In a major breakthrough just ahead of Republic Day, the Border Security Force (BSF) unearthed three iron bunkers in Majdia, Krishnaganj, Nadia district, containing lakhs of bottles of banned cough syrup.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday raised concerns over the state’s vulnerability to illegal infiltration from Myanmar on its eastern border and warned of a potential infiltration threat from Bangladesh through neighboring Assam.
The Border Security Force (BSF) intercepted 10 Bangladeshi nationals along the Indo-Bangladesh border under the North Bengal Frontier, foiling an infiltration attempt.
Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatani Jagran Jote spokesperson, Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmmachari, has applied for bail in the high court in the sedition case on the charge of insulting the national flag of Bangladesh, a lawyer said on Monday.
Sajjak Alam (25), who recently escaped custody after injuring two policemen during a shooting incident in Panjipara, North Dinajpur, was killed in a police encounter this morning near the Indo-Bangladesh border under the jurisdiction of Goalpokhar police station.
Amid ongoing unrest in Bangladesh and a surge in anti-India sentiments, a significant development has emerged along the Indo-Bangladesh border stretching from Malda to Cooch Behar in North Bengal.
Bangladeshis since independence are split between those who trust in the solidarity of the Muslim ummah, for whom the break with the Hindu majority in 1947 was more significant than liberation from Pakistan in 1971, and liberal Bengalis who believe their identity with the spiritual, linguistic and cultural ties of West Bengal and India are more important than faith.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for their first women's tour of the West Indies, featuring three ODIs and three T20Is, starting January 19.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has stated that fishermen from West Bengal were subjected to atrocities while imprisoned by the Bangladesh Navy in Bangladesh.
After winning four successive elections in 2008, 2014, 2018 and 2024 in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced by mass protests to resign and flee to India on 5 August 2024.
