Women officers to be inducted for first time in BSF

Last Updated: Sunday, July 7, 2013, 13:46

In a major step aimed to empower women in `khaki`, the government for the first time has given its nod for recruitment and commissioning of women officers in a border guarding force-- the BSF.

Bangladesh renames mutiny-hit BDR as BGB

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 22:04

Bangladesh has renamed its mutiny-battered paramilitary border force to Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) from Bangladesh Rifles and changed its logo as well.

Bangladesh to have younger border force

Last Updated: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 12:49

Bangladesh proposes to augment its border guards with younger men as part of sweeping reforms following the February mutiny in which 74 people were killed.

UK building Pakistan border force camp?

Last Updated: Friday, October 9, 2009, 21:52

Britain is building a training camp for Pakistan`s paramilitary Frontier Corps to help in the fight against the Taliban in the lawless border area with southern Afghanistan, a TV news channel reported on Friday.