‘Being Hindu in Bangladesh’, Deep Halder and Avishek Biswas is a result of their extensive research to find the truth behind the statistics on atrocities against Hindus in the Muslim-majority state.
Rafiath Rashid Mithila started her acting career when she was in class III. Mithila’s rise is in sync with the growth of OTT platforms like Bangladesh’s Chorki and West Bengal’s HoiChoi.
Factory owners are asking for 60% govt-mandated hike. Meanwhile, the govt said minimum wage would rise by 56.25% to 12,500 taka ($114) a month from 1 December — first hike in 5 years.
One policeman killed & over 100, including several media persons, injured. BNP calls dawn-to-dusk, nationwide strike Sunday in response to being 'attacked & lathicharged'.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party has been urging PM Sheikh Hasina to resign & allow scheduled January elections to be held under neutral caretaker govt — a demand her govt has so far rejected.
Saima Wazed Hossain, a renowned autism activist, is up against Nepal’s Shambhu Prasad Acharya. Bangladeshis are defending her candidature on several grounds.
Mandal thought Dalits & Muslims would behave like brothers in the newly-created Pakistan. As communal tension rose, Hindus left East Pakistan for India in large numbers. Mandal followed.
Dhaka’s America watchers are happy about Democrat senator Robert Menendez’s troubles because he had led the ban on its elite paramilitary force, the Rapid Action Battalion.
Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.
Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.
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.
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