Sep 04, 2020, at 05:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A trial run of Sonamura-Daukandi route, which connects Tripura with the National Waterways of India through Bangladesh for the first time would conclude at Sonamura on September 05 next in the presence of Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb and India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Thursday.
Bangladesh-China: Diplomacy looks simple but demanding
Sep 01, 2020, at 09:50 pm
Some time at the end of December 71, just after independence, I decided to visit the famous American journalist Edgar Snow. He spent his last days in Eysins on Lac lemon not far from Geneva.
BSF seizes cosmetics, medicine, other items being smuggled to Bangladesh
Sep 01, 2020, at 02:33 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Border Security Force (BSF) troops of South Bengal Frontier on Sunday seized huge quantity of cosmetics, medicines and miscellaneous items worth Rs 23,25,505, which were being smuggled to Bangladesh through location of Lake Bour under Border Out Post Haridaspur North 24 Pargana district.
25 Bangladeshis released by a court in Assam
Aug 31, 2020, at 01:46 am
Guwahati/UNI: A lower court in Assam’s Dhurbi district has ordered release of 25 Bangladeshi nationals who have been imprisoned since May for breaching terms and conditions of their visas.
BSF foils major cattle smuggling attempts in Meghalaya, recover 43 cattle heads
Aug 28, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The troops of Border Security Force (BSF) have foiled a major cattle smuggling attempt in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district along Indo-Bangladesh border.
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:51 pm
Dhaka/New Delhi: Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla (FS) visited Bangladesh on Aug 18-19 when he met nation's PM Sheikh Hasina and they discussed on various issues including the 50 years of the liberation of the south Asian country.
India Foreign Secy visits Bangladesh, discusses diplomatic ties with PM Sheikh Hasina
Aug 21, 2020, at 01:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla (FS) visited Bangladesh on Aug 18-19 during which he called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla visits Bangladesh
Aug 18, 2020, at 10:14 pm
Dhaka: Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla is currently on a visit to Bangladesh, officials said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh wants to be part of India's Atmanirbhar (self-reliance) campaign: Envoy
Aug 17, 2020, at 04:20 pm
Dhaka/New Delhi: A top Bangladeshi official has said his country will like to become part of the Indian government's Atmanirbhar (self-reliant) campaign amid a worldwide resistance over Chinese influence and its expansionism and a crisis triggered by the spread of coronavirus.
Jul 27, 2020, at 10:58 pm
New Delhi: Taking relationship with the neighbouring nation to new height, India on Monday handed over 10 Broad Gauge (BG) locomotives to Bangladesh.
Ahead of Eid-ul-Adha, cattle smuggling on rise along Indo-Bangladesh border
Jul 26, 2020, at 06:09 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Ahead of Eid-ul-Adha, cattle smuggle from India to Bangladesh are on the rise.
Bangladesh: Ex- CMSD director Md Shahidullah dies due to COVID-19
Jul 26, 2020, at 04:50 am
Dhaka/UNI: Brigadier General Md Shahidullah, former director of the Central Medical Store Depot (CMSD), died of Covid-19 at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon.
Bangladesh: Indian national arrested for involvement with Neo JMB
Jul 18, 2020, at 02:53 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of police on Friday arrested an Indian national, for her alleged involvement with the militant group Neo JMB.
Bangladeshi-origin arms dealer Moosa bin Shamsher cannot go abroad due to ISI's threat
Jul 17, 2020, at 02:57 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Multi-billionaire Bangladeshi-origin arms dealer Moosa bin Shamsher, once one of the 10 top richest men in the world, has been warned not to travel to middle-east saying that diplomatic cooperation between Bangladesh and Middle Eastern countries is not satisfactory at the moment, authorities said on Thursday.
Indian Railways sends special parcel train to Bangladesh with red chillies
Jul 13, 2020, at 01:28 am
New Delhi/UNI: For the first time the Indian Railways, loaded special Parcel train beyond the country borders to Benapole in Bangladesh with dry chillies from Reddipalem in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh.
