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Bangladeshi man sues India’s BSF for killing brother

November 26th, 2008 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Dhaka, Nov 26 (IANS) India's Border Security Force (BSF) has got into a legal tangle as a Bangladeshi man has filed a case against the paramilitary force for allegedly killing his brother.The ...

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Dhaka-Yangon standoff lessens, but troops mobilisation continuing

November 11th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Dhaka, Nov 11 (IANS) Bangladesh and Myanmar are continuing to mobilise troops along their border although the standoff over Yangon exploring oil and gas in the Bay of Bengal waters that Dhaka ...

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Tension along Bangladesh, Myanmar border, China counsels talks

November 9th, 2008 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Dhaka/Beijing, Nov 9 (IANS) Bangladesh and Myanmar massed troops on their tense border over a row over oil and gas exploration in the Bay of Bengal, with China asking them to settle ...

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Indian centre to monitor terror activities in Bangladesh

October 19th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS -
Agartala, Oct 19 (IANS) India has set up a Multi-Agency Centre (MAC) to monitor and share intelligence with the police in various states about terror operatives in Bangladesh, an official said here ...

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Indo-Bangladesh Home Secretary level talks to begin today

August 29th, 2008 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI -
Dhaka, Aug 29 (ANI): The 9th Home Secretary level talks between India and Bangladesh will begin here today. The two-day meeting is expected to discuss various security related issues, border management ...

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Security, border management to top India-Bangladesh talks

August 28th, 2008 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Security and border management issues as well as ways to enhance cooperation between the law enforcement agencies will figure prominently in the ninth Home Secretary level talks ...

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Indo-Bangladesh Home Secretary level talks on Aug 30-31

August 28th, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Aug 28 (ANI): The 9th Home Secretary level talks between India and Bangladesh will be held at Dhaka on August 30-31. The meeting is expected to discuss various security ...

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BSF, BDR discuss steps to tackle cattle smuggling, infiltration (Lead)

August 25th, 2008 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The border security forces of India and Bangladesh at a meeting in Dhaka have taken several decisions to deal with contentious issues, including cattle smuggling across the ...

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BSF hopeful of improved ties with Bangladesh Rifles

August 25th, 2008 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) is hopeful that it along with the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) would be able to prepare a fresh roadmap to address areas of ...

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59 killed while illegally crossing India-Bangladesh border: BSF

August 25th, 2008 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Agartala, Aug 25 (IANS) As many as 59 people have been shot dead while trying to cross the India-Bangladesh border illegally during the past six months, a senior Border Security Force (BSF) ...

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Dhaka foils trafficking bid, hosts border management talks

August 20th, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Dhaka, Aug 20 (IANS) Bangladesh's elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) prevented 25 people from being transported illegally to India, even as the two South Asian neighbours are set to take up ...

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BSF- Bangladesh Rifles DG-level talks in Dhaka from Aug. 20

August 19th, 2008 - 9:14 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Aug 19 (ANI): The five-day biannual Director General- level talks between BSF and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) beginning in Dhaka on Wednesday. The Indian side will be led by BSF ...

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Hundreds marooned in Bangladesh by landslides in India

August 16th, 2008 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS -
Dhaka, Aug 16 (IANS) Hundreds of people have been marooned in four villages along Bangladesh's northeastern border with India following landslides caused by excessive rainfall in the hills of Meghalaya. Torrential rains ...

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BSF raises vigil against narcotics smuggling

July 24th, 2008 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) is keeping a hawk eye on the India-Bangladesh border to prevent the smuggling of narcotics, an official said here Thursday. "The reports of ...

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Bangladesh Rifles kill BSF soldier, injure farmer on Indo-Bangla border

July 23rd, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI -
Kolkata, July 23 (ANI): Bangladesh Rifles today gunned down a Border Security Force soldier and injured a farmer at Mirsultanpur village in West Bengal ''s Malda District on the Indo-Bangla border. ...

