Shillong, June 11 (IANS) A 55-year-old Bangladeshi Hindu man remained stranded in no-man’s land along the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya’s South West Garo Hills district after attempts by border forces of the two countries to resolve the issue failed, officials said on Thursday.The man, identified as Sati Rajbanshi, son of late Baghbatta Rajbanshi, is a resident of Chalna village under Narayanpur Post Office and Gudagari Police Station in Bangladesh’s Rajshahi district.According to officia…
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Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been accused of obstructing the return of Bangladeshi nationals to their country. As a result, after remaining stranded at the zero line along the India-Bangladesh border for two days, around 10 Bangladeshi nationals were brought back to a holding centre in Jalpaiguri district on Monday.It is learnt that the Bangladeshi nationals were stopped when they attempted to cross the border fencing and return to Bangladesh over the past two day…
Dhaka, March 30 (IANS) As the fuel crisis deepens across Bangladesh, transport disruption, enforcement drives, and large-scale irregularities in supply and distribution have raised concerns over market stability, local media reported on Monday.The crisis escalated following an indefinite strike by tanker workers in eight northern districts, disrupting fuel supply from a key depot, while authorities elsewhere intensified action against hoarding, illegal sales, and misuse.Reports suggest that fuel…
Dhaka, March 28 (IANS) As Dhaka steps up efforts to prevent illegal fuel stockpiling, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed at various depots nationwide to ensure uninterrupted supply, local media reported on Saturday. Confirming the development on Saturday, BGB Public Relations Officer Md Shariful Islam said that the ongoing crisis in West Asia, coupled with global fuel shortages and rising prices, has prompted attempts at unauthorised stockpiling.He added that BGB has been…
Dhaka, Dec 31 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia was laid to rest with full State honours on Wednesday following her funeral prayers at the South Plaza of Parliament complex in Dhaka, local media reported. She was buried beside her husband and former president Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital on Wednesday afternoon.The funeral ceremony was attended by Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor of the interim government, Muh…