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April 7, 2026 10:37 AM

India-Bangladesh Ties: High Commissioner Pranay Verma Meets PM Tarique Rahman

The High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday, reaffirming both sides’ commitment to strengthening bilateral relations. According to the Indian Mission in Bangladesh, the meeting focused on enhancing bilateral engagement with an emphasis on people-centric cooperation across multiple sectors, aligned with the national development priorities of both countries. Discussions covered a wide range of areas, including publ...

February 12, 2026 2:07 PM

‘A festival’: High turnout as Bangladeshis vote in landmark election

Tens of millions of Bangladeshis voted on Thursday in an election that they hope will provide stability and growth after the 2024 ouster of long‑time premier Sheikh Hasina in a Gen Z‑driven uprising. With around 128 million people eligible to vote, turnout reached a high 32.88% by noon at about three-fourths of the 42,651 polling centres across the country, Akhtar Ahmed, senior secretary of the Election Commission, told reporters. Analysts say a decisive result is crucial for steady gove...

January 8, 2026 1:23 PM

Bangladesh: BNP leader shot dead, another injured in Dhaka

A leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) affiliated organisation was shot dead, while another man was injured in a shooting incident in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area on Wednesday night, triggering protests and a heavy law-enforcement presence in the area. The deceased was identified as Azizur Rahman Musabbir, former general secretary of the Dhaka Metropolitan North unit of the Swechchhasebok Dal, the volunteer wing of the BNP. The injured, Abu Sufian, is the general secretary of the Karw...

December 30, 2025 12:39 PM

From Jalpaiguri to Bangladesh’s Dhaka: Begum Khaleda Zia’s noteworthy journey

Begum Khaleda Zia’s journey - from being born in undivided India to becoming Bangladesh’s first woman Prime Minister - established her as one of the most influential figures in the country’s politics for more than four decades. Zia, a three-time Prime Minister and chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), died early on Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness. She was 80. Rising from a largely private life, Khaleda Zia went on to become the country’s first female head of ...

December 17, 2025 3:03 PM

India summons Bangladesh High Commissioner over security concerns in Dhaka

The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday summoned Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah, and conveyed New Delhi’s serious concerns over the deteriorating security situation in Bangladesh, particularly threats to the Indian Mission in Dhaka. According to the MEA, the High Commissioner was apprised of reports indicating that certain extremist elements have announced plans to create a security situation around the Indian diplomatic premises. India rejected what it descr...

November 21, 2025 3:23 PM

Earthquake jolts Bangladesh, killing five and injuring around 100

At least five people, including a child, were killed and around 100 injured when a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday, the government said, with buildings damaged in many areas including the densely populated capital Dhaka. Tremors were felt in eastern states in neighbouring India that border Bangladesh, but there were no immediate reports of major damage there, authorities said. Muhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh's interim government, said the injured included students f...

November 18, 2025 12:19 PM

UN chief Antonio Guterres opposes death penalty for Sheikh Hasina

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is against the death penalty imposed on Sheikh Hasina by a Bangladesh court, said his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. “We stand against the use of the death penalty in all circumstances”, he said on Monday, replying to a question at his daily briefing on the sentence imposed in absentia on the leader who is in exile in India. Dujarric cited a statement by UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Turk and said that “we fully agree with” his oppositi...

November 18, 2025 12:14 PM

Protests, arson rock Bangladesh following verdict against Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh witnessed a night of widespread protests and arson after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday. Several vehicles were torched across at least five districts as unrest spread rapidly. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is a domestic special court system in Bangladesh established to prosecute individuals for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War. The trib...

November 18, 2025 11:14 AM

‘India remains committed to best interests of people of Bangladesh’: MEA after ICT verdict on Sheikh Hasina

The Ministry of External Affairs on Monday said that India has taken note of the verdict announced by the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh" concerning former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and said that India remains committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh. The MEA underlined that India will always engage constructively with all stakeholders. The statement said, "India has noted the verdict announced by the " International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh" concerning ...

November 17, 2025 4:56 PM

Verdict against me biased, politically motivated: Sheikh Hasina

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday reacted to the verdict against her, calling it the decision of a “rigged tribunal” established and run by an unelected government with no democratic mandate. A Bangladesh court on Monday afternoon found ousted former PM Hasina guilty of committing "crimes against humanity" during the July-August uprising in 2024. Local media reported that the International Crimes Tribunal-1 has sentenced Hasina to death. The tribunal found the former...