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Bangladesh protests killing of two border guards

July 20th, 2008 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Dhaka, July 20 (IANS) Bangladesh has protested to India on the killing of two of its border guards Thursday night, claiming the incident took place 1.5 Km inside its territory . The ...

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Two Bangladeshi troopers shot by Border Security Force

July 18th, 2008 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) At least two Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troopers were reportedly shot early Friday in a gunbattle with India's Border Security Force (BSF) personnel when the latter opened fire to ...

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Border fencing renders Tripura farmers landless

June 11th, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS -
Agartala, June 11 (IANS) An estimated 8,730 families in Tripura, whose homes and farmlands have fallen outside the barbed wire fence being erected along the border with Bangladesh, are leading a life ...

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Dhaka prevents ‘trafficking’ of 21 to India

June 4th, 2008 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Dhaka, June 4 (IANS) Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), the country's border police, prevented 21 nationals from being 'trafficked' to India on the promise of jobs, a media report said Wednesday. Acting on a ...

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162 Indians in Bangladesh jails awaiting return

April 15th, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by admin -
Dhaka, April 15 (IANS) There are 162 Indian nationals, including Assamese separatist leader Anup Chetia, in Bangladesh's jails, awaiting release and repatriation after serving their jail terms. They are among the 290 ...

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India asks Bangladesh to hand over ULFA leader Paresh Barua

April 13th, 2008 - 12:51 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Apr 13 (ANI): India has asked Dhaka to hand over United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader Paresh Barua against whom red corner notices were issued by Interpol. Paresh Barua ...

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India asks Bangladesh to hand over ULFA chief

April 12th, 2008 - 6:25 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) India's central paramilitary force Saturday gave a list of 117 northeast militant camps operating on Bangladesh soil to its Bangladeshi counterpart and also asked them to hand ...

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Bangladesh hands over militant leader to India

April 10th, 2008 - 8:39 pm ICT by admin -
Agartala, April 10 (IANS) Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) handed over an Indian militant leader to authorities in Tripura, a police official said here Thursday. This is the first instance of Bangladesh deporting a ...

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Bangladesh Rifles assures action against militants

April 8th, 2008 - 5:32 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Bangladesh will not allow any part of its territory to be used for anti-India activities, a top official of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) assured here Tuesday. India has ...

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India, Bangladesh security forces begin talks to settle border issues today

April 8th, 2008 - 11:43 am ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): Top officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) will begin five-day talks here today to sort out issues related to border ...

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Bangladeshi party decries India’s ‘unilateral decisions’

April 3rd, 2008 - 3:38 pm ICT by admin -
Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) Bangladesh's caretaker government lacks the courage to protest against India's "unilateral decisions" to withdraw waters of the Ganges and cancel export of rice to the country, the Bangladesh ...

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Start eating potato with rice: Bangladesh Army chief

April 3rd, 2008 - 1:54 pm ICT by admin -
Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) Bangladesh Army chief, General Moin U. Ahmed, has advised his countrymen to "make a habit" of eating potato with rice to fight food shortage, media reports said Thursday. ...

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Border fencing renders Tripura farmers landless

Border fencing renders Tripura farmers landless

March 25th, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by admin -
Agartala, March 25 (IANS) Homes and farmland of over 8,000 families in India's northeastern state of Tripura have fallen outside the barbed wire fencing being erected along the border with Bangladesh, restricting ...

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India, Bangladesh border guards seek to resolve minor issues

March 25th, 2008 - 12:21 pm ICT by admin -
Tinbigha Border (West Bengal), Mar 25 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) officers held a periodic meeting here on Monday to resolve minor issues. The delegations were led by ...

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BSF personnel celebrate Holi, gives sweet to Bangladeshi counterpart

March 21st, 2008 - 11:25 pm ICT by admin -
Lankamura/Akhura Checkpost (Tripura), Mar 21 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) personnel celebrated Holi on Friday at Lankamura and Akhura, and gave sweets to Bangladesh Rifles. Soldiers in their camouflage dress smeared ...

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