FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 5 - The Untold Story

Bangladesh seeks Hasina's return through legal process: Home minister

Bangladesh's Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed stated the government desires former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's return via legal channels. Hasina, currently in India, faces a death sentence. She expressed hopes of returning soon. The government insists she must surrender to the judiciary. Legal experts suggest the deadline to challenge the verdict…

The Economic Times · May 22

Vax crisis inherited, had no measles shots in stock when we took office: BNP govt

Bangladesh faces a severe measles crisis with hundreds of child deaths and thousands infected. The current government claims it inherited a complete lack of vaccines, blaming previous administrations for the outbreak due to halted immunization programs. Authorities are now racing to vaccinate, while the High Court considers barring officials from…

The Times of India · May 19

Exiled foreign despot still holds Australian honour

A Bangladeshi leader who ordered the killing of 1400 protesters retains an honorary degree at a top Australian uni despite warnings of reputational damage.

AAP · Apr 11

Hasina non-existent in our political landscape: Dhaka

Bangladesh declared former PM Sheikh Hasina politically irrelevant ahead of Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman's India visit. Dhaka has requested Hasina's extradition, stating her Awami League no longer exists. India expressed willingness to rebuild ties with a forward-looking approach based on mutual interest.

The Times of India · Apr 7

Bangladesh rolls out emergency measles vaccination drive after dozens of child deaths

Unicef says efforts will be intensified to ensure high coverage in densely populated and high-risk areas in Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar

The Independent UK · Apr 6

The Dhaka effect: Did the BNP’s win in Bangladesh blunt the BJP’s poll pitch in Bengal?

A few hundred people from various minority religious groups staged a demonstration in Dhaka on March 13. They alleged no end to atrocities on minorities in Bangladesh, even as a new government was democratically elected after years of turmoil. 

Newslaundry · Mar 24

Bangladesh working with India to extradite 2 suspects in killing of prominent activist

Bangladesh’s police chief says diplomatic efforts are being made with India to return two suspects in the killing of a prominent Bangladeshi activist

The Independent UK · Mar 9

'Shows people's desire to keep Jamaat out': Taslima Nasrin says BNP's Bangladesh poll landslide not due to party's 'popularity'

NEW DELHI: Author Taslima Nasrin, who has lived in exile since being forced to leave Bangladesh in 1994 over her novel "Lajja," said on Saturday that the sweeping victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the recent elections reflects the public’s determination to prevent Islamist radicals from coming to…

The Times of India · Mar 7

Bangladesh court requests Interpol red notice for Labour MP Tulip Siddiq

Action relates to corruption case over allocation of government land in Dhaka to a private company

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26

Hasina’s British MP niece in corruption trouble? Bangladesh court orders authorities to request Interpol notice

A court in Bangladesh on Thursday ordered authorities to request Interpol to issue a red notice for the arrest of Tulip Siddiq, a British MP and the niece of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The Times of India · Feb 26