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 […]

13 Rohingyas detained in Karimganj along Tripura-Assam border

A group of 13 Rohingyas including four men, three women and six children were detained by the Assam police in Karimganj district on Tuesday. The Rohingyas had entered Assam via Tripura while making their way from Bangladesh. The police detained them during checking at Churaibari near the Assam-Tripura inter-state border. Acoording to police, the group […]

India-Bangladesh border talks to be held in Guwahati from Dec 22

The 51st director general-level border coordination conference between the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will be held in Guwahati from December 22 to 26, an official statement said. This is for the first time in four decades that the biannual conference will be held outside Delhi. The BSF delegation will be led by […]