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Two Indians held with firearm, bullets along border

The members of the Border Guard Bangladesh arrested two Indians and seized a pistol and 93 rounds of bullets from their possession at Benapole border in Jashore district early Sunday...

NCC Bank honoured at ICC banking conclave

NCC Bank PLC received the honour of runner-up in risk management category at the ‘3rd ICC Emerging Asia Banking Conclave & Awards 2025’ organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce, said a press release...

First India-Pakistan match since conflict fires up Asia Cup

A blockbuster between India and Pakistan headlines the Asia Cup starting on Tuesday as they face off for the first time in cricket since the military conflict in May.

Indian PM Narendra Modi says ties with US still ‘very positive’

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that New Delhi and Washington still shared ‘very positive’ ties, after US President Donald Trump reaffirmed their personal friendship and downplayed his earlier remarks about ‘losing India’ to China....

India pushes 17 more Rohingyas into Bangladesh

The Border Security Force of India pushed 18 more people, including 17 Rohingyas, into Bangladesh through a border point under Baralekha upazila in Moulvibazar Tuesday morning.

Villages marooned after deadly floods in India’s Punjab

A thousand villages in India’s Punjab state are marooned by deadly floods, with thousands forced to seek shelter in relief camps, government authorities say.

Tianjin talks: new phase in India-China ties

SOMETIMES, history moves not through bold declarations but through quiet recalibration. That is what unfolded in Tianjin on August 31, when Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit...

To dump west, embrace BRICS

BY HABIT, the choreographed Indian crowd began to chant ‘Modi Modi’ at an event for the Indian prime minister’s two-day visit to China. The Chinese hosts, on the other hand, greeted him with a knowledgeable display of Indian classical music, something Indians would struggle to reciprocate if it ever came to that. There’s a trade deficit, and there’s evidently a cultural...

BSF returns Bangladeshi’s body 4 days after killing

The body of a Bangladeshi national, who was shot dead by Indian’s Border Security Force at the Dona border point at Kanaighat in Sylhet on August 29, was finally returned to Bangladesh early Tuesday.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping proposes global governance initiative 

Chinese president Xi Jinping on Monday proposed the global governance initiative for advancing toward a community with a shared future for humanity...

Leaders of different Eurasian countries gather with China’s Xi for summit ceremony

Russia and Belarus presidents joined two dozen Eurasian leaders on Monday at a ceremony hosted by China’s Xi Jinping, on the final day of a showpiece summit aimed at putting Beijing front and centre of regional relations...

Indian national held with liquor in Chuadanga

The detective branch of police arrested an Indian national along with liquor in an anti-drug operation at Hatkaluganj Police Lines Primary School gate area in Chuadanga on Saturday night.

Bangladesh beat India in thriller

Sauravi Akanda Prity scored in the stoppage time as Bangladesh wrapped up their SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship campaign in style with a thrilling 4-3 victory over newly crowned champions India in a dramatic encounter at the...

Putin, Modi in China for summit hosted by Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries on Sunday to kick off a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of regional relations.

Govt urged to go to int’l forum for just share of water

Politicians, academics and professionals have called on the government to approach relevant international forums, if it fails to secure just share of water of the common rivers for Bangladesh through bilateral discussions.

India pushes couple into Bangladesh

India on Saturday pushed a couple into Bangladesh through a border point under Jaintapur upazila in Sylhet.

BSF kills Bangladeshi after 2 days of promise to stop border killings

The Indian Border Security Force shot a Bangladesh national to death on Friday, just two days after its chief at a director-general-level border conference in Dhaka on August 28 repeated promise to bring down the number of border killings to zero.

India will not ‘bow down’: trade minister

India will not ‘bow down’ and instead focus on capturing new markets, trade minister Piyush Goyal said in his first public remarks since Washington imposed steep tariffs on Indian goods.

Modi arrives in China

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi touched down in the Chinese city of Tianjin Saturday evening, Indian TV networks showed, a day before a summit that will be attended by leaders from more than 20 countries.

Dravid quits as Rajasthan Royals coach

India batting great Rahul Dravid has stepped down as head coach of Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals after just one season with them, the franchise said on Saturday.

India keeps pushing Rohingyas into Bangladesh, Myanmar without protections: HRW

Human Rights Watch has alleged that Indian authorities have expelled scores of ethnic Rohingya people to Bangladesh and Myanmar without rights protections since May 2025.

India growth beats forecasts, but tariff concerns cloud outlook

India’s economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the April-June quarter, official data showed Friday, although US tariff concerns have clouded the outlook for the remaining fiscal year.

Japan pledges $68b investment in India

Japan pledged Friday to invest $68 billion in India during a visit by prime minister Narendra Modi to Tokyo, as the two countries agreed to deepen security ties.

Trump thumbs nose at decades of India courtship

Bangladesh interim govt shuts 3 land ports, suspends operations of another one

Bangladesh interim government on Thursday announced the complete closure of three land ports and suspension of operational activities of another along the Bangladesh-India border.

BSF repeats promise to end border killing in talks with BGB

The Indian Border Security Force has once again promised to bring down the border killing to zero by adopting extra precautionary measures while the Border Guard Bangladesh has renewed its call for an end to such violence against Bangladeshi nationals on the frontier.

13 Rohingyas among 16 pushed into Bangladesh

The Border Security Force of India pushed at least 16 more people, including 13 Rohingyas, into Bangladesh through a border point under Baralekha upazila in Moulvibazar on Tuesday morning...

Man held with counterfeit 5 lakh Indian rupees in Jhenaidah

MEMBERS of the Border Guard Bangladesh have arrested a Bangladeshi national with counterfeit Indian currency notes worth 5,04,000 rupees from the Maheshpur border area in Jhenaidah...

50pc US tariffs on Indian goods take effect

US tariffs of 50 per cent took effect Wednesday on many Indian products, doubling an existing duty as President Donald Trump sought to punish New Delhi for buying Russian oil...

Prity treble keeps Bangladesh’s title hopes alive

Sauravi Akhanda Prity struck a hat-trick as Bangladesh beat Nepal 4-1 to keep their hopes alive of becoming champions in the SAFF Under-17 Women's Championship 2025 at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan, on Wednesday.