Bangladesh

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that it's crucial to start a new chapter in the Indo-Bangla ties, which should begin with the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, as her continued presence in…

NEW DELHI: Bilateral projects involving India are likely to remain stalled in Bangladesh due to the turmoil there, say political observers. "India-led projects in Bangladesh (old and new) are likely to remain stalled for a long time. The…

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami supremo Shafiqur Rahman has said his party seeks harmonious and stable ties with India but asserted that New Delhi needs to reconsider its foreign policy in the neighbourhood, as bilateral relations do not…

DHAKA: The body of a 32-year-old woman TV journalist in Bangladesh was recovered from a lake here in the capital on Wednesday, according to media reports. The deceased was identified as Sarah Rahanuma, a newsroom editor at Gazi TV, a…

NEW DELHI: Amidst the ongoing turmoil and instability across the country, Bangladesh is facing another challenge – the rapidly increasing influence of the Hizb ut Tahrir (HuT). The HuT is a fundamentalist political organisation that aspires…

The flag-seller who lives in the Alu Bazar area of old Dhaka where several members of the Hindu community live, says his Indian-origin father had "immigrated" to Dhaka from Calcutta (now Kolkata) around the year 1971 and made this city his…

DHAKA: The Dhaka Metro resumed services on Sunday over a month after it was shut for passengers during the unprecedented anti-government protests in Bangladesh. Two stations -- Mirpur 10 and Kazipara -- will however remain closed,…

DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim government revoked the diplomatic passport of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, after she fled a student-led uprising earlier this month. The interior ministry said in a statement that Hasina's…

Dacca: Despite an interim government having taken over in Bangladesh nearly two weeks ago, the situation is yet to limp back to normalcy. Journalists are being arrested, while Hindu teachers are losing their jobs. Further, students have set…

DHAKA: A fresh complaint was filed on Tuesday with Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal accusing deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 23 others of committing crimes against humanity and genocide during a rally by an Islamist group…

DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Sunday accused deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina of destroying every institution of the country in her efforts to stay in power, as he promised to hold a free, fair and…

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Sunday reopened all educational institutions, including universities, secondary schools and colleges, across the country after more than a month of closure due to violence centring the student-led protests that led to…

Dhaka: Days after Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal started an investigation against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, another murder case has been filed against the ousted PM.…

NEW DELHI: Following a recent surge in violence in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grave concern about the safety of Hindus and other minorities in the neighbouring country. In his Independence Day speech, Modi…

DHAKA: A mob wielding bamboo rods and plastic pipes beat several suspected supporters of Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, vowing to quash a rumoured rally for the ousted Bangladesh premier outside her childhood home. Hasina, 76, fled by…

DHAKA: Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal has started an investigation against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and nine others on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity that took place from July 15 to August 5 during…

New Delhi: In the first-ever response after her government was overthrown by violent protests across the country, former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina appealed for "justice from the countrymen." In an emotional statement…

NEW DELHI: A draft has been prepared by the interim government in Bangladesh to scrap August 15th as a national holiday. Forty-nine years ago, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated on this day, and it has since been observed as a holiday…

Yunus said a key priority of the interim government is to restore the independence of the judiciary.

Police forces in Bangladesh have refused to work as they have been butchered in the violence even when they surrendered.