Bangladesh: News
21 Apr 2025
Sheikh HasinaBangladesh seeks Interpol's red notice against former PM Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh Police have asked Interpol to issue a red corner notice against its former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been living in India since August 2024.
19 Apr 2025
Dhaka'Live up to...responsibility:' India rebukes Bangladesh over Hindu leader's murder
India has lodged a strong diplomatic protest to Bangladesh over the abduction and murder of Bhabesh Chandra Roy, a prominent leader of the Hindu minority in northern Bangladesh.
19 Apr 2025
Dhaka'Risk of terrorist...': US issues stricter travel advisory for Bangladesh
The United States has issued a tough travel advisory for its citizens planning to visit Bangladesh.
19 Apr 2025
Ministry Of External AffairsHindu community leader kidnapped, brutally 'beaten to death' in Bangladesh
A prominent Hindu community leader died after he was allegedly abducted from his home and brutally beaten by a group of men in Bangladesh.
18 Apr 2025
West Bengal'Focus on..': India schools Bangladesh over comments on Bengal violence
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has rejected recent comments made by Bangladesh regarding the communal violence in Murshidabad, West Bengal.
18 Apr 2025
Sheikh HasinaBangladesh demands apology for 1971 atrocities, plus $4.3B from Pakistan
In a bold diplomatic move, Bangladesh has demanded a public apology from Pakistan for the atrocities committed during the 1971 liberation war.
16 Apr 2025
Amit Shah'PM should rein in Shah': Mamata claims Bengal violence preplanned
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has claimed that the recent violence over the Waqf law was planned.
14 Apr 2025
DhakaBangladesh court issues arrest warrant for Sheikh Hasina's niece
A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant against United Kingdom Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, the niece of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
09 Apr 2025
IsraelWhy Bangladeshis are vandalizing KFC, Bata, Pizza Hut outlets
Massive protests have broken out in Bangladesh, denouncing Israel's campaign in Gaza and calling for a boycott of Israeli products.
05 Apr 2025
DelhiIndia experiences contrasting weather: North faces heat, rain in south
India is witnessing a striking weather contrast right now: while parts of the north are reeling under an intense heatwave, heavy rainfall is predicted in the southern and eastern regions.
04 Apr 2025
Narendra ModiWhat Modi, Bangladesh's Yunus discussed in 1st in-person meeting
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus discussed the extradition of former PM Sheikh Hasina in their first bilateral meeting in Thailand.
04 Apr 2025
Narendra ModiModi meets Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus amid Northeast remark row
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor of Bangladesh's interim government, on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit on Friday.
03 Apr 2025
BeijingJaishankar rebuffs Bangladesh's Yunus over Northeast 'landlocked' remark
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has clarified that India is aware of its role in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
01 Apr 2025
Mumbai PoliceSaif Ali Khan's attacker's bail hearing adjourned to April 4
The bail plea hearing of Shariful Islam, the key suspect in the stabbing attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, was deferred on Tuesday.
01 Apr 2025
China'Northeast India is landlocked': Bangladesh's Yunus invites China to expand
Bangladesh's interim government chief adviser, Muhammad Yunus, during his recent four-day visit to China, invited Beijing to expand its economic footprint in the region.
27 Mar 2025
Droupadi Murmu'We remain committed to advancing...': Modi writes to Bangladesh's Yunus
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Bangladesh on its National Day in a letter to chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday.
26 Mar 2025
DhakaWhat's behind coup rumors in Bangladesh?
Bangladesh is currently abuzz with speculation over a possible coup against Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus.
26 Mar 2025
AyodhyaAre Muslims safe in UP? Yogi responds with strong statement
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asserted that all religions are safe in the state.
25 Mar 2025
ChinaCoup rumors in Bangladesh after Army chief holds emergency meeting
Rumors of a possible coup in Bangladesh have surfaced again after the Army held an emergency meeting chaired by chief Waker-Uz-Zaman on Monday.
