Work on hi-tech border surveillance project in progress: BSF
Indore | The work to set up hi-tech surveillance system along the 2000-km sensitive stretch on the international border with Pakistan and Bangladesh is likely to...
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Pentagon, Congressmen voice concern over status of democracy in Bangladesh
Washington | A top American commander and a bipartisan group of influential lawmakers have voiced concern over the status of democracy in Bangladesh, saying Prime Minister...
Waterways will be developed in Saryu river: Gadkari
Faizabad (UP)| Union minister Nitin Gadkari said Friday that waterways would be developed in the Saryu river that would facilitate smooth travel to Bangladesh via Varanasi....
Bangladesh seals off border with Myanmar amid fresh influx of refugees
Dhaka | Bangladesh has sealed off its border with Myanmar to stop further influx of refugees fleeing the troubled Rakhine state, Foreign Minister A K Abdul...
Political parties have democratic right to conduct programmes: West Bengal Governor
Kolkata | West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi feels that every political party has the “constitutional and democratic right” to conduct their programmes, a remark that...
Nagaland Cabinet rejects citizenship bill
Kohima | The Nagaland Cabinet has rejected the citizenship bill, following pressure from various tribal organisations and students bodies. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and Chief...
BSF hands over 31 stranded Rohingyas to Tripura Police
Agartala/New Delhi | The BSF on Tuesday handed over the 31 Rohingya Muslims, who were stranded on the India-Bangladesh border since January 18, to the Tripura...
Children accounts one third of Human Trafficking victims: UN Report
United Nations | Trafficking victims from South Asian countries including India are detected in many parts of Europe, according to a new UN report that said...
Report by JPC on Citizenship Bill tabled in Lok Sabha
New Delhi | A report by the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from...
Sheikh Hasina to be sworn in as Bangladesh PM
Dhaka | Sheikh Hasina will be sworn in as Bangladesh’s prime minister for a record fourth term on Monday after her Awami League’s landslide victory in...