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Bangladesh faces telecom shutdowns from West Asia fuel crisis

April 20, 2026 admin

Bangladesh faces a widespread shutdown of mobile phones without rapid improvements in fuel shortages sparked by the West Asia war, operators said. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Bangladesh faces a widespread shutdown of mobile phones without rapid improvements in fuel shortages sparked by the West Asia war, operators said…

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Bangladesh government starts China outreach, to send 20-member delegation this week

April 12, 2026 admin

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman speaking during a parliamentary session in Dhaka. | Photo Credit: AFP In its first outreach to China, the newly elected Bangladesh government will send a 20-member delegation to Beijing this month. The team, led by the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Minister of Local Government, Rural Development…

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Bangladesh’s influential former army general arrested

March 24, 2026 admin

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto An influential former military general who played a key role in 2007 in installing an army-backed interim government replacing a caretaker one, which was presumed to be inclined to the BNP, now headed by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, has been arrested, police said on Tuesday (March…

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PM Tarique Rahman vows to turn Bangladesh into safe land for people of all faiths

February 19, 2026 admin

Bangladesh’s newly-elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday (February 18, 2026) vowed to strengthen the rule of law and said his government will turn the country into a safe land for people of all faiths, regardless of party, opinion, religion, or ethnicity. In his maiden televised address to the nation after assuming office, 60-year-old Rahman…

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Tarique Rahman sworn in as PM of Bangladesh

February 17, 2026 admin

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin administers oath to Tarique Rahman. | Photo Credit: Reuters Five days after the parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman, chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday (February 17, 2026). Bangladesh swearing-in: Follow LIVE updates from BNP chief Tarique Rahman’s…

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The View from India newsletter bangladesh: the churn and the many challenges ahead

February 17, 2026 admin

Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) show a victory sign in front of a banner with Tarique Rahman’s photo, as the results project BNP’s victory in the 13th general election, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 13, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY | Photo Credit: MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN (This article is part…

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Adani Power’s Supply To Bangladesh Rises Despite Tense Bilateral Relations

January 28, 2026 admin

Adani Power Ltd. has sharply increased electricity supplies to Bangladesh, even as diplomatic tensions between the two neighbours deepen. Government data from both countries shows that electricity exports from Adani’s Godda coal‑fired plant in Jharkhand jumped nearly 38% year‑on‑year to around 2.25 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in the October–December quarter, according to a report from news…

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Bangladesh ‘shocked’ and ‘aggrieved’ by Sheikh Hasina press event in Delhi, says it sets ‘dangerous precedent’

January 25, 2026 admin

Several Awami League leaders, including former Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel and former Foreign Minister of Bangladesh A.K. Abdul Momen, spoke at the event titled “Save Democracy in Bangladesh”, where two statements in English and Bengali by former Bangladesh PM Hasina were shared with the media persons. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Two days…

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Bangladesh says most incidents involving minorities in 2025 were non-communal

January 19, 2026 admin

The majority of incidents involving members of minority communities in Bangladesh during 2025 were “criminal in nature” and not driven by communal motives, the interim government said on Monday (January 19, 2026). The statement issued by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus Press Wing came days after India, on January 9, pressed Dhaka to “swiftly and firmly”…

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Hadi killed due to political vendetta, charge sheet names 17: Bangladesh police

January 6, 2026 admin

File image of Sharif Osman Hadi. | Photo Credit: Reuters Student leader Sharif Osman Hadi was killed due to “political vengeance” at the behest of the Awami League, Bangladesh police said on Tuesday (January 6, 2026) as it pressed formal charges against 17 people in connection with the murder. “Through public rallies and social media,…

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