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New Delhi: India on Monday summoned Nural Islam, Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India, to discuss the escalating border tensions between New Delhi and Dhaka. It was conveyed that with regard to security measures at the border, including on fencing, India observed all protocols and agreements between the two governments and between the Border Security Force and Border Guard Bangladesh, officials informed. "India reiterated its commitment to ensuring a crime-free border by effectively addressing the challenges of cross-border criminal activities, smuggling, movement of criminals and trafficking. Barbed wire fencing, border lighting, installation of technical devices and cattle fences are measures for securing the border," an official said, adding, "India conveyed its expectation that all earlier understandings will be implemented by Bangladesh and that there will a cooperative approach to combating cross-border crimes." On Sunday, the Bangladeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma following allegations that India was attempting to construct fences at five specific locations along the 4,156 kilometre Indo-Bangladeshi border. The current interim regime has alleged that some boundary agreements reached between India and Bangladesh under Sheikh Hasina are against interests of Dhaka and therefore must be annulled. Bangladesh home affairs adviser, who headed the border force when BNP was in power between 2001 and 2006, is known for his hardline stand on border issues. According to Bangladesh Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, the conflicts have surfaced in five areas, including (northwestern) Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, Lalmonirhat, and the Tin Bigha Corridor. Following his meeting in Dhaka on Sunday, Verma said, "I just met the foreign secretary to discuss India's commitment to ensuring a crime-free border, effectively addressing challenges of smuggling, movement of criminals and trafficking. We have an understanding with regard to fencing the border for security. BSF and BGB have been in communication in this regard. We expect that understanding will be implemented and there will be a cooperative approach to combating crime."
DHAKA: Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das failed to get any relief on Tuesday as his bail hearing in a Bangladesh court was postponed for a month due to the unavailability of any lawyer to represent him, according to a media report. After an initial hearing on the bail petition on Tuesday, the judge set January 2 for another hearing, Chattogram Metropolitan Police ADC (Prosecution) Mofizur Rahman was quoted as saying by bdnews24.com. Das will have to wait a month to see if he will receive bail in a sedition case against him, it said. His bail plea was set to be heard by the court of Chattogra ...Read More >
New Delhi: In an open letter sharply condemning the detention and alleged expulsion to Bangladesh of a number of people declared foreigners by tribunals in Assam as a violation of their rights, a group of activists, lawyers and academics has urged the government to stop such expulsions and allow the return of those sent across the border. Dozens of those expelled to Bangladesh reportedly have appeals against their declaration as foreigners pending in the Supreme Court, the letter noted. "Pushbacks," said the letter using the term being used by the government for these expulsions, "fall on the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a major development in Bangladesh, the chief advisor (CA) of its interim government Muhammad Yunus on Friday announced that the much-awaited national election will take place in the first half April 2026, adding the election commission of the country will provide the road map for polls in due course. Mr Yunus urged the maximum number of people to vote so that the elections "are remembered by the nation as the most free, fair and impartial" and the country does not plunge into a crisis like it did last year. With one of the prominent parties Awami League (AL) out of contention due ...Read More >
Kolkata: Bengali-speaking migrant workers were facing "persecution" in BJP-governed states and being branded Bangladeshis, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Samirul Islam said on Monday."These migrant workers are being detained without any police records. Authorities are not even contacting the state govt to verify their citizenship. What, then, is the motive of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah?" Samirul, who is also chairman of West Bengal Migrant Worker Welfare Board, said on X.Trinamool posted the same from its official X handle."Do they intend to punish Bengal in this illegal way -- bypassi ...Read More >
Chandigarh, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a remarkable success, Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Thursday recovered 8.6 kg of heroin along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Ferozepur sector. The BSF Punjab Frontier said a thorough search of the suspected area by the BSF troops in the wee hours resulted in the recovery of 15 packets of suspected heroin of 8.6 kg. The recovery was made from an agricultural field near the border village of Bhanewala in Ferozepur district. Each narcotics packet was wrapped in yellow adhesive tape with an iron hook and illuminating device attached. "This ...Read More >
