Bangladesh: News
10 Aug 2024
DhakaBangladesh chief justice resigns after protesters give ultimatum, surround court
Bangladesh Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan has reportedly decided to resign after hundreds of protesters surrounded the Supreme Court premises in Dhaka on Saturday.
10 Aug 2024
Nobel Peace PrizeProtesters gherao Bangladesh Supreme Court, demand chief justice's resignation
Hundreds of student protesters have surrounded the Supreme Court in Bangladesh, demanding the immediate resignation of all judges, including the Chief Justice.
10 Aug 2024
Dhaka'My mother never officially resigned,' claims Sheikh Hasina's son
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has claimed that his mother fled the country without officially resigning.
09 Aug 2024
Amit ShahCentre's panel to monitor situation on India-Bangladesh border: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday announced that the central government has formed a committee to monitor the situation along the India-Bangladesh Border (IBB).
09 Aug 2024
Narendra ModiKhaleda's party irked by India for hosting exiled PM Hasina
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), a key rival of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, is displeased with India's decision to host the ousted prime minister after she fled Dhaka on Monday.
09 Aug 2024
New DelhiEx-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina will return for elections, says son
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who recently fled to India amid violent protests, will return to her native country once the new interim government announces elections, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, claimed.
09 Aug 2024
DelhiModi urges Hindus' protection in Bangladesh as Yunus takes charge
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on his appointment as the head of Bangladesh's interim government.
08 Aug 2024
Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)What's Jamaat-e-Islami, the Islamist party that fueled Bangladesh's political crisis
Bangladesh is presently on the cusp of a significant political crisis as an interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus takes over on Thursday.
08 Aug 2024
Dhaka'Unstable situation...': Indian visa centers in Bangladesh shut indefinitely
All Indian visa application centers in Bangladesh have been indefinitely closed due to the political turmoil in the country.
08 Aug 2024
Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM)Like Bangladesh, Indians will someday storm Modi's house: Congress leader
Senior Madhya Pradesh Congress Party leader Sajjan Singh Verma has stirred up a controversy for suggesting that people in India might one day storm Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official residence due to his "wrong policies."
07 Aug 2024
DelhiPolitical unrest: Why you should avoid these countries right now
The Indian government has issued travel advisories for several countries currently witnessing violent unrest.
07 Aug 2024
Ajit DovalHow Delhi is preparing for Hasina's likely extended India stays
Sheikh Hasina, the deposed Prime Minister of Bangladesh, may have to prolong her stay in India due to the United Kingdom rejecting her asylum request, reports said.
07 Aug 2024
China'Shelter us...or kill us': 500 refugees stuck on Bangladesh-Bengal border
Over 500 refugees are stuck at the West Bengal-Bangladesh border with hopes that India will grant them entry.
07 Aug 2024
Border Security Force (BSF)Bangladeshi national arrested at Bengal border with fake Indian IDs
A Bangladeshi national, identified as Anamul Haq Sohel, was apprehended by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday while attempting to cross into India through the Changrabandha check post in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district.
07 Aug 2024
Sheikh HasinaBangladeshi film producer, actor-son killed in mob violence
Selim Khan, a prominent Bangladeshi film producer, and his actor-son Shanto Khan were brutally killed by a mob during civil unrest in Bangladesh on Monday.
07 Aug 2024
Baba RamdevRamdev claims Bangladeshi fundamentalist forces plotting well-planned attacks on Hindus
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has voiced his concern regarding the safety of Hindus in Bangladesh amidst the country's escalating political unrest.
07 Aug 2024
LondonWhat happened at Sheikh Hasina's residence before her dramatic escape
Sheikh Hasina resigned as Bangladesh's prime minister and fled the country on Monday, following weeks of violent protests against government job quotas that later turned into a movement calling for her resignation.
07 Aug 2024
DhakaHindu musician's home set ablaze amid Bangladesh political unrest
The residence of renowned Hindu musician Rahul Ananda was looted and torched by an irate mob in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
07 Aug 2024
Air IndiaBangladesh crisis: Special Air India flight brings back 205 passengers
A special Air India flight evacuated 205 people, including six infants, from Dhaka, Bangladesh to New Delhi on Wednesday morning.
07 Aug 2024
Sheikh HasinaBangladesh crisis: Mob sets hotel on fire; 24 burnt alive
At least 24 people, including an Indonesian national, were burnt alive by a mob amid protests in Bangladesh on Monday night, fresh reports said.
