Currently, Tripura supplies between 50 to 80 MW of electricity to Bangladesh daily. Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) Managing Director Biswajit Basu stated that Bangladesh’s government is requesting additional power due to a significant electricity shortage affecting its consumers.
Drug peddling in the northeastern states remains unabated as narcotic substances valued at Rs 3.75 crore smuggled from Myanmar have been seized in Tripura.
The Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) has called on UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, to press the interim government of Bangladesh to allow the establishment of a UN human rights office in the country, with full access to the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs).
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today suggested that a coordinated effort with the West Bengal government could further strengthen the process of detecting illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.
The A’chik Conscious Holistically Integrated Krima (ACHIK) has “strongly condemned the brutal act on two Garo families in Bangladesh” and demanded that the perpetrators be brought to justice without delay.
The India - Bangladesh border through Meghalaya is known for smuggling of clothes, cattle, coal, areca nut, timber, drugs and sugar but the latest item added to this list is apple!
They urged the government to cooperate with Indigenous Peoples' representatives and other relevant stakeholders to strengthen Indigenous institutions and ensure the protection of both their collective and individual rights.
