Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Sajeeb Joy warned Bangladesh is becoming failed state, regional concern. He cited extremist groups, ISI presence, and deteriorating security. Joy questioned elections, criticised indemnity law, alleged mass detentions. Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has alleged that Bangladesh is…
6 min readNew DelhiAug 6, 2026 04:20 AM IST Declaring that her “life moved beyond calculations of personal safety long ago”, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been living in India ever since her ouster in August 2024, said Wednesday that she plans to return to her country, stand with its people and…
Author Taslima Nasrin meets press on Sunday in Kolkata.Photo Basabdatta Sarkar Kolkata: Bangladesh-born author Taslima Nasrin said she “wants to believe” that the BJP govt in Bengal will protect freedom of expression and the fundamental rights of every citizen. “I believe they (the govt) will accommodate those with differing opinions so they can express their…
Agartala: Tripura chief minister Manik Saha on Wednesday sent a gift of the state’s Kew pineapples to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, continuing an annual tradition of cross-border goodwill. The consignment included 100 packets carrying 600 premium pineapples and was routed through the Akhaura Integrated Check Post near Agartala, following customs and land port formalities.Tripura…
India invites Bangladesh PM DHAKA/NEW DELHI: As part of Delhi’s broader approach to enhancing global collaboration and cooperation, India has invited PM Tarique Rahman to attend the 18th Brics Summit, which will focus on global cooperation, trade, and sustainable development. India will host the summit in New Delhi on September 12-13.Bangladesh state minister for foreign…
NEW DELHI/DHAKA: In what is likely to further aggravate India-Bangladesh tensions, Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman’s adviser Zahed ur Rahman flew out of Delhi airport in a huff, after a dispute with immigration authorities who held him for “verification” because of his controversial statements about India in the past.While Zahed exited taking a flight to Colombo…
The deepening defence pact between Bangladesh and Türkiye is emerging as the clearest indicator of Bangladesh’s recalibrated foreign policy in the post-Sheikh Hasina era. A high-profile visit to Dhaka by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan this weekend culminated in an agreement to establish joint committees on defence and foreign affairs, alongside institutionalising regular “two-plus-two” consultations….
Former Bangladesh President Zia-ur-Rahman DHAKA: India on Saturday recalled the historic radio broadcast of former Bangladesh President Zia-ur-Rahman, in which he, invoking Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, proclaimed the country’s independence and called upon the people to resist the Pakistan army amid a military crackdown marked by widespread killings and mass atrocities.On the occasion of Zia’s…
The results of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election indicate a structural shift in India’s eastern politics with consequences that extend directly into Bangladesh. The BJP has won 206 seats in a 294-member Assembly, while the All India Trinamool Congress has been reduced to a diminished opposition with just 81 seats. The thing that appears…
