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.
Indo-Bangla Army joint cycling expedition concludes
Apr 04, 2017, at 03:49 am
Kolkata, Apr 3 (IBNS): A joint cycling expedition by 30 personnel of Indian and Bangladesh armies to commemorate the 47th Independence Day of Bangladesh was flagged in by Lieutenant General Praveen Bakshi, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Eastern Command at Fort William, Kolkata on Monday.
Indian Army chief visits Nepal and Bangladesh
Mar 29, 2017, at 02:19 am
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): General Bipin Rawat, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) is visiting Nepal and Bangladesh from Mar 28 to Apr 2 on his first foreign visit after assuming office. COAS will be visiting important military installations and meeting high ranking dignitaries including the Prime Minister, Defence Minister and the Chief of Army Staff.
Security tightens along Indo-Bangladesh border following Sylhet terror attack
Mar 27, 2017, at 01:19 am
Guwahati, Mar 26 (IBNS): Security has been tightened along the Indo-Bangladesh border following terror attack in Bangladesh’s Sylhet district.
Pranab Mukherjee wishes Bangladesh on National Day eve
Mar 26, 2017, at 01:48 am
New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on the eve of their National Day.
BSF claims over 3400 Bangladesh based JMB, Huji militants entered India in past three years
Mar 22, 2017, at 09:03 pm
Guwahati, Mar 22 (IBNS) : Over 1500 militants from the Jamat-Ul-Mujahideen of Bangladesh (JMB) and Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (Huji) have infiltrated Assam from Bangladesh since 2014.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to visit India in early April
Mar 15, 2017, at 09:56 pm
New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, will be visiting India on a state visit from April 07-10, 2017, on an invitation extended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a release.
Bangladeshi national to return home after 19-month stay in Indian shelter home
Jan 25, 2017, at 01:30 am
New Delhi/Hooghly, Jan 24 (IBNS): A 38- year-old Bangladeshi woman, who was rescued by police in West Bengal after being found wandering aimlessly, will be finally sent home, thanks to a collaborative effort of police, civil society and judicial system in solving the case, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) revealed.
West Bengal: JMB operative nabbed from Malda's Indo-Bangladesh border
Jan 08, 2017, at 04:36 am
Kolkata/Malda, Jan 7 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, Border Security Force (BSF)'s intelligence unit on Friday midnight arrested the kingpin of a FICN (Fake Indian Currency Notes) trafficking racket Ripon Sheikh alias Lion alias Ripon, who also has links with Bangladesh's militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), from Sabdalpur village under Baishnabnagar Police Station limits in West Bengal's Malda district, officials said.
Dec 11, 2016, at 12:37 am
Dhaka, Dec 10 (IBNS): Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar on Saturday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Dg Bangladesh Coast Guard to visit India
Dec 09, 2016, at 01:11 am
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS): The Indian Coast Guard is hosting a four member delegation led by Director General, Bangladesh Coast Guard Rear Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury who are on a three day visit to India.
Two-day Home Secretary level talks between India and Bangladesh starts today
Dec 06, 2016, at 02:06 am
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS): Two-day 18th Home Secretary Level talks between India and Bangladesh started in New Delhi on Monday.
Home Secretary Level talks between India and Bangladesh starts tomorrow
Dec 05, 2016, at 02:25 am
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): A two-day Home Secretary Level talks between India and Bangladesh will start here from Monday.
Tripura Governor writes a book on plight of minorities in Bangladesh
Nov 16, 2016, at 03:08 am
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): A Bengali book titled 'Ja Chhilo Amar Desh' (meaning 'The Land I Belonged To') authored by Governor of Tripura Tathagata Roy was formally released by Governor of West Bengal Keshari Nath Tripathi at Raj Bhavan, here on Tuesday.