Bangladesh is going to raise several concerns in the upcoming conference with India over border-related issues.

Last week, a military delegation from Pakistan, which also included ISI officials, went to Bangladesh and visited Rangpur district, which is located near the ‘Chicken Neck’ in India.

The issue of illegal immigration into India, particularly from Bangladesh, has become a contentious topic in recent years

DHAKA, Jan 29, 2025 (BSS) – The directors general (DGs) of Bangladeshi and Indian border guards are to join a four-day meeting in New Delhi next month when Bangladesh side would seek some “uneven agreements” to be scrapped and discuss other border related issues.

Bangladesh has not outlawed Indian TV stations in the country, contrary to reports the government pulled the plug on all Indian satellite channels as tensions soared between the South Asian neighbours.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s closest political ally has pledged to rid the capital of “illegal” immigrants if his party wins looming elections, in a forceful appeal to his

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's closest political ally has pledged to rid the capital of "illegal' immigrants if his party wins looming elections, in a forceful appeal to his party's Hindu constituency.

India-Bangladesh relations have hit an all-time low after the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and an interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, coming to the helm in Dhaka.

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had a brief discussion about Bangladesh with newly-appointed Secretary of State of the United States Marco Rubio on 22 January.

Indian officials have zeroed in on two of Trump’s top priorities — the economy and immigration — hoping to make small concessions that yield big dividends.

As local television channels showed videos of the face-off, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) stepped in; tear gas shells were used to defuse the situation and prevent the violence from spreading.

The Bangladesh student and people’s uprising of July and August last year overthrew the government of Sheikh Hasina, who had been running the country since 2009. She was widely accused of corruption and human rights abuses.