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In US for UNGA, Yunus blames India for everything he can: Hasina to Islamic radicals in Bangladesh
Fp Staff •Bangladesh's Interim Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus used his visit to the United States to slam India's backing of the country's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Is Sheikh Hasina executing Rahul-Priyanka playbook in Awami League? Strong buzz in Bangladesh politics
Fp Staff •Sheikh Hasina is grooming her children to lead the Awami League echoing the Rahul-Priyanka model in India
Bangladesh poll body ‘blocks’ Sheikh Hasina’s national identity cards, bars from voting in elections
Fp Staff •In the latest act of political retribution, Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus regime has locked national identity cards of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members, barring them from voting them in elections. The regime has already banned her party, Awami League, from contesting elections.
How should India see increased US military activity in Bangladesh's Chittagong?
Fp Explainers •A US Air Force C-130J Super Hercules recently touched down at the Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong. It is a tactical transport aeroplane normally based at the US Air Force's Yokota station in Japan. This comes in the backdrop of the US, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka launching the ‘Pacific Angel 25-3’ exercises at Bangladesh Air Force Zahurul Haque base in Chittagong. Here's what we know
Inside Sheikh Hasina’s ‘secret’ locker found in Dhaka
Fp Explainers •A long-rumoured ‘secret locker’ linked to former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been discovered at a bank in Dhaka and seized by the country’s revenue authorities. Social media has been buzzing with questions about whether it contains money, gold jewellery or sensitive documents. Officials also found two bank accounts in her name at the same bank
Does Sheikh Hasina’s party have office in Kolkata?
Fp Explainers •India has rejected Dhaka’s allegations that members of the 'banned' Awami League are carrying out 'anti-Bangladesh activities' on Indian soil. This came after Bangladesh claimed that 'Awami League-linked offices' were being operated on Indian soil, allegedly by leaders of Sheikh Hasina's party living in exile here. But what is the truth?
Yunus announces poll dates, but democracy remains elusive for Bangladesh
Sagarneel Sinha •Whether the elections will be free and fair largely depends on the Yunus administration’s true intentions, which have already been called into question
One year after Hasina ouster, how Yunus' Bangladesh has bridged the gap with Pakistan
Fp Explainers •One year after Sheikh Hasina’s dramatic exit, Bangladesh under interim leader Muhammad Yunus has forged stronger ties with Pakistan in trade and defence. As Dhaka repositions itself away from New Delhi’s orbit, the evolving relationship with Islamabad raises questions for India
Bangladesh a year after Hasina: Extortion plagues businesses under Yunus regime as prices spike
Fp Staff •A year after Sheikh Hasina’s fall, Bangladesh faces a surge in extortion under the Yunus-led regime with rampant political shakedowns driving up prices and paralysing businesses
A year after ouster, where is Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina?
Fp Explainers •One year ago, Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh after being forced to resign owing to widespread protests, ending her 15-year tenure as prime minister. Now, she lives in exile in India. But what does she do with her time?