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Friday, September 5, 2025
TopicIndia-Bangladesh border

Topic: India-Bangladesh border

‘Were trying to infiltrate into India’ — 11 Bangladeshis apprehended at border, says BSF

Force patrolling the Indo-Bangladesh border areas in West Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, & Mizoram, has been on 'high alert' since Sheikh Hasina stepped down amid the turmoil in Bangladesh.

Counselled restraint to Hasina govt amid protests, our border forces on alert — Jaishankar in Parliament

The external affairs minister said India expected Bangladesh to keep minorities safe, as well as protect its missions in the country.

Intense patrolling, more personnel, leaves scrapped — BSF on high alert after Hasina flees Bangladesh

All possible methods being taken to prevent illegal influx, say officers; security outside the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi also tightened.

BSF, Bangladesh counterpart coordinate safe return of 3,000 Indian students amid anti-quota stir

BSF data shows that 4,315 students from India, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives and Canada, including 41 from Bangladesh, entered India between 18 and 23 July.

West Bengal CID uses divers and drones to hunt for ‘butchered’ Bangladesh MP’s body parts

A CID team reached Bangladesh to interrogate three accused arrested by police there in connection with murder of ruling Awami League legislator Anwarul Azim Anar, it is learnt.

Opposition corners Hasina as Awami League MP’s gruesome murder sends shockwaves across Dhaka

Jhenaidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar, missing since 13 May in Kolkata, was 'murdered over a gold smuggling disagreement' by an illegal immigrant, a hitman and others, it is learnt. 

Progress slow, MHA unlikely to finish fencing India-Bangladesh border by March 2024 deadline

There was 915.35 km of border remaining to be fenced from this January. ThePrint analysis shows that with just 35km fenced last year, meeting target seems to be an uphill task.

BSF is not trigger-happy, strife at Bangladesh border due to aggressive cattle smugglers

Deaths of smugglers sour relations between India and Bangladesh, the solution is legalisation of cattle trade not avoiding confrontation.

BSF’s shoot-to-kill policy can’t stop Bangladesh cow traffickers. Trade legalisation must

The success of Sheikh Hasina’s government in crushing jihadist terrorism has had a crucial role in making India more secure.

Ailing, dying cattle at the borders ‘hampering’ our work, BSF chief tells parliamentary panel

BSF chief Pankaj Kumar Singh is learnt to have pointed to missive from Centre advocating that BSF take measures for ‘gau raksha’, as well as pressure from animal rights groups.

On Camera

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Even those parties that wear the label of secular and progressive often bow to the pressures of fundamentalist groups within the Muslim community.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Dassault Aviation takes majority control of joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance

Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.