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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
TopicSheikh Hasina

Topic: Sheikh Hasina

‘Over-managed’ elections tarnish image of rising star Bangladesh

Few governments anywhere will celebrate Sheikh Hasina's re-election. An illiberal democracy is no less dangerous just because it happens to be run by a liberal.

Bangladesh election chief rules out fresh polls after opposition’s allegations

PM Sheikh Hasina's ruling alliance swept to a landslide victory in the elections.

PM Modi congratulates Sheikh Hasina on winning Bangladesh elections

Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of Bangladesh's founder has won a historic fourth term as prime minister in the country's 11th parliamentary elections.

Bangladesh’s Hasina gains early vote lead in bid for fourth term

The results put Sheikh Hasina, 71, in position to extend her rule as longest-serving premier since independence in 1971.

Bangladesh’s stability and growth come with a cost as elections loom

Companies are hoping Bangladesh's good economic times can endure the heightened volatility given its long history of political violence.

Khaleda Zia’s party staring at leadership crisis after verdict against son Tarique

BNP is likely to fight parliamentary election in Bangladesh without the kin of Ziaur Rahman leading the campaign. The conviction of Tarique Rahman, the acting chairperson of...

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia’s son sentenced to life in 2004 grenade attack case

A court in Bangladesh sentenced 19 people to death and 19 others to life imprisonment in the 2004 attack on Awami League rally targeting then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina.

Donald Trump says Beijing meddling in polls, and Google grilled on China product

Bangladesh PM lashes out at Myanmar on Rohingya issue, and French President ready to take over role of global leader. 

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Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

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.