Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong warning against infiltrators, asserting that India cannot allow illegal entrants to snatch the rights of its poor and youth, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday launched a sharp counterattack on the BJP-led Centre, questioning its failure
Union Minister and Balurghat MP Sukanta Majumdar accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of "pushing" for a demographic change in the state, warning that if it happens, then "no Banerjee or Chatterjee will ever become the CM."
A Border Security Force (BSF) constable, who inadvertently crossed into Bangladesh while attempting to foil a cattle smuggling bid along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, was safely returned to India by Sunday afternoon, officials said on Monday.
Aimed at strengthening security and preventing infiltration, India has physically fenced over 93 per cent length of India-Pakistan International Border as well as nearly 79 per cent India-Bangladesh border, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
He said that after the Cabinet Committee's 2018 approval, the Centre had been consistently urging the West Bengal government to allocate land for seven ICPs, including Ghojadanga, Fulbari, Hili and Mahadipur.
Border Security Force IG of the North Bengal Frontier, Mukesh Tyagi, stated that the India-Bangladesh border remains secure and that incidents of border crime and infiltration have relatively decreased in recent years.
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership, accusing it of "hypocrisy of new depths" over contradictory statements on India-Bangladesh borders.
Based on precise and reliable intelligence, the troops recovered 20 gold biscuits weighing a total of 2332.66 grams. The estimated value of the seized gold is approximately Rs 2.82 crore.
On Wednesday evening, police detained Abdul Patta of Nilam Bazaar, Assam, along with a vehicle from Dharmanagar's West Chandrapur area. Acting on further intelligence inputs, security forces later nabbed another fugitive, Narayan Dutta, son of Shubhankar Choudhury, from Malakarpura near t
Acting on specific intelligence, the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Customs Preventive Force carried out a successful joint operation late on 20 September 2025, seizing gold worth nearly Rs 1.59 crore in Tripura's Sepahijala district.
Acting on specific intelligence, BSF personnel intercepted the suspect and recovered 35 gold biscuits worth over Rs 5 crore concealed around his waist.
The Indian delegation was led by BSF Director General Daljit Singh Chawdhary, while BGB Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui headed the Bangladesh side.