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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
TopicIndia-Bangladesh

Topic: India-Bangladesh

India and Bangladesh discuss early completion of fencing along the borders

The discussion was held at the Home-secretary level in a virtual manner in the backdrop of 'mujibbarsho' — 50 years of the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Cattle smugglers fire at BSF troops along India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal

As people on the two sides of the border were attempting to smuggle cattle, a soldier lobbed a chilly grenade to disperse them and was met with gunfire.

Defence ties with India to get ‘new dimension’ — Bangladesh contingent leader after R-Day march

Colonel Mohammad Mohtashim Hyder Chowdhury tells ThePrint participating in India's Republic Day parade will have 'positive impact for the future'.

Modi govt set brilliant example by sending Covid vaccines to neighbours — Bangladesh minister

In a webinar Thursday, Bangladesh's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammad Shahriar Alam said the country was witnessing a 'golden chapter' of bilateral ties with India.

India is Bangladesh’s true friend — Sheikh Hasina to PM Modi at virtual summit

Hasina and Modi also relaunched a trans-border rail route between Chilahati in Bangladesh and West Bengal's Haldibari, which has been inoperative for almost 55 years.

Modi and Hasina to inaugurate historical rail link, closed during 1965 war, at summit

New Delhi and Dhaka will also look at strengthening connectivity between Bangladesh and the northeastern states, says Vikram Doraiswami, the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh.

China, not India, builds a bridge in Bangladesh, but Modi govt believes all is not lost yet

Sheikh Hasina will join Modi in a summit to mark Bangladesh's 50th independence anniversary, just when Dhaka has told Beijing to get lost or pay up for Chinese Covid vaccine trials.

Dhaka to discuss Teesta waters when Modi, Hasina hold virtual summit on 17 December

Vikram Doraiswami, India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh, also said Monday that future generations of Bangladesh and India need to recognise what happened in 1971.

India announces over 100 high-impact projects worth Rs 592 crore for Afghanistan

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar made the announcement during a global conference, where he called for an immediate & comprehensive ceasefire to stop violence in Afghanistan.

Modi to hold virtual summit with Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina in December

During the Joint Consultative Commission meeting, India, Bangladesh foreign ministers discussed a range of issues, including onion export ban & sharing of Teesta river waters.

On Camera

Bodoland poll loss a wake-up call for Assam BJP. Zubeen’s death puts CM Sarma in a tight spot

Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Aerial warfare analyst Tom Cooper faults India’s military PR, says Pakistan does it better

In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced. 

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.