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New Delhi: Bomb blasts rocked several locations in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, on Monday, November 10. This included a bomb explosion outside the Grameen Bank office of interim government head Mohammad Yunus. According to police, the blast occurred around 3:30 a.m. in the Mirpur area. The explosion was so powerful that it was heard in the surrounding area, but no injuries were reported. Security has been increased in the area following the blast, and police have launched an investigation. Officials said unidentified individuals arrived on motorcycles and threw crude bombs. No arrests have been made yet. Two bombs were also thrown outside Prabartan, the business outlet of Yunus's advisor, Farida Akhtar, in the Mohammadpur area this morning. One bomb exploded inside the shop, but there were no casualties. Unidentified individuals also threw four bombs in Dhaka's Dhanmondi area, two of which exploded near Ibn Sina Hospital and two near a major intersection. Following these incidents, the police and the army have been deployed in several parts of the city. A 50-year-old man was shot dead in Old Dhaka amid the blasts. Police say he was a veteran gangster and had previously narrowly escaped attacks. These incidents in Bangladesh are occurring at a time when political tensions are rising in the country. On November 13, the International Criminal Tribunal (ICT-BD) will hear the case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Hasina is facing trial on charges of suppressing last year's student protests. The prosecution has demanded the death penalty for her.
New Delhi, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG), a New Delhi-based human rights body, on Monday, termed the conviction of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her two top aides as a "farce" and a "miscarriage of justice", alleging that the real perpetrators have not been punished. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) convicted Hasina and her two top aides, former Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former Inspector General of Police, Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun after it found them guilty on the charges of crimes against humanity r ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed, on Thursday claimed that Muhammad Yunus, who is heading Bangladesh's interim government, will not be able to kill Hasina. He further asserted that "Yunus cannot touch my mother and he cannot do anything to her." This comes as the fate of Sheikh Hasina, the former Bangladeshi Prime Minister now in exile in India, remains uncertain after a tribunal court in her country awarded her the death penalty in connection with the deadly violence during the student-led uprising last year. Speaking to I ...Read More >
Rahman, a veteran UN diplomat who served as NSA in the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, will be the first minister to visit India since the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) swept the general election in February. His delegation includes Humayun Kabir, foreign affairs adviser to the PM and one of the most influential members of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's inner circle. Doval has played a key behind-the-scenes role in ties with Bangladesh in recent years, and his meeting with Rahman ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) India on Wednesday summoned Bangladesh envoy Riaz Hamidullah and lodged its protest over plans by certain extremist elements to create a security situation around the Indian mission in Dhaka. New Delhi also expressed its serious concerns over the deteriorating security situation in Bangladesh and reiterated its call for holding free, fair and credible parliamentary elections. The polls are scheduled for February 12. Hamidullah was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and was served a demarche or a formal diplomatic note, people familiar with the matter s ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Wednesday. He also met Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri in the national capital. Also Read | Heavy Rains Cause Flooding and Power Outages in the Dominican Republic. Prime Minister's Advisor for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir and Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah were present at these meetings. They also held a meeting with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval last evening following arrival in the capital c ...Read More >
Bangladesh has charged 15 senior army officers, including five generals, for enforced disappearances and atrocities during the 2024 uprising -- the first major civilian trial against top military figures in the country's history. A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday remanded in custody fifteen senior army officers accused of enforced disappearances and atrocities during the 2024 uprising that led to the fall of the government. This marks the first time formal charges for enforced disappearances hav ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 17 (UNI) India on Monday issued a guarded response to the death sentence handed down to former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by the nation's International Crimes Tribunal, saying it has noted the verdict and is committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs also said that India will continue to engage constructively with all stakeholders for ensuring peace, democracy, inclusion and stability in Bangladesh. The statement, which noticeably put double quote marks on the words "International Crimes Tribunal o ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought to set aside the death sentence handed to her by the International Crimes Tribunal and termed the verdict "legally void" and inconsistent with international legal standards, it has been learnt. The letter dated March 30, sent through her London-based solicitors Kingsley Napley, urges Bangladeshi authorities to immediately set aside the sentence and halt any steps toward its execution. Hasina, who has been living in self-exile since August 2024 following widespread student-led protests that led to her government's fall, has ...Read More >
