First goods train to Bangladesh on revived Haldibari-Chilahati route arrives in Bangladesh
Aug 09, 2021, at 10:14 pm
Dhaka: India and Bangladesh have started regular operation of freight trains through the Haldibari - Chilahati Rail Route from Aug 1.
PM Modi, Bangladesh PM Hasina jointly inaugurate multiple projects
Mar 11, 2019, at 02:58 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Monday jointly inaugurated four projects via video conferencing in various fields.
India-Bangladesh joint military exercise Sampriti begins
Mar 03, 2019, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (UNI) The eighth edition of 'Sampriti', a joint military exercise by India and Bangladesh forces, began at the Bongobondhu Cantonment, Tangail, Bangladesh, with an impressive opening ceremony on Sunday.
West Bengal: Trial begins in Burdwan blast case of 2014
Aug 21, 2016, at 06:05 am
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IBNS): Nearly two years after the blast at Khagragarh in West Bengal's Burdwan district that led to the unearthing of an Indo-Bangladesh terror module, hearing in the case commenced in a Kolkata court on Saturday.
M. Hamid Ansari condemns Dhaka attack
Jul 03, 2016, at 10:44 pm
New Delhi, July 3 (IBNS) Vice President M. Hamid Ansari has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Dhaka.
Cyclone Roanu to touch Bengal's coastal areas tonight
May 21, 2016, at 05:33 am
Kolkata, May 20 (IBNS): The Kolkata regional centre of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday confirmed that cyclonic storm Roanu, which has been created due to a depression on the Bay of Bengal, is moving at a speed of 40 km/hour towards the coastal areas of West Bengal and Bangladesh.
MoU between India and Bangladesh on cooperation in the field of Fisheries
Apr 13, 2016, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi, Apr 13 (IBNS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,on Wednesday, was apprised about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Bangladesh in September, 2011 on bilateral cooperation in the field of fisheries and aquaculture and allied activities.
Congress used illegal Bangladeshis as their vote bank : Shah
Apr 10, 2016, at 01:50 am
Guwahati, Apr 9 (IBNS) : BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday accused Congress for protecting illegal Bangladeshis and using them as their vote bank.
PM Modi greets Bangladesh on their Independence Day
Mar 26, 2016, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, greeted the citizens of Bangladesh on their Independence Day.
Pranab Mukherjee wishes people of Bangladesh on National Day eve
Mar 26, 2016, at 12:22 am
New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday extended his greetings and felicitations to the government and people of Bangladesh on the eve of their National Day.
Deserving Kashmiri students ignored in SAARC Bangladesh MBBS quota? Bangla official rubbishes charge
Mar 16, 2016, at 07:09 pm
Srinagar, Mar 16 (IBNS):Admissions in Bangladesh under SAARC quota for MBBS course to select medical students from India (Kashmir ) has come under question by rights groups with the list allegedly showing the names of students who were not recommended as meritorious students by India, activists said, even as a senior official of the Bangladesh High Commission rubbished the charge saying there is no anomaly in the process and merit was given top priority.
Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha visit to Bangladesh
Feb 21, 2016, at 10:37 pm
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IBNS) Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) and Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) is on an official visit to Bangladesh from Feb 21 to Feb 25.
Border security personnel from India and Bangladesh meet to discuss security measures
Jan 18, 2016, at 09:07 pm
Agartala, Jan 18 (IBNS): Officials of India's Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh's Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) met at a frontier headquarters in the Indian state of Tripura to discuss on strengthening securities and constructing new border outpost (BOPs).
Ram Madhav feels India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will reunite again
Dec 26, 2015, at 10:27 pm
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS) BJP leader Raam Madhav feels that India, Bangladesh and Pakistan will once again reunite to form the "undivided India".
Ireland beat Bangladesh to lift ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier
Dec 06, 2015, at 12:22 am
Dubai, Dec 5 (IBNS) There was high drama in the final of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015 on Saturday when Ireland defeated Bangladesh by two wickets to clinch victory off the last ball of the game in Thailand Cricket Ground in Bangkok.
Congress-AIUDF secretly plan to make Assam an extended part of Bangladesh: Amit Shah
Nov 28, 2015, at 01:02 am
Guwahati, Nov 27 (IBNS): BJP national president Amit Shah on Friday said that Congress and All India United Democratic front (AIUDF) have secret plan to make Assam an extended part of Bangladesh.
