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Exiled Bangladeshi ex-major spews anti-India venom, gets criticised

Live video footage of an exiled Bangladeshi Army ex-Major Delwar Hossain that surfaced on social media recently has triggered a furore online, with people reacting strongly to his anti-Hindu rant

Indian construction workers in Bhutan demand they be sent home

Frustrated with the lockdown that disrupted work and the festival season approaching, a huge group, about 400 expatriate construction workers from as far as Paro protested outside the Indian Embassy yesterday, threatening to walk back home, if they are not allowed to go

India's BSF turns saviour at Bangladesh border, rescues 17 in 2 months

Amid COVID-19 crisis that left many jobless across the world and led to spurt in human trafficking, the Border Security Force (BSF) at India-Bangladesh border turned saviour for 17 people being trafficked to India with lucrative job offers

50th BGB-BSF biannual talks to begin on Sunday

The 50th edition of the biannual talks between the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) and its Indian counterpart, the Border Security Force (BSF) will take place in Dhaka from Sunday

Fishing trawler ‘smuggling sarees’ to Bangladesh seized in India

Indian customs officials intercepted a fishing trawler "smuggling sarees and other garments worth about Rs 3.3 crore" to Bangladesh, from South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal

Maldives-India ferry service to commence on September 20

The cargo ferry service between India's Cochin and Kulhudhuffushi and Male' City in Maldives, is scheduled to commence on September 20

'Seize ‘historic moment’, Pakistan tells Kabul, Taliban

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday welcomed the launch of intra-Afghan dialogue, saying Pakistan has fulfilled its commitment and it is now for the Afghans to work towards durable peace through a negotiated settlement of the dispute

Pakistan's COAS, US commander discuss Afghan peace ahead of Taliban talks

US Centcom Commander General Kenneth F McKenzie Jr called on Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday

US assures Bangladesh of support for Rohingya solution

US Defence Secretary Mark Esper called Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over phone to reassure Bangladesh of continuous support for a peaceful resolution to the Rohingya refugee crisis

Toxic water from India flowing into Bangladesh

Toxic industrial and medical waste and household sewage has been making its way into Bangladesh from Agartala, the capital of the Indian state of Tripura, for years through a cross-border canal putting the environment, health, and livelihoods in bordering Akhaura upazila at risk

US-India resolve to take concerted action against Pakistan-backed terror groups

The US and India have resolved to take concerted action against pan-Islamist terror groups Al Qaeda and Islamic State (IS0 and also the Kashmir-centric Pakistan sponsored outfits, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Hizb-ul Mujahideen (HuM)

India, Pakistan confirm participation in SAARC foreign ministers’ virtual meet

Amid ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan over territorial and security issues, the two neighbours have confirmed their participation in the meeting of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation’s Council of Ministers, to be held virtually on September 24

Pakistan welcomes announcement of intra-Afghan talks

Pakistan on Friday welcomed the announcement of the intra-Afghan negotiations slated to begin in Qatar on Saturday

West Bengal preparing to send back 650 Bangladeshis

The West Bengal state government in India has started the official procedure to send back 650 Bangladeshis who have completed their sentences but are still languishing in different jails in the state

Zero border killings: Promise that keeps ringing hollow along India-Bangladesh frontier

For years, India has been promising to bring the killing of Bangladeshis along the Indo-Bangla border down to zero