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February 26, 2026, 05:12 PM - 3 min read
Siddiq, a Member of Parliament representing Hampstead and Highgate in London and a former British minister, is facing corruption charges in Bangladesh, as the country’s Anti-Corruption Commission continues its investigation. She has already been sentenced to six years in prison in three separate corruption cases, all of which are connected to her aunt, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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February 19, 2026, 05:29 PM - 6 min read
For India, the future course of relations with its eastern neighbour is clear. Reach out to and engage with the new leadership.
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February 18, 2026, 12:11 PM - 2 min read
After the allocation of the ministerial roles, the government issued an official order announcing that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would take responsibility for three ministries: the Cabinet Division, the Ministry of Defense, and the Armed Forces Division.
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February 17, 2026, 05:38 PM - 2 min read
The cabinet features a large number of first-time ministers.
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February 14, 2026, 08:31 PM - 2 min read
After a historic landslide, Bangladesh PM-elect Tarique Rahman declared a people-first foreign policy and pledged “constructive engagement” with India.
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February 13, 2026, 09:47 AM - 2 min read
The United States has formally congratulated Rahman on what it termed a "historic victory," expressing eagerness to work with the new government on shared security and prosperity goals.
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February 13, 2026, 09:31 AM - 2 min read
While posting on the social media, Modi emphasised the point that the election results are a reflection of the people of Bangladesh’s trust in Rahman.
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February 12, 2026, 12:09 PM - 2 min read
Local residents noticed the body around 10 am and informed the police. People at the scene reported that it bore visible injuries and was covered in blood, leading to suspicions that Kar may have been killed elsewhere and later dumped inside the tea estate.
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February 10, 2026, 09:00 AM - 2 min read
Yunus described the new arrangement as “vital” to securing jobs and strengthening Bangladesh’s position in the global supply chain, which had been the result of intense negotiations carried out during the last nine months, eventually reducing the originally proposed tariffs of 37 per cent by stages.
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February 7, 2026, 04:37 PM - 3 min read
Veteran Awami League leader and former Bangladesh minister Ramesh Chandra Sen, 85, died after falling ill in custody at Dinajpur jail, triggering allegations of neglect and renewed scrutiny of the Yunus-led interim administration’s treatment of senior political detainees.
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February 7, 2026, 12:04 PM - 3 min read
According to an intelligence officer, the alleged strategy includes large-scale voter migration from constituencies where the party has little chance of winning to areas where it expects stronger prospects against rivals, particularly the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
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February 6, 2026, 02:03 PM - 5 min read
This week, the tiny country took an unprecedented step: its judicial authorities appointed a prosecutor to examine the Myanmar military’s responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity. It is believed to be the first time an ASEAN state has taken such an action against another member.
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