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Topic: Bangladesh

Year after Hasina ouster, repression persists in Yunus’s Bangladesh as bold human rights agenda falters

Interim Bangladesh govt of Muhammad Yunus is falling short in implementing its challenging human rights agenda, says HRW's Meenakshi Ganguly.

Down but not out, asserts former Awami League minister. ‘Won’t be the last time we come back.’

Awami League's willingness to sustain as a political party runs deep, asserts Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel ahead of first anniversary of party's ouster from power in Bangladesh.

US tariffs for Bangladesh cut down to 20%, Yunus calls it ‘diplomatic victory’

Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus congratulated the country's tariff negotiators on 'securing a landmark trade deal' with the US by bringing tariff rates down from 35% to 20%.

Bangladesh army chief seems to be cosying upto Yunus. Did 5 people have to die for it?

Waker is scheduled to retire from service in September this year, and that would mean the immunity he gets as Army chief would be gone.

Bangladesh govt forms 9-member panel to investigate jet crash at Dhaka school

The commission, with military & govt officials, an urban planner & a professor, has 4 weeks to submit a report. It will also review if buildings near the airport, including the school, were legally built.

A year after Bangladesh’s Monsoon Revolution, a parched summer looms ahead

Mob violence, Islamist rise, and political collapse haunt Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. Can April 2026 elections restore order?

Indian medical team starts treatment of burn patients from Bangladesh jet crash

Specialised team of doctors, nurses arrived in Bangladesh from Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital & Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, 2 top hospitals specialising in burn & plastic surgery.

‘Art of losing’: Bangladesh beat Pakistan in T20 series, Shehbaz Sharif’s praise for them sparks anger

Bangladesh defeated Pakistan in the first 2 encounters of the ongoing three-match series. This is Bangladesh’s second T20I series victory this month, having defeated Sri Lanka 2-1 earlier.

Dhaka jet crash: New Delhi offers aid, seeks details of critical cases for treatment in India

Following PM Modi’s condolence message, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka said New Delhi has formally written to Bangladesh, offering ‘all possible support and assistance’ for the injured.

At least 25 children dead after Bangladesh air force jet crashes into school in Dhaka

The military said the plane experienced a mechanical failure during a training mission. At least 27 died from the crash, 88 people being treated in a Dhaka hospital.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.