New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday slammed certain politicians back home who have been holding her and Awami League party responsible for the death of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia. In an exclusive e-mail interview with IANS, Hasina said that at moments like this, Bangladesh deserves dignity, not division.”The death of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia represents a profound loss for Bangladesh’s political life. W…
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Dhaka, Jan 7 (IANS) Bangladesh’s newly-formed political party, National Citizen Party (NCP), is set to contest its first national election amid internal instability, following a wave of resignations over its decision to form an alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami.This internal instability has left key structures weakened and exposed a leadership vacuum within the party, local media reported on Wednesday.The NCP, which emerged from the student-led protests of 2024 against the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami Le…
Male, Jan 6 (IANS) The surge in Hindu killings across Bangladesh underscores a familiar pattern with violence against Hindu minorities intensifying whenever the state’s grip weakens. Hindu traders and small business owners are frequently targetted in the country because they are economically prominent yet socially vulnerable, a report said on Tuesday. It added that their shops are located in public spaces, leaving them exposed. The Hindu communities also lack the political influence to push for …
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The scales are tilting in favour of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) with opinion polls now predicting a landslide victory in the upcoming Bangladesh elections, scheduled for February 12. Last month, the polls suggested a close fight between the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami. However, the BNP has surged past the Jamaat with 70 per cent of the people, saying they would vote for the party headed by the late Khaleda Zia.The Jamaat only has 19 per cent of the people’s support…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) There has been a surge in the number of Bangladeshis who are trying to infiltrate India through the Nepal border. The year 2025 witnessed multiple such instances in which Bangladeshis trying to illegally cross over into India have been apprehended by the Indian security forces.Officials say that this is a new trend and more such attempts would be made by touts in Bangladesh. The touts who are in cahoots with their Indian counterparts are increasingly using the Nepal route…
Agartala, Jan 3 (IANS) Security has been tightened along certain portions of the international borders in Tripura following reports of the movement of cadres belonging to two Bangladesh-based armed groups — the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) and the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), officials said on Saturday. District Magistrate of Gomati district in southern Tripura, Rinku Lather, issued a notification stating that reliable inputs had been received from the Border Secu…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has urged members of the former ruling Awami League to join its ranks, pledging “full responsibility” for leaders and activists from the party, now banned from participation in the February 12 general election, media reports said. “You will join our party from the Awami League, and we will take responsibility for you. Be it the jail, the police station, or any duty, we will handle it,” said Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former lawmaker Latifur Rahm…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) When a new government assumes office in Bangladesh following the February 12 election, a major issue it will have to address is the renewal of the Farakka water sharing treaty with India which expires in 2026, with no automatic extension clause, necessitating fresh negotiations. The Farakka Barrage, located in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, has been a focal point of India-Bangladesh relations for decades.Built primarily to divert water from the Ganga to the Hooghly r…
Dhaka, Jan 1 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister and President of the Awami League, Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday, accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of pushing the country towards darkness through unchecked corruption, falsehood, and the pursuit of serving personal interests.In a New Year message shared by the Awami League party on X, Hasina said those conspiring to destroy the country have already been exposed before the nation.“May the New Year bring boundless harmony, happi…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) For the first time in decades, general elections in Bangladesh will be held in the absence of the two biggest women political rivals, following the death of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, while ex-premier Sheikh Hasina remains in exile in India. As Bangladesh heads towards a new political era, treading through uncertainty and violence, the spotlight has shifted to Zia’s son, Tarique Rahman, who is leading an alliance as the acting Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationa…