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Bangladesh foreign advisor likely to meet EAM Jaishankar in Muscat: Report

Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain is likely to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on the sidelines of the Indian Ocean Conference in Oman next week as part of efforts to prevent further strains in bilateral ties, according to a media report here on Monday. The 8th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC 2025) is set to take place in Muscat on February 16-17. Organised by the New Delhi-based research institute India Foundation in collaboration with Oman's foreign ministry, the conference serves as a key platform for regional dialogue. Prothom Alo newspaper reported that the two leaders are scheduled to meet on the sidelines of the conference. Diplomatic sources indicated on Sunday that Bangladesh may use this meeting to convey a message to prevent further strains in bilateral relations between the two countries. Last month, the Indian foreign minister extended an invitation to Bangladesh's foreign adviser to participate in the conference, the report said. If the ..

Bangladesh foreign advisor likely to meet EAM Jaishankar in Muscat: Report
Updated On : 10 Feb 2025 | 4:37 PM IST

News updates: Govt making all efforts to restore peace in Manipur, says CM

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News updates: Govt making all efforts to restore peace in Manipur, says CM
Updated On : 08 Feb 2025 | 9:39 PM IST

Bangladesh's govt warns of stern action after vandalism across country

Bangladesh's interim government headed by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus said Friday it will contain vandalism and arson taking place across the country. The development comes amid concern from a major opposition party and neighboring India over attacks on a historic house linked to ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Mobs targeting supporters of Hasina have vandalized homes and businesses in various parts of the country since Wednesday night. Many of the establishments belonging to former lawmakers, Cabinet members and the leaders of Hasina's Awami League party were set on fire, apparently as part of a coordinated campaign involving the former home of Bangladesh's independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hasina's father in Dhaka, the capital. The interim government said Wednesday's attack was sparked by Hasina for regularly making provocative remarks from exile to create instability in Bangladesh. The protesters started storming the house one hour before Hasina began

Bangladesh's govt warns of stern action after vandalism across country
Updated On : 08 Feb 2025 | 7:54 AM IST

India condemns vandalism of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's house in Dhaka

The protesters, reportedly demanding a ban on the Awami League, stormed the premises after breaking open the gate, causing widespread destruction

India condemns vandalism of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's house in Dhaka
Updated On : 07 Feb 2025 | 7:11 AM IST

B'desh lodges protest with India over Hasina's activities during her stay

Bangladesh on Thursday lodged a protest with India over the "false and fabricated statements" made by deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina during her stay in India, the foreign ministry here said. The development comes a day after Hasina delivered a speech via social media on Wednesday night in which she called upon the countrymen to organise a resistance against the current regime. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it lodged a "strong protest with the Government of India over the false fabricated comments and statements continuously being made in different platforms including social media, by the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, instigating instability in Bangladesh". The protest note, handed over to the Acting High Commissioner of India in Dhaka, conveys the "deep concern, disappointment and serious reservation" of Bangladesh, as such statements are "hurting the sentiments" of the people in the country, the statement said. The ministry also emphasised that

B'desh lodges protest with India over Hasina's activities during her stay
Updated On : 06 Feb 2025 | 5:51 PM IST

Making all efforts to bring back Hasina from India: Bangladesh home adviser

Bangladesh's interim government is making all efforts to bring back ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and others from India under the extradition treaty, Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Wednesday. Hasina, 77, has been living in India since August 5 last year when she fled Bangladesh following a massive student-led protest that toppled her Awami League's 16-year regime. Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and several former Cabinet ministers, advisers, and military and civil officials for "crimes against humanity and genocide". "We are trying to bring back those who are under trial on charges of crimes against humanity at the ICT," Chowdhury was quoted as saying by state-run BSS news agency. He made the remarks while replying to a question on steps taken by the government to arrest over 100 accused against whom the ICT has issued arrest warrant. Last year, Dhaka sent a diplomatic note to New Delhi .

Making all efforts to bring back Hasina from India: Bangladesh home adviser
Updated On : 05 Feb 2025 | 5:26 PM IST

India expects cooperative approach from B'desh on cross-border crimes: Govt

India has conveyed to Bangladesh that it expects a cooperative approach from the neighbouring country for combating cross-border crimes, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. India has also informed Bangladesh that it is observing all existing agreements in this regard, including for fencing along this front, the government said. Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in a written reply to Lok Sabha that the total length of the India-Bangladesh border is 4,096.7 km out of which 3,232.21 km has been "covered" with a fence. The minister was asked if border fencing "impacted" bilateral relations between the two countries. "Construction of fencing is an important security measure for securing the border. Fencing helps to ensure a crime-free border by effectively addressing the challenges of cross-border criminal activities, smuggling, movement of criminals and trafficking," Rai said. It has been "conveyed" to the government of Bangladesh that with regard to ...

