Border trade talks put off with Bangladesh due to `Mahasen`

Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 19:49

A high-level talk between India and Bangladesh on setting up of border `haats` (markets) was put off due to tropical storm `Mahasen`.

India-Bangladesh meet on border `haats` put off due to `Mahasen`

Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 16:40

A high-level India-Bangladesh meeting on setting up of `Border Haats` (border markets) along the frontier in Tripura has been postponed due to cyclonic storm `Mahasen`, a state minister said here Thursday.

15-yr old boy found dead near border Indo-Bangladesh border

Last Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013, 00:42

The body of a 15-year old boy was found near the Indo-Bangladesh border at Krishnaganj in Nadia district on Saturday.

Quake rattles HP, Nepal-India, Indo-Bangladesh border

Last Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013, 00:46

Earthquakes of slight intensity jolted Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, Nepal-India border (Uttarakhand) and Indo-Bangladesh frontier region.

First non-IPS officer to head BSF ops at Indo-Bangla border

Last Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 14:17

For the first time in its 47-year history, the Border Security Force (BSF) has appointed a non-IPS officer as its commander for the eastern theatre which guards the Indo-Bangladesh border.

More non-lethal arms on Indo-Bangla border; total fencing soon

Last Updated: Friday, March 22, 2013, 15:57

India is planning to arm more of its border guarding BSF troops with non-lethal weapons on the porous Indo-Bangla border.

India, Bangla border forces begin talks in Delhi

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 17:58

A 23-member BGB delegation arrived here for the five-day director general-level talks with the BSF.

Indo-Bangladesh border talks due next week

Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 15:48

A top-level delegation of Bangladeshi border guards will arrive here next week for five-day talks with the BSF on a host of issues related to crimes and illegal movement along the Indo-Bangla frontier.

Earthquake jolts northeast India, Bangladesh

Last Updated: Saturday, March 2, 2013, 09:12

An earthquake of moderate intensity rocked parts of northeast India and Bangladesh on Saturday, an official said in Agartala.

Illicit drugs worth Rs 111 cr seized in 2012 on Bangla border

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 18:01

The BSF has seized illicit drugs worth more than Rs 111 crore along the Indo-Bangla border in the last one year, the government told Lok Sabha on Tuesday.