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Bangladesh President calls for quickly resolving outstanding issues with India through talks

September 8, 2026 admin

Bangladesh President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) called for quickly resolving the outstanding issues with India through discussions to further strengthen bilateral relations as Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi paid a courtesy call on him. Mr. Alamgir, the longest-serving secretary general of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party of Prime Minister Tarique…

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BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir elected as Bangladesh’s new President

August 20, 2026 admin

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was on Thursday (August 20, 2026) elected as the country’s new President in the first contested poll for the post in 35 years. The 78-year-old BNP stalwart defeated his rival Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmed, the Liberal Democratic Party chairman…

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Key Bangladesh Leader On Attacks On Hindus

August 10, 2024 admin

Mr Alamgir said that the India-Bangladesh relationship would continue to be sound. A week of fast-paced developments in Bangladesh, which saw Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, widespread violence and the formation of an interim government, has been capped off with the country’s chief justice agreeing to step down on Saturday. While it is unclear when elections will…

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Bangladesh’s Main Opposition Leader Arrested Day After Big Protest: Party

October 29, 2023 admin

Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman said he was not aware of Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s arrest Dhaka: Bangladesh’s main opposition leader was detained by authorities on Sunday morning, a day after giant protests against the prime minister ahead of elections due in three months, his party said. “Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been picked up by…

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