Bad Govts responsible for the changes happened in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka : Ajit Doval, NSA

New Delhi – The real strength of a nation lies in the strength of its Government. The recent changes in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are examples of bad Governments, said India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. He was speaking at a...

US deports 2,790 illegal Indian immigrants back to India in the past 10 months

Illegal border crossings by Indians down by 62% Representative photograph New Delhi – According to information provided by the Government of India, from the beginning of 2025 till now, the United States has deported a total of 2,790 Indian...

China fills the gap as Dhaka recalibrates post-Hasina diplomacy

Since the fall of the Awami League government on August 5 last year, Bangladesh’s regional diplomacy has undergone a striking realignment. As ties with India cooled following the student-led uprising that ended Sheikh Hasina’s long rule, Beijing...

Bangladeshi artworks displayed at Int’l Art Festival in South Korea

Cultural Correspondent 01 November, 2025, 01:13 Bangladeshi artists, among others, pose for a group photo at the 11th edition of the Geoje International Art Festival at the Daesan Art Museum in Busan in South Korea recently. | Press release photo...

Bangladesh: Ban of ex-PM Hasina's party tests democracy

Over the previous three elections in Bangladesh, the Awami League party of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina faced accusations of eroding voting rights, prompting major opposition parties to boycott the polls. Now, after her ouster in last...

Closer Bangladesh-Pakistan Ties a Security Concern for India’s Northeast, Warns Lt Gen Shekatkar

Bangladesh-Pakistan Ties: Retired Lieutenant General D.B. Shekatkar, one of India’s well-known defence experts, has raised serious concern over the growing closeness between Bangladesh and Pakistan, calling it a potential threat to India’s...

Bangladesh School Muscat holds successful Board of Directors election

Muscat: The election for the Board of Directors of Bangladesh School Muscat (BSM) was held on Friday, October 31, 2025, from 9am to 5pm at the BSM Multipurpose Hall. The election was conducted smoothly through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs),...

Legal reform is key to protecting intellectual property rights of Indigenous culture

Our country is at a complicated juncture in integrating its thriving Indigenous heritage with its subsisting legal instruments for intellectual property. In spite of a cultural terrain of over 45 Indigenous communities, the legal apparatus stays...

Three-day art festival ‘Rit’ ends in Dhaka

Cultural Correspondent 02 November, 2025, 01:35 Nook Dhaka concludes a three-day art festival titled Rit, featuring film screenings, exhibitions, workshops and a musical event, at Banani in Dhaka on Saturday. | Press release photo A three-day art...

Exile, Echo & The Indian Stage: Sheikh Hasina’s Media Offensive & The Battle for Bangladesh’s Political Soul

Voice from Exile Exile, in the political soap opera that is South Asia’s politics of uncertainty, is not meek; it is its opposite. When Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently resurfaced in a series of interviews with Reuters,...

Over 45 injured as BJP, BNP activists clash in Bhola

Sat Nov 1, 2025 04:26 PM Last update on: Sat Nov 1, 2025 06:15 PM Several vehicles were vandalised, locals said Our Correspondent, Barishal Sat Nov 1, 2025 04:26 PM Last update on: Sat Nov 1, 2025 06:15 PM At least 45 people, including a...

22 BSD leaders, activists held in Sylhet office  

Staff Correspondent . Sylhet 02 November, 2025, 01:50 Sylhet Metropolitan Police detained 22 leaders and activists of the Socialist Party of Bangladesh conducting a raid at the party’s office in Sylhet city Saturday noon centring on a movement of...

Why Bangladesh needs a two-year economic recovery agenda

The economy of Bangladesh, once the envy of the developing world for its steady growth and poverty reduction, is now caught in a slow, uncertain transition. Growth has weakened, private investment has stalled, poverty has worsened, and job...

A big win for Bangladeshi food: Korai Kitchen gets 3 stars from New York Times

Korai Kitchen, a New Jersey-based restaurant that serves Bangladeshi food, has recently earned a rave review and a three-star rating from The New York Times. The eatery is run by chef Nur-E Gulshan Rahman and her daughter, Nur-E Farhana Rahman,...

Indian MP's comment on India-Bangladesh border fence sparks political row in West Bengal

A controversy has erupted in West Bengal after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Jagannath Sarkar said in a video that went viral on social media that there would be "no border fence with Bangladesh" if his party came to power. Sarkar, a...

From crisis to care: Why Bangladesh needs a mental health vision

In a factory outside Gazipur, a 19-year-old operator once told a counsellor from SAJIDA Foundation, "Apa, my hands don't shake because of the machines. They shake because of what I am carrying inside my chest." She was not alone. Across...

Pakistan and Turkey attempting to destabilize Bangladesh through armed revolt

In a recent podcast interview, Maj (retd) Akhtaruzzaman, a veteran of the Bangladesh Army and now a BNP political figure, issued an extraordinary warning: that forces aligned with Pakistan and Turkey are covertly attempting to destabilize...

Rights body exposes systemic repression of lawyers in Bangladesh under Yunus regime

DHAKA: A leading international human rights organisation highlighted alarming patterns of violence, intimidation, and systemic repression against lawyers in Bangladesh under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government. In its report titled,...

Nepal eyes stronger tourism, people-to-people ties with Bangladesh

Nepalese Ambassador in Dhaka to Bangladesh, Ghanashyam Bhandari, has highlighted the deep-rooted friendship between Nepal and Bangladesh, founded on shared cultural linkages, and underscored the crucial role of tourism in further strengthening...

Accused in the abduction of a Hindu girl granted bail in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Minority Watch expresses dissatisfaction over police failing to apply appropriate legal charges in the case Dhaka (Bangladesh) – The Bangladesh Minority Watch organization has criticized the police for registering a case in the...