Bangladesh Unrest Highlights: Bangladesh High Commissioner called in by MEA amid security concerns

Unrest in Bangladesh Highlights: Massive protests were seen outside the Bangladesh High Commission on Tuesday afternoon, days after a Hindu man was killed in Mymensingh. Hindu groups, including the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, took part in the protests.

Unrest in Bangladesh Live updates: MEA summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner on Tuesday. (PTI)

Unrest in Bangladesh Highlights: Several areas across India witnessed protests on Tuesday by prominent Hindu groups, including the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal seeking justice for Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu man killed over blasphemy allegations in Bangladesh's Mymensingh recently. A protest was held at outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi during which, the protestors clashed with the police. At least 40 protesters were detained as the police tried to control the situation....Read More

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• 24 Dec 2025, 12:59:40 AM IST

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• 23 Dec 2025, 10:30:27 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Himanta says 40% of Assam population are Bangladeshi-origin people.

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: hief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that Assam will "automatically be included" in Bangladesh if the number of people from the neighbouring country residing in the northeastern state increased by another 10 per cent.

  Sarma, speaking to reporters after an official event here, said he has been raising this issue for the last five years.

  "In Assam, 40 per cent of the population are Bangladeshi-origin people. If it increases 10 per cent more, we will automatically be included," he said when asked on a reported comment by a leader in Bangladesh about merging the northeast with the neighbouring nation. (PTI)

• 23 Dec 2025, 09:51:39 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Protests in parts of Odisha over attacks on minorities in Bangladesh

  Protests broke out in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur and Bhadrak districts over attacks on minorities in Bangladesh. In Jagatsinghpur, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) led the demonstration, PTI news agency reported. In Bhadrak, Hindu Samaj, a local outfit, held a rally.

• 23 Dec 2025, 08:53:47 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: What has happened between India-Bangladesh and why?

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Relations between India and Bangladesh have soured after protests outside missions of the neighbouring countries, deemed as security concerns by both, amid already-tense ties due to developments that are directly or indirectly connected to ousted former Bangladeshi prime minister's exile in New Delhi.

  Over the past few days, both countries have summoned each other's envoys, visa centres have been shut amid protest gatherings at the high commissions in Bangladesh and India.

  While last week Dhaka police stopped a group of protesters marching towards the Indian High Commission in Dhaka's Gulshan area, the Bangladeshi High Commission in Delhi saw massive protest by several outfits - led by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) - against the alleged atrocities on Hindus in the neighbouring Bangladesh, in the backdrop of the lynching of a man named Dipu Chandra Das recently.

  The bittering relations come at a time when Bangladesh is reeling under violence triggered by the killing of a prominent student leader - Sharif Osman Hadi. Click here to see full timeline of events.

• 23 Dec 2025, 08:27:49 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Protests erupt in Assam over Hindu man's lynching in Bangladesh

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Protests erupted in Assam's Hailakandi on Tuesday over a Hindu man's lynching in Bangladesh.

• 23 Dec 2025, 08:04:48 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: MEA calls Bangladesh High Commissioner amid security concerns

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: The Ministry of External Affairs summoned the Bangladesh High Commissioner on Tuesday.

• 23 Dec 2025, 07:33:05 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Suvendu Adhikari says he won't let Bangladesh mission in Kolkata to function if envoy doesn't meet him

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: West Bengal's Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said he wouldn't allow the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata to function if he was not granted an appointment for a meeting with the country's envoy here.

  Adhikari said he was concerned about the attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, and has sought an appointment with the country's deputy high commissioner in Kolkata.

  "I will go alone to the meeting. But we will ensure larger mobilisation from December 26 if the appointment is denied. We will not let the deputy high commission function smoothly on Indian soil," he said. (PTI)

• 23 Dec 2025, 07:19:59 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Bangladesh's interim govt calls Hindu man's lynching ‘heinous criminal act’

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: In a post on X, Bangladesh's chief advisor Muhammad Yunus said that the country's interim government reiterates that this killing of a Hindu man there “was a heinous criminal act with no justification and no place in Bangladeshi society. Allegations, rumours, or differences of belief can never excuse violence, and no individual has the right to take the law into their own hands.”

