Bangladesh-India border: more than a line
THE implications of strained border relations extend beyond politics. Border communities bear the brunt of these tensions, with disrupted livelihoods and lost lives, writes Imran Hossain...
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No gathering on Thaurgaon border this year
The yearly gathering and traditional fair along Bangladesh-India border in Thaurgaon鈥檚 Ranishankail upazila scheduled for Friday will not be held this year. Rakibul Hasan, Ranisankail upazila nirbahi officer, said...
Unwarranted Indian interference
THIS is quite disconcerting that the Bharatiya Janata Party鈥檚 Hindu nationalist government of India has expressed 鈥榗oncern鈥� about the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, spokesperson of Sanatan Jagaran Mancha and a 鈥榝ormer鈥� leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, or ISKCON, on specific charges of sedition. Moreover, the chief of the West Bengal BJP, Suvendu Adhikari, reportedly threatened...