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday conveyed to his Bangladeshi counterpart Khalilur Rahman India's desire to engage "constructively" with the new government in Dhaka and further strengthen bilateral ties. In their meeting, Jaishankar and Rahman deliberated extensively on charting a new path of cooperation, leaving behind more than 18 months of heightened diplomatic tension witnessed during the tenure of Bangladesh's interim government. Rahman, accompanied by the Bangladesh prime minister's advisor for foreign affairs, Humayun Kabir, arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 8: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met his Bangladeshi counterpart Khalilur Rahman in New Delhi on Wednesday, signaling India's commitment to engage constructively with the new Bangladesh government and further strengthen bilateral ties. The meeting marked a strategic reset after over 18 months of heightened diplomatic tension during the tenure of Bangladesh's interim government. Rahman, accompanied by the Bangladesh Prime Minister's foreign affairs advisor Humayun Kabir, arrived in India on Tuesday, marking the first high-level visit by a senior official from the ne ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has warned that "committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won't just cause you legal issues -- it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future US visas". The warning was issued days after a video of an Indian woman who tried to leave a store with a cart full of items without paying went viral. This also prompted the embassy to say, "The US values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all US laws."Responding to queries on the issue, the ministry of external affairs said that "whether a person is liv ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday conveyed to his Bangladeshi counterpart Khalilur Rahman India's desire to engage "constructively" with the new government in Dhaka and further strengthen bilateral ties. In their meeting, Jaishankar and Rahman deliberated extensively on charting a new path of cooperation, leaving behind more than 18 months of heightened diplomatic tension witnessed during the tenure of Bangladesh's interim government. Rahman, accompanied by the Bangladesh prime minister's advisor for foreign affairs, Humayun Kabir, arrived in New Delh ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 17: Hours after a special tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death, India, on Monday, said it had taken note of the verdict and would continue to engage constructively with all stakeholders in the interest of peace, democracy and stability in the neighbouring country. "India has noted the verdict announced by the 'International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh' concerning former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. As a close neighbour, India remains committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh, including in peace, democracy, inclusion ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Since the arrest of former Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and his then colleague, ex-Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, for their reported role in the September 2025 firing that left many dead in Kathmandu, mixed reactions have been coming from the Himalayan nation over administrative exercise and intent. Pressure had been building ever since a probe agency submitted its findings and recommendations to the interim government on March 8. There were growing calls to make the report public. However, the then administration is understood to have deferred the d ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) India on Monday said that it has noted the verdict announced by the so-called 'International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh' concerning former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and remains committed to the best interests of the people of the neighbouring nation, including in peace, democracy, inclusion and stability in the country. "As a close neighbour, India remains committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh, including in peace, democracy, inclusion and stability in that country. We will always engage constructively with all stakeholders to that ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even after 54 years of Bangladesh's birth, there are blatant attempts to contrive and concoct historical narratives to absolve certain quarters of their treason and blame India, observed an opinion piece in a Dhaka-based newspaper on Wednesday, December 17. Calling it "mischievous manipulation of established historical facts", the Daily Star article quoted a recent statement from Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar claiming it was India who had conspired to kill the country's intellectuals on December 14, 1971. Martyred Intellectuals Day is o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Wednesday. He also met Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri in the national capital. Prime Minister's Advisor for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir and Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah were present at these meetings. They also held a meeting with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval last evening following arrival in the capital city. In the discussions, both sides emphasised the importance of advancing bilateral ...Read More >
New Delhi: Hours after a special tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death, India on Monday said it noted the verdict and that it will engage constructively with all stakeholders considering peace, democracy and stability in the neighbouring country. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India remains committed to the best interests of people. Hasina was found guilty of crimes against humanity by the country's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) and sentenced to death. The Awami League leader has been living in India since she fled Bangladesh on Augus ...Read More >
Who Is Samaresh Singh? Rohini Acharya's Investment Banker Husband, DU Alumni, Owns Properties Worth... Dhaka trembled under the weight of uncertainty as the verdict of the International Crimes Tribunal rippled across Bangladesh. The announcement that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had been sentenced to death sent shockwaves through the nation. Within hours, her party headquarters at 23 Bangabandhu Avenue released a lengthy statement -- her first direct response since the tribunal's controve ...Read More >