  “Law enforcement authorities have arrested 12 individuals in connection with the crime. Investigations are ongoing, and the Interim Government has directed that the case be pursued fully and without exception. Such acts of violence will be met with the full force of the law,” he added.

  “The government remains fully committed to ensuring the safety, dignity, and equal protection of all citizens, regardless of religion, ethnicity, or background. It calls upon all communities, institutions, and leaders to reject violence, resist attempts to create division or unrest, and uphold restraint, humanity, and respect for the law. The Office of the Chief Adviser confirms that financial and welfare assistance will be provided to the family of Dipu Chandra Das, and that the relevant authorities will remain in close contact with them in the coming period. The Interim Government reiterates its resolve to protect all citizens and to ensure that justice is served,” read the post by Yunus.

• 23 Dec 2025, 07:02:22 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Bangladesh's education adviser visited Dipu Chandra Das’s family

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Bangladesh's education adviser visited Dipu Chandra Das’s family in Mymensingh on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, said the Office of Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus.

  “On behalf of the government, Education Adviser Professor C R Abrar visited the family in Mymensingh on Tuesday to convey the government’s sympathy and assurance of support during this difficult time,” read a post by Muhammad Yunus.

• 23 Dec 2025, 06:46:43 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: What VHP national spokesperson said amid Bangladesh unrest

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Shashidhar, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) National spokesperson, said, “Atrocities are being done against Hindus in Bangladesh. The government of India should take strict action for the protection of Hindus in Bangladesh. Bangladesh infiltrators and Rohingyas in large numbers are living in Bhagya Nagar. If the state government doesn't take any action, then VHP will announce an action,” reported news agency ANI.

• 23 Dec 2025, 06:20:04 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Inqilab Moncho holds protest rally in Dhaka over killing of Osman Hadi

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Inqilab Moncho on Tuesday held a protest rally in Dhaka over the killing of Osman Hadi at Shahbagh in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

  This comes after Inqilab Moncho on Monday concluded its protest at the Central Shaheed Minar after issuing a 24-hour ultimatum to the government, seeking justice for the killers. The platform also announced it would hold a "Shaheedi oath" ceremony at Shahbagh at 3 pm on Tuesday, according to Member Secretary Abdullah Al Jaber.

  Inqilab Moncho has demanded that the killers of its convenor Osman Hadi be brought to justice before the 13th national election and the referendum takes place in Bangladesh, as reported by BDNews24 on Monday. (ANI)

• 23 Dec 2025, 05:55:28 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Suvendu Adhikari calls Hindu man's lynching ‘shameful act of Yunus government’

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: State LoP and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari says, "It's not only the murder of a Hindu in bangladesh. We all seen the viral video of the Bangladesh police handing over the Hindu man to the protestors. It's rare that police hand over anyone to a protester from a police station. It's the Yunus government's shameful act. The whole world and the Hindus are protesting over this incident. Many common people are protesting over this incident in Bangladesh. Today, Kolkata Police lathi-charged protestors. It's proven that no difference between Mamata Banerjee and Md Yunus..."

• 23 Dec 2025, 04:46:20 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Osman Hadi's outfit holds protest rally in Dhaka

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Inqilab Moncho, the platform that student leader Sharif Osman Hadi belonged to, held a protest rally in Dhaka on Tuesday, days after Hadi's death after being shot.

• 23 Dec 2025, 04:40:17 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Student leader refuses gunmen security offered amid violence

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: One of the leaders in Bangladesh granted gunmen support amid violence and unrest in the country has refused the same, saying security should be assured for all, reported Dhaka Tribune. Abu Shadik Kayem, the V-P of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu), said in a Facebook post that he was refusing the government offer of gunmen support.

  It was earlier reported that at least 20 people, including political leaders and some media personnel, were being granted gunmen security.

