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Perils and promise of Hasina’s return home

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The newly elected government in Dhaka has continued with a tilt towards China, increasing worries in New Delhi. (Reuters via AP)
Published on Jul 12, 2026 09:47 pm IST

'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 on Jul 10, 2026 05:59 pm IST

‘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 on Jun 28, 2026 05:59 pm IST

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 on Jun 23, 2026 05:23 pm IST

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 on Jun 21, 2026 08:30 am IST

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 on May 22, 2026 07:38 pm IST

'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 on May 19, 2026 08:59 am IST

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 on Feb 20, 2026 08:08 pm IST

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 on Feb 16, 2026 06:04 am IST

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 on Feb 13, 2026 10:22 pm IST

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 on Feb 13, 2026 08:56 pm IST

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 on Feb 12, 2026 09:11 pm IST

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 on Feb 12, 2026 03:33 pm IST

Back to electoral democracy in Dhaka

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The outcome of Thursday’s election will decide not just who gains office in Dhaka but also influence the diplomatic balance in the subcontinent. (AFP)
Published on Feb 11, 2026 08:24 pm IST

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 on Feb 07, 2026 01:40 pm IST

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 on Feb 06, 2026 07:20 am IST

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

File photo of Bahauddin Nasim
Updated on Jan 25, 2026 06:03 am IST

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 on Jan 24, 2026 10:40 am IST

‘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 on Jan 25, 2026 03:00 pm IST

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 on Jan 24, 2026 11:59 am IST

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 on Jan 18, 2026 04:00 am IST

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 on Jan 17, 2026 10:57 pm IST

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

Sharif Osman Hadi’s death sparked massive protests in Bangladesh
Updated on Jan 07, 2026 11:21 am IST

Addressing the political vacuum in Bangladesh

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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 on Dec 25, 2025 09:05 pm IST

Dhaka’s dance with anarchy

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This anti-India narrative, fanned by Islamists such as the Jamaat-e-Islami, threatens to undermine the secular origins of Bangladesh. (AFP)
Updated on Dec 21, 2025 08:05 pm IST

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 on Dec 11, 2025 10:39 pm IST

'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 on Nov 18, 2025 02:40 pm IST

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

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina. (AFP File Photo)
Published on Nov 17, 2025 03:14 pm IST

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 on Nov 17, 2025 11:59 am IST