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Bangladesh, India to coordinate patrols on border, share intelligence amid migrant tensions

FILE PHOTO: A Border Security Force (BSF) official walks into a Border Outpost (BOP), a self-contained defence outpost situated near the India-Bangladesh international border in Petrapole, India, October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A Border Security Force (BSF) official walks into a Border Outpost (BOP), a self-contained defence outpost situated near the India-Bangladesh international border in Petrapole, India, October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary/File Photo

Bangladesh stun Australia in second cricket ODI to claim maiden series win

Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy (left) and captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz celebrate their team's win over Australia in the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on June 11, 2026.
Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy (left) and captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz celebrate their team's win over Australia in the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on June 11, 2026.

Bangladesh stun Australia in rain-affected 1st cricket one-day international

Bangladesh's Taskin Ahmed celebrates after taking the wicket of Australia's Matthew Short in the first one-day international (ODI) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on June 9, 2026.
Bangladesh's Taskin Ahmed celebrates after taking the wicket of Australia's Matthew Short in the first one-day international (ODI) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on June 9, 2026.

India has deported 5,000 Bangladeshis since BJP win in West Bengal

A Bangladeshi migrant detained at a holding centre near the Hakimpur border in West Bengal, India, on May 27.
A Bangladeshi migrant detained at a holding centre near the Hakimpur border in West Bengal, India, on May 27.

Australia lose captain Marsh, opener Head for Bangladesh ODI series

Bangladesh says it foiled multiple attempts by India to force people into the country

Border Guard Bangladesh said it had detected 10 attempted infringements by the Indian authorities along several sections of the border.
Border Guard Bangladesh said it had detected 10 attempted infringements by the Indian authorities along several sections of the border.

Bangladesh raises electricity prices in latest Middle East war-related hike

Repeated price hikes have added strain on people struggling with long-running inflation which hit 9.04 per cent in April.
Repeated price hikes have added strain on people struggling with long-running inflation which hit 9.04 per cent in April.

UN warns funding cuts could worsen Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh

The pressure has grown with the arrival of about 150,000 more Rohingya Muslims since early 2024.
The pressure has grown with the arrival of about 150,000 more Rohingya Muslims since early 2024.

Migrants trying to flee to Bangladesh amid fears of India crackdown

Bangladeshi migrants who had allegedly illegally crossed the border into India, arrive for verification near the Indian Border Security Force camp at Hakimpur on the outskirts of Kolkata on May 28.
Bangladeshi migrants who had allegedly illegally crossed the border into India, arrive for verification near the Indian Border Security Force camp at Hakimpur on the outskirts of Kolkata on May 28.

‘Trump’ buffalo spared sacrifice, sent to Bangladesh zoo

A sacrificial albino buffalo named after U.S. President Donald Trump which recently went viral, is pictured at an agro farm ahead of Eid-al-Adha, in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
A sacrificial albino buffalo named after U.S. President Donald Trump which recently went viral, is pictured at an agro farm ahead of Eid-al-Adha, in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.