• 23 Dec 2025, 04:25:14 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Kolkata Police resort to baton charge to disperse protestors

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Kolkata Police reportedly dispersed a crowd of Hindu activists heading towards the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission with baton charge. The people, protesting against the killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, breached barricades, both human and iron guard rails, in their attempts to move closer to the Deputy High Commission office at Beckbagan, reportedly news agency PTI.

• 23 Dec 2025, 04:06:41 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: BJP condemns action taken by Bengal govt against people protesting against Hindu man's killing

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: The BJP condemned the action taken by the West Bengal authorities in the “peaceful protests” by Hindu organisations against the killing of Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu man, in Bangladesh.

  “It appears that if Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh is carrying out targeted violence against Hindus, then the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal is carrying out targeted actions against Hindus... Just as in Bangladesh, Hindus are being targeted under the guise of political circumstances,” said BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi, as quoted by news agency ANI.

• 23 Dec 2025, 03:53:17 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: What Yunus said in phone call with US ambassador to India

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Amid unrest in Bangladesh, chief adviser Muhammad Yunus held a key phone call with US ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, informing him that elections in Bangladesh would take place as per schedule on February 12. “The discussion, which lasted about half an hour, focused on trade and tariff negotiations between Bangladesh and the United States, the upcoming general election, the country’s democratic transition, and the murder of young Bangladeshi political activist Sharif Osman Hadi,” Yunus said in a tweet.

• 23 Dec 2025, 03:41:20 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: VHP members detained in Mumbai amid protests over Hindu man's killing

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Several members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) were detained in Mumbai amid protests over the killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh. Before this, VHP were also reportedly detained in Delhi over the protests outside Bangladesh High Commission.

• 23 Dec 2025, 03:31:43 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Charges framed against Sheikh Hasina, 16 others over enforced disappearances

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: The International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh framed charges against ousted PM Sheikh Hasina and 16 others over enforced disappearances during her rule, reported Daily Star. The development comes weeks after was sentenced to death by the tribunal after being found guilty of crimes against humanity involving student protests in the country from July last year.

• 23 Dec 2025, 03:18:29 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Huge crowd of protestors near Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: A huge crowd of Hindu organisations was seen near the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata on Tuesday amid big outrage in India over the killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh. PTI earlier reported that the crowd marching towards the mission in Kolkata was stopped.

• 23 Dec 2025, 03:13:27 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Protestors trying to march towards Bangladesh Dy High Commission in Kolkata stopped

  Several protestors marched towards the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata on Tuesday but were stopped by police. The people were raising their voice against atrocities on minority Hindus in Bangladesh, in the backdrop of Hindu man Dipu Chandra Das's killing in Mymensingh. The protest march titled 'Hindu Hunkar Padayatra' was organised under the banner of 'Bongiyo Hindu Jagaran', reported PTI.

• 23 Dec 2025, 03:04:24 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Hindu outfit members detained in Delhi amid protests outside Bangladesh mission

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Members of several Hindu outfits, including the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), were reportedly detained amid protests against the killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh's Mymensingh.

  Police took action to control the angry crowd and detained the protesting members from the Hindu organisations, news agency ANI said in a report, adding that the crowd chanted "Jai Shree Ram" while being detained.

• 23 Dec 2025, 02:52:21 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Visitor entry banned at Dhaka airport ahead of Tarique Rahman's arrival

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: The Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka has been closed off for visitors apart from passengers, ahead of the arrival of Tarique Rahman, the Dhaka Tribune said in a report. Rahman is the son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, and is expected to return to the country on December 25.

• 23 Dec 2025, 02:43:07 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: More arrests made after vandalism at Prothom Alo, Daily Star offices

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Law enforcement agencies in Dhaka have arrested nine more people in connection with vandalism and arson attacks on the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star last week.

  The attacks came hours after Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus confirmed the death of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi. Hadi was shot at during a rally in Dhaka on December 12 and was later airlifted to Singapore by the interim government for treatment. However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore confirmed that Hadi had succumbed to his injuries.

  Amid the public outrage, protestors attacked the offices of leading newspapers Prothom Alo and Daily Star.

