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Sheikh Hasina: News

15 Sep 2026
• Bangladesh

Bangladesh tribunal sentences 7 Awami League leaders to death

A Bangladesh tribunal has sentenced seven senior leaders of the banned Awami League to death for crimes against humanity.

14 Sep 2026
• Donald Trump

Bangladesh wants 'reset' in ties with India: Here's why

Bangladesh has expressed its desire to "reset" relations with India and establish a new bilateral engagement based on mutual interests.

11 Sep 2026
• Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Monk granted 5-hour parole to attend mother's funeral

Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Bangladeshi Hindu monk who has been in jail for nearly two years, was recently granted a five-hour parole to attend his mother's funeral.

10 Sep 2026
• Bangladesh

'Tarique Rahman not invited': Bangladesh minister rules out BRICS visit

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman may skip the upcoming BRICS summit in New Delhi.

10 Sep 2026
• China

Sheikh Hasina's daughter quits WHO post

Saima Wazed, the daughter of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has resigned from her position as the World Health Organization's (WHO) Southeast Asia regional director, a position she took over in early 2024.

09 Sep 2026
• Bangladesh

Bangladesh faces worst measles outbreak as deaths near 1,000

Bangladesh is currently facing its worst measles outbreak on record, with 999 suspected and confirmed deaths since March. The crisis has been worsened by overcrowded hospitals and vaccine shortages.

04 Sep 2026
• Bangladesh

Gadkari announces ₹2,077cr highway project in Siliguri corridor

The Indian government has allocated ₹2,000 crore for a 31.02km four-lane highway in the Siliguri Corridor.

23 Aug 2026
• China

Mutual interest test must be met: Jaishankar on neighborly relations

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has emphasized that India's relations with its neighbors should be based on mutual interests.

21 Aug 2026
• Bangladesh

Rashtrapati Bhavan announces Tarique Rahman's visit, then quickly recalls statement

The Rashtrapati Bhawan has withdrawn its official statement on Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's upcoming visit to New Delhi less than an hour after its release.

20 Aug 2026
• Bangladesh

Bangladesh holds 1st contested presidential election in 35 years

Bangladesh is holding its first contested presidential election in 35 years.

19 Aug 2026
• Narendra Modi

Modi wants Bangladesh's Tarique Rahman to have 'memorable' visit: Envoy

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the proposed visit of Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman to India to be "memorable."

16 Aug 2026
• World

No India visit for Tarique Rahman without Hasina's extradition: Bangladesh

Bangladesh has made it clear that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's proposed visit to India is unlikely to take place without the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and other fugitives.

09 Aug 2026
• Bangladesh Cricket Board

India tour of Bangladesh in jeopardy amid political tensions: Report

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is facing an uphill battle to host a scheduled white-ball series against India in September.

06 Aug 2026
• Bangladesh

Hasina's virtual address from New Delhi sparks fury in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh government has said that India permitting deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to openly interact with the media in Delhi was highly upsetting to Bangladeshis and detrimental to the development of harmonious ties between the neighbors.

05 Aug 2026
• Shakib Al Hasan

Shakib Al Hasan's house attacked hours after Hasina's Delhi presser

A petrol bomb was thrown at the ancestral home of former Bangladesh cricket captain and ex-Awami League MP Shakib Al Hasan in Magura town on Wednesday night.

05 Aug 2026
• World

'Whatever fate awaits me': Hasina gets emotional in virtual address

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced her plans to return to Bangladesh, regardless of the consequences.

04 Aug 2026
• Bangladesh

No Indian government role in Hasina's planned press conference: MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has clarified that the Indian government is not involved in a media event featuring former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

04 Aug 2026
• World

Bangladesh seeks India's stand on Hasina's virtual address

Bangladesh has sought clarification from India over former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's planned virtual address from New Delhi on August 5.

02 Aug 2026
• New Delhi

Bangladesh's Hasina to speak in India after 2 years' exile

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will make her first public appearance in India on August 5, 2026, India Today reported.

16 Jul 2026
• Dhaka

Bangladesh seizes $6.2B assets linked to ex-PM Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh has seized assets worth 760 billion taka (approximately $6.2 billion) linked to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members, and major business groups.

10 Jul 2026
• Bangladesh

'May kill me': Sheikh Hasina plans returning home in December

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced her plans to return to Bangladesh from exile in India around December.

