General elections are to be held in Bangladesh on 12th February. The Yunus government has barred exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party Awami League from contesting the elections. Party activities have been banned. Sheikh Hasina has issued her first public speech while in exile. He has called upon the citizens of Bangladesh to stand…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Addressing her first public meeting in India (after leaving Bangladesh in 2024), former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made a scathing attack on Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. He accused Yunus of running an illegal, violent regime and pushing the country into an era of…
In Bangladesh, a car driver crushed a Hindu youth working at a petrol pump with his vehicle when he tried to stop him from leaving without paying the price of petrol, killing him on the spot. Police said that this incident which took place in Rajbari district last Friday is the latest incident of violence…
Bangladesh Premier League 2026 was to start from today (January 15). The referees had come for the toss, but the captains of both the teams (Rajshahi and Sylhet Titans) did not come to the ground. All the players boycotted this league and gave a strict warning to the Bangladesh Cricket Board that if BCB Director…
A Hindu grocery shop owner, Sarat Chakraborty Mani, was killed on Monday night in Narsingdi, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, where he was reportedly attacked with sharp weapons, according to several reports. This incident brings the number of fatal attacks on members of the minority community to six within the past 18 days, amid…
Khokan Chandra Das, a middle-aged Hindu businessman who operated a pharmacy in Keurbhanga Bazar of Bangladesh’s Shariatpur district, died on Saturday morning while receiving treatment for burn injuries at the National Burn Institute in Dhaka. Das was reportedly attacked by mob on New Year’s eve. “Khokon Das, who was injured in a fire attack in…
The angry mob in Bangladesh has become thirsty for the blood of minority Hindus. After setting fire to the third Hindu person here, the victim’s family has described it as a dreadful incident. Khokan Chandra Das’s family has called it shocking and absurd. He expressed surprise and said that he could not understand why he…
Anti-India rhetoric in Bangladesh for the last few days has increased the distance between the two countries. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reached Dhaka on Wednesday (31 December 2025) to attend the funeral of Khaleda Zia. During this, he met Tariq Rahman, son of Khaleda Zia and acting president of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). During…
The atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh are not showing any signs of stopping. In Shariatpur district here, a Hindu youth named Khokan Chandra was surrounded by a violent gang and then beaten brutally. The miscreants did not agree to this, they then attacked Khokan Das with a knife and then poured petrol on him and…
A formal meeting during the funeral of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has sparked a new political debate between India and Pakistan. Pakistan started exaggerating the mere handshake incident between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. At the same time, India made it clear…
