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  • Matua outreach among PM agenda on first trip abroad post pandemic

    By Express News Service
    NEW DELHI:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he will hold “substantive discussions” with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina during his two-day visit to Bangladesh, as he expressed happiness that his first foreign tour after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic would be to a friendly neighbouring country with which India shares deep ties.

    Modi said he will be visiting Bangladesh on March 26-27 at the invitation of Hasina, and looks forward to his participation at the Bangladesh National Day celebrations on Friday. Noting that Bangladesh’s National Day celebrations will commemorate the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Modi, in his departure statement, said “Bangabandhu” was one of the tallest leaders of the last century, whose life and ideals continue to inspire millions.

    “I look forward to visiting Bangabandhu’s Samadhi to pay my respects to his memory,” he said. The PM also said he was looking forward to his interaction with representatives of the Matua community at Orakandi, from where Sri Sri Harichand Thakur disseminated his pious message.

    During his visit, a host of agreements in the fields of trade and investment, oceanography and other sectors would be signed. A number of announcements for enhanced cooperation in sectors like health, railway connectivity, border development and startups are also expected to be made. It is also being widely expected that Modi and Hasina will jointly launch passenger train service between Tripura and Dhaka.

  • We’ll block major border areas to stop entry of illegal Bangladeshis: Rajnath Singh

    By ANI
    BISWANATH: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday assured that if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power it will block borders to stop the entry of illegal Bangladeshis into India.

    “We have our government in Tripura. With your blessing, we are going to make a government in Assam and West Bengal. The borders of these states are shared with Bangladesh. If BJP comes to power here, we’ll block major border areas to stop the entry of Bangladeshis in India,” said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while addressing the rally in Biswanath here.

    India on March 2 had reassured Bangladesh that its process to identify illegal migrants in the border state of Assam will not impact Dhaka. Also, the NRC for Assam is a record maintained by the Central Government for the people of Assam. It contains names and certain relevant information for the identification of citizens in the state. Currently, the register exists only for Assam.

    Speaking further, Singh stated, “I want to congratulate the state government for building toilets in the houses, across the state. I have been told that all the districts of Assam are now open defecation free.”

    Later today, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh will reach Gohpur in Assam to address another rally.The term of the 14th Legislative Assembly of Assam is up to May 31, 2021. The Assembly elections for 126 seats will be held in three phases starting from March 27. In 2016 Assembly polls were held in two phases.

    A total of 2,32,44,454 electors will elect the candidates in Assam for the 15th Legislative Assembly of Assam.

    In Assam, elections shall be held in three phases. The first phase of notification is March 2 and 47 seats in 12 districts will go to the polls. The last date of nomination March 9 and the date of poll is March 27. In the second phase, 39 constituencies in 13 districts will go to the polls on April 1. A total of 41 constituencies in 12 districts will go to the polls on April 6.

    In 2016, the BJP scripted history and formed the government for the first time in the state ending Congress’s 15-year rule. BJP and its allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) won a combined 86 seats in the 126-member Assam Assembly. BJP bagged 60 seats, AGP 14 and BPF 12 seats. Congress, which ran the state for three straight terms under the leadership of Tarun Gogoi, could manage to win only 26 seats. 

  • Abducted 16-year-old Indian girl rescued from Bangladesh

    By PTI
    HAKIMPUR: A 16-year-old girl who was abducted from West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district and taken to Bangladesh has returned to her family, thanks to coordinated efforts by the border guards of the two countries, a BSF official said on Friday.

    The girl, a resident of a village close to the international border, was taken to the neighbouring country by a Bangladeshi man on March 7, Border Security Force 112 Batallion Commandant Arun Kumar said.

    The battalion is deployed at the Hakimpur border outpost.

    The news of her abduction reached the BOP and Kumar established contact with his counterpart in the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) on the other side of the border.

    He shared information about her with the BGB official and requested him to rescue the girl.

    Constant liaison with the BGB and joint efforts of border guards of both the country’s ensured the safe return of the girl who was handed over to her family on Thursday, Kumar said.

    However, what happened to the accused man is not known.

  • Bangladesh naval ship Prottoy visits Mumbai for three days

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: Bangladesh naval ship (BNS) Prottoy is currently visiting Mumbai for three days on its return journey from Abu Dhabi to its home country, the Indian Navy said on Thursday.

    Commanding Officer (CO) of BNS Prottoy Captain Ahamed Amin Abdullah, accompanied by Assistant Defence Advisor in the High Commission of Bangladesh in New Delhi, called on Vice Admiral RB Pandit, Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Western Naval Command, in Mumbai, the Indian Navy said on Twitter.

