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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicBangladesh Nationalist Party

Topic: Bangladesh Nationalist Party

BNP win in Bangladesh is a chance to reset Delhi-Dhaka ties—India is willing to forget the past

Things may not change overnight. The 2001-06 period, when the Jamaat was a coalition partner in a BNP-led government, was one of the worst for the India-Bangladesh relationship.

BNP activist shot dead in Bangladesh in 2nd major attack on party as pre-poll violence rages on

In the latest attack on BNP members, Azizur Rahman Mosabbir, a leader of the party’s volunteer wing Jatiyatabadi Swechasebak Dal, was shot dead by gunmen.

BNP wants archrival Awami League to contest Bangladesh polls. ‘Why repeat Hasina’s misdeeds?’

Scrapping of existing Constitution & constituent assembly polls are not the only points of BNP-NCP discord. The students' party wants Sheikh Hasina's Awami League to be brought to trial.

China to ‘solidly advance’ trilateral cooperation with Bangladesh & Pakistan, says its envoy in Dhaka

New Delhi: China aims to "solidly advance" trilateral cooperation with Bangladesh and Pakistan, as the Communist Party of China seeks to deepen ties with...

Protests rock Bangladesh after video of Hindu woman’s rape goes viral, local BNP politician held

A 2-judge High Court bench demanded its immediate removal from online platforms. Authorities were further instructed to ensure the survivor’s security & facilitate her medical treatment.

Patience wears thin in Bangladesh as BNP takes to streets against Yunus govt over mayoral post

BNP leaders say the stir, initially confined to legal dispute with Yunus-led interim govt over mayoral seat, is quickly evolving into broader standoff over deferred general election.

‘I’m cautioning you,’ warns Bangladesh Army chief on infighting, calls for elections by year end

General Waker-Uz-Zaman was speaking at an army memorial event. This comes after student unions of BNP & Jamaat blamed each other for violence gripping the country.

Awami League has lost moral right to contest next polls in Bangladesh, says BNP youth wing leader

Nasir Uddin Nasir, general secretary of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatradal, says fall of Hasina regime was about bringing back democracy, attacks on which began under her father's reign.

Pakistanis no longer need security clearance for Bangladesh visa as bilateral thaw progresses

Clearance requirement was introduced in 2019 amid broader security measures introduced amid tensions. Shift in policy came a day before Pakistani envoy's meeting with Khaleda Zia.

While India has maintained its institutions, Hasina destroyed all in Bangladesh, says top BNP leader

Abdul Moyeen Khan says India-Bangladesh ties have collapsed because it became a friendship of 2 regimes, not people, and that Jamaat-e-Islami is not the force India thinks it is.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.