Eight dies in bus mishap on Dhaka-Kolkata Highway
Aug 24, 2019, at 10:49 pm
Dhaka, Aug 24 (UNI) At least eight passengers were killed and 30 others injured when a bus plunged into a gorge after breaking the railings of a bridge on Dhaka-Kolkata Highway at Dhuldi Rail-Gate area of Sadar Upazila in Faridpur district in Bangladesh on Saturday evening.
Assam citizenship register is India's internal matter: Jaishankar tells Bangladeshi media
Aug 20, 2019, at 10:27 pm
Dhaka, Aug 20 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday refused to comment on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam during his visit to Bangladesh and said the same is India's internal matter.
S Jaishankar visits Dhaka: India, Bangladesh talks aim for sustainable Rohingya repatriation
Aug 20, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Dhaka, Aug 20 (UNI) India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is currently on a three-day visit to Bangladesh, on Tuesday said that the neighbouring nation and India agreed on safe, speedy and sustainable return of Rohingyas to their place of origin in Myanmar's Rakhine State.
S Jaishankar in Bangladesh, describes his meeting with AK AbdulMomen as 'fruitful'
Aug 20, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Dhaka, Aug 20 (IBNS): Visting Dhaka, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met his Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul Momen and said his interaction with the neighbouring nation's minister was 'fruitful'.
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar arrives Bangladesh for three-day official visit
Aug 19, 2019, at 05:34 pm
Dhaka, Aug 19 (UNI) Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will arrive in Dhaka on Monday night on a three-day official visit to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two nations.
Kolkata: Two Bangladeshis killed in road mishap
Aug 17, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Kolkata, Aug 17 (UNI/IBNS): At least two Bangladeshi nationals were killed after a Kolkata Police kiosk collapsed on them after a Mercedes Benz, being hit by a Jaguar passenger vehicle, rammed into it on Saturday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah meets Bangladeshi counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan
Aug 07, 2019, at 09:10 pm
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS): Indian Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said he had an extensive discussion on the bilateral relationship shared between India and Bangladesh during his meeting with neighbouring counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to visit India in October
Aug 04, 2019, at 08:07 pm
Dhaka, Aug 4 (IBNS): Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina will visit India in October, media reports said.
BGB enter village in Meghalaya
Jul 22, 2019, at 07:16 pm
Shillong, July 22 (UNI): Armed Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) personnel on Saturday intruded Muktapur village in Meghalaya and stopped the construction of an internal road, villagers said on Monday.
Indo Bangla relationship reached new level, says Assam Minister
Jul 09, 2019, at 10:15 am
Guwahati, Jul 9 (UNI) Assam Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary has said that the relationship between India and Bangladesh has reached a new level under NDA regime.
4.35km open Indo-Bangladesh border in Assam’s Karimganj to be fenced
Jun 19, 2019, at 10:06 pm
Guwahati, June 19 (IBNS): The 4.35km open Indo-Bangladesh border in Assam’s Karimganj district will be fenced soon.
Md. Abdul Hamid meets Narendra Modi, discuss issues related to mutual interest
May 31, 2019, at 04:11 pm
New Delhi , May 31 (IBNS): Bangladesh President Md. Abdul Hamid met Indian PM Narendra Modi here on Friday and discussed issues of mutual interest, officials said.
Bangladesh repatriated two Indian nationals to India, country deports one Bangladeshi
May 31, 2019, at 02:28 pm
Guwahati, May 31 (IBNS): Bangladesh had repatriated two Indian nationals, who were in Bangladesh jail, to India through Indo-Bangladesh border in Assam’s Karimganj district on Thursday.
PM Narendra Modi government bans terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
May 25, 2019, at 06:29 am
New Delhi, May 25 (IBNS): A day after PM Narendra Modi-led NDA registered a massive victory in the Lok Sabha polls, the Indian government has banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) which is blamed for carrying out the terror attack at a cafe in Dhaka city in 2016.