    “BNS Prottoy on return passage to Bangladesh from Abu Dhabi, UAE is currently visiting Mumbai 02-04 March, 2021.

    The CO also laid wreath at the ‘Gaurav Stambh’ — a monument to commemorate #VictoryatSea — at Naval Dockyard Mumbai,” the Navy added.

    India is currently celebrating golden jubilee of its victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war that led to the creation of Bangladesh.

  • Bangladesh will suitably rehabilitate Garo, Mro tribals facing eviction there: Meghalaya Dy CM 

    Express News Service
    GUWAHATI: Bangladesh has assured India that it would take care of some minority communities, allegedly facing eviction from their homeland.

    The communities, Garo and Mro, have affinities with some tribes of the Northeast. The Garos have a large population in Meghalaya. Mros are also settled in some states of the Northeast besides Myanmar.

    Meghalaya’s Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong took up the issue with Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Muhammad Imran.

    “There are reports about the eviction of Garo and Mro people in Bangladesh. So, I discussed the matter with the envoy. He said Bangladesh will suitably rehabilitate them in case they are to be relocated as they are its permanent citizens,” Tynsong said.

    New Delhi-based Rights and Risks Analysis Group had earlier requested all Chief Ministers of the Northeast to urge External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to raise the issue of “forcible eviction” of about 7,000 Garos and 10,000 Mro people during his forthcoming visit to Dhaka.

    “Unless these issues are raised, there are strong possibilities that the Garos being displaced from Madhupur forest in Tangail district may be gradually forced to flee to Meghalaya while indigenous Mro people of Bandarban district of the Chittagong Hill Tracts similarly may flee to Mizoram or assimilate into the mainstream Islamic society in Bangladesh,” the group said.

    It said the non-implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord of 1997 has direct implications for peace, security, and stability in the Northeast.

    “In September 2020, Bangladesh Army and Sikder Group conglomerate company, R&R Holdings Limited, started construction of a five-star tourism project including a Marriott hotel, extensive network of buildings, roads and sewage system at Chimbuk-Thanchi area of Bandarban. This project will displace about 10,000 indigenous Mro people. On February 9, 2021, seven UN human rights experts urged Bangladesh to suspend the construction of the large-scale tourist infrastructures,” the group said.

  • BJP office-bearer a Bangladeshi, living in India with fake documents: Anil Deshmukh

    By PTI
    MUMBAI: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Saturday said an office-bearer of the BJP is a Bangladeshi and had been staying in the country with fake documents.

    He said Rubel Jonu Shaikh, head of the BJP’s north Mumbai minority cell, had obtained an Aadhaar card and PAN card but the Mumbai police had found that the 24 North Parganas address and school details in West Bengal he had furnished was fake.

    “I wonder how the BJP made him an office bearer without checking his documents or verifying his credentials,” Deshmukh said.

    Meanwhile, BJP vice president Chitra Wagh said her party would not defend any wrongdoing, if any, on the part of Shaikh but added the MVA government must show “similar enthusiasm” to find out similar cases in the NCP, Congress etc.

  • West Indies will visit Bangladesh in January

    A series of three ODIs and two Test matches will be played between Bangladesh and West Indies in January next year. Cricket wanted to take a short tour of the West Indies, so the board of the two countries decided to drop the T20 series. The ODI series between the two teams will begin on January 20, the first and second matches will be played in Dhaka, while on January 25, the third ODI will be played in the chitogram.

    The first Test will be played between Bangladesh and the Windies in the Chittogram on February 3, while the second and final Test of the series will be held in Dhaka on February 11. Earlier, two members of Cricket West Indies expressed satisfaction on the Corona and security protocol of Bangladesh Cricket Board for this series. The BCB is desperate to organize a bilateral series in the country after long stalled cricket activities due to Corona virus. It is noteworthy that BCB had reduced the period of quarantine period from 14 days to seven days for the players so that the visiting team could get a chance to prepare for the series.

  • Indian team will come to practice with pink ball

    The Indian team will take on the three-day practice match against Australia A here from Friday to prepare for the first Test of the night with pink ball in Adelaide from 17 December. This practice match will be played with pink ball only. For the first time India has to play day and night test on the land of Australia. India played and won their first day night Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata last year. Australia has a great record with the pink ball and India have to strengthen their preparation for the Test before this practice match.

    India played the first three-match ODI series in Australia tour in which they suffered a 1-2 defeat but India returned after that to settle the score by winning the three-match T20 series 2-1. When India was playing T20 series, India A team was having a three day practice match with Australia A which was drawing.