• 23 Dec 2025, 02:24:42 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Bangladesh summons Indian envoy amid protests outside High Commission

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Bangladesh foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned Indian envoy over security of Bangladeshi missions. The move comes after groups of protesters held demonstrations recently outside the two Bangladeshi missions – in New Delhi and West Bengal's Siliguri.

  Parallely, a massive protest was underway by members of Vishva Hindu Parishad and other Hindu organisations near the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi over the alleged atrocities against Hindus and the mob lynching of Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh.

• 23 Dec 2025, 02:10:10 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Anti-Bangladesh govt protests in Jammu, Rajouri

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Some protests against the Bangladesh government took place in Jammu and Rajouri on Tuesday, days after violence rocked the neighbouring country and a Hindu man was killed in Mymensingh. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association led the protest in Jammu, urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring all Hindus from Bangladesh to India.

  "We condemn the repeated attacks and killings of Hindus in Bangladesh. We want the protection of Hindus. We want to send a message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji and Home Minister Amit Shah ji that the entire country stands with them to take stern steps to ensure that atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh are stopped," the bar's president, Nirmal K Kotwal, was quoted as saying by PTI.

• 23 Dec 2025, 01:49:37 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Hindu group holds protest in Bhopal over Hindu man's killing in Dhaka

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: The Bajrang Dal held a protest in Bhopal in Tuesday afternoon, seeking justice for Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu man who was killed in Bangladesh's Mymensingh last week.

• 23 Dec 2025, 01:38:33 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Bajrang Dal seeks President's rule in Bangladesh

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Bajrang Dal, one of the many Hindu groups that took part in a protest outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, sought the imposition of President's rule in the neighbouring country. “Bajrang Dal has protested against the Bangladesh government today. We demand that President's Rule be imposed in Bangladesh,” one of the Hindu outfit's members said.

• 23 Dec 2025, 01:24:17 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: ‘All eyes on Bangladesh Hindus’ posters seen at protest in Delhi

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Hindu activists came out in huge numbers in New Delhi to protest against the killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh's Mymensingh. Barricades were toppled and slogans were raised against the government of Bangladesh. One of the posters flashed during the demonstration read: ‘All eyes on Bangladesh Hindus’.

• 23 Dec 2025, 01:17:33 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: What US lawmakers said on Hindu man's killing

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: An Illinois congressman and a New York state assemblywoman condemned the killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh's Mymensingh, citing concerns over rising instability, targeted violence against religious minorities, and the failure to uphold the rule of law. Read full story here.

• 23 Dec 2025, 01:02:57 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Cops struggle to keep protestors at bay in New Delhi

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Police personnel deployed outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi struggled to keep the Hindu groups part of the protest at bay as they to climb over barricades and denounced the Bangladesh government with slogans and raised banners and placards in denunciation.

  Several Hindu groups, including the VHP, was protesting against the killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh.

• 23 Dec 2025, 12:49:11 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: ‘Hindus are being killed there’, says protestor in India on Bangladesh violence

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: One of the protestors part of a demonstration outside Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi said that Hindus were being killed in the neighbouring country. “Hindus are being killed there,” the protestor was heard saying in a video as he took part in a protest against the killing of Hindu man Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh.

• 23 Dec 2025, 12:41:40 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Hindu attacks in Bangladesh trigger protests in Delhi, Bhopal, Jammu, Hyderabad

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: The killing of a Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, in Bangladesh's Mymensingh, has triggered massive outrage in India with protests in several cities. Visuals from Tuesday morning showed protests against atrocities on Hindus, in New Delhi, Bhopal, Hyderabad and Jammu, among others.

• 23 Dec 2025, 12:33:02 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Barricades put up, cops lathi charge at protestors outside mission in Delhi

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Several barricades were put up and cops lathi-charged on protests trying to break through outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Tuesday afternoon.

• 23 Dec 2025, 12:20:41 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Hindu groups lead protest near Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Several Hindu groups, including the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), protested outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, seeking justice for Dipu Chandra Das, the Hindu man killed in Bangladesh's Mymensingh. Ahead of the protests, security was beefed up at the mission with three layers of barricading and more force from the police and paramilitary.

