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TopicSheikh Hasina

Topic: Sheikh Hasina

‘Nearly 500 tried to enter, 1 shot fired in air’ — BSF thwarts illegal border crossings from Bangladesh

A BSF official told ThePrint that attempts to enter India illegally were made at three border outposts in BSF’s North Bengal frontier, which shares a border with Bangladesh.

Set to be sworn in head of Bangladesh interim govt, Yunus appeals for calm. ‘Don’t let it slip away’

In message to country, Yunus lauded students who made 'Second Victory Day' possible, while also calling for an end to attacks on members of Awami League & religious minorities.

Renowned Bangladeshi musician Rahul Ananda’s home in Dhaka attacked, 3,000 instruments destroyed

Adjacent to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s house, Ananda’s home was visited by French President Emmanual Macron in 2023. The musician and his family have fled to an undisclosed location.

From being called ‘bloodsucker’ by Hasina to now heading govt — who is Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus

Yunus, founder of Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank, is set to head the interim govt after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. The Hasina-led administration had slapped over 190 cases on him over the years.

China is keeping a close watch on Bangladesh. It’s an opportunity to counterbalance India

Sheikh Hasina’s administration had generally favoured closer ties with New Delhi, while its relationship with Beijing was somewhat ambivalent.

Sheikh Hasina’s fall will lead to rise of the only organised force in Bangladesh—religion

Bangladesh’s political life isn’t an irreducible confrontation between secularism and Islamism. Like in Pakistan, Islam has been the language of both power and resistance.

Non-essential staff returns from Bangladesh to India. Diplomats remain, High Commission functional

Those who have returned were brought back via a special Air India aircraft. High Commissioner, diplomats continue to remain in Dhaka and engage with authorities there.

Muhammad Yunus to head Bangladesh’s interim govt, other members to be finalised today

The newly appointed government will fill the political void formed following PM Sheikh Hasina's resignation and is also expected to hold elections soon after taking charge.

New Delhi needs to distance itself from Sheikh Hasina to show willingness to move on

Unlike other leaders, Sheikh Hasina resisted the electoral temptation to mobilise voters around ‘India out’ campaigns. Hence, Delhi found it difficult to ditch her when she was losing domestic support in recent years.

Two former Hasina govt ministers try to flee, detained at Dhaka airport, says Bangladeshi media

Ex-foreign minister Mohd Hasan Mahmud & ex-IT minister Junaid Ahmed Palak were stopped at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Palak is reported to have tried to flee to Delhi.

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China wants to create new order in Myanmar. India must switch gears or be dealt out of the game

India’s policy on Myanmar has been to deal with its Generals and maintain a distance from the country’s insurgent groups and political struggles. This will have to change.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?