BSF seizes 19.5 kg cannabis at India-Bangladesh border, 3 Bangladeshi nationals held

The Border Security Force (BSF) troops under the aegis of the Guwahati Frontier has apprehended three Bangladeshi nationals and seized 45 Bottles of phensydyl and 19.5 kg cannabis from the India-Bangladesh border here in two separate operations, the force said on Wednesday. The three Bangladeshi nationals, including a man, a woman and a girl, were […]

Delhi, Dhaka sign disaster management MoU

India and Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the field of disaster management, resilience and mitigation, the government said on Wednesday. “The MoU seeks to put in place a system, whereby both India and Bangladesh will be benefited from the Disaster Management mechanisms of each other and it will help […]

Bangladesh extends border closure with India till June 30

Bangladesh on Sunday extended border closure with India till June 30 as the COVID-19 situation in neighbouring districts of the country continued to deteriorate. The decision for extending the closure of border areas was taken during an inter-ministerial meeting on June 13, a top official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Dhaka Tribune. A […]

Have brought love of 130 crore Indians for you: PM Modi tells Matua community in Bangladesh

Recalling his visit to Bangladesh in 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that he had been waiting for long to visit the Orakandi Temple for many years and it has finally come true. Addressing the Matua community in Bangladesh’s Orakandi, PM Modi said, “With the grace of Sri Sri Harichand Thakur, I have […]

PM Modi meets community leaders, mukhtijoddhas, youth achievers in Bangladesh

During the first day of his visit to Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with several community leaders, including representatives of minorities in Bangladesh, mukhtijoddhas, friends of India and youth icons, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The Prime Minister received a warm welcome from the Indian diaspora as he marks his first […]

PM Modi virtually inaugurates ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh

The much-awaited Maitri Setu bridge between Indian and Bangladesh was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for eight other infrastructure projects together worth Rs 3,518 crore. While inaugurating the bridge virtually, PM Modi said, “The connectivity between Bangladesh and India will prove to be […]

Four NLFT militants, who fled Bangladesh camp surrender in Tripura

Four days after the police arrested three facilitators of the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), four militants who underwent training in Bangladesh surrendered before the security forces after fleeing from their camps on January 31. The four returnees have been identified as Sethi Debbarma (20), Rajib Debbarma (18), Bishram Reang (21) and Zawmina […]

India hands over 2 million vaccine doses to Bangladesh

India has handed over 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Bangladesh under grant assistance, a senior minister said on Thursday. The vaccines were given to Bangladesh at a crucial time when the number of coronavirus cases in the nation continues to rise and has reached 529,687 till Thursday. “India had stood by Bangladesh during […]

Bangladesh Army delegation to take part in Republic Day parade

In the 50th year of India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, a Bangladesh Army delegation would be taking part in this year’s Republic Day parade on January 26, said Defence officials. In one of the fastest and shortest campaigns of military history, a new nation was born as a result of the swift […]