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Topic: Bangladesh

Viral photo of Rath Yatra celebrations in Bangladesh not fake, but it was clicked in 2019

Many on Twitter said the image wasn’t from Bangladesh. In actuality, it was taken by a Bangladeshi photographer at a Rath Yatra in Dhaka’s Dhamrai before the pandemic.

Padma bridge shows Bangladesh’s resolve. Why it carries the weight of Sheikh Hasina’s politics

Bangladesh has been transformed into an economic success story and Hasina is aware that victory at the 2023 polls lies through economic prosperity.

Why Bangladesh is absolutely quiet when it comes to anti-Prophet remarks by BJP leaders

As many as 20 countries and organisations have issued statements, but not Bangladesh. It has clearly understood at whose door the power lies in India.

At least 35 killed, over 450 injured in fire at Bangladesh chemical container depot

A massive explosion took place Saturday night and subsequently fire spread from one container to another due to the presence of chemicals at BM Container Depot in Chittagong.

Don’t use mosques, temples for barriers’ – Why poet Kazi Nazrul Islam needs to be read today

Kazi Nazrul Islam confronted orthodoxy in both Hindu and Muslim societies – through poetry, his magazine and his songs. He is Bangladesh’s national poet.

‘Not all inheritances from Partition are traumatic.’ Some stories are ‘celebrations’ too

Author-historian Aanchal Malhotra's 'In the Language of Remembering' explores the legacy of Partition within Indian families today.

Any restrictions on wheat exports by India will likely hit its neighbours most

According to reports earlier this week the food ministry was considering export restrictions after severe heat damaged the country's wheat crop.

‘No one wants to be the last man to die’ — What happened on final day of 1971 Bangladesh War

In ‘December in Dacca’, KS Nair writes about 15 December 1971, when the end of the war was in sight, but by no means certain.

New book looks at India’s role in Bangladesh Liberation War & its ‘little-known aspect’

Published by HarperCollins India, ‘December in Dacca’ by K.S. Nair will be released on 18 April on Softcover.

India to boost connectivity with Bangladesh & Nepal with new rail links, says foreign secy

Harsh Vardhan Shringla said Wednesday that the neighbourhood is a priority for India, and it works closely with all neighbours, ‘except Pakistan’.

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English didn’t enslave India. It was the harbinger of a new creative consciousness: A Ranganathan

Rabindranath Tagore stood apart from his contemporaries by infusing poetry and universalism into Indian nationalism, opposing chauvinism and blind obedience, wrote A Ranganathan in 1962.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.