Bangladesh-India border: more than a line
THE implications of strained border relations extend beyond politics. Border communities bear the brunt of these tensions, with disrupted livelihoods and lost lives, writes Imran Hossain...
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Time for Delhi to stop playing border ploys, Dhaka to be bold
THE installation of electric poles and searchlights by India鈥檚 Border Security Force within 50 yards of the zero line in the Patgram border in Lalmonirhat appears to be an insidious effort as the Joint India-Bangladesh Guidelines for Border Authorities of the Two Countries, or Border Guidelines, signed in 1975, does not allow the construction of structures within...
BSF installs electric poles on zero line in Patgram
The Indian Border Security Force installed electric pillars and searchlights on zero line at Gatiyar Bhita of Dhabalsuti Gatia under Patgram in Lalmonirhat on Thursday.
BSF reinforces border fence with bamboo in Lalmonirhat
Indian Border Security Force have allegedly attached slices of bamboo to the erected barbed fence along the Zero Line of the border in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat...
India's West Bengal approves land acquisition for fencing border with Bangladesh
The West Bengal Cabinet had given the go-ahead for acquiring land for the Border Security Force of India to fence the India-Bangladesh border at Karimpur in the Nadia district, reported hindustantimes.com on Wednesday...
BGB-BSF talks in Feb 17-20
Border forces of Bangladesh and India are set to hold a director general-level meeting in New Delhi of India from February 17 to 20 amid tensions between the two neighbours over border fencing at several points by India鈥檚 Border Security Force...
New migrant caravan en route to US border
A caravan of over 1,000 migrants left southern Mexico over the weekend for the US border, despite president Donald Trump deploying reinforcements to keep migrants out and cancelling all asylum applications.
Smuggled goods worth over Tk 5cr seized in Sylhet, Sunamganj borders
Border Guard Bangladesh seized a huge consignment of smuggled goods worth over Tk 5 crore in Sylhet and Sunamganj borders on Friday.
BSF issues 10-day ops alert along Bangladesh border
India鈥檚 Border Security Force has issued a 10-day 鈥極ps Alert鈥�, effective from January 22, and will exercise the alert along the India-Bangladesh border to tighten security during India鈥檚 76th Republic Day celebrations.
Villagers asked not to go to border
Border Guard Bangladesh 59th Battalion (Rohanpur) commander Lieutenant Colonel Golam Kibria on Thursday requested villagers not to rush to the border during any tensions, saying that the BGB was enough to face the Indian Border Security Force...
Trump orders 1,500 extra troops to US-Mexico border
US president Donald Trump ordered 1,500 more military personnel to the border with Mexico as part of a flurry of steps to tackle immigration, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday...
Only farmers to be allowed within 150 yards of border
A sector commander-level meeting between the Border Guard Bangladesh and the Indian Border Security Force on Wednesday decided that no one except Bangladeshi and Indian farmers would be allowed to enter the 150-yard area from the border pillars...
BGB thwarts BSF鈥檚 fence attempt at Jaipurhat border
The Border Guard Bangladesh has thwarted yet another attempt allegedly by the Indian Border Security Force to install barbed-wire fence along the Uchna border in Panchbibi upazila of Jaipurhat...
BGB allowed to use sound grenades, tear gas shells on border: adviser
Home affairs adviser retired lieutenant general Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said that they had allowed the Border Guard Bangladesh to procure non-lethal weapons like sound grenades and tear gas shells to use in the border areas.
MoFA seeks detailed reports on C'nawabganj border incidents
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sought reports from ministries and agencies concerned regarding an evolving situation along India-Bangladesh border in Chapainawabganj following some recent incidents...
BGB sues BNP leaders for snatching buffaloes
Border Guard Bangladesh officials filed a case against twelve people, including five leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on charge of snatching two buffaloes from them on Saturday.
Farmers return to crop fields in C鈥檔awabganj bordering India amid tension
Farmers on Sunday returned to their crop fields along the Chowka border at Shibganj in Chapainawabganj amid a tensed situation prevailing there following a clash between villagers of Bangladesh and India over...
BGB provides financial assistance to July uprising injured
Border Guard Bangladesh provided financial assistance to 18 students and people injured in the July-August uprising at an event at the Border Conference Centre of the BGB Headquarters in Dhaka on Sunday...
Dhaka, Delhi need to effectively engage in easing border tension
THE clash between Bangladeshi and Indian villagers in the Shibganj border in Chapainawabganj over harvesting crops on no man鈥檚 land adds to the ongoing border tension resulted from India鈥檚 Border Security Force trying to erect fences on the zero line in violation of laws and agreements. Hundreds of villagers from both Bangladesh and India clashed...
Tension erupts along border again
Indian villagers clashed with Bangladeshis over harvesting crops on the no man鈥檚 land along the Chowka border in Chapainawabganj Saturday morning leaving three people injured, causing fresh tension along the border.
India says barbed wire fence with Bangladesh for combating crimes: report
India on Friday said that the construction of barbed wire fences, cattle fences, border lighting and the installation of technical devices were measures that were aimed at securing the border and combating criminal activities.
Bangladeshi found dead near border in Chuadanga
A 50-year-old man鈥檚 body was recovered from near the Indian border at Darshana upazila of Chuadanga on Wednesday amid growing tension between the two neighbouring countries over border fencing...
No tension at Bangladesh-India border now: home adviser
Home adviser lieutenant general (retired) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said that the situation at the border was almost normal as the construction of barbed wire fencing had already been stopped...
Bangladeshi man injured in BSF firing
A Bangladesh national was injured as the Indian Border Security Force opened fire at Patgram border in the district along India on Saturday night.
BGB seizes smuggled goods worth over Tk 2,184cr in 2024
Border Guard Bangladesh has seized various types of smuggled goods worth over Tk 2,184 crore 28 lakh 52 thousand by conducting raids in the country鈥檚 border areas and other places in the past year, said a press release on Sunday....
The west makes war, the east, peace
WHILE the west subsidises carnage in Gaza and Ukraine, the east does the opposite. For instance, one potential far east flashpoint has long been the India/China border, but that鈥檚 changing 鈥� for the better, due to high-level meetings in December between political bigwigs from both countries. It was the first such confab since 2019, RT reported December...
BSF鈥檚 border fencing move strains bilateral relations
THIS is unacceptable that India鈥檚 Border Security Force continues creating tension with efforts to erect fences on the zero line in violation of international laws and bilateral agreements. The Indian border force is reported to be constructing barbed-wire or iron electric fences along the border in Lalmonirhat, Chapainawabganj and Naogaon. While...
Armed forces鈥� magistracy power extended for 60 days in Bangladesh
The magistracy power of officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force have been extended for another 60 days which will come into effect from Tuesday aiming to maintain law and order across the country.
BDR carnage trial to be held at Dhaka Central Jail
The trial for the BDR massacre case will take place in a temporary court at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj instead of the previously planned location at the Dhaka Alia Madrasa ground.
Tension along聽border聽continues
The government on Sunday urged India to refrain from any provocative actions amid tensions along the border over the construction of border fencing in violation the international law at...