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Thursday, September 11, 2025
TopicAwami League

Topic: Awami League

India advises its citizens in Bangladesh to ‘minimise’ movement as Hasina govt grapples with protests

At least 6 have been killed in protests across Bangladesh against Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League administration’s stand on 30% quota for families of freedom fighters in govt jobs.

West Bengal CID uses divers and drones to hunt for ‘butchered’ Bangladesh MP’s body parts

A CID team reached Bangladesh to interrogate three accused arrested by police there in connection with murder of ruling Awami League legislator Anwarul Azim Anar, it is learnt.

Opposition corners Hasina as Awami League MP’s gruesome murder sends shockwaves across Dhaka

Jhenaidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar, missing since 13 May in Kolkata, was 'murdered over a gold smuggling disagreement' by an illegal immigrant, a hitman and others, it is learnt. 

‘Old tactic’—US travel ban on Bangladesh ex-army chief & family stirs debate on ‘American meddling’

US Department of State cited ‘corruption’ and ‘undermining of democratic institutions as reasons for its travel ban on Gen Aziz Ahmed, drawing varied reactions in Bangladesh.

Missing Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim killed in Kolkata, cops arrest 3

A parliamentarian from the ruling Awami League, Azim was last seen on 13 May when he went with friends for a medical check-up.

Bangladesh MP who went missing near Kolkata ‘murdered’, say police after examining CCTV footage

Anwarul Azim Anar, an MP of Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League, had come to Kolkata for medical treatment & gone missing on intervening night of 13-14 May. Search for body is on.

Awami League fought Awami League in Bangladesh & won. Hasina should worry about an Arab Spring

Whatever America’s game plan may be about Bangladesh, an opposition-mukt political space will only make things difficult for Sheikh Hasina going forward.

On eve of Opposition-mukt election, a divided Bangladesh asks after Hasina who

Friday night saw a train being set on fire in Dhaka and a Buddhist temple charred at Cox’s Bazar. A tired nation wonders where will Bangladesh be after Hasina returns to power

Sheikh Hasina set to retain power in upcoming Bangladesh election. What does it mean for India

Even as Modi govt steadfastly backs the ruling Awami League and Hasina, experts say New Delhi risks putting all its eggs in one basket in the long-run.

Molotov cocktails hurled at polling booths, BNP workers clash with cops as Bangladesh heads to polls

Bangladesh's top cop says 'saboteurs had planned to create panic among public on election day by causing loud explosions or attacking polling booths using Molotov cocktails'.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?