Articles for Bangladesh State

Mamata Banerjee accuses BSF of allowing entry of infiltrators from Bangladesh to destabilise Bengal
1 week, 6 days ago

Mamata Banerjee accuses BSF of allowing entry of infiltrators from Bangladesh to destabilise Bengal

India TV News  

Kolkata: In a significant development, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Border Security Force of allowing infiltrators from Bangladesh enter India and charged the BSF with trying to destabilise the state. Mamata Banerjee said she could sense a "blueprint of the central government" behind this attitude of the BSF". "We have got information that the BSF …

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The Sheikh Hasina extradition demand, India’s options
2 weeks, 1 day ago

The Sheikh Hasina extradition demand, India’s options

The Hindu  

Months after ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to New Delhi seeking exile during anti-government protests in August 2024, Bangladesh, on December 23, 2024, formally asked India to extradite her for “judicial process”. While Bangladesh has asked India to extradite Ms. Hasina via a diplomatic channel, the Indian government has not yet commented on this. Although there is an …

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The worrying direction Bangladesh is taking and that talk of US deep state and Pakistan
1 month ago

The worrying direction Bangladesh is taking and that talk of US deep state and Pakistan

New Indian Express  

Is the Bangladesh National Party having second thoughts about the interim government led by Nobel Laureate Muhammed Yunus? Tarique's return had earlier almost been a given after a Bangladesh High Court acquitted him in the grenade attack case that targeted former premier Sheikh Hasina at an Awami League rally in Dhaka in August 2004. On both sides of the political …

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Bangladesh visa suspended? All consular services in THIS Indian state halted over security reasons
1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladesh visa suspended? All consular services in THIS Indian state halted over security reasons

Live Mint  

The Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala, the capital of Tripura, announced on Tuesday ‘the suspension of all visa and consular services with immediate effect until further notice’ owing to security reasons. "Given the security situation, all visa and consular services at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission, Agartala, will remain suspended until further notice. Condemning the incident, Chief Minister Manik …

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Hybrid Threats to India: Navigating the Complexities of Hybrid Conflict
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hybrid Threats to India: Navigating the Complexities of Hybrid Conflict

Hindustan Times  

Hybrid threats are gaining momentum in India, with several geopolitical events and historical precedents suggesting a potential coalescence of anti-India hybrid threats. The security landscape in the northeast of India has worsened after the overthrow of the Awami League government in Bangladesh, with the interim government playing a crucial role in managing the situation. The Jamaat-i-Islami Bangladesh, a key ally …

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Sheikh Hasina’s visit underlines close ties between India and Bangladesh: EAM Jaishankar
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sheikh Hasina’s visit underlines close ties between India and Bangladesh: EAM Jaishankar

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina will hold wide-ranging talks on June 22 to give a new momentum to the bilateral ties. Hours after Hasina began a two-day state visit to India, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met her and discussed various bilateral issues. Watch: Shiekh Hasina begins two-day State visit to India "Delighted to …

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Cyclone Remal blows away thatched roofs, cuts power in Bangladesh and India
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Cyclone Remal blows away thatched roofs, cuts power in Bangladesh and India

Al Jazeera  

A cyclone has flooded coastal villages, blown away thatched roofs and left hundreds of thousands of people without power in southern Bangladesh and eastern India, with at least nine deaths reported. Dozens of villages in Bangladesh were flooded after flood protection embankments either washed away or were damaged by Cyclone Remal. In India’s West Bengal state, roofs on thatched houses …

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'...It's all his speculation': Bangladesh minister refutes reports on threats to US Ambassador Peter Haas
1 year, 1 month ago

'...It's all his speculation': Bangladesh minister refutes reports on threats to US Ambassador Peter Haas

Firstpost  

Amid reports that politicians from the ruling party allegedly threatened US Ambassador Peter Haas over his perceived interference in the elections, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Shahriar Alam on Monday rubbished these allegations and called the departure of the envoy from the country “unfortunate” Amid reports in Dhaka claimed that politicians from the ruling party allegedly threatened US Ambassador Peter Haas over …

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China says will back Bangladesh against ‘external interference’
1 year, 4 months ago

China says will back Bangladesh against ‘external interference’

The Hindu  

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday said Beijing would support Bangladesh in “opposing external interference” and would deepen economic cooperation including through the Belt and Road Initiative. In talks with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, Mr. Xi said China was “willing to strengthen the synergy of development strategies with Bangladesh, deepen …

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Over 8,000 children of Manipur IDPs, Myanmar, Bangladesh refugees enrolled in Mizoram schools | READ
1 year, 5 months ago

Over 8,000 children of Manipur IDPs, Myanmar, Bangladesh refugees enrolled in Mizoram schools | READ

India TV News  

Mizoram news: More than 8,000 children of refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh and internally displaced people from strife-torn Manipur are receiving education in schools in Mizoram, its School Education Minister Lalchhandama Ralte said. Ralte said the students are receiving free school uniforms, textbooks as well as mid-day meals like local pupils. The minister said that enrollment in government schools has …

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Threat from Rohingya terror: How Islamist agenda for Indian subcontinent is real and dangerous
1 year, 5 months ago

Threat from Rohingya terror: How Islamist agenda for Indian subcontinent is real and dangerous

