Assam

Before the Assam-Bengal line system: Mobility, land, and belonging

The eastern subcontinent is one of the most fluid ecological zones in the world.
20 January 2026

Woman from Assam 'pushed' into Bangladesh now in legal limbo

Sakina, 68, detained in Dhaka after BBC report
23 November 2025

Of human migration and citizenship in Assam

The petitioner’s claim was that granting citizenship to immigrants claiming entry before March 25, 1971, was harming Assam’s identity.
25 October 2024

‘People in West Bengal love me’: Shakib Khan sings, performs in Assam

Experiencing the overwhelming love and admiration of the fans, Shakib Khan sang the famous song “O Priyotoma” from his blockbuster film, “Priyotoma”. He also performed on several songs from the movie with his co-star, Idhika.
1 January 2024

Is there a way out of the ethno-political cauldron in India’s far-east?

After describing why this region is India’s gateway to realising its eastern ambitions, Sudeep soon cuts to the chase, stating that the Naga peace process is central to establishing peace in Nagaland and Manipur.
11 May 2022

Sunset for Assam NRC, Sunrise Over Pan-India NRC

The controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam appears to have been discarded for all practical purposes.
26 November 2019

No Bangladeshis among them

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said he does not think those excluded from the final list of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) are Bangladeshis.
31 August 2019

What after final NRC?

Now that the final National Register of Citizens in Assam has come out, the lives of more than 1.9 million people excluded from it stand to be affected. They will be looking at an uncertain future. The questions being asked: who the excluded are now and what will
31 August 2019

Options for those excluded from Assam NRC

The 1.9 million people excluded from Assam's controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC), a list intended to identify illegal immigrants in Assam, will be provided with legal help, says Assam government.
31 August 2019

Indian state on alert ahead of publication of citizenship register

Tens of thousands of paramilitary personnel and police are deployed in India's border state of Assam, the eve of the publication of a citizenship register that could leave millions of people stateless, many of them Muslims.
30 August 2019

Death toll rises to 93 in Assam bootleg liquor tragedy

The death toll rises to 93 in India’s Assam after tea plantation workers drank toxic bootleg liquor when they received their weekly wages, reports The Times of India.
23 February 2019

Life upended for those left out

Nimai Hajong remembers almost nothing of the hills of eastern Bangladesh where he was born more than half a century ago, having fled as a small child to India where he has lived as a refugee ever since.
2 September 2018

India’s Supreme Court asks authorities not to take any coercive action over Assam’s draft NRC

The Supreme Court of India says the publication of the complete draft NRC of Assam cannot be the basis of any coercive action against anyone since it is merely a draft.
31 July 2018

40 lakh left off Assam citizen list

India has stripped 40 lakh people in Assam of citizenship, sparking fears of mass deportations of Muslims from the north-eastern state.
30 July 2018

Flood hits the North

Low-lying areas of Sirajganj, Bogra, Gaibandha, Kurigram and Jamalpur were inundated yesterday as three major rivers witnessed a
8 July 2017

Assam govt lauds Bangladesh for opening mission in Guwahati

The government of Assam appreciates Bangladesh for opening a diplomatic mission in Guwahati.
11 May 2017

Earthquake jolts Bangladesh

A tremor jolts Dhaka and other parts of the country.
24 August 2016

Assam Election Results - What does it mean for Bangladesh?

The results of the recently held Assembly Elections in Assam are of great significance to Bangladesh. Firstly, the BJP-led alliance has won with an agenda which is apparently directly detrimental to Bangladesh interests.
20 May 2016

Indian Assembly Elections 2016: Mamata, Jayalalithaa set to retain power, BJP takes Assam

For the first time in India, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appears all set to form government in the northern state of Assam.
19 May 2016

Anup Chetia released from Assam jail

Top United Liberation Front of Asom leader Anup Chetia has been released from a prison in the Indian state of Assam after he obtained bail in four cases.
24 December 2015