Violence that erupted in several parts of Bangladesh, including capital Dhaka, Thursday night after news of death of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi, refuses to subside.
The rescue of the journalists took place around 4 am Friday, almost four hours after an angry crowd descended on the English-language daily's office in Dhaka.
Bangladesh's interim government issued its first response to the ongoing unrest in the country following Sharif Osman Hadi's death, & urged citizens to resist all forms of mob violence.
Anti-India protests continue in Bangladesh a day after Delhi summoned High Commissioner & issued strong demarche. Indian mission in Rajshahi was forced to shut for day on Thursday.
MEA also rejected Dhaka’s assertion that India is harbouring Awami League leaders who intend to derail electoral process. Bangladesh is set to hold general election on 12 Feb, 2026.
Lt-Gen Manish Luthra was the chief guest at the event to pay homage to 1,668 Indian soldiers killed during the 1971 Liberation War. The event comes amid the chill in India-Bangladesh ties.
The International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka sentenced Hasina to death for crimes against humanity. Following the ruling, Dhaka urged India to hand her over without delay.
India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.
An eerie calm before the storm with heavy security deployment in Dhaka as a verdict against deposed PM Sheikh Hasina in a case of alleged crimes against humanity is set to arrive today.
Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
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.
I dont get why you are calling riots as protests. The two are very very differt things. Please dont legitimize such behaviour through improper language.
They burned a 7 year old alive ? That country is doomed. Mobs have completely taken over and what I have heard they are all jamaat guys doing these things which makes sense given what’s been happening and who is getting targeted.
Bangladesh is so screwed and we still have porous borders and illegal immigrants in millions.
I dont get why you are calling riots as protests. The two are very very differt things. Please dont legitimize such behaviour through improper language.
They burned a 7 year old alive ? That country is doomed. Mobs have completely taken over and what I have heard they are all jamaat guys doing these things which makes sense given what’s been happening and who is getting targeted.
Bangladesh is so screwed and we still have porous borders and illegal immigrants in millions.