COVID-19: Feni Civil Surgeon Sazzad Hossain dies
Jul 08, 2020, at 09:05 am
Dhaka: Feni Civil Surgeon Sazzad Hossain has passed away due to COVID-19 infection, media reports said.
New Delhi-Beijing conflict: Amid heightened tension, India gears up for challenge
Jul 06, 2020, at 10:04 am
Leh: Amid heightened tension in recent months, the frontline fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force are flying consistently in and out of the airbase located close to the border with China.
BSF official apprehend 8 cattle smugglers with nine cattle heads along Indo-Bangladesh border
Jun 29, 2020, at 03:17 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel apprehended eight cattle smugglers along with nine cattle heads in Assam South Salmara Mankachar district along Indo-Bangladesh border.
124 people stranded in Bangladesh due to lockdown return to India
May 28, 2020, at 08:08 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: As many as 124 people from Assam, Manipur and West Bengal who stranded in Bangladesh due the COVID-19 lockdown, have finally returned back to India.
Amid Covid-19, millions in India and Bangladesh now brace for super Cyclone Amphan
May 19, 2020, at 10:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the coronavirus pandemic, millions of people in India's West Bengal and Bangladesh are now holding their breaths for another calamity as super Cyclone Amphan is on its way to make landfall on Wednesday.
Tripura: Fencing on porous India-Bangladesh border resumes after MHA orders
May 14, 2020, at 04:59 pm
Sonamura (West Tripura)/UNI: After Covid-19 spread like wildfire among BSF personnel in Tripura, barbed wire fencing along the 8.8 kilometre critical stretch of Indo-Bangladesh border in the state resumed today with the direction of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on an emergency basis.
Bangladesh to develop deeper rail linkages with India for uninterrupted supply of essentials
May 11, 2020, at 11:43 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Amid Coronavirus induced lockdown Bangladesh on Monday stressed on resuming trade with India through railways and developing deeper linkages to maintain uninterrupted supply of essentials.
Vande Bharat Mission: India evacuates first batch of stranded Kashmir students from Dhaka
May 09, 2020, at 04:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The first batch of 168 Indian students hailing from Kashmir, who were stranded in Bangladesh amid COVID-19 imposed travel restrictions, arrived in India on Friday.
Bangladesh witnesses major spike in COVID-19 infection in 24 hours, 2 more people die
May 03, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh registered the deaths of two more COVID-19 infected patients in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.
PM Modi expresses gratitude to Sheikh Hasina for contribution to COVID 19 Emergency Fund
Mar 23, 2020, at 04:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina for her contribution to the COVID-19 Emergency Fund.
PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Bangabandhu
Mar 17, 2020, at 05:52 pm
New DelhiIBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his 100th Birth Anniversary.
SAARC leaders led by India deliberate on strategies to combat Coronavirus
Mar 15, 2020, at 11:36 pm
New Delhi: With the death toll due to coronavirus outbreak touching 6000 globally, leaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on Sunday attended a video conference where they deliberated on the possible measures needed to be adopted to prevent the virus from further damaging normal life in the region.
Mar 11, 2020, at 03:36 pm
Agartala/IBNS: A day after reports said that an Indian national had been sent back from Akhaura check post by Bangladeshi officials over suspicion of COVID19, Indian Express said that it was, in fact, a Bangladeshi national who was prevented from entering India after being screened with high temperature.
Mar 10, 2020, at 10:50 am
Dhaka/IBNS: Highlighting the strong bond of friendship shared between India and Bangladesh, Bangladesh Socheton Nagorik Committee arranged a programmed at the Dhaka Press Club here on Monday.
Bangladesh: Parliament Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury postpones five-day visit to India
Mar 03, 2020, at 06:59 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has postponed her planned five-day visit to India.