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Topic: Bangladesh crisis

Bangladesh arrests prominent economist Abul Barkat

A case was filed against 30 people, including ex-Janata Bank chief and freedom fighter Barkat, for embezzling crores via loan fraud by the company Anontex during the Awami League era.

Ex-prez Hamid returns to Bangladesh month after departure sparked uproar

Dhaka: Bangladesh's former president Abdul Hamid, who served two terms during deposed premier Sheikh Hasina’s regime, returned to the country on Monday after...

Rahman’s ‘Bangladesh First’ is meant to outshine Hasina’s India love. Yunus wants to kill it

Will Tarique Rahman's 'anti-Delhi, anti-Pindi' mantra win BNP the Bangladesh election? Political slogans come with expiry dates, and there is no knowing when elections will be held.

Amid renewed turmoil in Bangladesh, Yunus govt issues emphatic denial of rift with Bangladesh army

This comes at a time when country's chief oppn party is taking to the streets against interim govt & calling for elections, and rumblings that Yunus was considering stepping down.

Hasina-era minister dismisses army coup rumours, says free & fair polls under Yunus impossible

In an exclusive interview with ThePrint, Bangladesh ex-minister Mohammad Ali Arafat says interim Yunus govt unconstitutional & 'neutral' army committed to smooth democratic transition.

Bangladesh & ‘reliable friend’ China agree to negotiate FTA as Yunus meets Xi in Beijing

Yunus on his 1st bilateral visit to China, breaking with tradition of visiting India first. New Delhi-Dhaka ties have been tense since the ousting of Hasina's govt last year.

1971 or 2024? A political battle in Bangladesh over when the nation found true liberation

Jamaat & BNP are trading barbs over 1971 Liberation War, with Jamaat leader Mia Golam Parwar calling 1971 independence an agreement that compromised Bangladesh’s sovereignty.

RSS urges Indian govt, global community to protect Bangladesh Hindus facing ‘existential crisis’

The Sangh passed a resolution Saturday at the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha in Bengaluru, raising concerns over the anti-India rhetoric in Bangladesh & by other 'international forces'.

Bangladeshi students who ousted Hasina set up ‘National Citizens Party’. Where it stands on key issues

This is the 1st time a major political party is being set up outside the control of the Mujib-Zia family. It is also strictly against the involvement of the Jamaat in leadership roles.

Protesters demolish Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s house in Bangladesh, Hasina asks, ‘Why are you so scared?’

In an emotional address, the ousted PM calls Bangabandhu Museum, once the residence of her father Sheikh Mujibur, as 'last remaining history', labels Muhammad Yunus 'dishonest hypocrite'.

On Camera

BJP vs BJP battle in Constitution Club is a glimpse of widening fault lines—Mumbai to Lucknow

Tuesday’s Constitution Club election is not the finale of the ‘Thakur-versus-the rest’ battle in the BJP. Wait for the caste census result to come ahead of the next Lok Sabha election.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.