`Wagah on East` to be unveiled on Gandhi Jayanti

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 14:48

The country`s first `Wagah in the East`, along the Indo-Bangla border, will be thrown open to the public this Gandhi Jayanti when Home Ministers of both the countries will witness a historic cultural extravaganza.

India won`t harm Bangladesh`s interests: PM to Moni

Last Updated: Saturday, July 27, 2013, 00:05

PM Manmohan Singh assured Bangladesh that India would do nothing inimical to its interests on water and said he intends to take Indo-Bangla Land Boundary Agreement to Parliament for ratification.

Bus service to Bangladesh suspended, Indo-Bangla trade halted

Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2013, 21:00

Agartala-Dhaka bus service was suspended and trade between Bangladesh and India through Tripura halted after strike in Bangladesh due to announcement of death sentence to an Islamic leader.

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

Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 19:23

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

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.

First `Wagah in the East` to come up along Indo-Bangla border

Last Updated: Friday, March 22, 2013, 17:00

It will be the first `Wagah in the East` and in a month`s taime troops from India and Bangladesh along the frontier will be performing `retreat` ceremony by lowering flags.

Assam BJP stages dharna over mmigration issue

Last Updated: Monday, March 4, 2013, 15:37

The Assam unit of BJP Monday staged a dharna here demanding urgent steps to stop illegal immigration from Bangladesh and CBI inquiry into the recent violence in Rabha Hasong areas.

Slight intensity quake at Indo-Bangla border

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 13:27

A slight intensity earthquake hit parts of West Bengal in the early hours on Wednesday.

Cabinet approves bill on Indo-Bangla land boundary pact

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 20:42

Government approved a Constitutional Amendment Bill which will facilitate the implementation of the India-Bangladesh boundary agreement signed in 2011.

BJP rebuffs claims of tightened security on Indo-Bangla border

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 25, 2012, 00:56

Assam BJP president Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should himself visit these areas to have a first-hand knowledge of the situation.

Film debates aftermath of Indo-Bangla water dispute

Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2012, 13:15

The decades-old debate between India and Bangladesh over sharing of river water has come alive on the silver screen in a Bangladeshi film.

Shinde visits Indo-Bangla border in Assam

Last Updated: Saturday, October 20, 2012, 17:35

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today inspected Indo-Bangladesh border at Shishumara and Mohamayachar in Assam`s Dhubri district following allegations of unabated illegal influx.