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Thursday, December 18, 2025
TopicSheikh Hasina

Topic: Sheikh Hasina

Dhaka to discuss Teesta waters when Modi, Hasina hold virtual summit on 17 December

Vikram Doraiswami, India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh, also said Monday that future generations of Bangladesh and India need to recognise what happened in 1971.

Indian envoy meets Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina as Dhaka, Islamabad look to revive ties

In the past one week, Hasina met both the Indian high commissioner and the Pakistan envoy, while New Delhi and Dhaka are gearing up for a summit meeting on 17 Dec.

‘Jail Killing Day’ — when Bangladesh’s four founding leaders were assassinated in jail

Four senior Awami League leaders, who played a crucial role in the 1971 war for Bangladesh's liberation, were assassinated in Dhaka Central Jail on 3 November 1975.

Xi hails ‘steady’ China-Bangladesh friendship, seeks joint promotion of Belt & Road Initiative

Chinese President Xi Jinping shared the message on the 45th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relationship between Beijing & Dhaka.

Modi to hold virtual summit with Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina in December

During the Joint Consultative Commission meeting, India, Bangladesh foreign ministers discussed a range of issues, including onion export ban & sharing of Teesta river waters.

Bangladesh asks India to resume onion exports, upset over breach of ‘unwritten understanding’

In January this year, India and Bangladesh had reached an agreement that New Delhi will keep Dhaka informed of any such move on onion export in future.

Bangladesh observes one-day mourning for Pranab Mukherjee, recalls his efforts in 1971 war

Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina called Mukherjee a true friend of Bangladesh and urged places of worship of different faiths to arrange special prayers in his honour.

Modi govt rushes FS Shringla to Dhaka today as China backs Bangladesh more aggressively

This will be Harsh V. Shringla's first visit out of India since Covid lockdown began. He is also scheduled to meet Bangladesh Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen. 

India looking at air bubble deal with Bangladesh to get around land travel restrictions

Air bubbles are temporary travel arrangements between countries aimed at restarting commercial passenger services when regular international flights are suspended.

10 locos that India gifted to Bangladesh were all second-hand but that’s what ‘Dhaka sought’

After Indian Railways gifted the 10 locomotives to Bangladesh on 27 July, Modi govt has come under scathing criticism in Dhaka for not handing over brand new ones.

On Camera

What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.