• 23 Dec 2025, 12:11:38 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: ‘Miscreants allowed to carry out activities outside mission', says Dhaka

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: In its notice summoning Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma, Bangladesh called the recent demonstrations outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi “unjustified”.

  “The miscreants were allowed to carry out their activities right outside the perimeters of the High Commission, creating panic among the personnel inside the complex. The High Commission was not given advance information about this organized event. We have, however, noted the commitment of the Government of India to ensure the safety and security of all Bangladesh diplomatic posts in India,” a Bangladesh government release shared by news agency ANI read.

• 23 Dec 2025, 12:00:33 PM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Security beefed up outside Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Security has been beefed up outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi ahead of a protest by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal over attacks on Hindus in the neighbouring country. "We have stepped up security in view of the protest. Barricades have been put in place and forces deployed to prevent any untoward incident," a police officer was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

• 23 Dec 2025, 11:42:21 AM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Hindu organisations in Hyderabad hold protest against attack on minorities in Bangladesh

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Several members of Vishva Hindu Parishad, along with other Hindu organisations, held a protest in Kothapet, Hyderabad, on Tuesday against the attack on minorities in Bangladesh.

  “Atrocities are being done against Hindus in Bangladesh. The government of India should take strict action for the protection of Hindus in Bangladesh. Bangladesh infiltrators and Rohingyas in large numbers are living in Bhagya Nagar. If the state government doesn't take any action, then VHP will announce an action,” Shashidhar, VHP's National spokesperson, said.

• 23 Dec 2025, 11:26:07 AM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Bangladesh summons Indian envoy after suspending visa services to Delhi, Tripura

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Bangladesh's foreign ministry has summoned an Indian envoy over security of Bangladeshi missions, officials told HT. The development comes after Bangladesh suspended visa services to three Indian cities, including New Delhi, citing “unavoidable circumstances”.

  Earlier, India summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner Riaz Hamidullah and lodged a strong protest over the deteriorating security situation in Bangladesh.

• 23 Dec 2025, 11:21:01 AM IST

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Former Indian diplomat warns situation in Bangladesh ‘delicate and dangerous’

  Unrest in Bangladesh live updates: Former Indian diplomat Anil Trigunayat said that the current situation in Bangladesh is “extremely delicate and dangerous,” and highlighted the need to protect minorities there.

  "We have recently seen how a Hindu individual was lynched, and the government's own website lists the number of incidents against minorities... We want Bangladesh to stabilise. India stands with the people of Bangladesh. At the same time, minorities must be protected, " he was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

  The former diplomat also expressed hope that the upcoming February elections in Bangladesh would ensure a smooth transition of power.

• 23 Dec 2025, 11:05:11 AM IST

  Bangladesh news live updates: US lawmakers condemn killing of Hindu man Dipu Chandra Das

  Bangladesh news live updates: Two American lawmakers, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Jennifer Rajkumar, reportedly condemned the killing of Hindu man Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh's Mymensingh.

  "I am appalled by the targeted mob killing of Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu man in Bangladesh—an act of violence amid a period of dangerous instability and unrest,” congressman Krishnamoorthi said in a statement, as quoted by news agency PTI.

  New York State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar also reportedly said she was “deeply disturbed" by the ongoing violence against Bangladesh's Hindus. “A mob beat him (Dipu), set him ablaze, and left his body on a highway. Authorities have reportedly arrested twelve individuals in connection with the horrific crime,” she said.

• 23 Dec 2025, 10:59:39 AM IST

  Bangladesh news live updates: Why Bangladesh suspended visa services in 3 Indian cities

  Bangladesh news live updates: Visa services offered by Bangladesh in three Indian cities - New Delhi, Agartala and Siliguri, have been suspended, as reported by HT earlier. The move came after India suspended its visa services in Bangladesh's Chittagong after a group of angry protesters tried to storm its mission there.

