The 56th BGB-BSF Director General-level Border Conference will be held in Dhaka from August 25-28, 2025, to discuss border killings, infiltration, smuggling, river management, and bilateral issues. A high-level Indian delegation led by the BSF chief will attend.
The Indian High Commission in Dhaka held a send-off for nearly 550 Bangladeshi students selected for the 2025 ICCR scholarships. High Commissioner Pranay Verma encouraged them to strengthen India-Bangladesh ties through their academic journey in India.
The four-member team came to Bangladesh on 23 July 2025, in pursuance of the assurance of support and assistance extended by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, in the wake of the devastating air crash at the Milestone School and College in Dhaka on 21 July 2025.
According to the Chief Adviser's Press Wing, the death toll in the crash incident has risen to 29 and injured 69, mostly students were admitted in various hospitals in capital Dhaka. Injured others were teachers, school staff, firefighters, police, army, maids, electricians, and others.
A Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashed into Milestone School in Dhaka, killing at least 27 people. Students described seeing burnt, mutilated bodies and questioned why old aircraft were used for training in crowded areas, raising concerns over safety protocols.
India is extending urgent medical support to Bangladesh in the aftermath of the tragic air crash in Dhaka, with a team of burn-specialist doctors and nurses scheduled to visit shortly, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.
The third-largest political party in Bangladesh, Jatiyo Party, has expressed serious concern over the country's deteriorating political climate following a violent incident in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's hometown, Gopalganj.
Responding to a query on Bangladesh general elections after former Bangladesh PM, Sheikh Hasina, was ousted in a student-led uprising in August last year, Ministry of External Affairs ofiicial spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in weekly media briefing said, "You know our point of view. We have s
On issuance of visas to Bangladeshi nationals, Jaiswal said the government continues to issue a significant number of visas for various purposes including travel, medical emergencies, and education.
"BNP is a party which believes in friendship to all, enemy to none. This is our ideology, which was introduced by former President Shaheed Ziaur Rahman: Friendship to all, enemy to none. India is our big neighbour. So, BNP loves to work with everyone ... with integrity and dignity and with f
The Indian government expressed regret on Monday over the reported demolition of the ancestral property of celebrated filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, and extended an offer to assist in its restoration.