Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Shekhar Hasina Dhaka: Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairman of the Banned Awami League Sheikh HasinaShe, who was sentenced to death in her hometown, announced on Friday that she and her party colleagues planned to “voluntarily” return to Dhaka and surrender around December.“They may arrest me upon my return … Read more
Don’t play Sheikh Hasina’s speech: Bangladesh warns its media Dhaka: Tariq Rehman-led BNP government on Tuesday warned of action against Bangladeshi media if they report on Awami League chief Sheikh Hasinastatement. The warning from Zahed Ur Rahman, adviser to the prime minister on information and broadcasting, came as sections of Bangladeshi media reported Hasina’s recent … Read more
In an apparent resurgence of Awami League supporters, with a series of surprising street marches across Bangladesh – despite being banned under anti-terrorism laws – Tariq Rahman’s government will allow party members to contest in the upcoming local government elections “in their individual capacity”.The deliberations reflect the challenges of managing a political force that, despite … Read more
Dhaka: Thousands of people gathered in central Dhaka on Monday to pay their last respects to party patriarch Tofail Ahmed despite a ban on the Sheikh Hasina-led organization, chanting “Joy Bangla”, a slogan closely associated with the Awami League during the 1971 liberation war. Tofail, an eight-time MP, former minister and one of the prominent … Read more
DHAKA/NEW DELHI Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said the government wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to return home through “legal processes”, responding to her recent remarks that she wanted to return home “soon” despite facing the death penalty. Bangladesh Home Minister: Seeking Hasina’s return through legal procedures “We want to go through the legal … 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
A court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, will hear arguments on Friday on charges in a sedition case against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 285 others. Bangladesh court to hear charges against Hasina in sedition case on June 17 Dhaka’s third additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Moin Uddin Chowdhury fixed a date of June 17, allowing the … 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
(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
BNP Paribas Chairman Tariq Rahman (AP Photo) A senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party said on Saturday that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairman Tariq Rehman, who won a landslide victory in the general election and is preparing to take office as Bangladesh’s next prime minister, should be invited to Dhaka.BNP … Read more