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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: Bangladesh

Violence outside Indian missions in Bangladesh over student leader death, Hindu man lynched for blasphemy

Attack on Osman Hadi resulted in escalation of anti-India rhetoric after unsubstantiated reports claimed his shooters fled to India. Properties linked to Awami League also vandalised.

Anti-India protests in Bangladesh: 2 visa centres closed, student leader says ‘we will behead Delhi’

Anti-India protests continue in Bangladesh a day after Delhi summoned High Commissioner & issued strong demarche. Indian mission in Rajshahi was forced to shut for day on Thursday.

MEA summons Bangladesh envoy over threat to Dhaka mission, calls on Yunus to probe ‘false narrative’

The move comes after attempted killing of independent parliamentary candidate Sharif Osman Hadi and escalating anti-India rhetoric linked to 16 December rally.

Bangladesh envoy hails India’s ‘sacrifice’ in Liberation War, says ties ‘based on trust, shared values’

Amid surge of anti-India rhetoric in Bangladesh, High Commissioner Hamidullah reaffirms ties with nation ‘premised on our treasured past’ in Victory Day speech in Delhi.

Bangladesh student leader warns India—’will isolate Seven Sisters, give refuge to separatists’

Hasnat Abdullah of National Citizen Party says if India shelters forces who don't respect Bangladesh's sovereignty, potential, voting rights & human rights, 'Bangladesh will respond'.

Bangladesh polls and return of BNP’s Tarique Rahman—why Jamaat-e-Islami holds the key to both

The answer to the most pressing question in Bangladesh today depends on another question. Everyone is asking whether national elections will be held in...

Bangladesh to hold ‘July Charter’ referendum, 1st election since Hasina’s ouster on 12 Feb

Since Hasina’s ouster, Bangladesh has been governed by Yunus-led interim administration which has pledged to stabilise country & overhaul state institutions.

Bangladesh president says ‘humiliated’ by Yunus govt, wants to step down halfway through term

President Shahabuddin tells Reuters Yunus has not met him for nearly 7 months, his press dept has been taken away and his portraits removed from Bangladeshi embassies around the world.

Two suspected Bangladeshis flee after securing Indian passports with forged documents in Bhopal

According to the police, the two individuals are real brothers and have been residing in Rajved Colony in Kolar locality in the city on rent.

Poll dates any day now, but Bangladesh’s politics so polarised it’s created a void at the centre

Ahead of 2026 polls, BNP struggles to fill leadership void amid Tarique Rahman’s continued exile & Jamaat aims to reshape narratives while Awami League has lost public credibility.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.