Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh’s interim government. File. | Photo Credit: AP India’s response to the note verbale from Bangladesh regarding extradition of deposed PM Sheikh Hasina is a sign that South Block does not want to escalate any issue with Dhaka and that it wants to be on the cautious track. Sources in New … Read more
Major General Mohit Seth at Vijay Diwas curtain-raiser event in Fort William, the Headquarters of Eastern Command, in Kolkata on December 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri Following recent incidents of atrocities against minorities in Bangladesh, uncertainty looms over the participation of Bangladeshi Mukti Joddhas (freedom fighters) in the Indian Armed Forces’ upcoming Vijay … Read more
The story so far: The Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Monday (November 25, 2024) arrested Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Vaishnavite leader and one-time member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh, prompting protests demandng his release in Dhaka’s Shahbag neighbourhood and Chittagong, where he is based. Clashes have since intensified. On November 26, … Read more
Minister of Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader argued that the government of Sheikh Hasina has worked to break the “wall of doubt and mistrust” that existed between India and Bangladesh for many years. File | Photo Credit: AFP India stood by Bangladesh’s election process when the Opposition tried to cancel the polling, said one … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar meets with his Bangladesh counterpart Mohammed Hasan Mahmud in Kampala, Uganda on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday met newly-appointed Bangladesh Foreign Minister Mohammed Hasan Mahmud in Uganda’s capital Kampala and hailed the bilateral relations, which are “growing from strength to strength”. Mr. Jaishankar … Read more