New Delhi: The 'Desh Gorte July Padayatra', or the 'July Walkathon for Nation Building', organised by Bangladesh's unregistered National Citizen Party (NCP) on the first anniversary of the violent July uprising that ultimately led to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's unceremonious exit from power in August 2024, was a desperate attempt to gain public sympathy and restore efforts to make inroads into Gopalganj, long considered as a 'fortress' of the Awami League (AL). Formed by student leaders who led the July 2024 uprising, the NCP, or the Jatiya Nagorik Party (NJP) as it is known in Beng ...Read More >
Agartala, July 19: The Tripura government would constitute task forces in all the eight districts of the state to detect and deport infiltrators staying in the bordering state, officials said on Saturday. A senior police official said that the 'Task Force' has already been constituted in West Tripura district, and it is being constituted in the remaining seven districts. "A senior police official of the district would be the head of the Task Force, and officers-in-charge of various police stations of the concerned district would be the members," the official said, refusing to be named. The ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 13: India must address the issue of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh through diplomatic means, as using any other means is neither viable nor advisable, according to former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Ajay Bisaria. In an exclusive interview with The Assam Tribune, Bisaria emphasised that the attacks on minorities in Bangladesh were a significant concern for India, both from a humanitarian and a political perspective. He recalled the massive influx of refugees in 1971, when ten million Bangladeshis sought shelter in India, and highlighted that Bangladesh now has over ...Read More >
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charged five individuals, including goldy Brar, in relation to the 2024 Gurugram club bombing plot, as revealed in a recently filed chargesheet. This case involves a conspiracy to bomb two clubs, aiming to disrupt communal harmony in Haryana, with the banned terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) implicated. The NIA's investigation highlights the severity of the plot. Those charged include satinderjit Singh (Goldy Brar), Sachin Talian, Ankit, Bhavish, and Randeep Singh. News Directory 3 provides crucial updates on sensitive cases such ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India is vigilant of developments in its neighbourhood that "have a bearing" on its "interest and security", the external affairs ministry said of a recent trilateral meeting between Pakistan, Bangladesh and China, adding that it factors in the "evolving context" in its bilateral relations with these countries. According to The Wire, during a trilateral meeting in Kunming, China, on June 19 involving Chinese vice foreign minister Sun Weidong, Bangladesh's acting foreign secretary Ruhul Siddique and Pakistan's additional foreign secretary Imran Siddiqui, the three sides agreed to ex ...Read More >
Jaipur: Police in Didwana have stepped up their probe into a cross-border smuggling case in which they arrested two arms and drug smugglers on June 27 for supplying Austrian Glock and Chinese Norinco pistols. It has emerged that the case has links to a massive Rs 300-crore heroin consignment seized by Punjab's Amritsar police near the India-Pakistan border in Barmer on June 30. Canada-based Joben Kaler was identified as the main overseas handler of the heroin consignment. Didwana-Kuchaman police had arrested Mohammad Ilyas from Khunkhuna and Amarjeet Singh Takhar, alias Prince, from Jalandhar ...Read More >
Jhansi: A bomb threat delayed the Durg-bound Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Express on Friday night, when it was halted at Virangana Laxmibai Jhansi railway station for nearly an hour. The threat turned out to be a hoax, and the train resumed its journey after a thorough inspection. According to SP, GRP, Vipul Srivastav, after the train left Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in Delhi around 6pm on Friday, a call was recieved at the railway helpline 139, claiming that a bomb had been planted in a sleeper coach of the train. The railway control room in Lucknow started preparations for search of the ...Read More >
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], July 19 (ANI): The Ana Sagar lake in Rajasthan's Ajmer overflowed on Saturday morning, following incessant rain, which caused waterlogging. Due to this, the road connecting Bajrang Garh to the market has been closed. The locals used sandbags in an attempt to stop the flow of water. Also Read | Meghalaya Shocker: Schoolgirl Hacked to Death With Machete by Assailant in East Garo Hills District. Municipal Corporation Chief Engineer Vinod Manohar stated that the cause of waterlogging is due to lake water entering through escape channels, which have been opened by near ...Read More >
