3 undertrial Bangladeshi prisoners flee from Kolkata jail, 5 jail guards suspended
Jan 14, 2018, at 10:25 pm
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IBNS): Three undertrial prisoners reportedly escaped from Alipore Central Correctional Home in Kolkata in the wee hours of Sunday, officials said.
Assam BJP MLA alleges several illegal Bangladeshis name included in first draft NRC
Jan 03, 2018, at 01:53 am
Guwahati, Jan 2 (IBNS) : While the Assam government on Dec 31 midnight had published the much awaited first part draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) by inclusion the names of 1.90 crore people out of the total 3.29 crore applicants in the state and recognising them as legal citizens of India, a BJP legislator of the state alleged that several illegal Bangladeshi person names were also included in the first draft.
Farewell 2017: That Was The Year That Was
Jan 01, 2018, at 02:16 am
As we bid adieu to the eventful 2017 and welcome with new hope 2018, IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra looks back to track some of the major events which made it to the headlines during the year
Indian Navy chief Sunil Lanba visits Bangladesh
Nov 25, 2017, at 10:59 pm
New Delhi/Dhaka, Nov 25 (IBNS): Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy is visiting Bangladesh on an invitation of Bangladesh for participation in International Multilateral Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (IMMSAREX) being held at Bangladesh from 26 to 28 November 2017 under the aegis of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS).
Bangladesh poses bigger security threat than China or Pakistan: Minister
Nov 18, 2017, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IBNS): Bangladesh, the so-called friend of India poses a much bigger security threat compared to China or Pakistan, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi today.
4.8 earthquake hits Tripura, tremors felt in Bangladesh
Nov 09, 2017, at 12:05 am
Agartala/Dhaka, Nov 8 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale hit Tripura state of India on Wednesday, officials said.
7th Indo-Bangladesh joint training exercise to start from Nov 6
Nov 04, 2017, at 10:54 pm
Guwahati, Nov 4 (IBNS): The seventh Indo-Bangladesh Joint Training Exercise SAMPRITI - 2017 is scheduled to be conducted in India this year in the month of November 2017 under aegis of Red Horns Division of the elite Gajraj Corps.
Bangladesh gets priority among all neighbouring nations, says Sushma Swaraj in Dhaka
Oct 23, 2017, at 09:39 pm
Dhaka, Oct 23 (IBNS): Exterbal Affairs Minister, who is currently in Dhaka, on Monday said Bangladesh gets priority among all other neighbours as per India's neighbourhood policy.
Sushma Swaraj opens new chancery complex of Indian High Complex in Dhaka
Oct 23, 2017, at 07:07 pm
Dhaka, Oct 23 (IBNS): Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj opened the new chancery complex of Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Monday, according to media reports.
Myanmar must take back Rohingyas: Sushma Swaraj in Dhaka
Oct 23, 2017, at 04:52 pm
Dhaka, Oct 23 (IBNS): After meeting Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Myanmar must take back Rohingya refugees, as it has been a burden for the neighbouring country, media reports said.
Sushma Swaraj meets Khaleda Zia, Raushen Ershad
Oct 23, 2017, at 03:23 am
Dhaka, Oct 22 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday met key political leaders of Bangladesh- Begum Khaleda Zia of BNP and Leader of Opposition Raushen Ershad.
Sushma Swaraj meets Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
Oct 23, 2017, at 12:12 am
Dhaka, Oct 22 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Sushma Swaraj arrives in Bangladesh
Oct 22, 2017, at 09:59 pm
Dhaka, Oct 22 (IBNS): Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday reached Dhaka city to commence her two-day visit to Bangladesh.
Smriti Irani counters Rahul Gandhi over Global Index Report
Oct 15, 2017, at 04:24 am
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IBNS): Union minister Smriti Irani, on Saturday, countered Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's remark on the Global Index Report that stated India has slipped three notches to 100 among 119 countries of the world.
