Former President of Bangladesh Zia-ur-Rehman Dhaka: India on Saturday recalled former Bangladesh President Zia-ur-Rehman’s historic broadcast in which he declared the country’s independence, quoting Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and called on people to resist the Pakistani army amid a military crackdown marked by widespread killings and mass atrocities.On the 45th anniversary of Zia’s death, India … Read more
Dinesh Trivedi (PTI Photo) New Delhi: India has proposed the appointment of West Bengal BJP functionary Dinesh Trivedi as the next High Commissioner to Bangladesh. According to official sources, the political appointment is awaiting Dhaka’s approval, which is rare in the region. Trivedi (75) has served as a member of the Lok Sabha and the … Read more
Dinesh Trivedi (file photo) New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Union minister Dinesh Trivedi may be appointed as India’s next High Commissioner to Bangladesh, with his “rich experience” considered a key factor, the Press Trust of India reported citing sources.If confirmed, Trivedi, who hails from West Bengal, a state bordering Bangladesh, would hold … Read more
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalil Rehman reiterated his demand for the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a two-day visit to India, marking the first time that the new Bangladesh Nationalist government led by Prime Minister Tariq Rahman has formally raised the issue with Indian authorities. Khalil met Jaishankar and Petroleum and Natural Gas … Read more
New Delhi: Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah met Army Chief Chief Upendra Dwivedi in New Delhi to discuss defense ties between the two countries. The meeting focused on ways to enhance bilateral defense cooperation, including joint training initiatives and deeper coordination. The Additional Directorate General of Public Information of the Indian Army said … Read more
Dhaka: India on Sunday told the new government of Bangladesh that it hopes to strengthen people-centered cooperation in various fields in a positive, constructive and forward-looking manner on the basis of mutual benefit and win-win results.The two sides agreed to maintain regular contacts to further strengthen bilateral relations – which reached their lowest point during … Read more
BNP Chairman Tariq Rahman (PTI Photo) New Delhi: with Muhammad YunusAniruddha Das, India’s senior consular official in Sylhet, confirmed that steps were being taken to “fully resume” all Indian visa services from the power center in Dhaka.Aniruddha Roy on Thursday assured full cooperation to strengthen India-Bangladesh ties and said efforts were on to ease visa … Read more
Om Birla meets Tariq Rahman Dhaka: The BNP won a landslide victory in the February 12 parliamentary elections, ending the tenure of Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus.Prime Minister Modi was invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Tariq Rehman in Dhaka but was unable to attend as he was in Mumbai for a bilateral meeting with … Read more
New Delhi: In a letter, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Bangladesh’s newly sworn-in Prime Minister Tariq Rahman on his electoral victory and appointment, saying India and Bangladesh can “work for each other’s security and achieve mutual prosperity”.The Prime Minister also invited Rahman to visit India.In a personal letter handed over by Lok Sabha Speaker … Read more
(AI-generated image used for representation) Bangladesh’s decades-long “battle of begums” era has ended, and a new power centre has emerged in Dhaka. With Sheikh Hasina in exile and Khaleda Zia no more, the country is witnessing a political shift that would have seemed improbable even two years ago. After decades of dominance by its two … Read more