In February, as Bangladesh went to polls 18 months after a 36-day student-led protest over quota reforms ended Awami League's 16-year-long rule. I got front-row tickets to the spectacle.
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...
From Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to Mohammedan Sporting, footbclubs once shaped identity, pride and belonging across Bengal’s social fabric. Now, the political field has taken over.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
Great gob Debudatta. You have always covered the region well.