Bangladesh: Textile mill fire kills 6
Sep 21, 2017, at 01:37 am
Dhaka, Sept 20 (IBNS): At least six people were killed when a fire broke out at a factory building in Bangladesh's Sadar upazila of Munshuganj on Wednesday, media reports said.
Sep 20, 2017, at 02:21 am
Guwahati, Sept 19 (IBNS): The identity and security of the indigenous people of Assam are under threat because of continuous process of illegal Bangladeshi immigration to the north eastern Indian state and it was revealed by the Committee for Protection of Land Rights of Indigenous People of Assam.
Sushma Swaraj meets Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
Sep 19, 2017, at 11:32 pm
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New York.
India assists Bangladesh in combating crisis due to influx of refugees from Myanmar
Sep 15, 2017, at 04:53 am
New Delhi, Sept 14 (IBNS): The government of India has decided to assist Bangladesh in combating the humanitarian crisis that arose in the country due to heavy influx of refugees from neighbouring Myanmar.
Assam govt. to send an engineer team to Bangladesh for training about dredging of Brahmaputra
Sep 12, 2017, at 03:23 am
Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS) : The Assam government will send a team of mechanical engineers of Water Resources department to Bangladesh for training to enchance knowledge about dredging of Brahmaputra and Barak river.
Rohingya exodus : Assam sounds high alert along bordering areas with Bangladesh
Sep 10, 2017, at 02:30 am
Guwahati, Sept 9 (IBNS): The Assam police sounded high alert along the bordering areas with Bangladesh following nearly 3 lakh Rohingya have fled violence churning through Rakhine state of Myanmar into Bangladesh.
Indo-Bangla Coast guard table top exercise begins
Jul 26, 2017, at 12:12 am
Kolkata, July 25 (IBNS): Maiden Indo-Bangla Joint exercise commenced at the Coast Guard Regional HQ (NE), Kolkata on Tuesday.
8th round of India-Bangladesh friendship dialogue begins in Guwahati
Jul 03, 2017, at 03:28 am
Guwahati, July 2 (IBNS) : Extolling the intrinsic relationship between India and Bangladesh, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal emphasized to ensure that respective territories of both the countries not be allowed to be used for any activities inimical to the other.
Bangladesh remembers Holey Artisan Bakery attack victims on first anniversary
Jul 02, 2017, at 01:32 am
Dhaka, July 1 (IBNS): With heavy hearts and paying tributes to those killed, Bangladesh on Saturday observed the first anniversary of the militant attack which hit Dhaka city on July 1 last year.
May 17, 2017, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the Faculty Exchange Agreement signed between the National Defence College, New Delhi and National Defence College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Apr 13, 2017, at 03:09 am
New Delhi, Apr 12 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved signing of Framework of Understanding (FoU) on Cooperation in the Hydrocarbon Sector with Bangladesh.
Prime Minister of Bangladesh calls on President Pranab Mukherjee
Apr 11, 2017, at 01:20 am
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh called on President of India Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.
PM Modi's statement on Hasina's visit to India
Apr 09, 2017, at 02:30 am
New Delhi, Apr 8 (IBNS): Full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement during the State visit of Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India follows:
Hindi translation of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman's autobiography released
Apr 08, 2017, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi, Apr 8 (IBNS): The Hindi translation of 'Bangbandhu' Sheikh Mujibur Rehman's autobiography, "Unfinished Memories" was released here on Saturday.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina meets Narendra Modi
Apr 08, 2017, at 09:55 pm
New Delhi, Apr 8 (IBNS): India and Bangladesh on Saturday signed 22 agreements which include a 500 million dollar line of credit to Dhaka for the purchase of military hardware.
Deals between India and his country will not be kept secret says Bangladesh Foreign Minister
Apr 05, 2017, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi/Dhaka, Apr 5 (IBNS): The agreements inked between India and Bangladesh during the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India will not be kept secret from the public, the media on Wednesday quoted Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali.