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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicSheikh Hasina

Topic: Sheikh Hasina

‘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.

Gen Ziaur, Khaleda Zia & now Tarique Rahman: tracing India-Bangladesh ties during BNP years

India–Bangladesh ties have historically witnessed strain during BNP. As Tarique Rahman prepares to take charge, will past patterns persist or give way to new diplomatic script?

BNP’s resurgence in Bangladesh: Tarique’s liberal pivot, Jamaat fears & politics of limited options

In post-Hasina era, the BNP’s rise has been meteoric. Once centre-right nationalist party is now steering towards centre-left politics, to capture void left by Awami League ban.

Tarique Rahman’s BNP looks set for landslide win in first Bangladesh polls after Hasina’s ouster

Late Khaleda Zia's son is expected to become Bangladesh's first male PM in 36 years; party told supporters to refrain from celebrations and maintain calm instead.

Hasina calls Bangladesh polls a ‘farce’, demands cancellation & Yunus’s resignation

New Delhi: Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister called for the cancellation of the elections held Thursday, labelling the whole exercise as a “farce”...

BNP leader killed at Bangladesh polling station, party claims he was trying to stop fraud

BNP claims Mohibuzzaman Kachi received fatal head injuries as he was pushed by Jamaat-e-Islami supporters when he tried to stop them from committing 'irregularities' at a booth.

Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.

Does Bangladesh’s student-led NCP have a chance against 7-decade-old parties in the polls?

Nahid Islam—a youth leader and the face of the 2024 resistance movement—founded the NCP after a brief seven-month stint in the interim administration of Muhammad Yunus.

Bangladesh court sentences ousted PM Hasina to 10 years in jail in two corruption cases

Cases linked to alleged irregularities in govt land allocation. Her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq, nieces Tulip Rizwana Siddiq & Azmina Siddiq were also handed jail terms.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.