POLITICS

When the minister was asked to submit a report to HM?

If sources are to be believed after an accident at the New Delhi station, one Union Minister was reportedly asked to submit a detailed report to the HM.  No harm in guessing the name.

Bangladesh’s move to heighten embankments threatening Indian cities?

Bangladesh has undertaken construction work to increase the height of the embankments and strengthen them and this appears to be the latest addition to the deterioration of Indo-Bangla border ties. Kailashahar, a culturally rich town in Tripura, which is also the headquarters of Unakoti District, is under the threat of perpetual flooding because of the construction. The district has a total geographical area of 686.97 Sq. Km and it is bounded by Bangladesh on the Western side. Other cities are also said to be in constant threat due to this development. Since the beginning of this financial year, Bangladesh has exported goods worth Rs 179.88 crore, while India has exported practically nothing. Tripura shares an 856-kilometer-long land border with Bangladesh, which had always been seen as a friendly country until August 5, 2024, when the Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country. In the last few months, international exchanges between both countries have proved that the longstanding friendship between the neighbours has gradually run out of steam.