Illustration for representation only. | Photo Credit: Freepik Four Calcutta University (CU) students were allegedly assaulted near the Sealdah railway station in the heart of Kolkata and were reportedly called “Bangladeshi” for speaking in Bengali on Wednesday (August 20) night. One of the students, a resident of the Carmichael Hostel of CU, had reportedly … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only. File The Meghalaya police on Sunday arrested one more member of an armed group of suspected Bangladeshi intruders who attacked a villager in South West Khasi Hills district on August 9. The district police said Mubarak Hussain was caught 24 hours after four other gang members — Mefus Rehman … Read more
The Delhi Police has detained 121 Bangladeshi nationals for allegedly residing unlawfully in India, with their deportation process being initiated through the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), an official said on Friday. The illegal immigrants were rounded up in a week, the official further stated, adding that five Indians were interrogated in the case. “A … Read more
A Delhi Police official checks documents of people during a verification drive to identify illegal Bangladeshi immigrants residing in the national capital, in New Delhi, on December 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Delhi Police on Tuesday (December 24, 2024) conducted checks in the Kalindi Kunj area of the National Capital to identify potential Bangladeshi … Read more
Major General Mohit Seth at Vijay Diwas curtain-raiser event in Fort William, the Headquarters of Eastern Command, in Kolkata on December 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri Following recent incidents of atrocities against minorities in Bangladesh, uncertainty looms over the participation of Bangladeshi Mukti Joddhas (freedom fighters) in the Indian Armed Forces’ upcoming Vijay … Read more
Police personnel with the arrested Bangladeshi nationals, who illegally entered the border in Tripura, before taking them to a local court, in Agartala, Sunday, June 23, 2024. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI Eleven Bangladeshi nationals were arrested from Agartala railway station for entering the country without any valid travel document, … Read more
Lawyer Aman Wadud wants to be the voice of his people and change the narrative. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement When the first list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released in Assam in 2018, it excluded 4 million residents. They had to reapply to be included and submit their biometrics. That day, … Read more
Police officers interacting with Biswas at the Nagayalanka police station in Krishna district. | Photo Credit: GIRI KVS An intruder from Bangladesh, Samrat Monto Biswas, who had served a prison term following his arrest by the Krishna district police in 2013, has been staying in the police station since his release eight years ago, pending … Read more
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, foreign nationals who enter the country without valid travel documents are treated as illegal immigrants. File | Photo Credit: PTI More than 270 members of the Kuki-Chin community from Bangladesh who entered Mizoram on November 20 are being referred to as “officially displaced persons” in State government records, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will visit Dhaka on Tuesday on what will be his maiden trip abroad since outbreak of Covid signalling significance of ties with Bangladesh. The last few months have witnessed slew of connectivity initiatives being launched with Bangladesh to strengthen sub-regional cooperation and Indo-Pacific construct. Shringla, a former High … Read more