Bangladeshi authorities turn back dozens of ISKCON members from crossing into IndiaImmigration police in Bangladesh stopped dozens of ISKCON members from crossing into India despite valid passports and visas. Authorities c...
01 Dec, 2024, 08.52 PM IST
Indo-Bangla trade 'halted' amid crisisIndo-Bangladesh trade has effectively halted due to unrest in Bangladesh following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation on Monday. A ...
05 Aug, 2024, 07.49 PM IST
Bangladesh: 4 dead as Benapole Express train catches fire; police terms 'planned attack"A tragic incident occurred as the Benapole Express train caught fire in Gopibagh, Bangladesh, claiming four lives. Miscreants reportedly se...
06 Jan, 2024, 11.14 AM IST
Indian Railways to deliver 200 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen to Bangladesh on SundayThe train with 10 containers departed from Tatanagar in Jharkhand on Saturday and is expected to reach Benapol in Bangladesh tomorrow. "Fir...
24 Jul, 2021, 03.04 PM IST
Two-way India- Bangladesh trade via West Bengal restored after Delhi's herculean effortsET has learnt that this has been made possible following herculean efforts by MEA, MHA and Commerce as well as Indian High Commission in Dh...
05 Jul, 2020, 09.30 PM IST
Bengal bump hits Bangladesh tiesA decision by the Mamata Banerjee government to stop all goods from Bangladesh through the Petrapole-Benapole border since March has result...
04 Jul, 2020, 03.46 PM IST
Bangladeshi exporters stop Indian imports from Petrapole borderExport of Indian goods to Bangladesh through the Petrapole border in West Bengal was disrupted on Wednesday due to agitation by a section o...
02 Jul, 2020, 09.55 AM IST
India-Bangladesh ties: Indian railways to restore Kolkata –Khulna passenger train serviceA trail run of the service from Khulna to Kolkata from Benapole will be inaugurated by Modi and the Hasina on Saturday (April 8, 2017) thro...
07 Apr, 2017, 08.01 PM IST
India, Bangladesh to restore defunct rail routes, Nepal & Bhutan to be connected tooThe trial run of the train from Khulna to Kolkata will be flagged off jointly by the Prime Minister of India and the Prime Minister of Bang...
07 Apr, 2017, 01.01 AM IST
Bangladesh ties tune up to new trainThe issue was discussed in the IGRM held in Dhaka last week.Apart from running a second passenger train, two major decisions were taken in ...
24 Aug, 2016, 09.11 AM IST
India's progress linked to that of its neighbours: PM Narendra ModiPetrapole-Benapole is a key land border crossing for India-Bangladesh trade, with over 50 per cent of bilateral trade passing through it.
21 Jul, 2016, 06.23 PM IST
BJP threatens to stop Dhaka-Kolkata train on Hindu killing"Hindus and other minorities are killed in Bangladesh regularly. Bangladesh government should take steps to ensure the safety and security ...
01 Jul, 2016, 10.45 PM IST
Wagah of East: Tree holds up installation of Gandhi portrait at Indo-Bangladesh borderMore than a year after India started hosting a joint retreat ceremony here, the 'Wagah of the East' still awaits a portrait of Mahatma Gand...
05 Jun, 2015, 02.30 PM IST
Home Ministers of India and Bangladesh to meet at Indo-Bangla borderHome Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and his Bangladeshi counterpart will be present at Indo-Bangla border's Petrapole-Benapole post to flag-o...
05 Nov, 2013, 06.21 PM IST
Denim Association seeks "dry port" status for Petrapole-Benapole BorderThe Denim Manufacturers Association has expressed concerns over the infrastructure bottleneck, and has even demanded that the border be acc...
17 May, 2013, 12.38 PM IST
- First 'Wagah in the East' to come up along Indo-Bangla border
It will be the first 'Wagah in the East' and in a month's time troops from India and Bangladesh along the frontier will be performing 'retr...
22 Mar, 2013, 04.59 PM IST
- India-Bangla border trade to come down
Indo-Bangla trade, valued at Rs 6,000 crore per year, will dwindle through the Petrapole-Benapole border check point since the government h...
26 Jul, 2006, 03.55 AM IST