Bangladesh India border
From barbed wires to backbone
From Felani to Swarna, from silence to defiance, the story of Bangladesh's border is no longer written in Indian ink.
4 May 2025, 07:35 AM
‘Border bars’ for Bangladeshis
It was a cloudy afternoon on October 2 at Shahpur border in Cumilla.
27 December 2022, 01:30 AM
‘Bangladesh can’t wait forever to resolve the Teesta issue’
The next stage of Bangladesh-India relations should involve long-term, innovative projects.
5 September 2022, 13:41 PM
India to probe border killings: Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen
India has assured Bangladesh that it will carry out an investigation into why border killings were taking place despite the Indian government’s decision to bring those down to zero, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen said.
23 August 2020, 14:51 PM
NRC, CAA are India’s internal affairs: Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday told parliament that Bangladesh is intensely observing Indian’s internal situation regarding the country’s controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
26 January 2020, 14:39 PM
Assam border gets smart fences
Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday inaugurated an advanced electronic surveillance “smart fencing” system along a geographically-tough 61-km stretch of Assam's border with Bangladesh to tackle cross-border crimes and provide respite to BSF personnel from round-the-clock patrolling.
5 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Border without boundaries
A grove of tall coconut trees stands against the sun, blocking its rays. While the grove is in India, the shade falls on Bangladesh.
22 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF in Jhenidah
A cattle trader is allegedly shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Baghadanga border in Moheshpur upazila of Jhenidah district early today.
5 August 2016, 05:41 AM
BSF hands over 19 Bangladeshis to BGB
Nineteen Bangladeshi nationals who were detained in India for trespassing are handed over to local authority via Benapole border.
18 December 2015, 13:03 PM
Thousands celebrate historic India-Bangladesh border pact
Thousands living near the Bangladesh-India border have an historic agreement allowing them to choose their nationality after decades of stateless limbo.
7 June 2015, 14:50 PM
Talk with Khaleda before Modi’s visit: BNP
BNP calls Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to discuss Bangladesh-India bilateral issues with Khaleda Zia and experts before Indian Premier Narendra Modi’s Dhaka visit.
29 May 2015, 11:24 AM
Neither a big nor an elder brother be!
Bangladesh would like to see India as neither a big nor an elder brother but a gracious neighbour that delivers on its commitment.
27 May 2015, 18:00 PM
BSF kills 1 along Lalmonirhat frontier
Indian Border Security Force kills a Bangladeshi cattle trader and shoots another in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat.
14 May 2015, 04:53 AM
Redressing an aberration
At long last the last impediment to the implementation of the Land Boundary Agreement and the related Protocols has been removed.
13 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Land Boundary Agreement and Bangladesh-India relations
The people living in the enclaves had no clear identity so far. They enjoyed none of the basic amenities and facilities such as schools,
hospitals, etc.
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM
At long last
THE unanimous passage of the Land Boundary Agreement Bill in both the Houses of the Indian Parliament is a historic development.
8 May 2015, 18:00 PM
The signing of land boundary agreement: 'Neighbour first' back on track
THE NDA government's 'neighbour first' policy received further boost in the recent past. From taking a lead in operationalising the rescue plan in Nepal to the passage of the long pending landmark Land Boundary Agreement (LBA), the signature determination of the government's intention to boost India's neighbourhood policy is apparent.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM
India-Bangladesh LBA: The Cake with a Bite
SOON the Government of India would table the 119th Constitutional Amendment Bill to bring the revised India Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) into force.
4 May 2015, 18:00 PM
A truncated deal is unacceptable
Dropping Assam from the Land Boundary Bill is a regressive decision by India
3 May 2015, 18:00 PM