Govt permits Import of Indian onions through Hili
The government has given permission to import 150 tonnes of onions from India through Hili Land Port in Dinajpur to check spiral hike in price...
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BSF hands over 3 Bangladeshis to BGB
The Indian Border Security Force handed over three Bangladeshis to Border Guard Bangladesh during a flag meeting at the Benipur border area under Jibannagar upazila in Chuadanga Friday night...
India pushes one more Rohingya man, another into Bangladesh
The Indian Border Security Force on Friday pushed two more people, including a Rohingya man, into Bangladesh through a border point under Baralekha upazila in Moulvibazar district...
China FM Wang to visit India for border talks
China鈥檚 top diplomat will visit India next week for talks about their shared boundary, Beijing鈥檚 foreign ministry said on Saturday, as the two countries consider resuming border trade after a five-year halt...
100 tonnes of Indian onion arrive at Sonamasjid
Amid the rising price of onion at local market, a consignment of 100 tonnes of the spicy item arrived at Sonamasjid Land Port of the bordering district of Chapainawabganj from India on Thursday evening...
Shrewsbury school UK starts journey in South Asia
United Kingdom-based Shrewsbury School has started its journey in South Asia, says a press release.
Indian rescuers scour debris after toll reaches 60 in flood
Indian rescuers pulled bodies from mud and rubble Friday after the latest deadly flood to crash through a Himalayan village killed at least 60 people and washed away dozens more...
Early signs of flooding should serve as wake-up call for govt
EARLY signs of an impending flood have been around the corner, with 35,000 people having already been stranded in three northern districts. Heavy rain and India鈥檚 opening of all gates of the Gazaldoba barrage are said to have worsened the situation, leaving areas freshly inundated. Official accounts say that about 25,000 families in 35 villages in Lalmonirhat stay marooned...
Pakistan establishes new missile force after India conflict: PM
Pakistan will establish a new military force to supervise its missile capabilities, the prime minister has said, after its worst conflict in decades with South Asian arch-rival India...
35,000 families marooned as Teesta, Padma keep swelling
The number of marooned families in Lalmonirhat increased on Thursday as heavy rain and the opening of all the gates of the Ghazaldoba Barrage in India worsened the flood situation inundating new areas...
India to bid for Commonwealth Games as part of Olympic push
India says it will bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, seen as part of a wider push by the cricket-mad nation to host the 2036 Olympics...
India and China eye resumption of border trade
India and China are discussing resuming border trade five years after it was halted, foreign ministry officials on both sides have said, as US tariffs disrupt the global trade order...
S&P upgrades India rating
S&P upgraded India鈥檚 long-term sovereign credit rating on Thursday, with the agency citing New Delhi鈥檚 鈥榗ommitment to fiscal consolidation鈥� and its 鈥榖uoyant economic growth鈥�...
Time for Dhaka to boldly take up India鈥檚 border ploys with Delhi
DELHI鈥橲 border ploys, which have been evident in the murder of Bangladeshis at the hand of India鈥檚 Border Security Force that have continued apace for years, appear to be taking an added dimension. Whilst a series of events of erecting barbed-wire and electric fences along the frontiers began with the direct involvement of Indian border guards in the final days of December...
India pushes 13 more people into Bangladesh
The Indian Border Security Force on Thursday pushed 13 more people into Bangladesh through the Chamucha border point under Bholahat upazila in Chapainawabganj district...
Bangladeshi beaten to death in India
A Bangladeshi was beaten to death and six were handed over to police by local people in India鈥檚 Meghalaya state over robbery suspicion, according to a BBC Bangla online report quoting Meghalaya state police...
Bangladeshis along border under threat as Assam to give arms licence to indigenous people
The decision of the government of the Indian state of Assam to provide licences for firearms to its inhabitants and indigenous people living near the Bangladesh border has raised security concerns for the people living in the bordering area in Bangladesh, according to security experts...
Step back or risk disintegration
THIS article critically examines India鈥檚 expanding regional hegemony, characterised increasingly by domination rather than genuine partnership. Under diplomatic rhetoric, this posture undermines the core democratic values India professes to uphold, including pluralism and regional cooperation. Focusing on India鈥檚 sixteen-year dominance over Bangladesh, the article...
India pushes 40 more people into Bangladesh
The Indian Border Security Force on Wednesday pushed 40 more people into Bangladesh through different border points in Panchagarh, Lalmonirhat and Thakurgaon districts...
RMG exporters for focusing on increase competitiveness
The readymade garment exporters of the country said that they should focus on increasing competitiveness, building capability and removing non-tariff barriers, rather than overthinking the United States鈥� tariffs on India, China and other rivals.
SC orders roundup of stray dogs in Delhi
India鈥檚 Supreme Court on Monday ordered the removal of tens of thousands of stray dogs from the capital, citing public safety concerns after a surge in dog bites.
India says 6 Pakistani aircraft shot down during May conflict
India shot down five Pakistani fighter jets and one other military aircraft during fighting in May, India鈥檚 air force chief says, the first such statement from the country since the deadly conflict with its neighbour, reports Al Jazeera on Saturday.
India鈥檚 shaking hands with China
THERE are no permanent friends, only permanent interests, in geopolitics. And today, those interests have forced India to make the most consequential choice in decades: to bow before Beijing鈥檚 economic and strategic dominance, and to distance itself from an increasingly hostile Washington. What began as a cautious re-balancing in late 2024 has now hardened into...
India鈥檚 central bank holds rates amid US tariff battle
India鈥檚 central bank maintained its key interest rate at 5.50 per cent on Wednesday, as US president Donald Trump ramped up threats to raise tariffs on New Delhi because of Russian oil purchases.
India faces tough choices under US tariff pressure
India faces an ultimatum from the United States with major political and economic ramifications both at home and abroad: end purchases of Russian oil or face painful tariffs.
Modi says had 鈥榞ood鈥� conversation with Putin
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said he had 鈥榓 very good鈥� conversation with Russian president Vladimir Putin on Friday, during which they discussed Ukraine and ways to strengthen bilateral ties.
Pakistan warns India of deep strikes
In a sharp response to Indian prime minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 reported resolve to retaliate militarily over any terrorist attacks, Pakistan鈥檚 military has warned that any Indian aggression would be met with decisive force 鈥� beginning with strikes deep...
22 Bangladeshis return after serving jail terms in India
Twenty-two Bangladeshi nationals, including men, women and children, returned to the country through the Tamabil Land Port at Goainghat upazila in Sylhet on Friday afternoon after serving different terms of imprisonment in Indian jail over...
4 Rohingyas among 26聽more people pushed into Bangladesh
The Indian Border Security Force has pushed at least 26 more people, including four Rohingyas, into Bangladesh through different border points in Naogaon and Moulvibazar on Friday morning.
India to offer gun licences to people in state bordering Bangladesh
India's Assam state, bordering Muslim-majority Bangladesh, is to issue gun licences to 鈥榠ndigenous鈥� residents, its Hindu nationalist leader has announced, a move raising concerns among the state's Muslims.