BSF stops Bangladeshi tribals’ bid to enter India
August 5th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 5 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) has foiled an attempt by over 250 Chakma tribals, including women and children, from Bangladesh to enter India after their homes ... Read more...
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Security heightened in Mizoram amid violence fear
May 14th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, May 14 (IANS) Security forces in Mizoram have stepped up vigil after an intelligence report indicated possible violence by the separatist outfit Hmar People's Convention-Democrats (HPC-D) in the northeastern ... Read more...
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No trace of hostages, fencing work stops
April 2nd, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, April 2 (IANS) With six hostages abducted by a separatist outfit in Mizoram untraced for a week, border fencing along the India-Bangladesh border has been stopped, officials said Monday."The ... Read more...
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Manipur, Tripura militants caught
February 17th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 17 (IANS) A militant of the outlawed People's Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur has been arrested here while a rebel from Tripura has been caught in Bangladesh, ... Read more...
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Tripura varsity confers honorary doctorate on Hasina
January 12th, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 12 (IANS) Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari Thursday conferred an honorary doctorate of Tripura University on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina."I am extremely grateful to the university ... Read more...
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31 Myanmar nationals held in Tripura
December 17th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 17 (IANS) Illegal influx of Myanmarese nationals into India through Bangladesh has continued, with 31 held for sneaking into Tripura, police said here Saturday. Among the arrested ... Read more...
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Bangladesh assures firm action against Indian insurgents
December 13th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 12 (IANS) Bangladesh's border guards Monday assured firm action against insurgents from India's northeastern states taking shelter in that country, an Indian officer said.The commitment was made at ... Read more...
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Dismantle militant camps, BSF to urge Bangladesh counterparts
December 8th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 8 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) will ask its Bangladesh counterparts at a meeting next week to dismantle hideouts set up by militants from India's northeast in ... Read more...
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Abducted Tripura tribals flee rebels’ camp in Bangladesh
December 2nd, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 2 (IANS) Nine Tripura villagers, kidnapped by a separatist outfit and taken to their hideout in Bangladesh over 136 days ago, have escaped from the militants' ... Read more...
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We have no indigenous population, Bangladesh tells UN
May 27th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 27 (IANS) Bangladesh has told a UN forum that it has "no indigenous population".Dhaka has also objected to a study on the status of implementation of an ... Read more...
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Chakmas urge Dhaka to protect tribals in Bangladesh
April 19th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 19 (IANS) Indian Chakma tribals have urged Dhaka to protect the rights of their fellow tribals in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh, tribal leaders said ... Read more...
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Four dead in Bangladesh ethnic violence
April 18th, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 18 (IANS) At least four people were killed and six villages of ethnic Buddhist minority tribals were burnt over a land dispute in south-eastern Bangladesh, officials said.The incident ... Read more...
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Tiger cubs found in Tripura
April 9th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 9 (IANS) Confirming government information wrong that there are no tigers in the wild in Tripura, villagers in the state found two tiger cubs in a forest, officials ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi Buddhist leader escapes attack
December 27th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 27 (IANS) A prominent Buddhist tribal leader of Bangladesh escaped an attack on his motorcade Monday, a day after he discussed with the government a peace agreement signed in ... Read more...
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Mizoram to hold talks with separatists next month
November 16th, 2010 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Nov 16 (IANS) The Mizoram government will hold talks with the radical outfit Hmar People's Convention-Democrats (HPC-D) next month, a senior official said here Tuesday.A five-member HPC-D delegation, led by the ... Read more...
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Fire destroys Buddhist tribal chief’s palace in Bangladesh
November 12th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 12 (IANS) A fire has destroyed the palace of Raja Debashish Roy, chief of the Chakma Buddhist tribe, in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts, a media report said Friday.The "mysterious" fire ... Read more...
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Mizoram to hold talks with militant outfit
October 23rd, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Oct 23 (IANS) The Mizoram government will hold talks with the radical outfit Hmar People's Convention-Democrats (HPC-D), officials said Saturday."The HPC-D had recently approached the Mizoram government for talks and the ... Read more...
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Militants kidnap three CPI-M activists in Tripura
September 16th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 16 (IANS) Separatist guerrillas have abducted three more tribal villagers in Tripura, all activists of the ruling Left, and demanded ransom for their release, police said here Thursday.