Firstpost  

A well-oiled network has been established in the North East by which the Rohingyas fleeing from both Myanmar and Bangladesh were provided with documents that would aid their travel inside India Commissioned by a Government of India agency to study the magnitude of the Rohingya problem, one of the first act that this author undertook was to visit the Guwahati …

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‘Am I in Bengal or Bangladesh?’: NCBC Head Says Muslims Castes in State OBC List ‘Lop-Sided’
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Am I in Bengal or Bangladesh?’: NCBC Head Says Muslims Castes in State OBC List ‘Lop-Sided’

News 18  

The issue is not with Muslims, but how their castes have increased over time, National Commission for Backward Classes chairman Hansraj Gangaram Ahir told News18 as the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has accused the BJP of communalising the situation ahead of Panchayat polls. From 2011 till now, more Muslim castes have been added, making it a total of …

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Rail link between Tripura and Bangladesh to be completed by September 2023: State Transport Minister
1 year, 8 months ago

Rail link between Tripura and Bangladesh to be completed by September 2023: State Transport Minister

The Hindu  

The 15-km rail link connecting Agartala with Gangasagar in Brahmanbaria district Bangladesh will be completed by September, 2023, said Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury. Mr. Chowdhury said Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told him that the Indo-Bangla railway work would be completed by September this year. The Transport Minister said Mr. Reddy who visited Tripura recently held a meeting with IRCON …

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Tensions rise in Indian state after attacks against Muslims
3 years, 2 months ago

Tensions rise in Indian state after attacks against Muslims

Associated Press  

GAUHATI, India — Tensions were high in parts of India’s northeastern Tripura state on Friday after a string of attacks against minority Muslims, seen as retaliation for the violence against Hindus in neighboring Bangladesh earlier this month. Muslim leaders said that Hindu mobs attacked mosques and torched their properties following a protest rally Tuesday by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, or …

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Calcutta High Court Seeks State Govt's Response On Application Of Foreigners Act, 1946 On Religious Minorities Protected Under CAA 2019
3 years, 3 months ago

Calcutta High Court Seeks State Govt's Response On Application Of Foreigners Act, 1946 On Religious Minorities Protected Under CAA 2019

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court last week sought the State government's stand on the application of the Foreigners Act, 1946 in respect of prosecution of religious minorities from Bangladesh in light of the fact that non-Muslim religious minorities from neighboring countries have been precluded from being treated as 'illegal immigrants' vide the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 …

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Nationality of Nishit Pramanik Sparks Debate in Political Circles
3 years, 5 months ago

Nationality of Nishit Pramanik Sparks Debate in Political Circles

News 18  

The question raised by Congress MP in Rajya Sabha Ripun Bora that the recently inducted Minister of Home for State in the Narendra Modi government is a Bangladeshi national, has created sharp debates in West Bengal politics. In a letter written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, Bora said, “I am writing this letter to bring to your notice …

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Push for citizenship to minority migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh
3 years, 7 months ago

Push for citizenship to minority migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh

The Hindu  

Migrants belonging to six non-Muslim minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who came to India on valid documents before 2014 are eligible to apply online for citizenship from any part of the country, a senior government official said. In March, the Ministry of Home Affairs wrote to all States, including Assam, sensitising them of the relevant provisions under the …

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Citizenship Act: Uttar Pradesh becomes first state to send refugees list to Centre
5 years ago

Citizenship Act: Uttar Pradesh becomes first state to send refugees list to Centre

India TV News  

The Citizenship Act or CAA has come into force from January 10 and Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to begin the procedure for implementation of the Act. According to various media reports, the Uttar Pradesh government has sent a list of largely Hindu refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh to the Home Ministry. The report - "Uttar Pradesh …

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More indigenous people dropped from NRC than those living on B'desh border: Assam govt
5 years, 5 months ago

More indigenous people dropped from NRC than those living on B'desh border: Assam govt

India TV News  

The Assam government has claimed that the percentage of people excluded from the draft National Register of Citizens was lower in districts bordering Bangladesh having a sizeable Muslim population than those where Hindus were in majority. "It is a matter of concern that the percentage of names excluded from the draft NRC is higher in the Bangladesh border districts compared …

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Rohingya ‘terrified’ about Myanmar repatriation, aid groups say
6 years, 2 months ago

Rohingya ‘terrified’ about Myanmar repatriation, aid groups say

Al Jazeera  

A group of 42 aid agencies says the planned return of Rohingya to Myanmar is ‘premature’ and ‘dangerous’. A plan to start repatriating hundreds of thousands of Rohingya back to Myanmar is premature and the refugees are “terrified” about leaving Bangladesh, dozens of aid agencies working in the region said on Friday. More than 720,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar’s Rakhine State …

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Army Chief Warns of Demographic Shift in Northeast, Sparks Debate
6 years, 10 months ago

Army Chief Warns of Demographic Shift in Northeast, Sparks Debate

Op India  

The article discusses the views of political parties and the Army chief on the issue of illegal immigration from Bangladesh. The Army chief argues that the rapid growth of the Muslim population in Assam is due to illegal immigration and that the government needs to take a call to ensure zero percent of illegal immigration from Bangladesh. He also warns …

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