Bangladesh
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Never allowed territory for activities against Bangladesh's interests: India rejects Dhaka's charges
India | Dec 14, 2025, 07:00 PM ISTIndia's reaction came hours after the Bangladesh foreign ministry summoned Indian envoy to Dhaka, Pranay Verma, and conveyed its concern over former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's "incendiary" statements from Indian soil.
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'Illegal election commission': Sheikh Hasina's Awami League rejects February 2026 polls in Banglades
World | Dec 12, 2025, 11:35 AM ISTIn a statement, the Awami League called the country's apex poll body "illegal government's illegal election commission". The Yunus government has failed to ensure "transparency and neutrality" in the country, it said.
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Khaleda Zia, ex-Bangladesh PM, put on ventilator support as health declines
World | Dec 12, 2025, 08:03 AM ISTAccording to the hospital, doctors are monitoring Khaleda Zia's condition round-the-clock as her vital organs are under severe stress. It said that Zia needs blood transfusions as he "kidney function has stopped completely".
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'Felt humiliated': Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin plans to quit after February elections
World | Dec 12, 2025, 08:17 AM ISTShahabuddin became Bangladesh's 16th president in 2023. He has criticised the interim government and said he feels 'humiliated', while also pointing out that he has not even met Muhammad Yunus in the past seven months.
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Bangladesh's post-Hasina transition: A fragmented political landscape faces its first real test
World | Dec 11, 2025, 08:12 PM ISTBangladesh election: With the Awami League banned in the country, the electoral battleground is expected to shift sharply, with the contest likely dominated by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the right-wing Jamat-e-Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh to hold elections on February 12 in 2026, first since Sheikh Hasina's ouster
World | Dec 11, 2025, 11:45 PM ISTBangladesh elections: The interim government under Muhammad Yunus, after discussions with key political parties, finalised the early February election date- shifting it from later plans to wrap up before Ramadan and enable a smooth transition to elected rule.
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Bangladesh Air Force signs LOI with Italy to induct Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft
World | Dec 09, 2025, 10:33 PM ISTThe Bangladesh Air Force has signed a Letter of Intent with Italy's Leonardo for the induction of Eurofighter Typhoon jets. The move is part of a broader modernisation drive aimed at strengthening next generation combat capabilities.
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'India must break into pieces...': Bangladeshi ex-army officer echoes Asim Munir's anti-India rant
World | Dec 03, 2025, 07:26 PM ISTRetired Bangladeshi General Abdullahil Aman Azmi, following Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir, is dreaming of India's dismemberment. At an event in Dhaka on Tuesday, Azmi again spewed venom against India.
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Supreme Court orders Centre to bring deported Bangladeshi woman back to India
India | Dec 03, 2025, 01:17 PM ISTThe Central government has informed the Supreme Court that it will bring back Sonali Khatoon, along with her eight-year-old son and said that they will be kept under surveillance and provided medical assistance.
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Bangladesh court convicts Sheikh Hasina, her niece and British MP Tulip Siddiq in land scam case
World | Dec 01, 2025, 12:30 PM ISTThis is the fourth verdict involving Sheikh Hasina in graft cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The ACC filed six separate cases between January 12 and 14.
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Bangladesh court sentences ousted PM Sheikh Hasina to 21 years in jail in corruption cases
World | Nov 27, 2025, 12:58 PM ISTThe three cases were lodged over alleged irregularities in allocating plots in the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol. Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to seven years in each case, totalling 21 years in prison.
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Bangladesh again urges India to extradite Sheikh Hasina amid death sentence: What we know so far
World | Nov 24, 2025, 09:26 AM ISTSheikh Hasina was on November 17 sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for alleged killings during the 2024 student protests. Former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal also received a similar sentence for crimes against humanity.
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Bangladesh protests: People take to streets, opposition demands extradition of Sheikh Hasina
World | Nov 23, 2025, 01:05 PM ISTProtesters marched from Dhaka University to Shahbagh Chowrangi, raising slogans demanding the death penalty. The 2024 student protests against government job quotas had previously led to over 1,400 deaths and 14,000 injuries.
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Earthquake today: 3.7 magnitude quake strikes Bangladesh, tremors felt in India's Northeast, Bengal
World | Nov 22, 2025, 07:45 PM ISTEarthquake in Bangladesh today: This is the second earthquake to strike Bangladesh in two days. Friday's earthquake left three people dead and several injured.
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Bangladesh: Minority Hindus protest in Dhaka amid rising attacks | Exclusive
World | Nov 21, 2025, 01:59 PM ISTSpeaking to INDIA TV, community members said temples are being desecrated, religious practices disrupted, and homes targeted, with harassment extending to public spaces.
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Earthquake hits Bangladesh: Three dead, several injured, tremors felt across West Bengal
India | Nov 21, 2025, 01:19 PM ISTEarthquake: Preliminary reports suggest that the earthquake was felt between 10.08 to 10.10 am for a few seconds and it was felt in Kolkata, Malda, Nadia, Cooch Behar and several other districts.
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NSA Ajit Doval meets Bangladesh counterpart amid Dhaka's efforts to extradite Sheikh Hasina
Delhi | Nov 19, 2025, 11:26 PM ISTThe meeting took place just days after Bangladesh’s Ministry of External Affairs urged India to deport Sheikh Hasina, who was handed a death sentence by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for alleged “crimes against humanity."
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Indira Gandhi's birth anniversary: Her equations with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Nixon
India | Nov 19, 2025, 07:01 AM ISTIndira Gandhi played a crucial role in the birth of Bangladesh in 1971. She shared a warm, trusting relationship with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In contrast, her relationship with US President Richard Nixon was tense, as America backed Pakistan for its own geopolitical reasons.
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Coffee Par Kurukshetra: Will Sheikh Hasina have to go to Bangladesh?
Kurukshetra | Nov 19, 2025, 01:48 AM ISTBangladesh's ousted Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has been sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Bangladesh for her role in the violent crackdown on the student protests that took place in July-August 2024.
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Sheikh Hasina Death Sentence: What Options the Ex-Bangladesh PM Has After ICT Verdict
Originals | Nov 18, 2025, 06:29 PM ISTSheikh Hasina, the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and long-time chief of the Awami League, now faces a critical crossroads after being handed a death sentence by the International Crimes Tribunal.