Pune: The Indian Gig Workers' Front on Saturday evening suspended the ongoing strike of cabs and autorickshaws operating on applications till Tuesday, after leaving many commuters, including those arriving at the airport on Saturday morning, hassled. Keshav Kshirsagar, the president of the front, said, "We have a meeting on Tuesday with senior officials of the state transport department. If its decisions don't meet our expectations, the strike will resume." Several commuters had a harrowing experience on roads on Friday and in the early hours of Saturday. Cabs and autos were hard to come by. T ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a move signalling diplomatic escalation over border management, India on Monday summoned Bangladesh's Acting High Commissioner, Md. Nural Islam, a day after Dhaka called in India's envoy. During the meeting, India reiterated its adherence to all protocols related to border management and reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a crime-free border. "It was conveyed that, with regard to security measures at the border, including fencing, India observed all protocols and agreements between the two governments and between the Border Security Force and Border Guard Bangladesh," the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The heads of the border guard forces of India and Bangladesh will meet in New Delhi in mid-February for the first time since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government to discuss key issues such as the fencing of the boundary and tackling trans-border crime. The director general of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Maj Gen Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, will travel to India during February 16-19 for talks with the head of the Border Security Force (BSF), Daljit Singh Chawdhary, people familiar with preparations for the meeting said on condition of anonymity on Wednesday. Siddiqui's t ...Read More >
Agartala, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tipra Motha Party (TMP) leaders would soon meet with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi to urge him to take drastic steps against infiltrators, party supremo Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma said on Sunday. Debbarma, a former royal scion, said that illegal infiltrators would jeopardise the socio-economic and customary aspects of the state's indigenous people, especially the tribals. "The Government should take stringent steps to prevent the illegal infiltrators from entering India. Those already illegally staying in Tripura and other states must be pu ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Police on Saturday deported 18 Bangladeshi nationals who were staying illegally in the Cachar and Sribhumi districts without valid documentation. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed the operation through a social media post, where he referred to the deportation as a "special gesture of pushback." Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! He emphasized the state government's commitment to intensifying its campaign against undocumented immigrants across Assam. "Oh look who's going back home?" the Chief Minister wrote. "In Assam, ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 1 (PTI) Healthcare services were affected at AIIMS-Patna on Friday as resident doctors went on an "indefinite strike" in protest against the alleged high-handedness of Sheohar MLA Chetan Anand. According to a press statement issued by the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), AIIMS-Patna, on Friday, "The RDA expresses deep disappointment and anguish over the lack of action by the administration following the violent and traumatic incident that occurred on Wednesday, when MLA Chetan Anand, his wife and their armed guards breached hospital security, physically assaulted staff, and thr ...Read More >
India vs Bangladesh: Uncertainty continues to surround India's scheduled white-ball tour of Bangladesh, as political unrest in the host nation raises concerns over the timing and feasibility of the series. Despite the itinerary featuring three ODIs and three T20Is starting August 17, no final decision has been made. Aminul Islam, the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), has confirmed that while the board is in constant touch with the BCCI, the tour's fate hinges on the Indian government's clearance, given the evolving internal situation in Bangladesh. "We're having positive discu ...Read More >
Aizawl, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nearly 3,000 Myanmar refugees, including women and children, who earlier this month crossed the unfenced International Border and took shelter in Mizoram during the armed clashes between two armed ethnic groups, have returned to their villages in the neighbouring country, officials said on Thursday. Around 4,653 refugees, including children and women, from Myanmar had taken shelter in the border villages of Zokhawthar, Saikhumphai, and Vaiphai in eastern Mizoram's Champhai district, following a series of armed clashes between the Chin National Defence Force (C ...Read More >
