Dhaka, Jan 8 (IANS) In yet another case highlighting the out of control law and order situation in Bangladesh, a Jatiyatabadi Swechasebak Dal leader was shot dead by gunmen in Dhaka Wednesday night, the police officials confirmed on Thursday. Azizur Rahman Mosabbir, a Joint Convener of the Swechasebak Dal’s Dhaka North unit, was reportedly having tea with a party colleague at a stall behind the Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in the Karwan Bazar area when several assailants arrived on motorcycles…
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Dhaka, Jan 3 (IANS) As violence against minorities escalates in Bangladesh, another Hindu man has died on Saturday after being brutally attacked by a mob of miscreants in Damudya upazila of Shariatpur district, local media reported. The victim, Khokon Chandra Das, a businessman from Damudya, was hacked and critically injured before the assailants poured petrol on him and set him on fire earlier this week.The incident occurred near Keurbhanga Bazar in Kaneshwar Union of Damudya late Wednesday.He …
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, who recently returned to Dhaka after a 17-year exile in the United Kingdom, earned Bangladesh Taka (Tk) 676,000 (Indian Rupees 4,98,414) in the 2025–26 tax year, where his income primarily came from shares and bank fixed deposits, say reports.He leads an alliance against a coalition comprising the BNP’s ally-turned-principal opponent Jamaat-e-Islami in the February 12 general elections. The Ameer of Ja…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s Dhaka visit to attend former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s funeral on Wednesday and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visiting the High Commission in New Delhi to pay respects to the departed leader is significant, given the current situation, observed a leading Bangladesh daily.“The brief visit of India’s foreign minister S Jaishankar to Dhaka over the past two days, along with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s vis…
Dhaka, Jan 1 (IANS) In yet another heinous incident spotlighting the escalating attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, another Hindu man was brutally hacked and seriously injured by a mob of miscreants in Damudya upazila of Shariatpur district, before the assailants poured petrol on him and set him on fire, local media reported. The victim, identified as 50-year-old Khokon Chandra Das, has been referred to Dhaka for advanced medical treatment after his condition deteriorated.The incident occurred …
Dhaka, Dec 31 (IANS) As political turmoil in Bangladesh escalates ahead of the February 2026 polls, Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the interim government’s Chief Advisor for the Health Ministry, has resigned–marking the second-highest-level exit from the Muhammad Yunus-led administration within a week, local media reported. In a gazette notification issued on Tuesday, the Cabinet Division stated that the President of Bangladesh had accepted Rahman’s resignation, which would come into effe…
Dhaka, Dec 30 (IANS) M. Riaz Hamidullah, Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, has arrived in Dhaka after he was summoned by the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs amid growing strain in bilateral ties, local media reported.Citing a source in the Foreign Ministry, leading Bangladeshi daily Prothom Alo confirmed the development and reported that Hamidullah arrived in Dhaka on Monday night, after receiving the directive.Reports suggest that the envoy was called back from Delhi for discussions …
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) It was a year of uncertainty for Bangladesh, marked with violence, arson, religious bigotry, and killings as the transitional caretaker administration led by a Nobel laureate watched helplessly.Even as the return of a Zia family scion brought hopes — at least for a section — in the beleaguered country, an explosion the day before reminded Dhaka of the bitter truth. Since the August 2024 uprising, Bangladesh has slid from a hopeful democratic and economic reset into a v…
Dhaka, Dec 27 (IANS) With Bangladesh’s general elections drawing closer, the National Citizen Party (NCP) is increasingly leaning toward a possible seat-sharing arrangement with Jamaat-e-Islami, according to multiple local media reports.The NCP, which emerged from the student-led protests of 2024 against the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, is reportedly struggling to establish a firm political base ahead of the polls.Formed by the very students who played a key role in installing Muha…
Dhaka, Dec 26 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Minister and Awami League leader Mohammad Ali Arafat accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of turning the country into a hub of radical Islamist forces.Arafat shared a recorded video on his social media platform X, where the terrorist group ISIS flag was seen being waved near the Parliament building in Dhaka during the funeral of extremist leader Sharif Osman Hadi. In the video, a participant was heard saying that in the coming days, the ISIS fl…