BRAHMANBARIA: Sheikh Sabiha ALAM The giant structures of Bangladesh’s Ashuganj fertiliser factory have stood silent for more than a year, as a natural gas crisis shuts industries, …
Bangladesh keeps Saudi-Pakistan-Turkiye defence pact option open
Bangladesh has kept open the option of joining the new Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkiye defence framework. Ministers say any move will depend on national interest under Dhaka’s Bangladesh First policy.
India envoy meets Bangladesh ministers amid uncertainty over Rahman BRICS visit
India’s envoy Dinesh Trivedi met two Bangladesh ministers to discuss economic and healthcare cooperation. The outreach came as distrust over Tarique Rahman’s possible India visit and Sheikh Hasina’s …
Hindu man weds Muslim trans woman in Dhaka temple. Bangladesh can’t pick what to fume over
Kolkata: Bangladesh’s national temple has come under the spotlight after it, perhaps unwittingly, hosted a marriage between a man and a transgender woman, setting off a fierce debate over LGBTQ rights …
BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir elected Bangladesh president in first contested poll in 35 years
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was elected Bangladesh’s President after defeating Oli Ahmed 255-88 in the country’s first contested presidential poll since 1991. The BNP leader will take oath on Friday …
Big political change in Bangladesh as BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir elected 23rd president
BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir defeated Oli Ahmed with 255 votes in Parliament to be elected as the 23rd President of Bangladesh, set to take office at Bangabhaban on Friday.
Bangladesh central bank approves conversion of NCC branches to shariah
By IntelliNews – Chennai Bureau Bangladesh’s central bank granted formal approval for National Credit and Commerce Bank (NCC Bank) to convert 20 conventional branches into fully Shariah compliant …
Tarique Rahman may skip India visit for BRICS Summit without ‘dignified invitation’: Bangladesh
Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia by a special tribunal in Bangladesh in November 2025 over alleged “crimes against humanity” during the crackdown on protesters during the youth-led movement.
Bangladesh to hold presidential election today; first contested poll in 35 years
The lawmakers in Bangladesh are all set to vote for a new President of the country for the first time in 35 years.
Can India extradite Sheikh Hasina under the 2013 treaty with Bangladesh? | Explained
Bangladesh on Sunday (August 16, 2026) urged India to create a “propitiate environment” for enabling Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to India by extraditing deposed PM Sheikh Hasina.