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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Whatever America’s game plan may be about Bangladesh, an opposition-mukt political space will only make things difficult for Sheikh Hasina going forward.
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
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.
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'.
Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.
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.
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.
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?
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