Recurrent border killings a thorn in bilateral relations
India’s Border Security Force today (July 22, 2022) claimed to have made the biggest seizure of gold weighing 41.49 kg worth nearly Rs 21.22 crore from five bags left behind by suspected smugglers in the Ichhamati River along the border with Bangladesh.
Director General of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) Pankaj Kumar Singh today (July 21, 2022) tried to justify Bangladeshi nationals killed on the border – terming them as “criminals”.
Indian Home Minister Amit Shah today commended the BJP-led government in Assam state for strongly tackling illegal migration but alleged the Trinamool Congress government in neighbouring West Bengal was not cooperating with the Centre in dealing with the problem.
Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal, today flagged off six floating border outposts at Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas district bordering Bangladesh, saying the measure would help curb smuggling and infiltration.
A court in Delhi has taken cognisance of a charge sheet filed by India’s Enforcement Directorate against former Trinamool Congress youth wing leader Vinay Mishra; the alleged kingpin of a cattle smuggling racket across the India-Bangladesh border, Mohammad Enamul Haque; and others.
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot and injured two Bangladeshi cattle traders along Haripur border in Thakurgaon.
Amnesty India will move to the Indian Supreme Court challenging acquittal of a BSF man in Bangladeshi girl Felani Khatun murder case.
Bangladesh would like to see India as neither a big nor an elder brother but a gracious neighbour that delivers on its commitment.
With reports emanating from New Delhi that the BJP-government is keen to exclude Assam from implementation of LBA with Bangladesh, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi requests Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to take such a decision.
