After presenting his credentials to Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, Trivedi headed straight to the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) where he made the announcement.
Rahman was stopped at IGI Airport when he came for an MEA event. In his videos between 2023 & 2026, he has criticised India, accusing it of backing ‘undemocratic ’ order under Sheikh Hasina.
Zahed-ur-Rahman had travelled to India for a Meeting of Committee of Senior Officials of Indian Ocean Rim Association, convened by Ministry of External Affairs.
Shirin Chaudhury was taken into custody from her residence in Dhanmondi. Last month, Awami League voiced deep concern over ‘widespread arrests and custodial deaths’ nationwide.
Recent research posits that ‘Columbo’ arose from a corruption of ‘Clerembault’—a name on one of the headstones in the mausoleum noted by historian Walter Firminger in 1917.
Khalilur's inclusion in 50-member Cabinet, led by Tarique Rahman, represents a striking turnaround as BNP sought his resignation last year over comments on Tarique’s citizenship.
In a televised address before new govt was sworn-in, Yunus praised China, while talking about ‘strategic balance’. He didn’t talk directly about violence seen during his tenure.
India–Bangladesh ties have historically witnessed strain during BNP. As Tarique Rahman prepares to take charge, will past patterns persist or give way to new diplomatic script?
In post-Hasina era, the BNP’s rise has been meteoric. Once centre-right nationalist party is now steering towards centre-left politics, to capture void left by Awami League ban.
The problem with a recent Economist article, ‘India’s republic of uncles’, is the old habit of mistaking a clever metropolitan caricature for civilisational diagnosis.
‘Security situation demands capabilities. The hum of machinery must become a roar,’ NATO chief Mark Rutte said as he announced 5 new military contracts. Drones and ISR take the lead.
The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.
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