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DHAKA PRISON RELEASE
Nearly 150 Indians languish in Bangladeshi prisons even after completing their sentencesMany Indian nationals remain imprisoned in Bangladesh long after their sentences end. Procedural delays and identification issues are preve...
After Yunus regime freed Rahmani, India watches Bangladesh's radical Islam surgeConcerns rise over Islamist radical movements in South Asia. Jashimuddin Rahmani, an influential ideologue, has been released on bail in Ba...
Bangladesh vote a “well-planned farce”, says Sheikh Hasina, pressing for Awami League comeback as BNP triumphsBangladesh's opposition BNP has claimed victory in the 13th National Parliamentary Election. However, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina o...
"Violence a norm, interim government powerless": Sheikh Hasina slams Yunus, flags religious extremism in BangladeshFormer Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina slammed the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in the wake of the recent violence in the ...
'India saved my mother's life': Sheikh Hasina's son rejects legitimacy of her extraditionSajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, has voiced a vehement objection to his country's extraditio...
Post-Hasina Bangladesh takes to extremismA year after the student uprising, Bangladesh is experiencing political instability. Extremism is reportedly increasing. The interim govern...
Bangladesh frees 178 troops over deadly 2009 mutinyBangladesh released 178 former paramilitary troops nearly 16 years after a violent mutiny in 2009 that led to the deaths of 74 people. Init...
Bangladesh: Thousands block prison car carrying Hindu priest Chinmoy Brahmachari after court rejects bailA Hindu priest, Chinmoy Brahmachari, was arrested in Bangladesh on sedition charges. Thousands protested his arrest in Chittagong. They blo...
Bangladesh ex-PM makes first public appearance in six yearsBangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who has been battling health issues, made her first public appearance since 2017 after bein...
Bangladesh's former PM Khaleda Zia receives renewed passportFormer Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia has received a renewed passport after being released from prison. Sentenced in 2018 for graft,...
Bangladesh SCBA President urges India to arrest and return Sheikh Hasina, RehanaThe situation in Bangladesh has become increasingly unstable following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina. AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, President ...
Bangladesh president orders release of jailed ex-PM Khaleda ZiaBangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday ordered the release of the jailed former prime minister and key opposition leader Khal...
2004 Chittagong arms meant for ULFA, North East ultrasRubbishing Chetia's claim that ULFA did not have any links with foreign intelligence forces, they said the armed separatist organisation ha...
Bangladesh, India consolidate bilateral ties in 2020 amidst challenges posed by COVID-19Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose planned visit to Dhaka in March was cancelled due to the pandemic, described Bangladesh as a "key pilla...
Bangladesh initiates process to extradite Daud Merchant to IndiaBangladesh has started the process to extradite to India Daud Merchant, a detained top aide of fugitive mafia don Dawood Ibrahim.
6 Indian fishermen on way back home from Bangladesh after boat drifted awaySix fishermen from Kakinada who landed in Bangladesh due to drifting of their boat are on their way back home today, a senior official said.
India to give consular access to jailed fishermenThe government will facilitate visits of officials of Pakistan and other nations to prisons to identify and establish nationality of fisher...
Bangladesh awaits court order to execute Jamaat leader Muhammad QuamaruzzamanJail officials preferring anonymity, however, said the hangmen have been kept ready and the execution stage inside the prison has been prep...
- India, Bangla to strengthen cooperation in security issues
India and Bangladesh have decided to strengthen cooperation in security related matters, including intelligence sharing and terror related ...
- Bangladesh govt frees ex-PM Sheikh Hasina
Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed was released from detention on corruption charges.