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Dhaka should think of politics of reconciliation

Hasina’s return offers a chance to hold a fair trial that holds her to account, and impresses upon her the reality of how Bangladeshis see her now.

Published 11 days ago

Perils and promise of Hasina’s return home

The newly elected government in Dhaka has continued with a tilt towards China, increasing worries in New Delhi. (Reuters via AP)

Published 14 days ago

'They may kill me’: Sheikh Hasina plans December return to Bangladesh

Hasina fled Bangladesh in 2024 after protests ended her 20 years as prime minister across multiple terms.

Updated 16 days ago

‘I will return’: Sheikh Hasina sets a timeline for Bangladesh return

Sheikh Hasina alleged that the verdict against her was an attempt to make her party, the Awami League, “leaderless”.

Updated 28 days ago

Awami League activists arrested in B'desh as party marks founding anniversary

Sheikh Hasina has been staying in India since her ouster in 2024

Updated 33 days ago

Bangladesh on high alert ahead of Sheikh Hasina party's founding anniversary

Former Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has lived in self-exile in India since she fled Bangladesh in August 2024 after the ouster of her government following weeks of student-led protests

Updated 35 days ago

Dhaka seeks Sheikh Hasina's return through legal process: Bangladesh minister

Hasina has been living in India since August 2024, after her Awami League government was toppled following a student-led uprising.

Updated 65 days ago

'Absence doesn't mean silence, will return to Bangladesh very soon': Hasina

The Awami League is currently banned in Bangladesh and Sheikh Hasina has been given a death sentence by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal.

Updated 68 days ago

Riding high on hope, waiting for deliverance

The BNP, regardless of its dynastic constitution, history of mis-governance, and an inclination towards corruption, won hands down. (AFP)

Published 156 days ago

After polls, resetting Delhi-Dhaka relations

India’s redlines are well known to those who matter in Dhaka. Within those, there is ample room for advancement of the bilateral relationship. (AFP)

Updated 160 days ago

Bangladesh elections: Full list of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami winners

Bangladeshi women leave after casting their votes outside a polling station during national parliamentary election in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Updated 163 days ago

Poll won, BNP needs to rebuild politics in Dhaka

Tarique Rahman, now poised to take charge as Bangladesh’s prime minister, should engage in accommodative politics. (Reuters)

Published 163 days ago

Bangladesh polls 'well-planned farce', low turnout shows rejection, says Hasina

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday issued a statement thanking citizens for what she described as rejecting a “so-called election” organised under the leadership of Muhammad Yunus

Updated 164 days ago

30 yrs and a student uprising later, Hasina's 'boat' absent from Bangladesh poll

Awami League is one of the oldest political parties in Bangladesh, with one of its co-founders being Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, former president and prime minister and Sheikh Hasina's father.

Published 164 days ago

Tarique Rahman, Jamaat leaders among 1,700 Bangladesh poll candidates

Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chant slogans as they join in an election campaign in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Published 169 days ago

Bangladesh elections set for Feb 12, first since Hasina's ouster | Details here

In the upcoming elections in Bangladesh, around 1,700 candidates are expected to contest from 300 parliamentary seats.

Published 170 days ago

After Hasina's Yunus govt tirade, Awami League leader flags shrinking democracy

File photo of Bahauddin Nasim

Updated 182 days ago

To shift allegiance or not: Supporters of Hasina's banned party in tough spot

Sheikh Hasina, 78, was ousted as the prime minister of Bangladesh in August 2024 after a massive student uprising.

Published 183 days ago

‘Torture, sex assault’: Hasina’s fiery first India speech rips Bangladesh govt

A Bangladesh court on November 17 sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity

Updated 183 days ago

Hasina asks Bangladeshi people to overthrow Yunus regime, says he’s a traitor

(FILES) Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s remarks were seen as a desperate attempt to keep her Awami League in the game, as the upcoming election is widely expected to see the BNP emerge as the single largest party (AFP FILES)

Updated 183 days ago

Fair polls impossible in Bangladesh under Yunus govt: Awami League

Bangladesh's former Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hasan Mahmud speaks during the press conference at Press club of India, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI)

Published 189 days ago

Awami League says Bangladesh interim govt incapable of holding fair elections

Awami League leaders Hasan Mahmud and Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury criticised a report presented by the UN Human Rights Office on deaths and violence during protests in July–August 2024.

Published 190 days ago

Hasina's party ordered Hadi's killing? Chargesheet blames party's youth wing

Sharif Osman Hadi’s death sparked massive protests in Bangladesh

Updated 200 days ago

Addressing the political vacuum in Bangladesh

Despite Yunus enjoying the goodwill of many western capitals, the widespread anarchy and chaos witnessed during protests across Bangladesh over the killing of radical leader Sharif Osman Hadi exposed the interim government’s inability to govern. (PTI)

Published 213 days ago

Dhaka’s dance with anarchy

This anti-India narrative, fanned by Islamists such as the Jamaat-e-Islami, threatens to undermine the secular origins of Bangladesh. (AFP)

Updated 217 days ago

Never allowed territory for activities against Bangladesh's interests, MEA says

MEA on Dhaka

Updated 224 days ago

Awami League rejects Feb 12 polls, says Dhaka can’t ensure ‘fair environment’

Anti-Hasina demonstrators engage in a clash with security forces after a Bangladeshi court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for the crackdown on a student-led uprising last year (REUTERS)

Updated 227 days ago

'Changed law for verdict': Sheikh Hasina's son rejects her death sentence

Sajeeb Wazed has stated that the death sentence for his mother, the former prime minister of Bangladesh, was given through a sham trial.

Published 250 days ago

‘Rigged tribunal’: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on death sentence

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina. (AFP File Photo)

Published 251 days ago

Hasina's son issues violence warning ahead of verdict: ‘She's safe in India'

Sajeeb Wazed believes Haisna will be convicted in the case, "They're televising it. They're going to convict her, and they'll probably sentence her to death," Wazid said.

Updated 251 days ago

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