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Topic: Sheikh Hasina

Tarique Rahman’s real test after a grand Durga Puja – Hasina’s return, Hindu votes, Islamist diktats

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has pleased the country’s Hindu community this Durga Puja. Holding on to the newfound Hindu vote bank will require more work, with his political rival Sheikh Hasina’s impending return, Islamist diktats, and rivals.

Bangladesh economy, 2 yrs after Hasina’s fall: Inflation eases, forex gains but growth remains weak

An analysis of seven key economic indicators reveals contrasting trends in Bangladesh’s economy since August 2024 when Sheikh Hasina was forced to quit and flee the country.

Dinesh Trivedi has done what India’s Bangladesh policy needed—put Dhaka on the backfoot

Dinesh Trivedi’s 3 October remarks in Dhaka, which reminded Bangladesh that its own military had sent a sitting prime minister to an unprepared India, turned the tables on Dhaka.

Sheikh Hasina’s a terrorist, restraining her in India should be a norm—Bangladesh MoS Humaiun Kobir

Speaking on margins of Bay of Bengal Conversation in Dhaka, Kobir said Dhaka would not allow any terrorists to sit in the country and make statements against Indian govt.

Bangladesh’s love affair with Jinnah is ending. It can help revive Sheikh Mujib’s legacy

Two years after the student uprising, there are strong indications that Sheikh Mujib will return to his rightful place in the nation’s collective memory.

Hasina isn’t the real reason behind Rahman’s cancelled India tour. It’s about local issues

To deflect public attention from crippling domestic concerns, Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman seems to have fanned anti-India sentiment within his country.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Hasina’s challenge to Tarique—‘lift ban on Awami League, let people of Bangladesh decide’

In an exclusive interview with ThePrint, Sheikh Hasina cautions against calling Yunus a ‘puppet’, says she plans to return to Bangladesh in December, and challenges Tarique to hold fresh elections.

FCC event with Awami League member called off after Delhi Police deny permission citing ‘controversies’

While FCC president says he is not sure why Delhi Police denied permission, DCP (New Delhi) says club does not require police permission to host panels.

Bangladesh is moving beyond Hasina. But where is its foreign policy headed?

Dhaka’s outreach to Pakistan, China and Turkey signals a new era of multi-alignment, but India remains its unavoidable neighbour.

India has bent too far for Bangladesh. Tarique Rahman is testing us

Tarique Rahman wants India to hand over Sheikh Hasina so that his radical non-state actors can carry out their unfinished job from 2004 — eliminating the opposition.

On Camera

Nike’s runway run was beautiful. But the right to be out at night shouldn’t need a brand

From London’s runway run to Delhi’s Reclaim the Night walk, women are demanding what should never have been negotiable—freedom after dark.

India’s new kings & queens are flourishing in small towns

As the middle class that powered India’s first 3 decades of liberalisation stagnates, and a newly ascendant business class powers ahead, the complexion of consumption & investment is likely to change. 

Trump admin ‘withholding’ approval for Europe-funded Patriot missiles for Ukraine—WaPo report

The weapons are being purchased through NATO’s PURL framework, which allows European allies to fund the purchase of American military supplies for Ukraine.

India needs more Jamnagars. Anti-business, knee-jerk anti-Americanism hurt national interest

Anti-Americanism is chronic, deep-rooted and instinctive in India. We only undermine our national interest by not shedding it, and by dismissing our entrepreneurs as exploiters.