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Three arrested for Khokon Chandra’s killing in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Three persons were arrested on Sunday in the case of hacking and burning to death a Hindu businessman in Shariatpur district of Bangladesh, local media reports said. Khokon Chandra Das, 50,…
- India
Immigrants to be ‘pushed back’ into Bangladesh: Assam CM Himanta
Guwahati: All undocumented migrants in Assam will be “pushed back” into Bangladesh within a week of being declared foreigners by the Foreigners Tribunal, according to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Addressing…
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Another Bangladeshi Hindu set on fire, 4th attack in two weeks
A 50-year-old Hindu man was allegedly set on fire on December 31 in Shariatpur district in Bangladesh, the fourth attack on minorities in two weeks in the neighbouring country. Khokon Chandra, a…
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Extremists attacking Kashmiris are on Hitler’s path: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said those targeting Kashmiris in some parts of the country were “treading the path of Hitler”, expressing hope that these “extremists” will go away…
- India
EAM Jaishankar meets BNP’s Tarique Rahman, hands over PM Modi’s letter
Dhaka: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday represented India at the funeral former prime minister Khaleda Zia and handed over to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman a letter of…
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Zia’s funeral draws dignitaries from South Asian nations
Dhaka: High-level dignitaries from South Asian countries, including ministers and parliamentary speakers converged in Dhaka on Wednesday to attend the funeral of former prime minister Khaleda Zia. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief…
- India
Jaishankar reaches Dhaka for Khaleda Zia’s funeral
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday to attend the funeral of former prime minister Khaleda Zia. Zia, who dominated Bangladesh’s politics for decades, died on Tuesday in Dhaka.…
- India
Assam man arrested in Kerala over alleged extremist social media posts
Thrissur: Police in Kerala have arrested a 25-year-old man from Assam for allegedly attempting to spread extremist ideas through social media, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Roshidul Islam, was…
- India
West Bengal 2025: SIR, Bangladesh unrest and road to Assembly polls next year
Kolkata: As West Bengal edged closer to the assembly polls due next year, 2025 unfolded as a year in which the mechanics of voting, border anxieties and sharpening communal lines eclipsed governance,…
- India
EAM Jaishankar to attend Khaleda Zia’s funeral in Dhaka
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at the funeral of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on Wednesday. Zia, who dominated Bangladesh’s politics for decades, died…
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Bangladesh envoy to India holds talks with interim govt advisers
Dhaka: Two senior advisers of Bangladesh’s interim government met the country’s envoy to India on Tuesday to discuss “various issues”, officials said. Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah reached Dhaka late…



