Bangladeshi commentators blame R&AW for the death of pilot KM Tahsif Souri, accused of sharing Sheikh Hasina’s escape video. They should look at the rot in Bangladesh’s military instead.
The fifth consular dialogue was expected to address visas, border management and repatriation, but Sheikh Hasina’s extradition has complicated the meeting as New Delhi and Dhaka seek to repair ties.
Hasina has said she plans to return within 2026, a tall order since her party is banned, senior party leaders exiled or imprisoned, and former PM herself sentenced to death.
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.
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’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.
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.
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.
To deflect public attention from crippling domestic concerns, Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman seems to have fanned anti-India sentiment within his country.
The Central Budget 2007-08 must send clear signals about the government’s intentions to reactivate PSEs’ disinvestment and privatisation policy, wrote Sunil S Bhandare in 2007.
Global inventories rise for first time since June as Gulf exports increase, five major producers in Americas to add 1.6 million barrels per day to global supply this year.
IAF & HAL are working towards delivery target with strengthened collaboration. Development follows new air chief calling indigenous jets & weapons the ‘highest priority’.
Chandrababu Naidu’s commitment is underlined by the fact that he never abandoned the idea of Amaravati. He promised to revive it and is now building it at warp speed.
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