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  Bangladesh Army chief calls for early elections, says 'country's independence at risk': Report

  World | February 27, 2025 12:33 IST

  Bangladesh's local media reports that the army chief cautioned the country that the gains from the student-led uprising that led to the ouster of the previous government headed by Sheikh Hasina may be at risk if the country remains engaged in political conflict.

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  Muhammad Yunus invites Elon Musk to visit Bangladesh for Starlink satellite service launch

  World | February 23, 2025 17:15 IST

  Earlier, Muhammad Yunus held an extensive telephonic discussion with Elon Musk to explore future collaboration and to make further progress in introducing Starlink satellite internet services in Bangladesh.

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  Will India accept Bangladesh's request for SAARC's revival? Jaishankar's post drops big hint

  World | February 18, 2025 18:29 IST

  Following his meeting with Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Advisor, Touhid Hossain, Jaishankar's post on X touched upon other issues discussed but refrained from mentioning SAARC.

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  Sheikh Hasina vows political comeback, calls Muhammad Yunus 'unfit' to govern Bangladesh

  World | February 18, 2025 11:42 IST

  Sheikh Hasina has reportedly defended the police action during last year's protests in Bangladesh as she claimed those who were killed during the July-August student protests did not perish due to police firing.

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  US cancels grant for "strengthening political landscape" in Bangladesh amid 'deep state' row

  World | February 16, 2025 14:47 IST

  Elon Musk-led United States Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), in a surprise move, cancelled monetary grants being given to friend countries, including India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

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  Starlink in Bangladesh? Yunus, Musk hold talks over potential collaboration

  World | February 16, 2025 0:18 IST

  Bangladesh's Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus, said that he discussed a potential collaboration to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the country with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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  Bangladesh lodges protest with Indian envoy over Sheikh Hasina's 'hostile activities' in India

  World | February 06, 2025 18:33 IST

  Bangladesh has lodged a strong protest against what it calls 'hostile acts' of Sheikh Hasina towards the country. Notably, this follows after protestors burnt Hasina's father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's house in Dhaka.

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  Sheikh Hasina reacts after mob sets father's house on fire in Dhaka: 'History cannot be wiped out'

  World | February 06, 2025 18:33 IST

  After protestors vandalized Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's house in Dhaka, her daughter Sheikh Hasina lashed out saying that a 'structure can be erased, but history cannot be wiped out'.

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  Bangladesh 'hopes' to get Interpol's Red Notice against Sheikh Hasina, others wanted by ICT

  World | February 05, 2025 18:53 IST

  Last year, Bangladesh sent a diplomatic note to India, asking for Sheikh Hasina's extradition. Dhaka hopes to get Interpol's Red Notice against the former prime minister.

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  Bangladesh minority group's big claim: 'Yunus-led govt using state institutions to discriminate'

  World | January 30, 2025 20:05 IST

  A minority group in Bangladesh has accused Yunus-led interim government of failing to protect minority rights in the country. The group says that the interim government is using state institutions to carry out discrimination against minorities.

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  Double blow for Bangladesh as Switzerland cuts foreign aid after Trump halts funding for Dhaka

  World | January 30, 2025 19:26 IST

  In what comes as a double blow to Bangladesh, the Swiss government also decided to cut foreign aid to Dhaka following Trump's action to halt support for the South Asian country. The decision will also impact two other countries—Albania and Zambia.

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  Muhammad Yunus meets George Soros's son after Trump stops funding for Bangladesh

  World | January 30, 2025 13:12 IST

  After Trump administration halted funding to Bangladesh, Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus met Alex Soros, George Soros's son, who pledged support for the South Asian country.

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  Bangladesh's Yunus government in big trouble as Trump freezes funding for aid programmes

  World | January 26, 2025 16:05 IST

  Bangladesh on Saturday got a major setback as USAID decided to terminate or suspend any work being conducted under its ambit in the country. The USAID order seeks to stop all foreign assistance, except the military financing to Israel and Egypt.

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  Border Guard Bangladesh constructs bunker at India border, Indian farmers issued shooting threats

  World | January 23, 2025 19:02 IST

  India-Bangladesh border issues have intensified in previous days with Bangladesh raising the issue of India fencing the border. In a latest development, farmers from a border village in West Bengal allege that Bangladesh has constructed a bunker with troops positioned.

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  Bangladesh and its reckless actions jeopardise Delhi-Dhaka ties | Explained

  Explainers | January 06, 2025 13:41 IST

  Bangladesh in recent times has taken steps which are detrimental to New Delhi-Dhaka relations. On January, it scrapped a notification regarding the training of judges in India, citing Supreme Court's directive.

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  Bangladesh cancels judges training programme in India, cites 'Supreme Court directive'

  World | January 05, 2025 18:19 IST

  Bangladesh on Sunday cancelled the judges training programme in India, which was scheduled to be organised from February 10 at the National Judicial Academy and the State Judicial Academy in Madhya Pradesh.

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  Bangladesh's Yunus pays tribute to Manmohan Singh, says 'How simple he was! How wise he was!'

  World | December 31, 2024 13:58 IST

  Yunus visited the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, where he laid a floral wreath at the portrait of the late Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He also penned a condolence message in the book of condolences available at the High Commission.

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  BNP's big charge on Yunus: 'Interim govt in Bangladesh deliberately delaying election process'

  World | December 28, 2024 18:15 IST

  The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) launched an attack on Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus over his suggestion to lower the voting age to 17. BNP leader Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said he should not have given the proposal without consulting the stakeholders.

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  US NSA Sullivan dials Yunus, expresses concerns over human rights situation in Bangladesh

  World | December 24, 2024 10:44 IST

  Biden administration re-iterated the United States' support for a prosperous, stable, and democratic Bangladesh, and offered their continued support in meeting the challenges Bangladesh faces.

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  Should India worry? Bangladesh's Yunus seeks to 'settle issues of 1971' in meeting with Pakistan PM

  World | December 20, 2024 15:55 IST

  After the ouster of former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, relations between India and Bangladesh have gone to a new low, while Dhaka has gone closer to Islamabad. The recent meeting between Yunus and Sharif is likely to strengthen the relations further.