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‘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

Sheikh Hasina extradition request under legal review, says India

India examining Bangladesh request to extradite Sheikh Hasina, says govt
Published on Apr 18, 2026 06:58 am IST

In subtle shift, India says Sheikh Hasina’s extradition request being examined

(FILES) 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 (AFP)
Published on Apr 19, 2026 12:00 pm IST

Bangladesh court to hear charge-framing in sedition case against Hasina on Jun 17

Bangladesh court to hear charge-framing in sedition case against Hasina on Jun 17
Published on Apr 16, 2026 07:40 pm IST

Bangladesh court grants bail to former speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury

Former Speaker of Parliament and Awami League leader Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury escorted by police as she appears before a court in Dhaka on April 7, 2026.
Published on Apr 13, 2026 05:08 am IST

Dhaka to reiterate calls for Sheikh Hasina's extradition during FM's visit

The matter is expected to come up during Bangladesh foreign minister Khalilur Rahman’s engagements with Indian interlocutors. (AFP file photo)
Updated on Apr 08, 2026 12:07 pm IST

Sheikh Hasina asks Bangladesh tribunal to set aside death sentence, seeks fair trial

Sheikh Hasina moves ICT to set aside death sentence as “legally void”, demands fair trial safeguards and compliance with international standards. (AFP)
Published on Apr 01, 2026 07:34 pm IST

Jamaat chief slams Bangladesh Prez, says details on Hasina's exit ‘suppressed'

Shafiqur Rahman, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief.
Updated on Feb 26, 2026 08:58 pm 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

Who is Nitai Roy Chowdhury, the only Hindu minister in Tarique Rahman's cabinet

In the recent general elections, Roy was elected as an MP from Magura-2 on a BNP ticket, defeating his rival from Jamaat-e-Islami.
Published on Feb 17, 2026 10:49 pm IST

Muhammad Yunus announces resignation ahead of Tarique Rahman's oath-taking

**EDS: THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this image posted on Feb. 12, 2026, Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus casts his ballot during voting in the country's 13th parliamentary elections, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (@ChiefAdviserGoB/X via PTI Photo)(PTI02_12_2026_000144A)
Updated on Feb 17, 2026 05:50 am IST

Tarique's firm stance on Sheikh Hasina, says this on India-Bangladesh ties

In this first address after BNP's win, Tarique Rahman called for unity in Bangladesh and also touched on the issue of Sheikh Hasina's extradition.
Updated on Feb 15, 2026 11:59 am IST

Tarique Rahman was asked how he sees India-Bangladesh ties. PM-elect responds

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman during a press conference in Dhaka on February 14, 2026 after the BNP's big win in national elections.
Updated on Feb 15, 2026 12:00 am IST

Tarique's rise, Jamaat's fall, Hasina in stalemate: Bangladesh polls, explained

The elections were held for the first time since the student-led uprising of July 2024 toppled Sheikh Hasina's 15-year-long government, sending Hasina into exile to India.
Updated on Feb 14, 2026 12:00 pm IST

'Send her back': BNP reaffirms demand for Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from India

Sheikh Hasina claimed that she was thrown out of power by Mohammed Yunus, whom she went on to call a “murderous fascist”.
Updated on Feb 14, 2026 12:01 am IST

Amid attacks on minorities, BNP's Hindu leader wins from Dhaka constituency

File photo of Gayeshwar Chandra Roy
Updated on Feb 13, 2026 04:29 pm IST

7 out of 83 women candidates elected to Bangladesh parliament, 6 from BNP

The election comes after a prolonged turmoil in the country following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government in 2024.
Published on Feb 13, 2026 03:59 pm IST

Sheikh Hasina's Delhi exile under lens as BNP returns to power in Bangladesh

Since her ouster, Hasina has lived in New Delhi. Apart from the occasional statements and Lodhi Garden sightings, the Awami League leader has stayed mainly off the radar.
Updated on Feb 13, 2026 03:00 pm IST

‘Khamba Tarique’ set to be PM Rahman of Bangladesh: How victory removes stains

Tarique Rahman, son of former PM Khaleda Zia and chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), shakes hands with an ecstatic supporter during an election rally in Dhaka.
Updated on May 12, 2026 02:57 pm IST

Pakistan congratulates Tarique Rahman after BNP's victory in Bangladesh polls

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed hopes for strengthened bilateral relations between the two nations and shared goals in South Asia.
Published on Feb 13, 2026 10:04 am 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

Army remains major player in Bangladesh amid post-Hasina return to democracy

Members of the Bangladesh Army stand guard at a temporary checkpoint, a day ahead of the national election in Dhaka, Bangladesh. REUTERS/Fatima Tuj Johora
Published on Feb 12, 2026 06:02 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

Bangladesh National referendum: Key poll being held alongside vote for new govt

An official stands near ballot boxes and voting papers before its distribution to various polling centers ahead of Thursday's national parliamentary election, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Updated on Feb 11, 2026 09:59 pm IST