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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicIndia-Bangladesh border

Topic: India-Bangladesh border

BSF chief to once again flag rising attacks on personnel at Bangladesh border with his counterpart

Attacks on BSF personnel by Bangladeshi miscreants have increased over past year, coinciding with fall of Hasina government. Matter was also discussed in previous meeting in Delhi.

1,647 km of 2,216 km fenced on India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, Rajya Sabha told

The Union MoS information was provided to the RS in a written reply to the Question of BJP MPs Shambhu Sharan Patel and Neeraj Shekhar.

‘Need her leadership now more than ever,’ Bangladeshis back Sheikh Hasina at border amid ongoing unrest

Speaking at the Fulbari Integrated Check Post (ICP), several visitors from Bangladesh expressed deep concern over the political and social turmoil back home.

Along Bangladesh border, BSF seizes gold worth over Rs 4 cr concealed in cycle tyres, bike seat cover

On Wednesday, BSF seized 20 gold biscuits worth Rs 2.31 crore from inside a bicycle’s tyre. The day before gold worth about Rs 2.43 cr confiscated at Laxmipur border outpost.

Tripura CM holds high-level security meet to review preparedness along India-Bangladesh border

The hour-long meeting, attended by officials from the BSF, Assam Rifles & other security agencies, focused on intensifying surveillance & security measures across the international boundary.

India not a ‘dharmashala’, says Shah as immigration bill clears LS hurdle amid Oppn’s criticism

Talking on The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, Shah said inaction by TMC govt in West Bengal is delaying fencing along considerable part of India's border with Bangladesh.

Border Guard Bangladesh chief dismisses reports of attacks on Hindus as media ‘exaggeration’

Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, who was in India for border talks with the BSF, also said the law & order situation in the country was a 'political' problem.

Dhaka brings up renewal of Ganges Water Treaty during Jaishankar-Hossain meet in Muscat

Jaishankar met with his Bangladeshi counterpart on margins of Indian Ocean Conference in Muscat. This was their second meeting, following the first in New York City last year.

Bangladesh, Myanmar pose new security threats for India—domestic politics isn’t helping either

Earlier, terrorist attacks emanated from Pakistan. Now, there is the possibility of Bangladesh too promoting anti-India activities. Worse, the two could work in unison.

Family seeks repatriation of body of Bangladesh leader found dead in India. Cause of death a mystery

Bangladeshi Awami League leader Ishaque Ali Khan Panna’s semi-decomposed body was found in Meghalaya. Conflicting reports have emerged about how he entered India & how he died.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.