21 Mar 2025
Saudi ArabiaPakistani migrant worker dies building World Cup stadium in Saudi
A migrant worker from Pakistan died while working on the new stadium for the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia, the Guardian reported.
20 Mar 2025
United States of America'We're watching': US to Bangladesh on attacks on minorities
The White House has said that the United States appreciates the actions taken by Bangladesh's interim administration to "ensure safety and security for all" after remarks by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard stirred a storm.
13 Mar 2025
Sheikh HasinaSheikh Hasina 'returning to Bangladesh as PM,' claims close aide
Rabbi Alam, a senior Awami League leader in the United States and a close aide of former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, has announced that the deposed leader will return to power again soon.
11 Mar 2025
World Health OrganizationBangladesh and Chad were world's most polluted countries in 2024
Only seven countries met the World Health Organization's (WHO) air quality standards in 2024. They were Australia, New Zealand, the Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, Estonia, and Iceland.
08 Mar 2025
MaharashtraBangladeshi woman with Indian passport arrested in Maharashtra
Shahnaz Choudhari alias Shila Akhtar, a 29-year-old Bangladeshi woman, was arrested by the Pimpri Chinchwad police on Friday in Maharashtra. She has been charged with illegally securing multiple Indian documents, including an Indian passport.
26 Feb 2025
BhutanIndia-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway project paused due to Myanmar unrest
The India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway project has been put on hold due to the ongoing internal conflicts in Myanmar, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced.
26 Feb 2025
Sheikh Hasina'Have had enough': Bangladesh Army chief warns politicians against infighting
Bangladesh Army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman has warned the country's politicians that their infighting is a serious threat to national sovereignty.
24 Feb 2025
Maha ShivratriFIRs against 140 social media handles for 'misleading' Kumbh content
Authorities in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh have intensified their crackdown on misinformation surrounding the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela.
23 Feb 2025
Sheikh HasinaPakistan and Bangladesh resume direct trade after 54 years
For the first time since their separation in 1971, Pakistan and Bangladesh have resumed direct trade.
23 Feb 2025
Donald TrumpTrump questions alleged USAID funding to India again
United States President Donald Trump has once again questioned the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) decision to give $18 million in funding to help with India's elections.
22 Feb 2025
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanIndia protests Erdogan's Kashmir remarks during Pakistan visit
India has protested formally to the Turkish ambassador in New Delhi over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's remarks on Kashmir.
22 Feb 2025
Donald TrumpTrump questions $21M USAID fund for 'voter turnout' in India
United States President Donald Trump has publicly slammed the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) decision to spend $21 million on voter turnout in India. The funding has since been scrapped by his administration.
20 Feb 2025
Amit Malviya'Have to tell India...': Trump hints at US poll meddling
United States President Donald Trump has hinted at election interference in India after Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) canceled a $21 million USAID grant to India to boost voter participation.
19 Feb 2025
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'They have...more money': Trump questions $21 million fund for India
The United States Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, rescinded a $21 million grant previously given to increase voter participation in India this week.
17 Feb 2025
Amit MalviyaExplained: The controversy over USAID's $21M grant for Indian elections
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has canceled a $21 million grant that was previously allocated to boost voter participation in India.
12 Feb 2025
Climate ChangeWhere does India rank in 'world's most corrupt countries' list?
India has been ranked the 96th most corrupt country in the world, according to the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024. This is a drop from its previous rank of 93rd in 2023.
11 Feb 2025
Saudi ArabiaExplained: Why no children are allowed at Haj this year
Saudi Arabia has announced major changes for the 2025 Haj pilgrimage, including banning children from participating.
11 Feb 2025
DhakaBangladesh faces edible oil crisis, prices skyrocket ahead of Ramzan
Bangladesh is currently facing a severe edible oil crisis, with prices skyrocketing and supplies dwindling.
11 Feb 2025
DhakaBangladesh: Mob attacks stall displaying activist Taslima Nasreen's book
A mob, allegedly consisting of madrasa students, attacked a book stall at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Monday.