10 Jul 2026
• Bangladesh

Sheikh Hasina says she'll return to Bangladesh in December

Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced her intention to return to Bangladesh around December.

28 Jun 2026
• Bangladesh

Death penalty can't stop me from returning to Bangladesh: Hasina

Sheikh Hasina, the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has vowed to return to her home country this year, despite facing a death penalty.

21 Jun 2026
• Bangladesh

Bangladesh on high alert over Awami League foundation anniversary

Bangladesh has issued a nationwide security alert ahead of the founding anniversary of the Awami League, which was once led by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

16 Jun 2026
• Bangladesh

Bangladesh summons Indian envoy over PM adviser's Delhi airport ordeal

Bangladesh has summoned India's Deputy High Commissioner Pawan Badhe in Dhaka to express its "deep disappointment" over an incident involving Bangladesh PM's adviser on policy and strategy affairs, Zahed ur Rahman.

29 May 2026
• Beijing

PM Modi greets Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman on Eid-ul-Adha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended Eid-ul-Adha greetings to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

27 May 2026
• Bangladesh

Why Pakistan accepting Trump's 'Abraham Accords' will change its passport

Every Pakistani passport has a printed restriction on travel to Israel.

17 May 2026
• Bangladesh

Bangladesh's BNP links ties with India to Ganga water treaty

Bangladesh's ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has linked the future of its relationship with India to the renewal of the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty.

08 May 2026
• COVID-19

Measles outbreak in Bangladesh: Death toll exceeds 300

Bangladesh is currently facing a severe measles outbreak, with the death toll rising to over 300.

01 May 2026
• Dhaka

Bangladesh summons Indian envoy over Himanta Sarma's 'infiltrators' remarks

The Bangladesh government has summoned the acting Indian High Commissioner, Pawan Badhe, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

09 Apr 2026
• Bangladesh

Bangladesh FM raises Hasina's extradition request during meeting with Jaishankar

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman met India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Wednesday.

07 Apr 2026
• Bangladesh

Bangladesh's 1st female Speaker arrested

Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, who served as the first female speaker of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad (House of the Nation), was arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Tuesday.

24 Feb 2026
• Bangladesh

Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus returns to nonprofit roots after 18 months

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has returned to his non-profit organization work after stepping down as the chief adviser of Bangladesh's interim government.

23 Feb 2026
• Bangladesh

Yunus 'conspired' to remove me: Bangladesh president's big charge

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin has accused former chief adviser Mohammad Yunus of conspiring to remove him from office.

23 Feb 2026
• Bangladesh

Major military reshuffle in Bangladesh; defense advisor in India recalled

Bangladesh has undergone a major military reshuffle after Tarique Rahman became prime minister following the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)'s victory.

21 Feb 2026
• Bangladesh

Bangladesh moving toward normalizing visa facilities for Indians: Report

Bangladesh is reportedly moving toward normalizing visa facilities for Indian nationals, according to a report by The Hindu that quoted diplomatic sources.

19 Feb 2026
• Bangladesh

India to resume all visa services for Bangladeshis soon: Diplomat

India will resume all visa services in Bangladesh soon, a senior Indian diplomat has said.

19 Feb 2026
• Bangladesh

Bangladesh student leader wanted in Hindu cop's murder arrested

Ahmed Raza Hasan Mehdi, a Bangladesh student activist, has been arrested at the Delhi airport while allegedly trying to escape to Europe.

17 Feb 2026
• Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman takes oath as Bangladesh prime minister

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman has been sworn in as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday.

15 Feb 2026
• Bangladesh

Bangladesh's Tarique Rahman to take oath as PM on Tuesday

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman will be sworn in as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday, February 17.

14 Feb 2026
• China

Tarique Rahman vows Bangladesh interests will guide India ties ahead

Tarique Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has made his position clear on future relations with India after his party's landslide victory in the national elections.

14 Feb 2026
• Bangladesh

Bangladesh polls: Death row convicts with anti-India terror links win

In a shocking turn of events, three candidates who were sentenced to death have emerged victorious in the recent Bangladesh national elections held on February 12.

13 Feb 2026
• Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman to be next Bangladesh PM; India welcomes victory

Tarique Rahman, the acting chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), is set to become the next Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: Tarique Rahman's BNP claims majority, picks early lead

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, is poised to win the national elections, according to media reports.