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Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh’s interim government said on Monday (December 23, 2024) that it has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka. Ms. Hasina, 77, has been living in exile in India since August 5 when she fled the…
Indian Army jawans perform during ‘Military Tattoo’ practice event ahead of the Vijay Diwas celebrations to commemorate the 53rd Vijay Diwas in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo Credit: PTI Eight Indian military veterans of Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War reached Dhaka while eight officers of Bangladesh Army arrived in Kolkata to join the Vijay Diwas celebrations…
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Activists of Hindu Jagaran Mancha participate in a rally to protest over arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das by the Bangladesh police, in Kolkata, West Bengal, on November 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI A case was lodged on Sunday (December 8, 2024) over a clash between police and followers of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das…
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. File | Photo Credit: PTI Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is expected to raise with Dhaka India’s concerns over attacks on Hindus and other minorities as he embarks on a day-long visit to Bangladesh on Monday (December 9, 2024), in the first high-level trip from New Delhi after a massive uprising ended…
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New Delhi: India on Friday announced that Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will travel to Bangladesh on Monday, a visit that comes amid increasing strain in ties between New Delhi and Dhaka over attacks on minorities, including Hindus, in the neighbouring country. It will be the first high-level visit from New Delhi to Dhaka after deposed…
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Mohammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh’s interim government. File | Photo Credit: AP Several political parties in Bangladesh on Wednesday (December 4, 2024) urged Chief Adviser Mohammad Yunus to hold early election in the country. The discussion between delegations of leading political parties and the Chief Adviser took place during a meeting that. Prof Yunus had…
Dhaka: Bangladesh today summoned India’s envoy to Dhaka amid tensions between both countries over the surge in violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma arrived at the Foreign Ministry Office in Dhaka at 4 pm local time. Apart from the violence against the Hindu minority in Bangladesh, that New Delhi has…
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India and Bangladesh have maintained their ties despite “turbulent changes” and changes in the “political wind” in the country, said India’s High Commissioner to Dhaka, referring to the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5 and the violence that followed. In his first such major speech to a public audience since the interim…
Trade resumes through land ports along the India- Bangladesh border. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS As trade resumes through land ports along the Bangladesh border, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to inaugurate a passenger terminal building and a friendship gate at Petrapole in West Bengal on Sunday (October 26, 2024). In an…
Indicating broader political outreach in Bangladesh, High Commissioner of India Pranay Verma and other Indian officials met the General Secretary of the Chief Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). | Photo Credit: BNP media cell In a significant act of political outreach, the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, and his colleagues met Mirza…
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