  Notices issued by the missions in New Delhi and Agartala said all consular and visa services had been suspended until further notice because of “unavoidable circumstances”

• 23 Dec 2025, 10:53:47 AM IST

  Bangladesh news live updates: 17 arrests over vandalism and arson on media offices

  Bangladesh news live updates: According to Daily Star, at least 17 arrests have been made and 31 suspects have been identified in the attacks on media offices in Dhaka recently. The offices of Daily Star and Prothom Alo were attacked and torched last week as protestors sought justice over the killing of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi on December 18.

• 23 Dec 2025, 10:37:14 AM IST

  Bangladesh news live updates: 20 leaders, media personnel in Bangladesh assigned gunmen

  Bangladesh news live updates: At least 20 leaders and media personnel from leading publications in Dhaka have been assigned gunmen as part of a heightened security protocol. The development comes a day after another leader, Motaleb Sikder, was shot at in Khulna.

  According to the Dhaka Tribune, the 20 high-risk individuals include six top leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP), editors of daily Prothom Alo and The Daily Star.

  Notably, Sikder also belonged to the NCP, and the offices of both Daily Star and Prothom Alo were recently torched as protestors sought justice for the Sharif Osman Hadi.

• 23 Dec 2025, 10:29:01 AM IST

  Bangladesh news live updates: 'It's about right to stay alive', say Bangladesh journalists amid violence

  Bangladesh news live updates: Several Bangladesh journalists reportedly voiced concerns over their safety, days after offices of leading publications Daily Star and Prothom Alo were torched by protesters. "Freedom of expression is no longer the main issue. Now it is about the right to stay alive," Daily Star editor and publisher Mahfuz Anam said at a press conference, as quoted by news agency PTI.

  The journalist warned that the protests were aimed at killing journalists rather than being acts of protest against specific newspapers.

• 23 Dec 2025, 10:22:48 AM IST

  Bangladesh news live updates: After Osman Hadi, another leader shot

  Bangladesh news live updates: Within just days of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi's killing, another leader, Motaleb Sikder was shot in the head in southwestern Khulna city on Monday, the Daily Star reported. However, Sikder is currently out of danger even as the bullet grazed through his skull, the publication further said.

  Sikder is a leader of National Citizen Party (NCP) and heads the Khulna Division head of party.

• 23 Dec 2025, 10:11:59 AM IST

  Bangladesh news live updates: Bangladesh home adviser says efforts underway to catch Osman Hadi murder accused

  Bangladesh news live updates: Amid protestors seeking justice for Osman Hadi, Bangladesh home adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has assured that all efforts are underway to catch the prime accused, Faisal Karim Masud, Daily Star reported. The murder trial is expected to be completed within 90 days, as part of the Speedy Trial Tribunal Act, 2002.

• 23 Dec 2025, 10:08:33 AM IST

  Bangladesh news live updates: Osman Hadi's murder to be tried under Speedy Trial Tribunal

  Bangladesh news live updates: Student leader and Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Osman Hadi's murder will be tried under the Speedy Trial Tribunal, Daily Star reported on Tuesday. The development comes amid widespread calls seeking justice for Hadi, who was shot at in Dhaka on December 12 and succumbed to the injuries during treatment in Singapore.

• 23 Dec 2025, 10:03:05 AM IST

  Bangladesh news live updates: Yunus speaks to US Ambassador to India over the phone

  Bangladesh news live updates: Muhammad Yunus has spoken to US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor over the phone amid the ongoing violence in Bangladesh. In an X post, Yunus said that he informed Sergio Gor that elections would take place as scheduled on February 12. “We have roughly 50 days to go before the election. We want to hold a free, fair and peaceful election. We want to make it remarkable,” Yunus said in the call, his office said in the post.

• 23 Dec 2025, 09:58:30 AM IST

  Bangladesh news live updates: Yunus says elections to take place as scheduled in February

  Bangladesh news live updates: Amid widespread unrest in Bangladesh, chief adviser of the interim govt, Muhammad Yunus, clarified on Monday that general elections in the country would take place as scheduled on February 12. Professor Yunus made the remarks during a telephone conversation with Sergio Gor, the US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia, at around 7:30 pm (local time), the interim govt said in a statement.