Sheikh Hasina
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Speed News: India Says Government Had No Role In Hasina's Press Meet
Originals | Aug 08, 2026, 01:55 PM ISTIndia says the government had no role in Sheikh Hasina's press meet. In Jharkhand, JPSC paper leak protesters met the state government, with talks ending on a positive note. Watch all the latest headlines and major developments of the day in today's Speed News.
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India says govt had no role in Hasina press meet, tells US leaders Parliament will decide FCRA Bill
India | Aug 07, 2026, 11:50 PM ISTThe MEA clarified that the Indian government had no role in Sheikh Hasina's press briefing, calling it a private event. India also responded to criticism over the FCRA, commented on regional defence developments and reaffirmed its commitment to protecting Indian seafarers in the Gulf.
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Petrol bomb attack on Shakib Al Hasan's home hours after he attends Sheikh Hasina's presser
World | Aug 05, 2026, 11:50 PM ISTShakib Al Hasan attended Sheikh Hasina's media interaction, following which miscreants attempted to set fire to his house in Magura hours later. Shakib is a former Magura-1 MP and also the former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team.
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Sheikh Hasina's son says Bangladesh has become another Pakistan on India's eastern border
World | Aug 05, 2026, 11:43 PM IST“Bangladesh today is a failed state, there is no law and order in the country today and political killings have been legalised in Bangladesh since August 2024,” Sajeeb Wazed Joy said.
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Sheikh Hasina vows to return to Bangladesh, says she may be jailed but fear won't decide her duty
World | Aug 05, 2026, 11:43 PM ISTSheikh Hasina said for the last two years, she watched her beloved Bangladesh suffer and this is not the Bangladesh she has built, this is not the Bangladesh for which 3 million people sacrificed their lives in 1971.
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'Organised by private media entity': India distances itself from Sheikh Hasina's planned event
India | Aug 04, 2026, 11:49 PM ISTFormer Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will make her first public appearance since her ouster in New Delhi on August 5.
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Ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to make first public appearance since ouster on August 5
World | Aug 03, 2026, 12:04 AM ISTSheikh Hasina, who fled Bangladesh in 2024 following a massive protest that led to her government's collapse, will address her first press conference on August 5 in Delhi. This comes after Hasina vowed to return to Bangladesh by December this year.
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Sheikh Hasina vows to return to Bangladesh in December, says she may be arrested or killed
World | Jul 10, 2026, 05:01 PM ISTSheikh Hasina, the 78-year-old leader, who moved to India following a student-led uprising that unseated her administration in August 2024, stated that she plans to surrender before the judicial courts upon her return.
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Bangladesh on high alert ahead of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League anniversary amid fears of unrest
World | Jun 21, 2026, 10:43 AM ISTAn internal communication circulated by police headquarters reportedly warned that Awami League leaders and supporters may try to mark the occasion by hoisting party flags, gathering at local offices and organising processions.
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Bangladeshi man wanted for killing Hindu cop nabbed at Delhi airport, deported
Delhi | Feb 19, 2026, 01:21 PM ISTMahdi Ahmed Reza Hasan, a Bangladeshi national, is accused of killinga Hindu police officer during the 2024 unrest after Sheikh Hasina's ouster in Bangladesh. He had then fled to India.
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No room for politics of vengeance: Tarique Rahman's big message ahead of oath-taking ceremony today
World | Feb 17, 2026, 08:36 AM ISTThe BNP secured 209 out of 297 seats, giving it a strong mandate to form the government. Jamaat-e-Islami won 68 seats, while the Awami League did not contest the polls. Political observers describe the results as a decisive shift in Bangladesh’s political landscape.
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Tarique Rahman's epic triumph: BNP landslide victory in election redefines Bangladesh's future
World | Feb 13, 2026, 11:44 PM ISTBangladesh Election Results: Tarique Rahman's homecoming revealed a transformed figure, shedding the 'brash operator' label from BNP's 2001–2006 tenure. Invoking Martin Luther King Junior, he proclaimed, "I have a plan for my people and my country," outlining bold reforms.
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Bangladesh Election: BNP nears two-thirds majority with 207 seats, set to form next government
World | Feb 13, 2026, 07:20 AM ISTThe polls were held to choose a new government to replace the interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus, which assumed power 18 months ago following the fall of the Awami League government in August 2024.
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Pakistan's Lashkar, Jaish and ISI trying disrupt Bangladesh polls; Indian agencies on alert: Sources
World | Feb 12, 2026, 11:12 AM ISTBangladesh elections 2026: Indian agencies are monitoring the situation in Bangladesh, as the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) are trying to disrupt the parliamentary elections in the neighbouring country.
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Bangladesh elections: Voting ends with 48 pc voter turnout; Tarique Rahman predicts BNP victory
World | Feb 12, 2026, 04:58 PM ISTBangladesh elections 2026: The voting started in 299 out of 300 parliamentary constituencies across the country at 7:30 am (local time) and continued until 4:30 pm. The counting of votes began shortly after the voting concluded.
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Bangladesh Election: Security heightened as over 50% polling centres labelled 'risk-prone'
World | Feb 11, 2026, 08:42 AM ISTAccording to police estimates, around 24,000 of the country’s nearly 43,000 polling centres have been marked as either “high” or “moderate” risk. In Dhaka alone, 1,614 out of 2,131 centres have been identified as sensitive.
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Bangladesh Election: How February polls could redefine India-Bangladesh relations | Explained
World | Feb 10, 2026, 09:49 PM ISTIndia relies on Bangladesh’s cooperation to maintain stability in its seven northeastern states. Any change in Dhaka’s stance on anti-India insurgent groups or transit routes could directly threaten Indian internal security.
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Bangladesh Election: How different political outcomes could reshape New Delhi-Dhaka ties
World | Feb 07, 2026, 09:52 AM ISTRelations between India and Bangladesh have worsened over the past year under interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who has occasionally expressed closeness to Pakistan and China. Issues such as border security, trade and regional stability are closely linked to Bangladesh’s domestic political landscape.
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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two corruption cases
World | Feb 02, 2026, 02:28 PM ISTThe Bangladesh court sentenced 78-year-old Sheikh Hasina, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and her nieces, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, and others in the cases over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol.
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'Seriously impair bilateral relations': Bangladesh 'shocked' over Sheikh Hasina's address in India
World | Jan 25, 2026, 11:53 PM ISTIn a statement, Bangladesh's Foreign Ministry said Sheikh Hasina has been convicted by the International Crimes Tribunal and her address could "seriously impair bilateral relations" between New Delhi and Dhaka.