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Dhaka/New Delhi: Indian envoy Pranay Verma Monday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and conveyed New Delhi's intent to pursue positive, constructive, and people-centric ties with Dhaka based on mutual interest. The meeting came as India and Bangladesh are making efforts to rebuild bilateral ties after Rahman became prime minister following his Bangladesh Nationalist Party's victory in February parliamentary polls. The ties between the two nations came under severe strain earlier during the tenure of Bangladesh's interim government headed by Muhammad Yunus. During the meeting, Verma and Rahman discussed bilateral engagement with a focus on people-centric cooperation in multiple domains aligned with the national development priorities of the two countries, the Indian High Commission said in an X post. The High Commissioner also conveyed India's intent to work together with the Government and people of Bangladesh by adopting a positive, constructive and forward-looking approach and based on mutual interest and mutual benefit.
NEW DELHI: In a major development in Bangladesh, the chief advisor (CA) of its interim government Muhammad Yunus on Friday announced that the much-awaited national election will take place in the first half April 2026, adding the election commission of the country will provide the road map for polls in due course. Mr Yunus urged the maximum number of people to vote so that the elections "are remembered by the nation as the most free, fair and impartial" and the country does not plunge into a crisis like it did last year. With one of the prominent parties Awami League (AL) out of contention due ...Read More >
Hindus and members of other minority groups say they have faced more attacks than ever since an interim government replaced the ousted prime minister, as Islamist groups have become more prominent and demoralized security agencies have left a security vacuum. The government says the threat to Hindus has been exaggerated. Around 91% of Bangladeshs population is Muslim, with Hindus making up almost all of the rest. Officials, witnesses and local media reports said that Krishna Das Prabhu, also known as Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, was arrested in Dhakas main airport on Monday while traveli ...Read More >
New Delhi: A major row has erupted after Muhammad Yunus presented a book to a visiting Pakistani general with a map of India that shows the northeastern states as part of Bangladesh. This took place during the visit of Pakistan's joint chiefs of staff committee chairperson, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, to Dhaka over the weekend. The meeting came amid a recent thaw in ties between Pakistan and Bangladesh. This policy shift took place after the ouster of former Bangladeshi prime minister Sk Hasina from the country in August 2024. Yunus took over as head of an interim government within days. S ...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 [India], April 8 (ANI): Former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Veena Sikri, said that the visit of Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman is "good and important" as both nations look to bolster bilateral ties after India-Bangladesh relations nosedived under Muhammad Yunus's interim government Speaking with ANI, Sikri highlighted the positive efforts of India to welcome the new Tarique Rahman-led BNP government. "It is both good and important that the new Foreign Minister of Bangladesh is visiting India. India welcomed the new BNP government led by PM Tarique Rahman w ...Read More >
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh on Wednesday vowed to normalise their partnership following more than 18 months of unprecedented strain in relations, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Bangladesh counterpart Khalilur Rahman agreeing to take steps to bolster ties in areas of trade, energy and people-to-people exchanges. In his meeting with Jaishankar, Rahman reiterated Bangladesh's request to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her ex-home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal as they have been convicted by the 'International Crimes Tribunal', according to a readout is ...Read More >
Dhaka: India should 'unequivocally' recognise the July-August uprising, which toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's regime, to start bilateral ties afresh, a key aide of Bangladesh's interim government said Wednesday. In a Facebook post, Mahfuj Alam -- considered a de facto minister in the interim government and a key leader of Bangladesh's Anti-Discrimination Students Movement -- noted that the Indian establishment tried to portray the uprising as "something militant, anti-Hindu, and an Islamist takeover" and asked India to "change the Post '75 playbook and realise the new Bangladesh realit ...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 >
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Dhaka: Barely a month and a half after Tarique Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) assumed office, the world is witnessing turbulence over the Iran war. Bangladesh, like many other countries, is also facing problems in getting enough fuel because of the unrest. It is putting pressure on the new government. To address these challenges, Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Advisor Humayun Kabir recently toured Middle Eastern countries with an aim to strengthen Bangladesh's ties in the region and checking on the welfare of the country's workers affected by the war. This week, Bangladesh's f ...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 >
Deposed Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina accused Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday that he has been the mastermind behind the targeted violence against the minorities, especially Hindus in Bangladesh. She said this while virtually addressing the Awami league event in Now York. Hasina claimed that Yunus led the mass killing under a meticulously planned crusade with the help of student coordinators. The statement comes in the wake of heightened unrest after the arrest of ISKCON affiliated Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das. She also stressed upon the statement of the son of her political rival Khaleda Zia, Ta ...Read More >
New Delhi: Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sk Hasina, who has been in exile in India since the ouster of her government in August 2024, has sent a legal notice to Dhaka, seeking that her death sentence be set aside as "legally void". Any further proceedings against her are to be conducted in compliance with international fair trial standards, she has said. In 2025, a tribunal in Bangladesh has sentenced Hasina to death, after accusing her of being involved in the deaths of students who were part of the July uprising that led to the fall of her Awami League government. Hasina made these de ...Read More >
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart Khalilur Rahman and his delegation in New Delhi on Wednesday, discussing bilateral ties, regional and global developments. "Pleased to host FM Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh and his delegation this afternoon. We discussed strengthening our bilateral relationship in its various facets. Also exchanged views on regional and global developments. Agreed to remain in close touch," EAM Jaishankar posted on X. Khalilur Rahman arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday on a "goodwill visit" that Dhaka emphasise ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 3 (PTI) The Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid on Tuesday described as "reprehensible" the alleged mistreatment of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh and asked that country's interim government to take immediate steps to prevent such acts. India has been expressing concerns over attacks on minorities, especially Hindus, in Bangladesh, since Sheikh Hasina's resignation as prime minister in August following months-long students-led protests. Also Read | Rahul Gandhi To Visit Sambhal: DM Requests Neighbouring Districts To Restrict Congress Leader's Proposed Visit to Violence-Hit Town. ...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 >
