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Indian Home Minister Amit Shah has instructed district magistrates to strictly monitor and report demographic changes in border districts. He also ordered special groups to keep an eye on 'radicalisation centres' in these areas.
The Calcutta High Court has reprimanded the Bengal government for handing over only 8 out of 127 km of land to the Border Security Force (BSF) for fencing since January, concerning the India-Bangladesh border.
Strong tremors, estimated at magnitude 5.4, shook Kolkata on Friday afternoon, causing panic and prompting residents to evacuate homes and offices. The earthquake's epicenter was located just 3 km inside Bangladesh, near the India-Bangladesh border, with tremors felt across the city and surrounding areas.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit the India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh borders to conduct a comprehensive security review, with his first stop in Rajasthan's Bikaner.
The Gauhati High Court has highlighted the 'porous' nature of the India-Bangladesh border after a man who was previously deported from India reappeared the very next morning.
The article discusses the India-Bangladesh border fencing dispute, detailing the stances and rulings of the Supreme Court and Calcutta High Court on the matter.
Earthquake today: Khulna, located in southwestern Bangladesh, lies relatively close to the India-Bangladesh border and the Sundarbans delta region.