India expects cooperative approach from B'desh on cross-border crimes: Govt
Updated On : 04 Feb 2025 | 7:37 PM IST

India-Bangladesh trade connectivity will continue, says India's envoy

The High Commission of India, Dhaka organised an interactive session with leading businesses and business chambers from Bangladesh's textile sector on February 3

India-Bangladesh trade connectivity will continue, says India's envoy
Updated On : 04 Feb 2025 | 7:55 AM IST

Bangladesh gets 16,000 tonnes of rice from India despite tensions

Notwithstanding the tense relations between India and Bangladesh ever since the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August last year, a second consignment of rice from India arrived at Mongla Port on Saturday, a media report said. Two ships carrying 16,400 tonnes of rice arrived at the port in the morning, The Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported. Bangladesh is set to receive 300,000 tonnes of rice from India under an agreement, with 40 per cent of it being unloaded at Mongla Port and the rest at Chittagong Port, according to the Mongla Food Controller's Office. The Panama-flagged vessel BMC Alpha arrived from Odisha's Dhamra Port carrying 7,700 tonnes of rice while the Thailand-flagged MV Sea Forest arrived from Kolkata Port with 8,700 tonnes. The first consignment under this open tender import from India arrived on January 20, when the Vietnam-flagged vessel MV Puthan-36 brought 5,700 tonnes of rice, according to the report. A few days ago, Bangladesh's interim governme

Bangladesh gets 16,000 tonnes of rice from India despite tensions
Updated On : 02 Feb 2025 | 6:52 AM IST

India-Bangladesh DG-level border talks from Feb 17-20 in Delhi: MEA

Meanwhile, India has also expressed concern over the ongoing conflict in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where a significant Indian community resides

India-Bangladesh DG-level border talks from Feb 17-20 in Delhi: MEA
Updated On : 31 Jan 2025 | 7:20 PM IST

Will seek to scrap 'uneven agreements' with India: Bangladesh home adviser

Bangladesh's interim government on Wednesday said that it would seek to scrap some "uneven agreements" on borders with India during the meeting of the directors general of the border guards of the two countries next month. "Discussions will be held over all sorts of border-related agreements with India, Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said. He said the Bangladeshi side would seek to cancel some uneven agreements related to border management alongside and discuss other related issues. He said that northeastern Kulaura Railway Station is an inter-country railway station which is situated three kilometres inside Bangladesh while Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) intends not to allow free entry of Indians there and instead proposes the installation of an immigration checkpoint with a customs facility on the border. BGB chief Maj Gen Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui is set to hold the meeting with Border Security Force (BSF) counterpart Daljit Singh Chaudhary in Delhi

Will seek to scrap 'uneven agreements' with India: Bangladesh home adviser
Updated On : 29 Jan 2025 | 8:11 PM IST

B'desh high growth under ousted PM Hasina was 'fake': Interim head Yunus

Hasina has been credited with turning around the economy and the country's massive garments industry during her 15 years in power, although critics have accused her of human rights violations

B'desh high growth under ousted PM Hasina was 'fake': Interim head Yunus
Updated On : 24 Jan 2025 | 12:04 AM IST

Had brief discussion with Rubio, Waltz on Bangladesh situation: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said he had brief discussion on the current situation in Bangladesh with newly-appointed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz. "Yes, we had a brief discussion on Bangladesh. I don't think it's appropriate that I get into more details," Jaishankar told a group of Indian reporters at a news conference here. The minister was responding to a query on whether treatment of minorities in Bangladesh came up during his meetings with Rubio and Waltz. However, there was no discussion on the attacks on Indian consulates in the US or the threat to Indian diplomats here, Jaishankar said. "I didn't raise those issues on this occasion," he said. "But I do want to say that the attack on our consulate in San Francisco is a very, very serious matter. It is something for which we expect accountability, and we would like to see that people who did it are held responsible," Jaishankar said. Asked about two cases

Had brief discussion with Rubio, Waltz on Bangladesh situation: Jaishankar
Updated On : 23 Jan 2025 | 3:50 PM IST

Bangladesh eyes deeper ties with China as relations with India suffer

In an effort to build closer ties with Beijing, Bangladesh's Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain is on a state visit to China this week

Bangladesh eyes deeper ties with China as relations with India suffer
Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 11:50 PM IST