    Team India will test the players who have to play in the first Test in Adelaide in their second practice match. At the moment it is not clear whether captain Virat Kohli will play in this practice match or not. Vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane took the captaincy of the team in the first practice match. Virat said, “The decision to play or not to play in it is not in my hands and I would love to play the entire match. I will decide to play in this match only after consulting the physio.

  • No difference with China, Pakistan, historical ties with India: Bangladesh

    India-Bangladesh relations: Bangladesh Foreign Minister has claimed that its relations with China and Pakistan will not affect bilateral relations with India. He has given silence on the Ladakh tension, a phone call to Imran Khan’s PM Sheikh Hasina, and clarification about Hasina’s absence from the Indian High Commissioner.

    • Bangladesh’s cleanliness on relations with India
    • Historically close relations with India
    • No matter from someone’s phone call
    • Close relations with China, Pakistan will not be weakened

    Dhaka
    Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Moman has dismissed reports that claimed that relations between Bangladesh and India have started to come away. In fact, a few days ago a leading Bangladeshi newspaper claimed that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was not giving time to meet India ‘s High Commissioner Rewa Ganguly Das for four months. On this, Moman said that Bangladesh is a friend of all and has historical relations with India.
    Misconceived information
    Moman has clarified that Hasina has not met any foreign ambassadors who have gone back to their country. He has also said that PM Corona has not met anyone due to the virus epidemic. She is currently holding a cabinet meeting through video conference. Moman has said that the information coming out about this is completely wrong and concocted.

    ‘does not matter to anyone’
    Moman has also refuted the claim that Hasina’s postponement of India’s High Commissioner has the effect of increasing closeness with Pakistan. Let me tell you that some time ago, Imran and Hasina had a conversation on the phone. Moman has said that this will not affect the bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh. Moman has said, ‘We are a peace loving country and we are everyone’s friend, not anyone’s enemy. Bangladesh has had close ties in history with India. Someone’s call or someone doing something will not affect their relationship. ‘

    ‘So silent on Ladakh’
    On the other hand, Bangladesh also did not give any statement on the tension that has remained in Ladakh in India in the past weeks. Moman also dismissed claims that Bangladesh had maintained silence due to its proximity to China. Moman said that the Indian government did not formally give information about the martyrs. He said that both countries did not seek support from Bangladesh, so he remained silent. He has also said that the situation requires that peace and stability be maintained.

  • Editorial: – CIA Report: VHP Hindu Terror: This is Jihad of Congress and Vatican

     

    The head of the news published today was CIA’s report in which VHP is linked to terrorism. In the CIA’s Factbook, the National Self Service Association (RSS) is referred to as the Guardian Organization of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a nationalist organization. We should also review the two incident sequences of June 15 and June 11 related to this. The Congress and its current leadership should also bear in mind that the news was published by the CIA report, according to which Richard Nixon had told Indira Gandhi to the bitch.

    According to the documents, after India’s campaign to build Bangladesh, the US thought that the then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi could order an attack on West Pakistan to occupy Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK). A report of the UN in the June 15 newspapers was published in connection with Kashmir, which was clear that the report was with Global Zihai and there was confusion about India’s sovereignty, freedom of the press and religious freedom.

    Earlier on 11 June, a news was published prominently in that regard, we had urged that UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi should apologize even after Priyanka Chopra to broadcast the word of Hindu terrorism. In this context, I think it is necessary to remind the editorial written on June 11. According to which Indian Nationalist in the episode of the Hollywood TV show Quantico A. was described as a terrorist. Since then, Priyanka Chopra had to face criticism on social media as Priyanka only participated in that show.

    None of the appeasement of India’s Hindutva organization, BHP and the cultural non-political organization Hindutva, and the nationalist and nationalist nationalism of 125 crore people who think that the development of India’s development is not one of them, it is a well-thought-out strategy against the BJP Under the direction of Vatican, during the Gujarat assembly elections and during the Karnataka assembly elections, against nationalism Su was Ugla.

    The same is the Fact Fading Report of today’s CIA affected.

    It is necessary to remind you that it is possible for Rahul Gandhi to adopt a Hindu polynomial form, on the side of the anti-nationalist and anti-India world powers. In view of the distribution of Hindus, Lingayat was attempted during the reign of different religion Karnatak Congress. Similarly, during the UPA regime, the Jain society was also inclined to declare it different from Hinduism.

    It is also important to remember that the Congress’s hand in the above-mentioned conspiracy is because UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have been born in Italy and Sonia Gandhi is declared as Catholic Christian. So they will be related to the Vatican.

    On June 15, a report of the UN was also published which it seemed that the report was influenced by Islamic Global Jihad. The Western European country, especially the United States, considers itself as a protector of religious freedom, press freedom and democracy, but in reality, this protector is not a monstrous person.