Bangladesh has a significant youth bulge—the median age is just 26. So the involvement of young Bangladeshis in TTP’s activities in Afghanistan must be taken seriously.
Bangladesh’s interim government Saturday announced a sweeping ban on Awami League's activities, including the party's online presence, under a revised anti-terrorism Act.
Yunus govt says it is 'considering demand to ban' the party on charges of 'dictatorship & terrorist activities', amid pressure from new student-run National Citizen Party & Islamist groups.
ALM Fazlur Rahman, who heads the seven-member commission probing the 2009 BDR mutiny, made the comment Tuesday on Facebook amid heightened India-Pakistan tension.
The chief adviser met China’s envoy to Bangladesh Saturday to review outcomes of the former’s visit to China last month. Ties between India & Bangladesh cratered sharply over last week.
In an exclusive interview with ThePrint, Bangladesh ex-minister Mohammad Ali Arafat says interim Yunus govt unconstitutional & 'neutral' army committed to smooth democratic transition.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
What is so alarming about this development?
Bangladesh, in spirit, symbolises Jinnah’s vision of an Islamic nation. Mujib tried to steer it away from such communal politics and usher in a secular society with a modern and scientific outlook towards life. Unfortunately, he and his daughter, Sheikh Hasina, failed.
The recent India-Pakistan conflict was an eye opener for us Indians. Pretty much all of Bangladeshi media shamelessly supported the Pakistanis.
What is so alarming about this development?
Bangladesh, in spirit, symbolises Jinnah’s vision of an Islamic nation. Mujib tried to steer it away from such communal politics and usher in a secular society with a modern and scientific outlook towards life. Unfortunately, he and his daughter, Sheikh Hasina, failed.
The recent India-Pakistan conflict was an eye opener for us Indians. Pretty much all of Bangladeshi media shamelessly supported the Pakistanis.