Nepali national held with explosives in West Bengal

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 23:52

Ahead of the Republic Day, a Nepali national carrying explosives was held near the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal`s Jalpaiguri district, an official said Saturday.

India, Bangladesh jointly patrol border

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 14:42

India and Bangladesh are jointly patrolling their common border specially in the unfenced, sensitive and vulnerable areas, an official said.

Meghalaya proposes 22 border `haats` with Bangladesh

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 14:20

Meghalaya is keen to set up 22 more border `haats` (markets) along the India-Bangladesh border to create economic opportunities for the people living along it. The haats, once thriving centres of trade and commerce, were shut down after the creation of Bangladesh in 1971.

Bangladesh troopers oppose Indian construction activity

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 14:41

Bangladesh Border Guard troopers have opposed the construction of a culvert, creating tension along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura, an official said.

Mamata not to accept present Indo-Bangla boundary agreement

Last Updated: Saturday, August 24, 2013, 23:50

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday night said it was indeed difficult to accept the present proposal of giving away land to Bangladesh without agreement from the state government.

Two more markets on India-Bangladesh border

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 12:48

The northeastern state of Tripura shares an 856-km-long international border with Bangladesh, which shares a 4,095-km border with India`s five states.

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.

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.