India has been making concerted efforts to make BIMSTEC a vibrant forum for regional cooperation as initiatives under SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) were not moving forward for a variety of reasons.
According to the officials, incriminating materials including 23 stamps, forged files of patients and donors of kidney transplantation, and forged Aadhaar cards were recovered from the possession of the accused persons.
Hasina visited India last month for a bilateral visit, describing her interaction with Indian leadership, including PM Modi, as "very fruitful". In her meeting with Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, she recalled and appreciated New Delhi's role in he 1971 Liberation War.
The incident has drawn significant attention in light of the ongoing issues of illegal immigration across the Bangladesh-India border. This case has prompted heightened vigilance from authorities, who are increasingly focused on curbing such activities to maintain security and order.
Bengal and Bihar have long objected to the treaty, saying that the Farakka barrage was the primary reason for erosion, siltation and floods in the states. Mamata Banerjee had written to PM Modi in 2022 expressing concern over he continuous erosion along the Ganga in Malda, Murshidabad and Nadia.
PM Modi on Saturday announced India and Bangladesh will begin technical-level talks for the renewal of the 1996 Ganga water treaty, and an Indian technical team will visit Bangladesh soon for the conservation and management of the Teesta river.
Minar Sarhad, a Bangladeshi national posing as an Indian for the last four years, arranged essential documents like Aadhaar and PAN cards using a fake school certificate from West Bengal. He also arranged an Indian passport and travelled to Qatar for some time.
PM Modi and Sheikh Hasina signed a number of MoUs on digital partnership, green partnership, blue economy, health and medicine and railway connectivity. This is Hasina's second visit to India within a month after she attended Modi's oath taking ceremony on June 9.
Hasina's visit marks the first such bilateral visit by a foreign leader after the PM Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) came back to power for a record third time. Hasina will have a one-to-one meeting with PM Modi which will be followed by delegation-level talks later in the day.
A powerful earthquake 2500 years ago, with a magnitude between 7 and 8, dramatically altered the Ganga River's course, potentially affecting up to 140 million people, according to a new study in Nature Communications.
Tanzim Hasan Sakib registered the second-best bowling figures by a Bangladesh player in the history of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. He finished with 4/7 in his four-over spell and bowled 21 dot balls - the most by any bowler in a single match of the marquee tournament.
Tanzim Hasan Sakib was the star for Bangladesh as he finished with figures of 4/7 in his four overs. The right-arm pacer bowled 21 dot balls during his spell - the most by any bowler in an ICC Men's T20 World Cup match.
Bangladesh are second on the points table in Group D. A win over Netherlands will bring them closer to a spot in the Super Eight of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
A large group of smugglers armed with sharp-edged weapons were attempting to smuggle goods across the border when the deployed BSF jawan warned them. The smugglers ignored the warning and tried to encircle the jawan. Seeing imminent threat, the jawan fired upon and killed one of them.
The specimen was found on the south-eastern bank of Bagjola canal in Bhangar’s Krishnamati village, following the interrogation of Mohammad Siyam Hussain, a key suspect in the case who was arrested by the Nepal Police and extradited to India.
Mohammad Siyam Hussain is believed to be one of the prime accused in the brutal murder of Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar. The Awami League MP came to India and went missing on May 17, after which it came to light that he was murdered in Kolkata and his body was chopped to pieces.
Besides, Bangladesh and Sri Lankan PM, leaders of Bhutan, Mauritius, and Nepal are also expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Aaron Jones smashed 94* off just 40 balls as the USA opened their account in their maiden T20 World Cup appearance against Canada in Dallas. Jones starred in the 131-run partnership with Andries Gous off just 58 balls as USA pulled off a stunning run-chase of 195.
IND vs BAN T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up match live score: Rohit Sharma's Indian team will face Najmul Hossain Shanto-led Bangladesh in the final warm-up game ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024. The two teams will step on the field of Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
Anwarul Azim Anar, an MP of Bangladesh's Awami League, was strangled to death and his body was skinned and chopped to pieces before being disposed of in several parts of Kolkata. The main suspect is believed to be hiding in the US while a butcher, an illegal immigrant, was apprehended.
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