scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TopicBangladesh

Topic: Bangladesh

Any Bengali who wears a lungi & has a job is considered Bangladeshi—PR Dasmunsi

'I am sorry to say that our whole attention in the country is towards Muslims. It is so because it suits us,' said PR Dasmunsi during a Lok Sabha debate on illegal immigration on 9 May 1997.

65% in Sri Lanka, 57% in Bangladesh view India favourably, finds Pew. But how do Indians view them

The Pew survey was conducted between 5 January and 25 March this year, prior to Hasina’s ouster in Bangladesh, and does not take into account responses from Pakistan.

On Dhaka’s streets, palpable anger toward India for ‘sheltering’ Hasina, acting ‘superior’

‘Hasina was a dictator who crushed students, throttled democracy but still India supported her; friendship with India emboldened her,’ a Dhaka University student told ThePrint.

Embattled Bangladesh police want to be free of political influence, seek change in ‘tarnished’ uniform

Under Yunus-led interim govt, Bangladesh police dept is attempting to regain public trust. Other demands include action against 'corrupt' officers & compensation for slain personnel.

Hasina was no friend of Hindus, BNP wants friendly ties with India, says top party leader

Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, member of BNP’s International Affairs Committee, adds for India-Bangladesh ties to prosper, ‘bogeyman narratives of hopelessness without Hasina have to stop’.

US ‘softened’ its stance on Hasina ‘at India’s insistence’ & Modi’s call for ending religion-based laws

Global media also discusses the 5 undervalued qualities of India's economy, including a talented workforce & an entrepreneurial spirit, and tracks cases of the monkeypox disease.

Exile of atheist poet Daud Haider shows Bangladesh wasn’t secular paradise even 50 years ago

Indians are conditioned to think of Bangladesh as battleground for 2 diametrically opposed ideologies. But, Daud's story shows that things were & are considerably more complicated.

Advantage Adani or pressure on Bangladesh? India’s new power export rules could achieve both

The govt has amended rules to allow power exporters to sell within India, under certain conditions. Currently, Adani Power has the only plant with 100% capacity contracted for exports.

How did East Bengal become Muslim-majority? Changing Ganga, Sufi entrepreneurs

Before and after 1947, Bengal experienced many episodes of religious violence, often driven more by 20th-century nationalism than by the region’s rich Islamic history.

UK backs Bangladesh’s interim government, High Commissioner welcomes progress towards democracy

The British High Commissioner to Bangladesh said that the UK will also support the efforts of the interim government in creating a peaceful environment and restoring order in the country.

On Camera

Smog’s unseen impact: pollutants on our food plates

Air pollution not only harms health but also lowers protein, iron and micronutrients in food, risking nutrition and food security.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.