Dec 09, 2024, at 07:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid escalating tension between India and Bangladesh over the atrocities on minorities in the neighbouring country, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday asked political leaders to refrain from making any provocative statements.
Dec 09, 2024, at 06:53 pm
Bangladesh on Monday said it is inappropriate for India to comment on the internal affairs of the country, hours after visiting Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri raised the issue of the safety of minorities in the Muslim-majority nation while meeting his counterpart Md Touhid Hossain.
Dec 09, 2024, at 12:13 pm
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, who visited Dhaka for the first time ever since the interim government took charge, raised the issue of the safety of minorities in the Muslim-majority nation while meeting his Bangladeshi counterpart Md Touhid Hossain.
Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar demonstrates over atrocities on minorities in Bangladesh
Dec 09, 2024, at 11:12 am
Minority community members in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city demonstrated on Sunday over the alleged targeting of minorities in the neighbouring Bangladesh ever since the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government toppled on August 5.
Dec 09, 2024, at 08:47 am
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday visited Dhaka amid the strained relationship between the neighbouring nations and met his Bangladesh counterpart Md Jashim Uddin, media reports said.
India to create comprehensive anti-drone unit for border security: Amit Shah
Dec 08, 2024, at 06:46 pm
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said within a few years, a comprehensive anti-drone unit will be established to protect the country from threats posed by drones.
Dec 04, 2024, at 08:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has outrightly rejected West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's proposal to deploy United Nations peacekeepers in violence-hit Bangladesh, questioning the veteran politician's understanding of how such a force is sent on an assignment in a country.
Hours after closing consular office in Tripura, Bangladesh summons Indian envoy in Dhaka
Dec 04, 2024, at 03:03 am
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh summoned an Indian envoy to Dhaka on Tuesday, hours after it closed its visa and consular office in Tripura following a security breach the day before.
Bangladesh: Court defers bail hearing of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das for one month
Dec 03, 2024, at 08:09 pm
A Bangladeshi court on Tuesday deferred the bail hearing of arrested Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das till January 2.
Dec 03, 2024, at 06:29 am
Agartala/IBNS: Hotels and restaurants in Tripura have stopped accepting bookings from Bangladeshi tourists amid strained diplomatic relations over Hindu persecution in the neighbouring country, the top association of the travel sector in the northeast state said in a statement.
Dec 03, 2024, at 05:48 am
ISKCON spokesperson Radharaman Das on Monday claimed the only lawyer, who was ready to defend arrested Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, is currently fighting for his life in a hospital after he was attacked in Bangladesh.
India calls Bangladesh mission's breach in Agartala 'deeply regrettable'
Dec 03, 2024, at 05:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Monday condemned the breach at the Bangladesh mission's premises in Agartala and called it "deeply regrettable".
UN force should be deployed, PM Modi must intervene: Mamata Banerjee on Bangladesh unrest
Dec 02, 2024, at 07:41 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should intervene in the ongoing Bangladesh unrest and batted for the deployment of peacekeeping forces of the United Nations in the neighbouring country.
Nov 30, 2024, at 01:18 am
Members of ISKCON held a protest kirtan in Kolkata's Albert Road centre for the second consecutive day on Friday demanding the release of their leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh after he was arrested on sedition charges on Monday amid an ongoing persecution of Hindus.
Massive protest held in Kolkata over ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das's arrest in Bangladesh
Nov 29, 2024, at 05:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A massive protest rally was held in the streets of Kolkata on Thursday against the arrest of ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh amid Hindu persecution in the neighbouring country.
Nov 29, 2024, at 01:36 am
Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday condemned the murder of a lawyer in Chittagong and the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, demanding his immediate release.
Jaishankar meets PM Modi amid concerns over attack on Hindus in Bangladesh
Nov 28, 2024, at 08:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid simmering concerns over the attacks on Hindus including the arrest of a monk in Bangladesh, media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee backs Modi govt's stand on arrest of Hindu monk in Bangladesh
Nov 28, 2024, at 07:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she will support whichever stand the central government takes in connection with the arrest of Hindu monk and International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) saint Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari in Bangladesh, media reports said.
Nov 27, 2024, at 11:29 pm
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday expressed her concern over the arrest of Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari and the attacks on minority communities in Bangladesh.
Nov 27, 2024, at 05:13 am
Dhaka: Amid a global outrage over the arrest of ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das and a strong reaction by New Delhi, Bangladesh has called India’s statement over the arrest of the Hindu monk "unfounded" and "contrary to the spirit of friendship".
Nov 26, 2024, at 08:12 pm
India on Tuesday reacted to the arrest of ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari and urged the Bangladeshi authorities to ensure the safety and security of Hindus and all minorities in the South Asian country.
Nov 22, 2024, at 07:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A major scuffle broke out in the Kolkata Metro recently after two women got engaged in a debate over language and identity.
India, Nepal, Bangladesh inaugurate trilateral power transaction
Nov 15, 2024, at 09:46 pm
Union Minister for Power and Housing & Urban Affairs Manohar Lal, jointly inaugurated the power flow from Nepal to Bangladesh.
Nov 08, 2024, at 08:39 pm
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Thursday said the recent attack on Hindu community members in Bangladesh can trigger further tensions in the community.
Nov 07, 2024, at 10:29 pm
Donald Trump’s return to the United States presidency is stirring waves in Bangladeshi politics, with significant implications for Muhammad Yunus, the interim government’s Chief Adviser, who has long-standing ties with the cabal of US Democrats.
Exiled author Taslima Nasreen urges Home Minister Amit Shah to let her stay in India
Oct 22, 2024, at 05:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen Monday appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, urging him to let her stay in India.
Supreme Court upholds granting citizenship to Bangladeshi refugees in Assam before 1971
Oct 17, 2024, at 06:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the validity of a key citizenship rule that granted citizenship to Bangladeshi refugees who came to India between 1966 to 1971, media reports said.
Oct 12, 2024, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi/Dhaka/IBNS: India has sharply reacted to the attacks on Hindu temples and pandals as well as the theft of a Goddess Kali crown which was gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bangladesh.
Hindus should be united and strong, being weak is a crime: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Oct 12, 2024, at 06:34 pm
Nagpur/IBNS: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has given a call to the Hindus to be united in his speech at the annual Dussehra event.
Deeply concerned: India on theft of Goddess Kali crown gifted by Modi from Bangladesh temple
Oct 11, 2024, at 05:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has expressed "deep concern" over the reports claiming a Goddess Kali crown, which was gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is stolen from a Bangladesh temple.