Border-security

India’s Border Security Force (BSF) attempted to push 12 people, including women and children, into Bangladesh through the Burimari Bamandol border in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat. However, the attempt was thwarted by the intervention of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). The 12 people are now staying inside India near the border. At around 3:00 am on Saturday, the BSF attempted to push them into Bangladesh through an area near border pillar No. 838/1 at the Burimari Bamandol border. Th...

Crimes such as stopping passenger buses by putting up barricades on roads in broad daylight and robbing passengers and abducting people at gunpoint from markets and taking them to the hills to demand ransom are occurring regularly in Ukhiya and Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar. Drug and arms trafficking, smuggling, human trafficking, extortion and mugging are also increasing in the border and hilly areas. Yet the police have been unable to play an effective role in controlling these crimes. Only 183...

Iran has called for expanding strategic cooperation with Pakistan to help reduce tensions in the Gulf region. Tehran also described Islamabad’s diplomatic efforts as an important contribution to regional peace and stability. Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam made the remarks at a roundtable organized by the Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS). He said, “Pakistan has played a constructive diplomatic role in facilitating dialogue and advancing efforts for reg...