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Kolkata: Eastern Command hosts Bangladesh Vijay Diwas curtain raiser event

Kolkata: The Eastern Command last week hosted a curtain raiser event for Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) at Fort Williams in Kolkata.

India-Bangladesh Border safe, BSF reassures on Diwali festival

Shillong/UNI: The Border Security Force (BSF), which is entrusted with guarding the 443-kilometers long India-Bangladesh border that Meghalaya shares with the neighbouring country on Saturday reassured the residents of the State that the international border is safe in their hands.

Neighbours strengthen friendship: India gifts 20 fully trained military horses, 10 mine detection dogs to Bangladesh

Kolkata: Expanding the friendly relationship shared between the two neighbours, the Indian Army recently gifted 20 fully trained military horses and 10 mine detection dogs to Bangladesh Army.  

India, Bangladesh initiate air travel bubble flights amid Covid-19 pandemic

New Delhi/IBNS: During the 6th meeting of the India Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission held on Thursday, both countries have agreed to initiate air travel bubble flights to meet requirements of travellers on both sides during the COVID pandemic.

BSF Guwahati Frontier apprehend one Bangladeshi smuggler and rescue 34 cattle heads

Guwahati/IBNS: The troops of Border Security Force (BSF) Guwahati Frontier apprehended one Bangladeshi cattle smuggler and rescued 34 cattle heads from the bordering areas of Districts Coochbehar (West Bengal), Dhubri and South Salmara (Assam) on Friday night.

Indian PM Narendra Modi to attend Independence Day celebrations of B'desh on Mar 26

Dhaka/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bangladesh on March 26, 2021 to take part in the Independence Day celebrations of the country, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen confirmed on Sunday.

Bangladesh-India to move forward on path of rapid development: Indian envoy

Dhaka/UNI: The new Indian envoy to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswamy has said that if the two countries want to move forward on the path of rapid development, there is no better alternative than mutual cooperation.

US Dy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun to visit India, Bangladesh from Oct 12-16

Washington/IBNS: US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun will travel to India and Bangladesh from October 12-16.

Narendra Modi, Sheikh Hasina likely to meet in December

Dhaka/New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina might meet in December, media reports said.

Water sharing, Rohingya issues to dominate India-Bangladesh JCC meet tomorrow

Dhaka/UNI: Rohingya crisis, water sharing in common rivers, energy, connectivity, bilateral trade and border issues will be the key-features in Tuesday's Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting.

Indian High Commissioner Riva Ganguly calls on Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Dhaka/UNI: High Commissioner to India in Dhaka Riva Ganguly Das made a farewell call on Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban.

India-Bangladesh share great cooperation since Sheikh Hasina came to power: Journalist

Dhaka/New Delhi: A prominent Bangladeshi journalist has said ever since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came to power in Dhaka, the country has been receiving greater cooperation from India.

BGB-BSF Border conference postponed

Dhaka/UNI: A border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has been postponed as the BSF delegation failed to reach Dhaka due to a technical glitch in their aircraft, BGB said on Sunday.

Indian Customs seizes smuggled textiles worth Rs 3.3 crore on fishing trawler to Bangladesh

Diamond Harbour/West Bengal: On the basis of specific intelligence, a fishing trawler was intercepted by the officers of the Commissionerate of Customs (Preventive) West Bengal in the wee hours of Sunday which was coming from Diamond Harbour towards Sagar Island.

Indian envoy Riva Ganguly Das meets Bangladesh Minister Tipu Munshi, discusses ways to boost trade relations   

Dhaka: Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das on Friday met country's Commerce Minister of Bangladesh Tipu Munshi as they discussed ways to  boost trade relations between the two neighbours.