With this the ... Read more...
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NLFT guerrillas abduct five Tripura farmers
September 1st, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 1 (IANS) Separatist guerrillas have abducted five tribal villagers in northern Tripura and demanded that each household in their village cough up a sum of Rs.1,000 for their release, police ... Read more...
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16 Tripura terrorists flee Bangladeshi camps, surrender
August 11th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 11 (IANS) As many as 16 dreaded terrorists have fled their camps in Bangladesh and surrendered to Indian troopers in Tripura, police here said Wednesday.
"The NLFT (National Liberation Front ... Read more...
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Ten Bangladeshi-trained militants surrender in Tripura
June 24th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 24 (IANS) Ten more Bangladeshi-trained Tripura terrorists have surrendered to the Indian troopers after the security forces of that country continued their crackdown against militants from northeast India, officials ... Read more...
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Six terrorists surrender in Tripura
June 22nd, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 22 (IANS) With Bangladesh continuing its crackdown against militants active in northeast India, six terrorists fled from that country and surrendered to the Indian authorities, police said Tuesday.
The six ... Read more...
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Youth killed in Bangladesh violence
June 3rd, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 3 (IANS) A tribal youth was killed Thursday in a gun attack blamed on Muslim activists of a party that opposes the government's peace deal with the minority Buddhists in ... Read more...
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Manipur insurgents held near India-Bangladesh border
May 5th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 5 (IANS) Indian border guards have detained three separatist rebels, including a woman, of the Manipur-based outlawed People's Liberation Army (PLA) along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya, officials said Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Bangladesh apex court stays order on Chittagong councils
April 15th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 15 (IANS) The Bangladesh Supreme Court Thursday stayed a high court verdict that annulled the councils coordinating development work and maintaining law and order in the Chittagong Hill Tracts ... Read more...
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Court annuls councils administering Chittagong Hill Tracts
April 14th, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 14 (IANS) The high court has annulled regional councils under which Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) were being administered for the minority Buddhist indigenous people, delivering a major blow ... Read more...
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‘Bangladesh will take action against northeast India militants’
April 11th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 11 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has assured firm action against militants from northeast India taking shelter in her country, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said Sunday.
Sarkar was ... Read more...
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Probe Bangladesh violence: ethnic minorities
March 23rd, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 23 (IANS) Five groups of ethnic minorities have demanded a probe into violence by Muslim settlers in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh.
The leaders of the affected communities, ... Read more...
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Police chief of town that saw violence removed
March 4th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 4 (IANS) Bangladesh Thursday removed the police chief of Khagrachharhi Sadar town that witnessed violence against Buddhist tribals in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).
Mohammed Shahriar Khan was transferred to Rajshahi ... Read more...
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Border troubles remain as India, Bangladesh reach out
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
By Sujit Chakraborty
Shillong/Agartala, March 2 (IANS) All is not quiet on the India-Bangladesh border even as the two countries strive to improve relations. While border guards from the neighbouring country have ... Read more...
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Dhaka objects to EU’s criticism on ethnic violence
February 28th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 28 (IANS) Bangladesh Sunday termed the European Union's statement alleging human rights abuses in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) as "unfortunate" and "not based on facts" and urged EU to ... Read more...
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EU condemns ethnic violence in Bangladesh
February 27th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Feb 27 (IANS) The European Union Saturday condemned last week's ethnic violence in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts which killed at least five people and injured 23, and asked the authorities to ... Read more...
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Coffee cultivation up in Chittagong Hill Tracts
February 26th, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 26 (IANS) Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), a region currently in the throes of ethnic violence, is fast becoming the country's new home for coffee cultivation.
Farmers are upbeat with satisfactory ... Read more...
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Ethnic violence continues in Chittagong Hill Tracts (Lead)
February 25th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 25 (IANS) Curfew was reimposed as ethnic violence in Khagrachhari resumed late Wednesday night after a day long calm. It's now been six days since the clashes began between ... Read more...
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Bangladesh imposes curfew after riots
February 25th, 2010 - 1:52 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 25 (DPA) Authorities in Bangladesh imposed a fresh night-time curfew in its south-eastern Khagrachhari hill district following riots between rival ethnic groups, officials said.
"Night-time curfew between 2200 hours (2130 IST) ... Read more...
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