10 Feb 2025
Sheikh HasinaBangladesh court acquits journalist of failed abduction of Hasina's son
A prominent newspaper editor, Mahmudur Rahman, has been acquitted by a Bangladesh court in a case pertaining to an unsuccessful plot to kidnap and assassinate Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
10 Feb 2025
Donald TrumpModi to meet Trump's full cabinet, discuss tariff, defense deals
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go on his first official visit to the United States since President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term.
09 Feb 2025
DhakaBangladesh launches 'Operation Devil Hunt' after attack on ex-minister's house
Bangladesh's interim government has launched a nationwide security operation, codenamed "Operation Devil Hunt," after the home of former minister AKM Mozammel Haque was attacked.
07 Feb 2025
Ministry Of External Affairs23 Hindus killed, 123 temples attacked in Bangladesh: Government
The Indian government has expressed its concerns over the rising violence against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh.
07 Feb 2025
Indian Penal CodeSaif Ali Khan stabbing case: Bangladeshi suspect's fingerprints partially match
The investigation into the stabbing of actor Saif Ali Khan has progressed by leaps and bounds, with preliminary fingerprint reports connecting the prime suspect, Shariful Islam, to the crime.
06 Feb 2025
DhakaMob set fire to Bangladesh founding leader Mujibur Rahman's house
A mob in Dhaka, Bangladesh, vandalized and set ablaze the historic home of the country's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Wednesday.
04 Feb 2025
AssamTMC renews demand to rename West Bengal as 'Bangla'
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has once again revived its demand to rename West Bengal to "Bangla."
29 Jan 2025
Kareena Kapoor KhanSaif-Kareena's home gets wire fence after stabbing incident
Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan and his wife Kareena Kapoor Khan have stepped up security at their Bandra residence after Khan was recently stabbed.
25 Jan 2025
DhakaPakistan's ISI sends high-level delegation to Dhaka
Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) sending a high-level delegation to Dhaka, Bangladesh, has raised concerns in New Delhi.
24 Jan 2025
Mumbai Police'We may be poor, but aren't criminals': Saif attacker's father
Mohammad Ruhul Amin Fakir, the father of Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir—arrested for allegedly stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan—plans to approach senior Bangladeshi politicians.
18 Jan 2025
Sheikh Hasina'Escaped death by 25 minutes': Hasina on surviving assassination plot
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has alleged that she and her sister Rehana narrowly escaped an assassination attempt last year.
15 Jan 2025
Anupam KherKangana Ranaut's 'Emergency' banned in Bangladesh: Here's why
The upcoming biographical film Emergency, featuring actor-politician Kangana Ranaut as former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, has been banned in Bangladesh.
13 Jan 2025
IndiaIndia summons Bangladesh envoy over border fencing dispute
India summoned the Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh, Nural Islam, on Monday, a day after Dhaka summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma to voice its concerns over alleged border fencing by India.
09 Jan 2025
Border Security Force (BSF)Night vision cameras, alarms deployed at unfenced border with Bangladesh
India has stepped up security along its 4,096km border with Bangladesh, especially the unfenced ones.
08 Jan 2025
Sheikh HasinaIndia extends Sheikh Hasina's visa amid extradition demand by Bangladesh
India has extended the visa of Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's deposed prime minister who took refuge in India after violent student protests in Dhaka on August 5, 2024, according to multiple reports.
04 Jan 2025
Arunachal PradeshChina plans building world's largest dam on Brahmaputra; India reacts
China has revealed plans to build the world's largest dam in Tibet, exceeding the size of the Three Gorges Dam.
02 Jan 2025
Sheikh HasinaBangladesh revises textbooks, credits Ziaur Rahman for declaration of independence
In a controversial move, the Bangladesh government has decided to revise its school textbooks to state that it was Ziaur Rahman who declared the country's independence in 1971.
02 Jan 2025
Mamata BanerjeeBangladesh court rejects bail plea of Hindu monk Chinmoy Das
A Bangladesh court has rejected the bail plea of former ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, who is facing sedition charges for allegedly disrespecting the national flag.