DHAKA: India is willing to rebuild ties with Bangladesh with a "forward-looking approach", Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma conveyed to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday. The meeting came as India and Bangladesh are making efforts to rebuild bilateral ties after Rahman became prime minister following his Bangladesh Nationalist Party's victory in the February parliamentary polls. The ties between the two nations came under severe strain during the past tenure of Bangladesh's interim government headed by Muhammad Yunus. During the meeting, Verma and Rahman "discussed bilateral enga ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) National Security Advisor Ajit Doval hosted Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman for a dinner meeting on Tuesday, hours after the latter landed in New Delhi for a three-day visit aimed at repairing bilateral ties following more than 18 months of heightened diplomatic tension. It is the first high-level visit to India by a senior member of the new Bangladesh Nationalist Party government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman that came to power in February following the parliamentary elections. Various aspects of India-Bangladesh relations figured in the talks betwe ...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: Days before Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman's scheduled visit to New Delhi, a quiet but telling meeting took place in the Indian capital. Bangladesh High Commissioner to India M Riaz Hamidullah called on Indian Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi, where discussions centred on strengthening bilateral defence cooperation and expanding joint training initiatives. "HE Mr M Hamidullah, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India, called on #GeneralUpendraDwivedi, #COAS," the Indian Army's Additional Directorate General of Public Information stated in a post on its Facebook handle. ...Read More >
Dhaka/New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Indian envoy Pranay Verma on Monday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and conveyed New Delhi's intent to pursue "positive", "constructive", and people-centric ties with Dhaka based on mutual interest. The meeting came as India and Bangladesh are making efforts to rebuild bilateral ties after Rahman became prime minister following his Bangladesh Nationalist Party's victory in February parliamentary polls. ...Read More >
DHAKA - India summoned Bangladesh's High Commissioner to New Delhi to convey its strong concerns on Dec 17 over what it described as a deteriorating security situation in Bangladesh, particularly threats targeting the Indian Mission in Dhaka. The move came two days after Bangladesh summoned the Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka to protest over what it termed "incendiary statements" made by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from Indian soil, warning that such remarks could undermine the country's upcoming parliamentary election. Bangladesh is preparing for a national election on Feb 12 un ...Read More >
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh are set to lay down a new roadmap in terms of cooperation relating to security, counterterrorism, and connectivity. Ties between India and Bangladesh were fully reset following the elections in which the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) Tarique Rahman was elected as Prime Minister. The back channels had worked overtime to ensure this reset, and now, the visit by Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman to India will be watched with keen interest. The visit is an important one and will further lay down the roadmap for ties between India and Bangladesh. ...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 (Reuters) -Bangladesh's national elections will be held in the first half of April 2026, the country's de facto prime minister, Muhammad Yunus, said on Friday. "The Election Commission will provide you with a detailed roadmap for the elections at an appropriate time," said Nobel peace laureate Yunus, who took over as interim head of the South Asian nation of 173 million last August after a student-led uprising forced then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India. ...Read More >
New Delhi: The student's wing of Bangladesh's radical Jamaat-e-Islami has for the first time since the country's independence swept Dhaka University elections, a development that may give legitimacy to Islamists and have implications for India as well as the sub-continent. Islami Chattra Shibir's win carries symbolic weight. Known for its violent legacy, the organisation had hijacked the student protest movement in the country last year that led to the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led government. Its victory will embolden pro-Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) ahead of national elections in Bangla ...Read More >
DHAKA/NEW DELHI - Bangladesh on April 8 sought to increase fuel purchases from India, as foreign minister Khalilur Rahman made the new government's first ministerial visit to New Delhi, a further sign that strained relations between the two countries may be easing. During his two-day trip, Mr Rahman held talks with India's External Affairs Minister, Mr S. Jaishankar, and Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, including on energy cooperation. Mr Rahman thanked India for recent diesel shipments and sought higher volumes of fuel and fertiliser, with Mr Puri indicating that the r ...Read More >
New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval hosted Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman for a dinner meeting on Tuesday, hours after the latter landed in New Delhi for a three-day visit aimed at repairing bilateral ties following more than 18 months of heightened diplomatic tension. It is the first high-level visit to India by a senior member of the new Bangladesh Nationalist Party government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman that came to power in February following the parliamentary elections. Various aspects of India-Bangladesh relations figured in the talks between Doval and ...Read More >
DHAKA/NEW DELHI -- Bangladesh on Wednesday (April 8) sought to increase fuel purchases from India, as foreign minister Khalilur Rahman made the new government's first ministerial visit to New Delhi, a further sign that strained relations between the two countries may be easing. During his two-day trip, Rahman held talks with India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, including on energy co-operation. Rahman thanked India for recent diesel shipments and sought higher volumes of fuel and fertiliser, with Puri indicating that the r ...Read More >
Rahman, who served as national security adviser in the previous interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, will travel to New Delhi on his way to Mauritius for the Indian Ocean Conference. He is expected to meet external affairs minister S Jaishankar, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and commerce minister Piyush Goyal on April 8, the people said on condition of anonymity. This will be the first visit to India by a senior member of the new Bangladesh Nationalist Party government led by Prime M ...Read More >