Some leaders of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the Pakistan-based terror outfit led by Hafiz Saeed, have claimed that they were involved in last year’s mass uprising in Bangladesh that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. JuD leaders – Saifullah Kasuri and Muzammil Hashmi, a UN-designated terrorist – made these claims during their…
“Shoot me, bury me here, in Ganabhaban”. These were the words of deposed Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the fateful morning of August 5, 2024, as army officers asked her to resign amid violent student protests. Hasina eventually fled to India hours before protesters entered Ganabhaban and vandalised the Prime Minister’s residence. This was…
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sharpened her attack against the head of the interim government, Muhammad Yunus, and said he is selling off the country to the US. The fresh attack comes as protests hit the country again after reports said Yunus threatened to resign following the Army’s call for elections in December. She…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has sharply criticised Bangladesh’s interim government for suppressing fundamental freedoms and targeting supporters of the deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. While the government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus had promised a democratic reset, rights advocates now accuse it of replicating the same abuses it vowed to end. “Instead…
Bangladeshi actor Nusraat Faria, who essayed the role of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s biopic ‘Mujib: The Making of a Nation’, has been sent to jail in connection with an attempted murder case involving Enamul Haque, under the jurisdiction of Vatara Police Station. The case is reportedly tied to the July…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus discussed the extradition of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina during their bilateral meet in Thailand, said ministry of external affairs on Friday. It, however, did not make any further comments regarding the issue.MEA further said that the two leaders discussed the issue of attacks…
Photo/ministryof external affairs NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a meeting with the chief advisor to Bangladesh’s interim government, Muhammad Yunus, as both leaders discussed bilateral relations between the two nations. The meeting was held on the sidelines of Bimstec (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit, for…
Sajeeb Wazed, the son of Bangladesh ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, strongly condemned the newly formed Nationalist Conservative Party (NCP) on Friday, calling it a political outfit created by “terrorist students” with the intention to seize power undemocratically. Bangladeshi students at the forefront of protests that ousted Sheikh Hasina as prime minister last year launched…
NEW DELHI: A border talk is to take place between India and Bangladesh between February 17 and 20, with issues such as fence construction, and attacks on BSF personnel and civilians by Bangladeshi miscreants set to be among the top discussion points.The 55th Director General-Level Border Coordination Conference between BSF and the Border Guard Bangladesh…
Ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina (File photo) NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) summoned Bangladesh’s Acting High Commissioner to India, Md. Nural Islam, on Friday to express concerns over recent statements from Bangladesh authorities that portray India in a” negative light”.The statement released by the MEA in response to media queries, quoting spokesperson Randhir…