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18 rescued while being trafficked to India

Police rescue 18 people, including five children and seven women, from a truck in Bagerhat town while being trafficked to India.
7 August 2015, 11:49 AM

Felani killing: Retrial process ‘incomplete’

India’s BSF says it has conveyed to its Bangladesh counterpart that the retrial process of Felani Khatun killing on the border is “incomplete”.
6 August 2015, 10:26 AM

Bangladeshi beaten dead by BSF

A Bangladeshi national was beaten to death allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Nitpur border in Porsha upazila of Naogaon.
6 August 2015, 07:28 AM

India extends $1b credit by $62m

India today announced to increase the cash amount of the $1 billion credit line for Bangladesh that was given mostly to boost connectivity.
5 August 2015, 06:30 AM

27 killed as two trains derail in India

Two passenger trains in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh derail within minutes of each other, killing at least 27 people, officials say.
5 August 2015, 04:22 AM

Will India's peace deal with Naga rebels work?

On Monday India's government signed a "historic" peace deal with a leading Naga separatist group, bringing an end to one of the country's oldest insurgencies. Subir Bhaumik on whether the accord will bring peace to the country's restive north-east.
4 August 2015, 13:33 PM

Why just porn? #NextBanIdea trends in India

India's Twitter users are making "helpful" suggestions to the government on what to ban next now that they have blocked free access to porn websites.
4 August 2015, 13:20 PM

Indian rapper Sofia Ashraf protests water pollution (video)

One way to protest irresponsible environmental practices is through the majesty of rap.
4 August 2015, 10:27 AM

India building collapse kills 11

At least 11 people die after a building collapsed near India's western city of Mumbai, police say.
4 August 2015, 05:39 AM

India blocks access to 857 porn sites

India blocks free access to 857 porn sites in what it says is a move to prevent children from accessing them.
3 August 2015, 11:44 AM

India floods kill more than 100

Heavy monsoon rains in India have killed more than 100 people in the past week and forced tens of thousands of people to take shelter in relief camps, India's home ministry has said.
3 August 2015, 06:36 AM

Komen triggers heavy rains killing 70 in India

The depression that resulted from cyclone Komen triggers heavy rain in northeastern and eastern states of India, killing at least 70 people in Manipur, West Bengal and Odisha.
2 August 2015, 15:18 PM

Pakistan releases 163 Indian fishermen in goodwill gesture

Pakistan on Sunday released 163 Indian fishermen held for violating its territorial waters as a goodwill gesture amid tensions over the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir and an attack on a police station.
2 August 2015, 12:44 PM

Meet the Facebook reporters of India-Bangladesh enclaves

A group of "Facebook reporters" have been the main source of information from the enclaves of India and Bangladesh in the past few years.
1 August 2015, 15:53 PM

BGB-BSF conference begins Monday

A director general level conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) to begin on Monday in New Delhi.
1 August 2015, 13:49 PM

Pakistani Bajrangi Bhaijaans want to reunite Indian woman with family

Alike Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Pakistani activists launches fresh campaign to unite a hearing and speech impaired Indian woman who has been stranded in the neighbouring country for at least 15 years.
1 August 2015, 12:07 PM

Freedom's anxious wait over (video)

As the long wait of almost 70 years approached its end, Nurul Islam was gripped by a sensation he had not felt before - the anticipation of freedom.
1 August 2015, 08:27 AM

Indian teachers 'kidnapped in Libya'

Four Indian teachers are kidnapped in Libya, India's foreign ministry says.
31 July 2015, 09:42 AM

Illegal foreign workers get 3 more months to leave Oman without fine

Oman extends an amnesty for illegal foreign workers to leave the country without being fined till the end of October.
30 July 2015, 14:59 PM

Emotional farewell to APJ Kalam

Thousands of teary-eyed people bid an emotional farewell to former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam who has been laid to rest at a burial site near his ancestral house in southern Indian town of Rameswaram with full state honour.
30 July 2015, 10:50 AM