Bangladesh
- Hate Crime
Gauhati HC orders repatriation of Mumtaz deported to Bangladesh
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court on September 3 ordered the Ministry of External Affairs to initiate efforts to trace and repatriate Mumtaz Begum, a 43-year-old Muslim woman who was deported to Bangladesh…
- India
Lemurs stolen from Bangladesh safari park traced to Vantara
Gujarat/Bangladesh: Anant Ambani’s Vantara has been accused of smuggling two ring-tailed lemurs from a safari park in Bangladesh for around Rs 4.8 million. Lemurs are an endangered species which are not found…
- World
ISI-backed Bangladesh terror groups raise spillover threat to India
New Delhi: The Indian security agencies are keeping a close watch on two terror groups and their splinters that operate out of Bangladesh. The Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)…
- Hate Crime
Deported to Bangladesh, 4 Bengalis return to India after a year
Kolkata: Six West Bengal natives, including three minors and two women, were picked up in June 2025 as suspected illegal migrants in Delhi, taken to Assam, and forcibly deported to Bangladesh. Four…
- World
Bangladesh open to joining Saudi-Pak-Turkiye pact: Ministers
Dhaka: Bangladesh is open to joining the recently formed defence alliance between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye, two junior ministers have said, while stressing that any decision would be guided by the…
- World
BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is Bangladesh’s new President
Dhaka: Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, a long-time secretary general of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a close ally of former premier Khaleda Zia, was on Thursday, August 20, elected as…
- Sports
Bangladesh beat Australia by 9 wickets for historic first win
Darwin: Bangladesh completed a stunning nine-wicket victory over Australia in the first test on Sunday, August 16, securing its first win on Australian soil and only its second victory over the top-ranked…
- Hate Crime
Sahida Fakir sent to Bangladesh without notice or probe
Kolkata: Days after the Mumbai Police detained Sahida Fakir, branding her as a Bangladeshi, her husband, Jumman Fakir, received a call from her, claiming she had been sent to Bangladesh. On the…
- Middle East
Riyadh factory fire claims lives of 16 Bangladeshi workers
Riyadh: A fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in Saudi Arabia’s capital has killed 16 Bangladeshi workers, Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday, August 10. The blaze broke out on…
- World
I will return to Bangladesh in Dec, not afraid: Sheikh Hasina
New Delhi: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday, August 5, declared that she is determined to return home in December, pledging to face the risk of arrest or a death…
- India
Want to return to Bangladesh, says exiled author Taslima Nasreen
Kolkata: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Wednesday, August 5, left Kolkata after a six-day visit, and said she would visit the city “whenever it calls me”. Interacting with reporters at the…
- World
Ban on Bangladesh’s Awami League move against democracy: Taslima
Kolkata: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Sunday, August 2, opposed the ban on Bangladesh’s Awami League, describing the decision as “a move against democracy” and asserting that political parties should not…
- World
Bangladesh HC grants bail to Chinmoy Krishna Das, release unlikely
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s High Court on Sunday granted bail to jailed Hindu rights leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in two cases, his lawyer said. But the bail would not ensure his immediate release from…
- India
Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen bats for UCC in India
Kolkata: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Sunday, August 2, strongly pitched for the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code in India, asserting that such a law was essential to eliminate discrimination,…
- India
Exiled author Taslima Nasreen returns to Kolkata after 19 years
Kolkata: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Friday returned to Kolkata after nearly 19 years, describing the visit as an emotional homecoming to a city she still considers her own. Her arrival…