BSF arrests two cattle smugglers with six cattle from Indo-Bangladesh border
May 13, 2019, at 08:20 pm
Guwahati, May 13 (IBNS): The Border Security Force (BSF) troops have apprehended two cattle smugglers along with six cattle in Assam's South Salmara Mankachar and West Bengal's Coochbehar districts along with Indo-Bangladesh border.
Bangladeshi delegation meets Indian I &B Ministry
May 07, 2019, at 05:16 pm
New Delhi, May 7 (IBNS): A delegation from Bangladesh led by Dr. Gowher Rizvi, Adviser to Prime Minister of Bangladesh, including Syed Muazzem Ali, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India and other delegates met Amit Khare, Secretary and other officials of I&B Ministry on Tuesday.
MHA seeks report on Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmad campaigning for TMC
Apr 16, 2019, at 06:21 pm
New Delhi, Apr 16 (UNI) Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday sought explanation from Kolkata Foreign Regional Registration Office about the violation of Visa condition of Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmad who was allegedly campaigning for Trinamool Congress in Raiganj in West Bengal.
Apr 13, 2019, at 04:27 pm
Srinagar, Apr 13 (UNI) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday appealed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to facilitate return of mortal remains of a Kashmiri girl, who was pursuing MBBS in Bangladesh.
Dhubri: Two smugglers held with over 10,000 Bangladeshi contraceptive pills
Mar 29, 2019, at 06:13 pm
Guwahati, Mar 29 (UNI) Two women smugglers have been arrested along with over 10,000 strips of Bangladeshi contraceptive pills by the BSF from Patamari area in Dhubri district along the Indo-Bangaldesh border.
Mamata Banerjee wishes people of Bangladesh on Independence Day
Mar 26, 2019, at 06:11 pm
Kolkata, Mar 26 (IBNS/UNI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wished people of Bangladesh on Independence Day.
3rd Joint Indo-Bangladesh Army Cycling Expedition 2019 begins
Mar 20, 2019, at 04:05 pm
Kolkata, Mar 20 (IBNS): The 3rd Joint Indo-Bangladesh Army Cycling Expedition 2019 is being conducted under the aegis of Indian Army.
Mar 11, 2019, at 07:08 pm
Dhaka/New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS): PM Narendra Modi, and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Monday jointly unveiled e-plaques for development projects in Bangladesh, through video conference.
Rajnath Singh inaugurates technology-enabled surveillance in Bangladesh border
Mar 05, 2019, at 06:28 pm
Guwahati, Mar 5 (UNI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today inaugurated technology-enabled border security mechanism along Indo-Bangaldesh border in Dhubri district of Assam.
OIC: Sushma Swaraj meets Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen
Mar 01, 2019, at 07:08 pm
Abu Dhabi, Mar 1 (IBNS): Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday met Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen in Abu Dhabi.
India-Bangladesh joint military exercise: Tangail to host Sampriti-2019
Feb 26, 2019, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS): As part of the ongoing India Bangladesh defence cooperation, a joint military exercise Sampriti-2019 will be conducted at Tangail, Bangladesh from Mar 2 to Mar 15.
Mamata Banerjee condoles loss of lives in Bangladesh fire mishap
Feb 21, 2019, at 01:44 pm
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condoled the death of 70 people in a fire mishap in Bangladesh capital city Dhaka.
Indian Chief of Air Staff BS Dhanoa visits Bangladesh
Feb 10, 2019, at 06:56 pm
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IBNS): Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff Indian Air Force is embarking on a four day official visit to Bangladesh from Feb 11 to 14.
Dr. Abdul Momen meets Sushma Swaraj, India-Bangladesh sign four documents
Feb 08, 2019, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dr. Abdul Momen on Friday met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Delhi.
Bangladesh foreign minister makes first official foreign visit to India, meets Modi
Feb 07, 2019, at 12:50 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): Bangladesh foreign minister A.K. Abdul Momen on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.
India, Bangladesh host school students exchange programme
Jan 30, 2019, at 06:27 pm
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IBNS): In an effort to foster cordial bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh, an outbound and inbound ‘Students Exchange Programme’ was organized between the two countries in the month of Jan 2019, wherein a delegation of 04 teachers and 12 students of each country took part.