemption, cooperation on energy, tourism and customs matters and negotiation of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. The documents -an agreement, three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and a Letter of Intent (LoI)- were inked in presence of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin in Bangkok following a bilateral meeting between the two leaders. Th...

March 19, 2024 2:43 PM

Buddha’s sacred relics set to return to India after exhibition in Thailand

The sacred relics of the Buddha and his disciples, Arahant Sariputta and Maha Moggallana, will return to India on Tuesday following a month-long exhibition in Thailand. The exposition of the relics in Thailand drew over four million devotees, the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) said in a statement. Accompanied by a delegation of Buddhist monks from Thailand, the relics will arrive at the Air Force Station in Palam, where Minister of State for External Affairs, Meenakshi Lekhi, will ...