Dhaka, Jan 25 (IANS) A horrifying act of violence against a Hindu minority member has shocked Bangladesh, coming just weeks ahead of the national elections as a 23-year-old Hindu man, identified as Chanchal Chandra Bhowmik, was reportedly burned alive while sleeping in a garage in Narsingdi, around 50 km from Dhaka, raising renewed fears over the security of minority communities in the Muslim-majority nation.Bhowmik, son of Khokan Chandra Bhowmik and a resident of Lakshmipur village in Cumilla d…
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Dhaka, Jan 24 (IANS) Leading Bangladeshi poet, writer and political philosopher Farhad Mazhar has voiced concerns over the relationship between the country’s radical Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami and the United States, calling it a “dangerous and ominous” development, local media reported on Saturday. Mazhar made the remarks in response to a question during a discussion titled ‘Nationwide crisis of gas, electricity and safe water: what society should do’, held at the National Press Club …
Dhaka, Jan 23 (IANS) Bangladesh risks being embedded in a Sino-Pakistan security ecosystem – one that serves Beijing’s regional ambitions at the expense of Dhaka’s national interest. Since Muhammad Yunus assumed office as the interim government’s chief advisor in 2024, Bangladesh has renewed and broadened discussions on procuring advanced Chinese military hardware, including fourth-generation fighter jets such as the J-10C, a report highlighted on Friday.According to a report in the lead…
Dhaka, Jan 23 (IANS) As political violence intensifies ahead of the February elections in Bangladesh, a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was critically injured when unknown assailants opened fire in the Keraniganj area of the capital Dhaka, local media reported on Friday.The victim, identified as 45-year-old Mohammad Hasan Molla, general secretary of the BNP in Hazratpur Union of Keraniganj, was shot on Thursday night.He was reportedly taken in critical condition to the emergency…
Dhaka, Jan 23 (IANS) With campaigning for Bangladesh’s February 12 national elections getting underway, leaders of major political parties, including the NCP and BNP, launched sharp verbal attacks on each other while addressing mass rallies across several districts, local media reported.Addressing a rally held in the Banshtala area of Bhatara in Dhaka, as part of the party’s election campaign, Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), accused one particular party of spreadin…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi has asked Bangladesh to travel to India to play their matches in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, telling them that India is a very safe country and not to politicise the issue.The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has sought relocation of their matches from India, claiming security concerns after the BCCI asked Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rehman from its squad for the upcoming IPL.The ICC Board has rejected th…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Jamaat-e-Islami is going all out to ensure that it secures a massive victory in the Bangladesh elections slated to be held in February. The organisation has devised separate strategies for the urban and rural areas and is targeting 163 constituencies exclusively where internal surveys have suggested a victory for the party.As of now, the Jamaat and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are fighting the polls solo. The two parties had fought elections and even govern…
Dhaka, Jan 21 (IANS) A recent study has revealed that Bangladesh could face an electricity supply shortfall after 2031 unless new investments are made, policy reforms are introduced and efficiency measures are taken, local media reported on Wednesday. According to a study by the South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (Sanem), Bangladesh’s installed power generation capacity may peak at around 35,000 megawatts (MW) by 2029 and effective capacity is likely to reduce to nearly 30,000MW by the …
Dhaka, Jan 21 (IANS) Bangladesh interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus has failed to meet the expectations of the people who are forced into a budgetary belt-tightening under the combined effects of high inflation rates, low wages, and an artificial food scarcity, the local media has highlighted. “When the interim government took charge, expectations were high,” according to an opinion piece in Bangladesh’s The Business Standard. “A year and a half later, that hope has thinned. Pri…
Dhaka, Jan 21 (IANS) As Bangladesh heads towards February 12 elections, several workers and supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the radical Islamist Party Jamaat-e-Islami engaged in escalating clashes over election campaigning, local media reported.Amid rising political tensions, the workers of the BNP and Jamaat clashed in Dhaka’s Mirpur area on Tuesday, leaving several people injured.Citing witnesses, Bangladesh’s leading newspaper, The Daily Star, reported that the clas…