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Topic: Bangladesh

Not just Indian fugitives, Canada harbouring main assassin of Bangladesh’s Mujibur Rahman

Noor Chowdhury, convicted in 1998 of killing Bangladesh’s first president, is said to be living in Etobicoke since 1996. In 2011, he appeared on Canada’s CBC Radio, pleading innocence.

Tarique Rahman — Hasina’s top rival, Bangladesh’s ‘fugitive dark prince’ eyes BNP revival in exile

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has been sentenced in absentia to jail terms ranging from 3 years to lifetime. He has his supporters, but many journalists remember his ‘excesses’.

‘I feel like Salman Rushdie’ – Bangladeshi atheist blogger on the run has been hiding in India

Now that the calls for his killing have gone international, Asad Noor says he must tell the world about how radical society has become in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to attend G20 Summit, says Deputy Envoy Andalib Elias

The G20 Summit is scheduled to be held in New Delhi over two days — September 9-10 — at the state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre at Pragati Maidan.

War criminal Delwar Hossain was against Bangladesh. Why is his face on the moon now?

Delwar Hossain Sayeedi is a convicted war criminal to Bangladesh's government and its courts. But his Islamic teachings have gained him many supporters.

Bangladesh gangrape survivor fears 2024 polls. The 2001 election violence changed her life

Bangladesh exploded with violence in July. The BNP has taken to the streets to win polls. It is reminiscent of the post-poll violence when it won in 2001.

Rabindranath Tagore is polarising in new Bangladesh—for his Hinduness, Sanskritised Bangla

Tagore’s song, Amar Shonar Bangla, became the raison d'etre of newly independent Bangladesh. But does today’s Bangladesh embrace the poet?

Over 8,000 children from Myanmar, Bangladesh, Manipur enrolled in Mizoram schools

The School Education Minister of the state, Lalchhandama Ralte, asserted that the Mizoram govt is committed to providing education to those children, who are from the Zo tribes.

Hindu havelis near Dhaka tell a story – of zamindars, oppression, Partition

Beautiful as they are, no guide will take you to Bangladesh's forgotten Hindu havelis.

Awami League dismisses new US visa policy for Bangladesh — ‘US not guardian to world’

Shammi Ahmed, International Affairs Secretary of Awami League, talks about US policy that restricts visas for Bangladesh nationals believed to have ‘undermined democratic election process’.  

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

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.