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Fishy diplomacy: What a hilsa ban reveals about India-Bangladesh tensions

A brief ban on fish exports used as a diplomatic tool by ex-PM has caused diplomatic tension – and a culinary crisis.

Al Jazeera · Oct 1, 2024

Gangs’stories: From the streets of Dhaka to human-rights advocacy in Bangladesh

For the past five years, the GANGS project, a European Research Council-funded project led by Dennis Rodgers, has been studying global gang dynamics in a comparative perspective. When understood in a nuanced manner that goes beyond the usual stereotypes and Manichean representations, gangs and gangsters arguably constitute fundamental lenses through…

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2024

Bangladesh Opposition Demands New Election Amid Political Transition

Opposition BNP demands new election in Bangladesh as interim government led by Yunus implements reforms amidst political challenges.

When Bangladesh created history over MS Dhoni-led Team India

NEW DELHI: The 2015 tour to Bangladesh didn’t go as planned for MS Dhoni-led Team India. The tour featured one Test match and three ODIs. After the solitary Test ended in a draw, attention shifted to the ODI series, held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.

The Times of India · Sep 17, 2024

A high-level US delegation in Dhaka to foster economic growth with interim government

The American embassy in Dhaka says a high-level U_S_ delegation has met with the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, to affirm “dedication to fostering inclusive economic growth."

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2024

'We will play to win both Test matches': Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh's cricket team, led by Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, is set to compete in a two-match Test series against India starting September 19 in Chennai. The team departed Dhaka on Sunday afternoon for this challenging series.

The Times of India · Sep 15, 2024

Are relations between Dhaka and New Delhi starting to cool?

In this week's show: Bangladesh's International Crime Tribunal says it's begun the process to request the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India. While Dhaka and New Delhi enjoyed warm relations under Hasina's watch, we ask if relations between the two neighbours have now started to cool since…

France 24 · Sep 13, 2024

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Hasina’s gone, but fate of Bangladesh’s forcibly disappeared uncertain

Only three of more than 150 persons who went missing during Sheikh Hasina’s long rule have been reunited with families.

Al Jazeera · Sep 10, 2024

Bangladesh taking steps to extradite former PM Hasina from India

International Crimes Tribunal says it will start the process to bring expelled leader back to answer for ‘massacres’.

Al Jazeera · Sep 9, 2024

‘She’s the one who shattered us’: families of slain Bangladesh students want to hold Sheikh Hasina to account

As ex-prime minister has fled, relatives of protesters among 1,000 killed in crackdown pin hopes on international courts

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2024

‘Why was my child killed?’ Parents grieve a month after Bangladesh clashes

Grief-stricken parents share how their young children were killed during the July unrest and crackdowns on students.

Al Jazeera · Sep 1, 2024

Hasina, floods, visas: What’s troubling India-Bangladesh relations?

Bangladesh’s opposition demands Sheikh Hasina be extradited from India and tensions sour following her overthrow.

Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2024

Bangladesh cricketers rally round murder accused teammate Shakib Al Hasan

Bangladesh captain Shanto says the murder case filed in Dhaka against former lawmaker Shakib is ‘unexpected’.

Al Jazeera · Aug 27, 2024

Murder case filed against veteran Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan: Reports

Veteran Bangladesh cricket all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named in a murder case filed by Rafiqul Islam, whose son Rubel was killed on August 7 during ongoing protests in Bangladesh. According to a report by the Dhaka Tribune, Rubel was shot in the chest and abdomen during a rally…

The Times of India · Aug 23, 2024

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International Business Times · Aug 22, 2024

Bangladesh Revokes Diplomatic Passport Of Ex-PM Hasina

Bangladesh's interim government revoked the diplomatic passport of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, after she fled a student-led uprising by helicopter to India earlier this month.

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024

Bangladesh court sends 2 journalists to police custody for questioning as chaos continues

A court in Bangladesh’s capital has allowed police to interrogate two journalists in their custody for four days in connection with the murder of a garment worker, who joined recent student protests against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that forced her to step down and flee to India earlier this…

International Business Times · Aug 19, 2024

Back To Class After Bangladesh's Student-led Revolution

After weeks of deadly student-led protests in Bangladesh toppled the autocratic premier, among the first things children at a school in the capital Dhaka did when they returned to class was honour their slain friend.

France 24 · Aug 15, 2024

India ‘over-invested in Hasina and under-invested in Bangladesh’ – and is now panicking

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina long ignored the democratic backsliding in each other’s countries to forge close ties. With Hasina ousted from power, India’s warnings over the safety of Bangladesh’s Hindu minority smacks of hypocrisy.

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Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2024

OPINION - Rupa Huq MP: My government must not give the despotic Sheikh Hasina refuge in the UK

Mystical Beatle George Harrison sang about how “Bangladesh” was “a mess”. He was proved right again last week. With echoes of the ousting of Saddam Hussein, statues were toppled and effigies of the “father of the nation” burned from capital city Dhaka to Tower Hamlets. His autocratic daughter PM Sheikh…

Latin Times · Aug 15, 2024

Bangladesh Mob, Vowing To 'Guard Revolution', Beats Ex-PM's Supporters

Hasina, 76, fled to neighbouring India by helicopter last week as student-led protests flooded Dhaka's streets in a dramatic end to her iron-fisted rule of 15 years.

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2024

Students who ousted Hasina are helping lead Bangladesh, from the streets to the ministries

Within a week of unseating Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were directing Dhaka’s traffic

International Business Times · Aug 14, 2024

Ousted Bangladesh PM Urges Supporters To Make Public Show Of Strength

Ousted Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked supporters to make a public show of strength later this week, hours after a court ruled that a murder probe against her linked to last month's unrest could proceed.

International Business Times · Aug 13, 2024

Whitewashing The Past: Students Give Bangladesh A Makeover

Gone are the slogans of last week, demanding the "killer dictator" quit: if you ask Bangladesh's youth whether they're hopeful about the future, the writing literally is on the wall.

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024

The spasm of violence in Bangladesh after Hasina's ouster stirs fear within country's Hindu minority

Ever since Bangladesh's prime minister was forced to step down and fled the country, her supporters and associates have faced retaliatory attacks

Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2024

What does Sheikh Hasina’s resignation mean for India-Bangladesh relations?

India views the events in Bangladesh as a setback for security, trade and connectivity and a possible loss of influence.

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