Modi, Hasina meet Delegation-level talks going on

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina in a tete-a-tete at the latter's office Saturday, June 6, 2015. Photo: Ministry of External Affairs, India.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina held a meeting at the latter’s office this afternoon.
Hours into the Indian premier’s arrival in a 34-hour visit to Bangladesh – which is Modi’s maiden trip since swearing in last year – the two leaders met after the exchange of instruments of ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement.
Official spokesperson of India’s Ministry of External Affairs, Vikas Swarup, tweeted: “Tete a tete between PM @narendramodi & PM Sheikh Hasina in the restricted format before delegation level talks.”
After the meeting, delegations of the two countries met at the Bangladesh Prime Minister's Office to discuss about gamut of bilateral relations.
After the delegation-level talks, Bangladesh and India exchanged several instruments.
Gift from India
Before the two leaders met for the tete-a-tete, Modi presented Hasina with a hand-woven tapestry.

The finely made tapestry from Venkatagiri, Andhra Pradesh, woven in Jamdani style, was handed over to Hasina.
Located in Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh, Venkatagiri is famous for handlooms, and its weavers have adopted the fine jamdani weaving technique while assimilating traditional designs of the region, such as the artwork in this tapestry that shows the Kalpavriksh tree and the Kamadhenu cow which are regarded as auspicious and bestower of prosperity, according to a description of the artwork on the Indian PM’s web portal narendramodi.in.
The tapestry has been woven using very fine cotton yarn and pure gold thread, with both the warp and the weft having the same count of cotton yarn, it describes.
The tapestry has been done by Nellore’s national award winning artist and master craftsman Shri Gowrabathini Ramanaiah.

Madhuri Dixit gets FDA notice for endorsing Maggi

Madhuri Dixit has been asked to explain how Maggi is good for health. Photo taken from wallpaperssfree.com

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Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit seems to have landed in a soup for endorsing Maggi with the Haridwar Food and Drug Administration serving a notice to her on the claims made in the advertisement, reports The Times of India.
The notice seeks a report from the actress within 15 days on claims made in the advertisement regarding the nutrition value of the '2-minute noodles', an official of Haridwar Food and Drug Administration said.
Maggi recently came under the scanner after samples collected by Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration were reported to be containing Mono Sodium Glutamate (MSG) and lead more than the permissible limits.
Nestle India was asked to withdraw a batch of the popular snack from the market by the authorities in Uttar Pradesh recently.
Dixit has been asked to explain how Maggi is good for health and the basis of making the claims.
If the actress fails to respond to the notice within the stipulated time frame, a case could be registered against her, Food Security Officer Mahimanand Joshi said.

Mushy may not keep

Led by ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (C), Bangladesh's national players pose for the camera with their new national jerseys, sponsored by Robi Axiata Ltd, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. Photo: Star

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Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan Papon and chief selector Faruque Ahmed both hinted that Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim might not keep during the one-off Test against India due to begin from June 10 in Fatullah.
Mushfiqur, who hurt his right ring finger on the second day of the first Test against Pakistan, is yet to completely recover from the injury though he has been practising batting.
"I have spoken to Mushfiqur. From what I know, he wants to keep wickets. But because the India series is taking place after a short gap he hasn't been able to recover completely as yet. There are still a few doubts. He may not stand behind the stumps," Papon told reporters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
Faruque echoed Papon's sentiments and termed Mushfiqur's injury as a concern.
"His finger still hurts and that's why we are a little worried. We have been discussing this issue. But there's still a long time to go. We still have nine more days in hand. We will have to wait and observe this matter before making a final decision," said Faruque.
If Mushfiqur does not keep, it is likely that debutant Litton Kumar Das, who was in the Test squad for the Pakistan series and is currently in the preliminary squad for the India series, will play the Test.
On the contrary, the good news is that pacer Rubel Hossain has recovered from the side-strain he suffered during the Pakistan series and is available for selection. He will be expected to share the new ball with Mohammad Shahid. The question however remains with regards to the third seamer in the 14-member squad.

The management will have to choose from Abul Hasan, Shafiul Islam or the young left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman, who made an impressive debut against Pakistan in the lone T20I. Shafiul is fit, but his decision to not take part in the final round of the Bangladesh Cricket League reportedly annoyed the selectors quite a bit. Abul on the other hand has just started getting wickets in domestic cricket and didn't do too well in the Pakistan series.
The main debate between the selectors and coach Chandika Hathurusingha however, according to sources, is regarding leg-spinner Jubair Hossain. Selectors are against picking Jubair, who didn't get any game-time in the last series, while the coach reportedly wants the leg-spinner in the team.