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?
For too long, New Delhi has invested heavily in the Awami League and Sheikh Hasina. The BNP should not be reflexively branded as pro-Pakistan or anti-India.
Jaishankar’s visit to Dhaka was his first since ouster of former PM Hasina in August 2024. Ties between India, Bangladesh have been tense following assassination of Sharif Osman Hadi.
Jaishankar will also likely meet with Zia’s son Tarique Rahman, the incumbent leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and senior officials in the interim government.
Whatever the criticism against their tenures may be, Begum Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina kept the hope of democracy alive in Bangladesh. Today, the country stands at a crossroads.
New Delhi: When former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina was ousted in 2024, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Khaleda Zia—from a hospital bed in a...
This was BNP's first rally after Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country. Former PM Khaleda Zia, convicted in 2018 on corruption charges, was released from house arrest Tuesday.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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