A violent clash between Bangladeshi security forces and supporters of Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari resulted in one fatality on Tuesday. The incident occurred after Brahmachari, an outspoken monk and spokesperson for a newly-formed Hindu advocacy group, was denied bail on sedition charges. According to AFP, citing Nurul Alam, a police inspector stationed at Chittagong Medical College Hospital, public prosecutor Saiful Islam Alif succumbed to injuries sustained during the altercation. "He had deep injuries on his head," confirmed hospital director Taslim Uddin. The clashes erup ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 3 (PTI) The Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid on Tuesday described as "reprehensible" the alleged mistreatment of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh and asked that country's interim government to take immediate steps to prevent such acts. India has been expressing concerns over attacks on minorities, especially Hindus, in Bangladesh, since Sheikh Hasina's resignation as prime minister in August following months-long students-led protests. Also Read | Rahul Gandhi To Visit Sambhal: DM Requests Neighbouring Districts To Restrict Congress Leader's Proposed Visit to Violence-Hit Town. ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], June 7 (ANI): BSF and the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) conducted a well-coordinated, precise intelligence-based joint operation that led to the significant apprehension of three outlaws and the seizure of six pistols near an area adjacent to Khalsa College in Amritsar on Friday evening. The operation was planned, based on specific input regarding an arms deal being conducted in an area near Khalsa College. Intelligent surveillance, strategic positioning and discreet movement tracking by the joint team of BSF and ANTF resulted in the successful apprehension of th ...Read More >
Chandigarh, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Amritsar Commissionerate Police, with the support of Border Security Force (BSF) and Rajasthan Police, has busted a major international drug cartel being operated by Pakistan-based smuggler Tanveer Shah and Canada-based handler Joban Kaler, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday. A huge consignment of 60.302 kg of heroin was recovered from near the International Border in Barmer in Rajasthan. The operation has led to the arrest of at least nine people, including smugglers, traffick ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a social media post on Monday, BJP parliamentarian Nishikant Dubey claimed that former prime minister Indira Gandhi mounted an attack, Operation Blue Star, on Sri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar in 1984 in collusion with Britain, when officials of the British Army were present in the city. "In 1984, Indira Gandhi launched an attack on the Golden Temple in collaboration with Britain, with British army officers present in Amritsar at that time," Dubey wrote on X. Taking a dig at Congress, he claimed the Grand Old Party treated the Sikh community merely as a toy. "(The then home minis ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan has warned about the possible "convergence of interests" between China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, suggesting that it could lead to significant challenges for India's internal stability. Addressing a session at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi, General Chauhan said, "There is a possible convergence of interest we can talk about between China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh that may have implications for India's stability and security dynamics." His remarks came amidst diplomatic strains between India and Bangladesh, f ...Read More >
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh IT and Human Resources Development Minister Nara Lokesh on Friday hailed the successful implementation of the state-wide 'Mega Parent-Teacher Meeting (PTM) 2.0' programme. Expressing gratitude to all stakeholders, he credited the collective efforts of government and private schools, colleges, education officials, staff, headmasters, teachers, students, parents, donors, alumni, public representatives, and officers from various departments for making the event a success. ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) To curb illegal mining and transportation, the Uttar Pradesh government is deploying advanced technologies under the Integrated Mining Surveillance System (IMSS), a release said on Thursday. Mining activities are already being monitored through drones, geo-fencing, RFID tags, and AI-powered check gates. Now, the state is set to introduce 'Weigh-In-Motion' (WIM) technology to accurately track vehicle overloading. Also Read | 'Arvind Kejriwal Used Government Funds to Buy Mobiles Costing Up to INR 1.63 Lakh', Claims Delhi Minister Ashish Sood. According to the official re ...Read More >
Chattogram, Nov 26 (UNI) A lawyer was killed on Wednesday during a clash after arrested Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was denied bail by a court in this port city of Bangladesh. Following the denial of the bail, his followers clashed with lawyers and law enforcers in the afternoon, Prothom Alo reported. The president of Chattogram lawyers association, Najim Uddin, told Prothom Alo that the demonstrators hacked the lawyer to death near his chamber. The deceased is Saiful Islam alias Alif, 35, an assistant public prosecutor and son of Jamal Uddin from Chunti of Lohagara, the repo ...Read More >