Sheikh Hasina: News
19 Nov 2024
DhakaPakistan, Bangladesh establish direct sea route: Should India worry
For the first time in over five decades, Pakistan and Bangladesh have opened a direct sea route.
14 Nov 2024
BangladeshSheikh Hasina's 100th day in India: Where is she staying
Deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has now spent 100 days in India.
10 Nov 2024
BangladeshSeveral Hasina party workers arrested ahead of anti-interim government protest
The Bangladesh Army has rounded up hundreds of workers and supporters of the Awami League, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party.
09 Nov 2024
BangladeshFresh tension in Bangladesh as far-right group threatens ISKCON
Communal tensions are flaring up in Bangladesh after an Islamist group based in Chittagong called for a ban on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).
02 Nov 2024
Adani GroupAdani halves electricity supply to Bangladesh over unpaid bills
Adani Power Jharkhand Limited (APJL), a subsidiary of Gautam Adani-led Adani Power, has reportedly slashed its electricity supply to Bangladesh by 50%.
01 Nov 2024
BangladeshTrump promises stronger India ties, condemns attack on Bangladesh's Hindus
Former United States President Donald Trump has promised to strengthen ties with India days ahead of the US presidential elections.
23 Oct 2024
BangladeshWhy students in Bangladesh are protesting again
Bangladesh is witnessing fresh protests, with demonstrators demanding the resignation of President Mohammed Shahabuddin over his controversial remarks about former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
17 Oct 2024
BangladeshBangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina
A Bangladesh court has issued an arrest warrant against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been living in exile in India since August.
15 Oct 2024
Dhaka'Uncalled for...': Bangladesh on India's comments about attacks on Hindus
The interim government of Bangladesh, headed by Mohammed Yunus, has brushed aside India's concerns over the alleged systematic violence against Hindus and other religious minorities in the country as "uncalled for" and "baseless."
03 Oct 2024
BangladeshBangladesh recalls 5 envoys, including ambassador to India
In a major diplomatic shake-up, Bangladesh's interim government has called back five of its envoys, including the ambassador to India.
27 Sep 2024
BangladeshMuhammad Yunus hints at 'conspiracy' behind Hasina's ouster; names mastermind
Muhammed Yunus, the chief adviser to Bangladesh's interim government, has suggested a "design and conspiracy" behind the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
24 Sep 2024
Bangladesh Cricket BoardShakib Al Hasan assured of safe return to Bangladesh: Details
Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh's most celebrated cricketer and a member of the fallen Awami League government, is set to return home for the Test series against South Africa next month.
05 Sep 2024
New Delhi'If India wants to keep Hasina, the condition...': Bangladesh's Yunus
Muhammed Yunus, Bangladesh's interim head and chief advisor, has stated that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina must remain silent during her stay in India.
03 Sep 2024
BangladeshBangladesh urges 'correct bilateral steps' to address public's anti-India sentiment
Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain on Monday talked about the interim government's desire to strengthen people-to-people ties with India.
02 Sep 2024
BangladeshAfter Hasina's ouster, Pakistan strengthens diplomatic ties with Bangladesh
Pakistan has been increasing its diplomatic engagement with the interim government in Bangladesh, led by Muhammad Yunus.
27 Aug 2024
Joe BidenModi-Biden call: No mention of Bangladesh crisis in US readout
The recent telephonic conversation between United States President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sparked speculation due to a notable omission.
27 Aug 2024
International Cricket Council (ICC)Women's T20 WC: India, Pakistan to meet on October 6
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be the new host for the Women's T20 World Cup 2024.
26 Aug 2024
Palestine'Batenge to katenge…': Yogi Adityanath's message amid Bangladesh unrest
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday emphasized the importance of unity in light of the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh.
26 Aug 2024
DhakaDhaka University students clash with paramilitary force, 50 injured
Violence broke out in Dhaka—Bangladesh's capital city—on Sunday night when students confronted paramilitary personnel demanding job regularization.
24 Aug 2024
BangladeshHindus, Muslims protected ancient temple after fall of Sheikh Hasina
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh, Hindus and Muslims came together to protect the ancient Dhakeswari Temple in Dhaka, the temple's priest told PTI.
22 Aug 2024
BangladeshBangladesh's interim government revokes diplomatic passports of Sheikh Hasina, ex-MPs
Bangladesh's interim government has revoked all diplomatic passports issued to Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Sheikh Hasina era.
21 Aug 2024
BangladeshBangladesh's BNP urges India to extradite ex-PM Hasina for trial
Bangladesh's main opposition party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, has called on India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to stand trial for murder and other charges related to a student-led uprising.
15 Aug 2024
BangladeshAt 98 minutes, Modi's 78th Independence Day speech longest ever
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his longest Independence Day speech on Thursday, clocking in at 98 minutes.
14 Aug 2024
Bangladesh'My father, other martyrs grossly insulted': Sheikh Hasina on ouster
Deposed Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has spoken out for the first time since her ouster and subsequent escape from the country.
13 Aug 2024
BangladeshHasina's stay in India won't hurt bilateral ties: Bangladesh official
Bangladesh has assured that its ties with India will remain unaffected despite the extended stay of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi.
12 Aug 2024
BangladeshBangladesh: Statue depicting Pakistan's 1971 surrender vandalized
A statue in Bangladesh, which depicted the surrender of the Pakistan Army in the 1971 war, was recently vandalized.
11 Aug 2024
BangladeshSheikh Hasina claims US orchestrated her ouster over an island
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has accused the United States of being involved in the downfall of her Awami League government.
11 Aug 2024
BangladeshAmid attacks, Bangladeshi Hindus stage biggest street protest to date
Thousands of Hindus in Bangladesh took to the streets in major cities across the country to protest attacks on minority communities.
10 Aug 2024
BangladeshBangladesh 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
BangladeshProtesters 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
Bangladesh'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
BangladeshKhaleda'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
BangladeshEx-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
BangladeshModi 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
BangladeshWhat'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
Bangladesh'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
Anurag ThakurBJP ridicules Rahul Gandhi over mangoes reportedly received from Pakistan
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has targeted the opposition following reports that the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi sent cartons of mangoes to seven MPs, including the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.
08 Aug 2024
BangladeshLike 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
BangladeshPolitical 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
Bangladesh'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
BangladeshBangladeshi 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
BangladeshWhat 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
BangladeshHindu 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
BangladeshBangladesh 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
BangladeshExplained: 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
BangladeshIndian 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
BangladeshWho'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
BangladeshWhy 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
BangladeshBangladesh 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
BangladeshBangladeshi 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
BangladeshBangladesh 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
BangladeshProtests 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
BangladeshBangladesh: 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
BangladeshBangladesh'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
BangladeshBangladesh 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
BangladeshBangladesh 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
Bangladesh1,000 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
BangladeshOver 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
BangladeshUnrest 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
BangladeshWhy 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.
06 Jun 2024
Narendra ModiPM Modi's swearing-in shifted to Sunday evening
The swearing-in ceremony of incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi—initially planned for Saturday—was rescheduled to Sunday evening.
06 Jun 2024
Narendra ModiWhich world leaders will attend PM Modi's swearing-in?
The members of the National Democratic Alliance on Wednesday extended support to incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi to form the government for a third time.
