India and Bangladesh will hold a four-day Director General (DG)-level meeting here beginning 16 January, with several issues on the agenda, including fencing and the rise in infiltration attempts, officials said on Wednesday.

No defence structure can be constructed within 150 yards of the India-Bangladesh boundary by either side. But is wire fencing a 'defence structure'? Here is what the disagreement is all about, and what experts have to say.

The twice postponed Director General (DG) level border talks between India and Bangladesh are now expected to be held here from February 16 with the issue of fencing and rise in infiltration attempts post the regime change in that country being a major subject of discussion,

Hours after Bangladesh government summoned the Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka and expressed ‘deep concern’ over recent fencing activities by the BSF at the border, the Ministry of External Affairs

Home and Agriculture Adviser, Lieutenant General (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, has assured that there is no tension along the India-Bangladesh border.

Dhaka: Bangladesh Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma over border tensions. The development came hours after Dhaka alleged that India was trying to construct fences at five locations along the Indo-Bangla border,

The foreign ministry of Bangladesh summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma on Sunday following rising tensions over border issues.

As New Delhi voices concerns for Hindu rights in Bangladesh while sheltering the ousted Sheikh Hasina, accusations of meddling run rife Once seen as a cornerstone of South Asian diplomacy, the relationship between India and Bangladesh is now under strain,

India and Bangladesh held crucial discussions on Sunday regarding escalating tensions along their shared border, with both sides vowing to adopt a "cooperative approach to combating crime." The talks were held after India’s envoy to Bangladesh was summoned following growing concerns over disputes at the border,