B'desh vows to pursue Hasina's return from India, may seek global support

Bangladesh's interim government on Tuesday said it will continue its efforts to bring deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back from India and will seek international intervention if necessary. Law Adviser Asif Nazrul told reporters at the Secretariat here that if New Delhi refuses to return Hasina, it would constitute a violation of the extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India, the Daily Star newspaper reported. Hasina, 77, has been living in India since August 5 last year when she fled Bangladesh following a massive student-led protest that toppled her Awami League's (AL) 16-year regime. Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and several former Cabinet ministers, advisers, and military and civil officials for crimes against humanity and genocide. Last year, Dhaka sent a diplomatic note to New Delhi seeking the extradition of Hasina. "We have written a letter for extradition. If India does not extradite Sheikh Hasina, it will

B'desh vows to pursue Hasina's return from India, may seek global support
Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 9:39 PM IST

Farmers clash on India-Bangladesh border; situation under control, says BSF

Tension erupted on the India-Bangladesh border near a BSF border outpost on Saturday morning after an altercation between farmers from both countries escalated into a brief clash, the paramilitary force said. However, prompt intervention by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) ensured that the situation was swiftly brought under control, a BSF statement said. The incident took place at the same Sukdevpur border outpost area, where fencing work was briefly paused on January 6 after the BGB claimed it was being conducted on Bangladeshi territory. However, the issue was then resolved through discussions, and construction resumed without further disruptions the next day. According to a BSF statement on Saturday, the brief clash occurred around 11:45 am near Sukdevpur Border outpost area, when Indian farmers working near the international border accused Bangladeshi farmers of stealing crops. The verbal argument quickly spiraled, with farmers from both sides

Farmers clash on India-Bangladesh border; situation under control, says BSF
Updated On : 18 Jan 2025 | 8:27 PM IST

Bangladesh moves to drop secularism from Constitution: What we know so far

The existing principles-nationalism, socialism, democracy, and secularism-were established in the 1972 constitution, drafted after Bangladesh's independence during the 1971 India-Pakistan War

Bangladesh moves to drop secularism from Constitution: What we know so far
Updated On : 16 Jan 2025 | 11:33 AM IST

Will take up Bangladesh embankment issue with Centre: Tripura CM Saha

Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday assured the Tripura Assembly he will take up with the Centre the issue of Bangladesh government's move to build a massive embankment opposite Kailashahar subdivision in the state's Unakoti district. The assurance came after Congress legislator Birajit Sinha drew Saha's attention on the matter. "The Bangladesh government has been constructing a massive embankment opposite Kailashahar. We have a 40-year-old embankment at Rangaoti. If our embankment is not strengthened on an urgent basis, people will suffer in case of floods," Singh said. State's fisheries minister Sudhangshu Das, who hails from Unakoti district, said the matter is international and a few patches of the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura are still unfenced leading to cattle smuggling in bordering areas. "This is an international matter. I have already sent reports to Delhi suggesting strengthening of embankments. I will refer the matter to the Centre again", Saha assured.

Will take up Bangladesh embankment issue with Centre: Tripura CM Saha
Updated On : 15 Jan 2025 | 9:56 PM IST

India, Bangladesh forces hold talks to ease tensions over border fencing

Amidst recent objections by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) over the Border Security Force's (BSF) attempts to erect fences in certain areas along the India-Bangladesh border, a sector commander-level border coordination meeting of the two forces was held at Benapole in Bangladesh on Wednesday to address key bilateral concerns and bolster cooperation between the two nations. The meeting saw deliberations on sensitive issues including the contentious implementation of the Single Row Fence (SRF), cross-border crime and development projects in border areas, officials said. The Indian delegation was led by BSF Kolkata Sector Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Tarni Kumar, while the BGB team was headed by Colonel Mehedi Hasan Chowdhury, Sector Commander of BGB Khulna. Senior officers, including battalion commanders and staff officers from both forces, were present. According to officials, the discussion touched upon measures to curb human trafficking, cattle smuggling, and illegal migratio

India, Bangladesh forces hold talks to ease tensions over border fencing
Updated On : 15 Jan 2025 | 9:04 PM IST

Pakistan, Bangladesh armies meet, say outsiders can't harm 'brotherly' ties

In a rare high-level meeting in Rawalpindi, Pakistan and Bangladesh's militaries stressed that their 'enduring partnership' must 'remain resilient against external influences'

Pakistan, Bangladesh armies meet, say outsiders can't harm 'brotherly' ties
Updated On : 15 Jan 2025 | 1:28 PM IST