Karimganj, Bangladesh News

Dhaka's drive to eject Northeast rebel leaders remote-controlling terror in India from Bangladesh has fuelled the inevitable - " the issue of repatriating 41 lakh Bangladeshis staying illegally in Assam.

Bangladesh has illegally occupied about 499.79 acres of land in Assam, state Revenue Minister Bhumidhar Barman alleged.

The Assam government Saturday alleged that Bangladesh has encroached upon 499.79 acres of Indian land, including two tea gardens, and urged New Delhi to take up the matter with Dhaka urgently.

Agartala, Sep 1 : The Tripura Government has reiterated that 726.6 MW gas-based Palatana Power project would start functioning from December 2011 and 100 MW Monarchak from 2012, to manage the power shortage of the State as well as increase the revenue in the power sector.

Karimganj, Assam, Aug 9 : The Border Security Forces are reinforcing their strength in the Karimganj sector of the Indo-Bangladesh border in Assam as 12000 protestors are marching towards the border.

Apart from that, Bangladesh should also make a political move, together with Thailand and Kunming province of China, to convince Myanmar to establish a route for connection with the network, said Rahmatullah.

The Tipaimukh dam and Fulertol barrage will leave the Surma-Kushiyara rivers with virtually no flow and unleash a Farakka-like disaster, said experts at a press meet organised by BNP yesterday.

The Asian Highway , a cooperative project among Asian countries providing a link to Europe, was conceived in 1959 by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific to promote regional cooperation.