The meeting of the Director Generals of the Border Guard Force (BGB) of Bangladesh and the Border Guard Force (BSF) of India has been postponed.

This information has been revealed in a report by the Indian news agency PTI.

According to the report, the meeting was supposed to be held in India next month (November). But due to a change in Bangladesh's plans, the meeting has been postponed.

The meeting of the Director Generals of the Border Guard Forces of Bangladesh and India is held twice a year. This time, the meeting will be held in the Indian capital New Delhi from November 18 to 22. Moreover, this will be the first meeting between the chiefs of the two countries even after the fall of the government of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The Indian source told the news agency PTI that Bangladesh has informed about the postponement of the meeting and indicated that a new time will be fixed for the meeting soon.

In all, this will be the 55th meeting between the border guards of India and Bangladesh. Apart from the Directors General of the two forces, the meeting is also attended by senior officials from the ministries of home and foreign affairs, the anti-narcotics agency, customs and other executive agencies. The last such meeting was held in Dhaka in March.

A BSF official told PTI that the situation on the Bangladesh-India border is normal after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government. However, field units have been on high alert since August 5.

There have been many rumors about the current whereabouts of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Finally, putting an end to all speculations, Indian media ‘The Print’ has clarified the current whereabouts of Sheikh Hasina.

A report in ‘The Print’ on Thursday (October 24) said that former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is currently living in a safe house in the Lutyens' Bungalow zone of the capital New Delhi.

The Print said that Sheikh Hasina has been given a house in Lutyens' Bungalow, like the houses allotted to ministers, senior MPs and top officials of the Indian government, according to her status. To protect Sheikh Hasina's privacy and security, The Print has decided not to disclose the exact address or street details of the house.

Sources said that Sheikh Hasina occasionally goes out for a walk in Lodhi Garden with proper protocol for security reasons. The source said, ''She (Sheikh Hasina) has been living in that area for more than two months. All arrangements have been made for her staying here.''

Citing sources, The Print said that Sheikh Hasina and some of her close associates arrived at the Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, on August 5 in a Bangladesh Air Force C-130 plane. She was evacuated from the Hindon Air Base two days later due to lack of adequate accommodation. Later, she was accommodated in a house in Lutyens', a safe and secure area of Delhi.

Although the Indian government has not officially disclosed Sheikh Hasina's whereabouts to the Bangladesh government so far, the country's Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar told Parliament last August that Sheikh Hasina had sought permission to come to India at short notice.

The Print has sent telephone calls and text messages to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs to inquire about this. However, this Indian media outlet has not received any response from the ministry till the time of publishing the report on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Sheikh Hasina's daughter Saima Wazed is working as the regional director for South-East Asia at the World Health Organization (WHO) office in Delhi, India. She is the first Bangladeshi to hold this position. Saima Wazed currently lives in Delhi.

It is worth noting that Sheikh Hasina fled to India on August 5 in the face of protests. Later, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) established by Sheikh Hasina in 2010 issued arrest warrants against the former Prime Minister, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and 44 others on charges of "crimes against humanity" committed during the student protests in July and August. The warrants against Sheikh Hasina and other political leaders were issued by the chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal, Md. Golam Mortuza Majumder.

The front of Cyclone 'Dana' has hit the Odisha-West Bengal coast of India. Currently, its speed is increasing to 125 kmph. It will remain active till 6 am today, Friday (October 25), the Meteorological Department has said. Due to its impact, there is a possibility of scattered heavy rainfall in five divisions of Bangladesh.

According to the latest update of the West Bengal Meteorological Department at 5:30 am on Friday (October 25), Cyclone 'Dana' has started making landfall. It is making landfall in a strong manner. The landfall process will continue for another one to two hours. The cyclone's landfall process started at 11:12 pm on Thursday. The front of the cyclone is crossing the land between Bhitarkanika and Dhamara in Odisha. At this time, the speed of the storm is 100 to 110 kmph. The maximum speed is 120 kmph.

Earlier, the weather forecast had said that due to the impact of the cyclone, huge waves would be seen on the coast of West Bengal. The height of the waves could be from 9 feet to 14 feet. Accordingly, coastal residents were warned in advance. Red alert has been issued in four districts. Lakhs of people from the coast have been evacuated.

Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said that due to the impact of the severe cyclone, moderate to heavy rainfall has occurred in Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions since 3 pm on Thursday.

In addition, a person named Ashraf Ali was killed when a tree was crushed by the impact of the cyclone in Barguna. In Mirzaganj upazila of Patuakhali, 7 houses were destroyed by strong winds in Deuli village due to the impact of the cyclone. Three people were injured in this incident.

Meanwhile, the Navy jetty broke in two due to the impact of the cyclone's tidal water at Inani Beach in Ukhia, Cox's Bazar. The collapse of the jetty will disrupt travel to St. Martin Island at the beginning of the current tourist season, according to those concerned. 

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a face-to-face bilateral meeting after a long five years.

This information was reported by Indian media NDTV in a report on Wednesday (October 23).

The report said that the meeting was held on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia.

Quoting Indian Foreign Ministry sources, it was mentioned that Prime Minister Modi laid the greatest emphasis on restoring peace on the borders of the two countries in the meeting.

Chinese President Xi Jinping mentioned that both China and India have some 'important responsibilities' in the international world.

It is worth noting that Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping last met in Brasilia in November 2019. That was also the BRICS summit, which was hosted by Brazil. The Modi-Xi meeting was also held on the sidelines of that summit.

Relations between the two countries had reached a low point after the deadly clash between the Indian and Chinese armies on the Ladakh border in June 2020. Then, for the first time, the top leaders of India and China met among themselves.