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Sunday, August 2, 2026
TopicSheikh Hasina

Topic: Sheikh Hasina

Why Bangladesh President Shahabuddin resigned nearly two years before his term ended

Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad will assume responsibilities of acting president in accordance with the Constitution until a new president is elected and sworn in.

Under fire over ‘ties with Hasina’, Bangladesh President Shahabuddin resigns 2 yrs ahead of term-end

Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Speaker of Bangladesh’s Parliament, will assume the responsibilities of acting President in accordance with the Constitution until a new President is sworn in.

2 yrs after the student uprising, Bangladesh faces a question: What did the bloodshed achieve?

One of the biggest reasons the July 2024 uprising has failed to unite Bangladesh is the persistent doubt over who led it—and why.

Hasina’s fears, Bhagwat’s assurance & Manmohan’s sensitivity: Takeaways from ex-CEC Quraishi’s memoir

Revelations are part of SY Quraishi's experience during his 40-year journey in civil service which saw him coming in contact with who's who in power corridors.

My absence is not silence. Though I am away, I am with people of Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina

I will return with the commitment to restore democracy and the spirit of the liberation war, writes former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on the 77th anniversary of Awami League.

Awami League leader who was Bangladesh’s 1st female speaker arrested over 2024 uprising

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.

From water to visas to security—India-Bangladesh ties moved beyond Hasina

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman’s two-day visit to New Delhi this week, along with a high-powered delegation, is being hailed as a ‘major diplomatic breakthrough’.

Delhi is keeping Dhaka’s security concerns in mind. Tarique Rahman should remember this

India-Bangladesh ties can only improve if there is a new, clean slate. The two need to respect each other’s trigger lines.

‘Good old days of bonhomie’ between New Delhi and Dhaka won’t be easy

India and Bangladesh should remain alert and remember that Turkey’s increasing role in Dhaka’s defence capabilities goes against India’s security and strategic interests.

In final speech as Bangladesh interim govt adviser, Yunus rakes up reference to India’s NE, yet again

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.

On Camera

The thrill of ‘down low’ wears off fast. Why do gay men even fall for it?

Being DL is not the same as being closeted, though there’s some overlap. A closeted man knows he is queer, but a DL one does his best to not acknowledge the Grindr logo on his phone.

Despite PM Modi’s appeal to cut fertiliser use, farmers show no sign of scaling back—Parliament data

Combined sales of urea, DAP, MOP and complex fertilisers rose 25 percent in April even as Modi asked farmers to cut chemical fertiliser use by up to half to save soil and foreign exchange

In Delhi, an emotional farewell to former Army chief Gen VN Sharma with full state honours

The three service chiefs paid tributes, along with several former Army chiefs. Friends & fellow soldiers remember him as a 'natural charmer'.

India’s Gen Z has opened a breach, for BJP to fill or Opposition to widen

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.