In a swap deal for Anup Chetia's deportation India hands over Bangladesh's most wanted
Nov 13, 2015, at 08:33 pm
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IBNS) In a swap deal for getting the custody of top ULFA leader Anup Chetia, India on Thursday deported a man wanted in Bangladesh for the murder of seven people in April 2014, reports said.
Top ULFA leader Anup Chetia handed over to India By Bangladesh
Nov 11, 2015, at 05:18 pm
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS) Putting an end to India's hunt, Bangladesh has handed over to it top United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader Anup Chetia after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention, reports said.
Chief of the Naval Staff Bangladesh Navy visits India
Nov 03, 2015, at 02:29 am
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS) Vice Admiral Muhammad Farid Habib, Chief of the Naval Staff, Bangladesh Navy is on a four day official visit to India from Nov 2-6 to review the existing cooperation between both navies and explore future avenues.
Burdwan blast: Senior Jamaat Ul Mujahideen Bangladesh leader arrested
Sep 30, 2015, at 04:37 am
New Delhi, Sept 29 (IBNS) A joint team of NIA and ATS of Jharkhand state police on Tuesday arrested a senior Jamaat Ul Mujahideen Bangladesh leader from the bordering area of Ranchi and Ramgarh district, officials said.
Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff visits Eastern Command
Sep 12, 2015, at 01:27 am
Kolkata, Sept 11 (IBNS) General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq, Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army along with a delegation visited Headquarters Eastern Command at Fort William in Kolkata on Thursday.
Centre gives exemptions to minority community nationals from Bangladesh, Pakistan
Sep 08, 2015, at 04:11 am
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS): The Central Government has decided, on humanitarian considerations, to exempt Bangladeshi and Pakistani nationals belonging to minority communities who have entered into India on or before Dec 31, 2014 from the relevant provisions of rules and order made under the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 and the Foreigners Act, 1946, in respect of their entry and stay in India without such documents or after the expiry of those documents, as the case may be.
Indians in Bangladesh denied basic amenities: NHRC issues notice to Centre, states
Aug 04, 2015, at 11:42 pm
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Secretaries of Union Home Ministry and External Affairs Ministry, Chief Secretaries of West Bengal and Assam and District Magistrates of Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri, West Bengal requiring them to enquire into a complaint alleging that the Indians residing in the Indian Enclaves of Bangladesh are being denied basic amenities.
Exchange of enclaves between India and Bangladesh starts midnight
Aug 01, 2015, at 12:34 am
New Delhi/Dhaka, July 31: In a historic event which will end four decades of deadlock, India and Bangladesh are all set to start the exchange of 162 enclaves from Friday to accord nationality to more than 51,000 people.
Cyclone Komen makes landfall in Bangladesh, WB, Odisha on high alert
Jul 31, 2015, at 03:26 am
New Delhi, July 30 (IBNS): Cyclone Komen hit the Bangladesh coast on Thursday evening, which is expected to bring with it heavy rainfall in the Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
5.6 magnitude earthquake hits Assam
Jun 28, 2015, at 04:32 pm
Guwahati, June 28 (IBNS): A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit Assam on Sunday.
Jun 07, 2015, at 08:36 pm
Dhaka, June 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday recalled the immortal words of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who, in a speech in Parliament on 6th December 1971, had said that the friendship between India and Bangladesh was like a bond which would not break under any pressure, and would never be the victim of any diplomacy.
PM Modi receives award in Bangladesh on behalf of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Jun 07, 2015, at 07:37 pm
Dhaka, June 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Bangladesh, on Sunday received award of Bangladesh Liberation War on behalf of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
PM Modi to address Indian community in Bangladesh
Jun 07, 2015, at 06:06 pm
Dhaka, June 7 (IBNS): On the second day of his historic trip to Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Indian community at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre here.
PM Modi visits Dhakeshwari Temple, Ramakrishna Mission in Bangladesh
Jun 07, 2015, at 03:55 pm
Dhaka, June 7 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting Bangladesh for the first time, offered prayers at the 12th century Dhakeshwari temple in the Lalbagh area in Dhaka on the second day of his historic trip.