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Bangladesh: How West-funded human rights groups are siding with Islamists to target Hasina government
Opinion

Bangladesh: How West-funded human rights groups are siding with Islamists to target Hasina government

The activities of these NGOs prove that the West is not worried about the rise of religious fundamentalism

Warlordism and terror finance: North East India and Bangladesh
Opinion

Warlordism and terror finance: North East India and Bangladesh

The involvement of the ULFA chief of staff in the Chittagong arms haul case is now well known

Bangladesh inks deal with France to buy 10 Airbus aircraft
World

Bangladesh inks deal with France to buy 10 Airbus aircraft

Macron and Hasina on Monday discussed a “commitment” from Bangladesh’s flagship carrier Biman Airline to purchase ten A350s from European aircraft maker Airbus, a potential contract that could be worth as much as $3.2 billion

G20 Summit: PM Modi holds bilateral meeting with Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina in Delhi
India

G20 Summit: PM Modi holds bilateral meeting with Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina in Delhi

The bilateral meeting between PM Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina took place at the Indian leader's resident in New Delhi

Eyeing possible political role, Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed joins her mother at G20 meet
World

Eyeing possible political role, Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed joins her mother at G20 meet

Wazed’s appearance at a second high-profile international event after a trip with Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin to Indonesia earlier this week to attend the ASEAN summit has triggered speculation that she may in time be given a larger political role in the ruling Awami League

G20 Summit: Who is arriving in India and when?
Explainers

G20 Summit: Who is arriving in India and when?

US president Joe Biden, UK PM Rishi Sunak, Japan PM Fumio Kishida are among the world leaders arriving in New Delhi today. More than 30 head of state representatives, including those from the EU, invited guest nations, and 14 heads of international institutions, will also be attending the mega event

Why political instability in South Asia is a concern for the Indo-Pacific
Opinion

Why political instability in South Asia is a concern for the Indo-Pacific

International support of democracy is crucial, but its approach to the matter should be a delicate one, taking utmost care to avoid repeating mistakes of the past

Military, diplomacy and India’s Neighbourhood First Policy
Opinion

Military, diplomacy and India’s Neighbourhood First Policy

India should revisit its sub-continental ‘Neighbourhood First Policy’ and recast the policy towards its neighbours in light of its strategic concerns

Bangladesh general election 2024: Why victory of incumbent Sheikh Hasina is crucial for India
Opinion

Bangladesh general election 2024: Why victory of incumbent Sheikh Hasina is crucial for India

The return of the anti-liberationists would be detrimental to India’s security, especially in the North East

'False and baseless': Bangladesh FM Momen ridicules report calling him 'pro-Chinese'
World

'False and baseless': Bangladesh FM Momen ridicules report calling him 'pro-Chinese'

The article, written as an analysis, claimed that AK Abdul Momen worked as a lobbyist for a Chinese organisation before becoming a minister in 2018

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina offers India to use Chattogram, Sylhet ports
World

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina offers India to use Chattogram, Sylhet ports

The Chhattogram port is an important seaport in Bangladesh, which is strategically located due to its proximity to India's North-Eastern states

Oil pipeline with India will play vital role in ensuring fuel security in Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina
World

Oil pipeline with India will play vital role in ensuring fuel security in Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina

Terming India a "true friend" of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina said she wanted this friendship to remain intact

PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina to jointly inaugurate India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline
World

PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina to jointly inaugurate India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline

This is the first cross border energy pipeline between India and Bangladesh, built at an estimated cost of Rs 377 crore, of which the Bangladesh portion of the pipeline built at a cost of approximately Rs 285 crore, has been borne by the Indian government under grant assistance

India to offset China with oil pipeline to Bangladesh
World

India to offset China with oil pipeline to Bangladesh

The India-Bangladesh cross-border pipeline will be inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on 18 March

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina seeks Argentina's help in developing country's football
Football

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina seeks Argentina's help in developing country's football

Bangladesh is known for its football craze, with the nation largely divided in taking sides with two Latin American teams Argentina and Brazil.

Ahead of G20 Summit, politics of foreign subversion and ensuring security for Narendra Modi biggest challenges for India
Opinion

Ahead of G20 Summit, politics of foreign subversion and ensuring security for Narendra Modi biggest challenges for India

The forms of subversion include intelligence gathering and that is the oldest manifestation of external interference, outlined in some of the ancient manuals of governance

Bangladesh bags $4.7 billion loan from IMF as Pakistan, Sri Lanka wait for bailout
World

Bangladesh bags $4.7 billion loan from IMF as Pakistan, Sri Lanka wait for bailout

Headed for general elections early in 2024, the IMF funds are a shot in the arm for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government and will help the nation to sort out its fiscal woes. Bangladesh will get $3.3 billion under the IMF’s extended credit facility with an immediate disbursement of $476 million

BNP to hold protest rallies in Dhaka, other cities across Bangladesh
World

BNP to hold protest rallies in Dhaka, other cities across Bangladesh

The organisers said the program is meant for registering a protest against the introduction of one-party Baksal rule by Awami League on this day in 1975

Is EC going back to traditional ballot papers in Bangladesh?
World

Is EC going back to traditional ballot papers in Bangladesh?

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Bangladesh’s capital last month to demand the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign

ISI’s subterfuges in Bangladesh as India struggles to strengthen politically weakening Sheikh Hasina
Opinion

ISI’s subterfuges in Bangladesh as India struggles to strengthen politically weakening Sheikh Hasina

Anti-Indianism is the most important aspect that has been binding the Bangladesh-Pakistan relationship