Bangladesh

DHAKA: Amid a dollar crunch following the Coronavirus pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, New Delhi and Dhaka are considering trading in the Indian Rupee. The Russia-Ukraine conflict came as the …

The Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh has a strong message for China– loans from Beijing cannot be used to arm twist the South Asian nation. China’s lending pattern has come …

DHAKA: The recent spate of racial attacks on Ahmadiyya Muslims during their annual congregation at a sprawling complex in northern Bangladesh on a pretext that they are not ‘Muslims’ and …

Bangladesh was in the middle of an energy crisis last year, with rampant electricity shortages owing to the protracted Russia-Ukraine conflict which has had implications for the entire South Asia. …

DHAKA: The lights are dim at the end of the tunnel in case of repatriation of Rohingya refugees living in squalid camps in the coastal district of Cox’s Bazar in …

The inauguration of the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday was yet another sign of the close links the two countries …

The beautiful Teesta River that links India and Bangladesh DHAKA: Both Bangladesh and India are embarrassed over the immense delay towards a sustainable solution to sharing of the transboundary Teesta …

Atul Aneja and Ateet Sharma Japan on Monday unveiled its new vision for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) which includes integrated development of Northeast India and Bangladesh as part …

On the streets of Dhaka, while organising anti-Pakistan demonstrations to protest against Islamabad’s pitch against the Bangladesh war crimes trials, I popularised a slogan I had coined–Amar Mati, Amar Ma, …

DHAKA: At a crucial juncture of an energy crisis, the much-awaited oil pipeline has been formally inaugurated jointly through video conferencing by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian …

The Asian Development Bank will support Bangladesh in its endeavour to become an upper middle-income country by 2031. It committed to increasing financial support for key development priorities including areas …

The recent instance of violence between the police and a group of people protesting against an Ahmadiyya community event that left 2 dead and at least 50 others, including policemen …

The Ahmadiyya Muslim community came under attack last week yet once again from religious bigots in Panchagarh, a town in northern Bangladesh. As in the past, when the followers of …

On March 7, 1971 the people of Bangladesh crossed the Rubicon. When Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman rose to address a million-strong crowd in Dhaka on the day, he was doing …

The Border Security Force (BSF) has rescued 135 birds of rare species from smugglers near the India-Bangladesh international border in West Bengal’s Nadia district. The smugglers were nabbed while trying …

The Urdu language issue in Bangladesh is perhaps the best example that shows, nothing can be forcibly imposed on anyone – whether it is a country or an individual, especially …

Sultana’s dream, a story first published in 1905, in an English language publication called The Indian Ladies’ Magazine was a story of a utopian world. It depicted a world called …

In a shocking but not altogether surprising move, fourteen Hindu temples in Thakurgaon in Bangladesh were vandalized on February 5 in a series of premeditated attacks.  Nine idols in Sindurpindi …

In the ten months or so , Bangladesh will choose its next government at elections that could be held in December this year or early January 2024. For the government …

Saraswati Puja, a religious festival observed primarily in West Bengal and other eastern states, is being celebrated in Bangladesh with much enthusiasm, especially among students. The ethos of the festival …

Bangladesh is set to get a new head of state as the tenure of current President Abdul Hamid will end on April 23. Hamid has served two terms. He was …