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Thursday, April 2, 2026
TopicSheikh Hasina

Topic: Sheikh Hasina

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.

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.

On Camera

The 3 M’s Of Hinduphobia: Mill, Macaulay and Marx

Indians tend to fuss more about the damage done to the Indian psyche by Thomas B Macaulay’s infamous Minute of 1835, but he was preceded in this unholy endeavour by James Mill.

Air fares to go up? Staggered hike in ATF prices for domestic airlines, to cost Rs 21 more per litre

A govt official said that although ATF prices for domestic market had been expected to rise 100 per cent in April, increase was moderated to 25 per cent to cushion burden on domestic passengers.

GE delivers sixth F404 engine for Tejas Mk1A to HAL, cites war in Gulf for delay

GE delivered only six engines to HAL in the last fiscal which ended Tuesday, short of the 11 promised as per the revised timeline.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.