New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) All eyes are on Bangladesh as elections are scheduled to be held in February. Many are hoping that stability would return to the country and the never-ending violence would come to an end.Former officer with the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), Amar Bhushan, who has done several stints in Bangladesh, discusses the ongoing situation in the country and also its future. Bhushan, during one of his stints, was the first to flag the issue of illegal immigration and how i…
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New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) There is a distinct move in Bangladesh to dilute or erase the legacy of its founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman amid the reported radicalisation of institutions and parts of the society. Recently, authorities at the Dhaka University decided to rename the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall to ‘Osman Hadi Hall’ after the recently slain radical Islamist leader.Visuals of protesters atop a statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and defacing the figure marked their celebration of former P…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Operation ‘Devil Hunt’ in Bangladesh has become one of the most sweeping security crackdowns in recent years, with thousands arrested across Dhaka and other districts, yet failing to address the crux of rising violence before the February 12 election, according to reports.While authorities claim the operation is vital to restoring law and order ahead of national elections, ordinary citizens and rights groups have voiced deep concerns about continued killings, unrecovered …
Dhaka, Jan 8 (IANS) Bangladesh is undergoing an unstable transition following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, enabling Islamist extremists and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to exploit power vacuums. With decades of experience, the ISI is weaponising religious identity to destabilise the region, a report said on Thursday.According to a report in Bangladeshi weekly ‘Blitz’, while political turbulence is not new to Bangladesh, the serial killings of Hin…
Dhaka, Jan 7 (IANS) Bangladesh’s administration has become increasingly dysfunctional since the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government assumed power following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, enabling Islamist groups to escalate attacks on minorities, especially Hindus and Christians, a report said on Wednesday. It added that a group of minority families in Muslim-majority Bangladesh are seeking protection from the authorities after being assaulted by local Muslims fol…
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) In a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections, NCP leader Nawab Malik on Wednesday accused the party of targeting the Muslim community under the pretext of identifying Bangladeshis.Taking a dig at the Mumbai BJP chief Amit Satam, who claimed a rise in illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators in areas like Malvani, Kurla, and Mankhurd-Shivajinagar, Malik said, “Before speaking on Bangladeshi infiltration, first send …
Dhaka, Dec 7 (IANS) Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India for their “support and humanity’, former Bangladesh Prime Minister and President of the Bangladesh Awami League, Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that New Delhi is right to continue upholding the importance of democratic principles, minority protection, and regional stability in Dhaka. “India has been Bangladesh’s closest neighbour and partner. Our two countries are bound by history, geography, mutual cooperation …
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman’s return to Dhaka after a 17-year exile does not represent renewal or reform for Bangladesh; rather it may widen the political polarisation, deposed Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told IANS in an exclusive interaction on Wednesday.“Tarique Rahman’s return does not represent renewal or reform; it represents a return to a politics that Bangladesh has already paid a heavy price for,” stated the 78-yea…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Deposed Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in an exclusive interaction with IANS, did not completely rule out the possibility of a foreign hand being involved in the fall of her government in August 2024, apprehending role of mercenaries in stirring violence during the student-led agitation.“I don’t know whether foreign powers had any involvement in Yunus’ seizure of power,” she told IANS on Wednesday; however, adding, “There are elements of the 2024 upri…
Dhaka, Dec 7 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister and President of the Bangladesh Awami League, Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday slammed the interim government in the country headed by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus for allowing extremist groups to operate with total impunity and perpetrate unspeakable atrocities against non-Muslims, especially Hindus. “Responsibility lies with those who currently exercise power and have failed in their most basic duty: to protect all citizens equally. The surge in v…