06 Aug 2024
Sheikh HasinaExplained: Who are the key figures in Bangladesh's politics
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday and fled to India amid widespread protests against her government.
06 Aug 2024
Sheikh HasinaIndian textile stocks soar as Bangladesh crisis creates market opportunity
Indian textile companies witnessed a significant surge in trade on Tuesday, due to the ongoing political crisis in neighboring Bangladesh.
06 Aug 2024
ChittagongWho's Muhammad Yunus, likely chief adviser of Bangladesh's interim government
In the wake of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, Bangladesh's Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has proposed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus as the chief advisor for an interim government.
06 Aug 2024
Sheikh HasinaWhy London suits Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina for her political exile
Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh, departed for India on Monday afternoon when it became evident that her government would collapse and her safety was at risk amidst a violent youth-led agitation supported by her rivals and the Army.
06 Aug 2024
S JaishankarBangladesh crisis: India strengthens borders; Jaishankar briefs Parliament on situation
Amid the turmoil in Bangladesh after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation on Monday, the Border Security Force (BSF) has increased security and deployed additional personnel along the international border in Tripura.
06 Aug 2024
Rahul GandhiBangladesh crisis: Rahul's 'Pakistan involvement' question to Centre, Jaishankar's reply
At the all-party meeting held after the collapse of Sheikh Hasina's government and the military takeover in Bangladesh amid violent protests, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi raised three key questions.
06 Aug 2024
Narendra ModiCentre calls all-party meeting amid Bangladesh turmoil, Jaishankar briefs MPs
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday chaired an all-party meeting to discuss the collapse of Sheikh Hasina's government and the military takeover in Bangladesh amid violent protests.
06 Aug 2024
DhakaBangladesh political unrest: Who's Khaleda Zia, ex-PM to be released
Hours after Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country, Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin ordered the release of jailed opposition leader and ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
06 Aug 2024
Antonio GuterresAfter Hasina's resignation, interim government formation in Bangladesh likely today
The Bangladeshi parliament is expected to be dissolved on Tuesday—a day after Sheikh Hasina's resignation and departure from the country.
05 Aug 2024
DhakaBangladeshi protesters vandalize 'father of nation' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's statue
Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters defied the curfew and stormed the Prime Minister's residence in Dhaka following reports that Sheikh Hasina had resigned and fled the country.
05 Aug 2024
Sheikh HasinaBangladesh PM Hasina resigns, flees to India amid protests: Report
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country for a "safer location," reportedly accompanied by her sister the BBC reported.
05 Aug 2024
Government JobsProtests intensify in Bangladesh again: 100 killed, India issues advisory
Nearly 100 people, including 14 policemen, were killed and hundreds injured in renewed anti-government protests across Bangladesh on Sunday.
04 Aug 2024
DhakaBangladesh: 32 killed as protesters renew demand that PM quit
Over 32 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Bangladesh as protesters returned to the streets, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
26 Jul 2024
CurfewBangladesh's PM Hasina criticized for crying over damaged train station
Bangladesh's Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, is facing criticism after being photographed crying at a destroyed metro rail station in Mirpur city.
21 Jul 2024
Government JobsBangladesh court scraps most job quotas that caused deadly unrest
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has scrapped most quotas for government jobs in the wake of student-led protests that have resulted in over 130 fatalities, as per local media reports.
21 Jul 2024
Sheikh HasinaBangladesh police given 'shoot-on-sight' orders amid national curfew
Bangladesh police have been given "shoot-on-sight" orders amid ongoing student-led protests, which have resulted in over 130 deaths.
20 Jul 2024
Chittagong1,000 Indians return from Bangladesh as protests claim 115 lives
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has announced the safe return of 778 Indian students from Bangladesh, bringing the total number of returnees to 998.
20 Jul 2024
Government JobsOver 300 Indians return as Bangladesh quota protests turn deadly
Over 300 Indian students studying in Bangladesh have returned home due to escalating protests against the reintroduction of reservation in government jobs.
19 Jul 2024
DhakaUnrest in Bangladesh kills 39: What we know so far
Over 39 people have died in the violence over a controversial government job quota system in Bangladesh.
17 Jul 2024
DhakaWhy thousands of Bangladeshi students are protesting against government
Bangladesh is currently experiencing violent student protests that have led to the indefinite closure of public and private universities nationwide.