30 Dec 2024
Sheikh HasinaIndia made political decision not to extradite Hasina: Bangladesh
The Bangladesh interim government headed by Muhammad Yunus has hinted that India may have taken a "political decision" not to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
25 Dec 2024
Sheikh Hasina'Protect...all faiths...': US tells Bangladesh amid Hindu attacks
The United States has urged Bangladesh to ensure the protection of human rights for all citizens, regardless of their religious beliefs.
24 Dec 2024
Sheikh HasinaBangladesh court acquits former minister accused of funding terrorism
Abdus Salam Pintu, a former junior minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) member has been released by a Bangladesh court after 17 years in prison.
24 Dec 2024
Delhi PoliceDelhi Police busts illegal Bangladeshi immigration racket, 11 arrested
The Delhi Police have busted a major illegal immigration racket, arresting 11 people in the process.
23 Dec 2024
Sheikh HasinaBangladesh asks India to extradite former PM Sheikh Hasina
The interim government of Bangladesh has officially sought India's help to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been residing in India since August 5.
21 Dec 2024
Sheikh Hasina3 Hindu temples attacked, idols vandalized in Bangladesh; 1 arrested
Three Hindu temples in Bangladesh's Mymensingh and Dinajpur districts have been vandalized, with eight idols damaged over the last two days, news agency PTI reported.
20 Dec 2024
Sheikh HasinaWho's Tulip Siddiq, Hasina's niece, named in Bangladesh corruption probe
Tulip Siddiq, a Labour minister in the United Kingdom, has been named in an investigation into allegations that her family embezzled up to £3.9 billion from Bangladeshi infrastructure projects.
17 Dec 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Day after Palestine bag, Priyanka carries tote with 'Bangladesh' message
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is once again making headlines with her choice of tote bags.
17 Dec 2024
Anurag Thakur'Nehru's granddaughter': Pakistani politician praises Priyanka over Palestine bag
Pakistani politician Fawad Chaudhry has praised Congress MP and General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for taking a bag with "Palestine" written on it to Parliament on Monday.
16 Dec 2024
Sheikh HasinaBangladesh elections possible between late 2025-early 2026: Yunus
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who is currently heading the interim government in Bangladesh, has said that the country's next general elections may be held between late 2025 and early 2026.
15 Dec 2024
Sheikh HasinaHindu temple, shops vandalized in Bangladesh over Facebook post
Authorities in Bangladesh have arrested four people for allegedly vandalizing a Hindu temple and properties belonging to Hindus in the Sunamganj district.
14 Dec 2024
Bharat Ratna'You've attacked Constitution, changed its soul': Rijiju slams Congress
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday accused the Congress party of changing the essence of the Indian Constitution during a Lok Sabha debate.
14 Dec 2024
Akhilesh YadavPM Modi to address Lok Sabha on Constitution debate today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Constitution debate in the Lok Sabha on Saturday.
13 Dec 2024
Asaduddin OwaisiIndia seeks ties 'free of terrorism' with Pakistan: Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said India wants to maintain good relations with all its neighbors, including Pakistan.
13 Dec 2024
Joe BidenBiden 'closely monitoring' Bangladesh situation amid rising violence against Hindus
United States President Joe Biden is closely monitoring the escalating violence against religious and ethnic minorities in Bangladesh, the White House has said.
10 Dec 2024
Dhaka'India ties solid, Hasina's remarks raising tensions': Yunus
Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, met Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri in Dhaka on Monday.
09 Dec 2024
New Delhi'Attacks on religious places regrettable...': India talks with Dhaka
India's Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri, met Bangladesh's Foreign Adviser Mohammad Touhid Hossain in Dhaka on Monday.
09 Dec 2024
DhakaBangladesh: Case filed against Hindu monk Chinmoy Das, his followers
A case has been registered against Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das and his followers in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
08 Dec 2024
IndiaAfter hospital, Tripura hotels now deny services to Bangladeshi citizens
The All Tripura Hotel and Restaurant Owners's Association (ATHROA) has announced a ban on serving Bangladeshi citizens.
