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August 14, 2026, 10:57 AM - 3 min read
Tanzid brought up his maiden Test hundred in 188 balls, reaching the landmark during Bangladesh's first innings after Australia were bowled out for 198 on Day 1. His century also ended a long wait for a Bangladesh player to score a Test hundred away from home. The last such instance came in 2022, when Mahmudul Hasan Joy scored 137 against South Africa in Durban.
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August 12, 2026, 04:32 PM - 8 min read
New Delhi should not automatically interpret every Chinese investment in Bangladesh as evidence of a Chinese strategic takeover. At the same time, it cannot afford to ignore the possibility that economic engagement could gradually develop into strategic influence.
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August 4, 2026, 05:56 PM - 3 min read
The comments mark Bangladesh’s first official response to Hasina’s scheduled virtual address at an August 5 programme organised by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia in New Delhi. The event commemorates two years since the student-led movement that led to the fall of her administration.
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July 30, 2026, 03:44 PM - 5 min read
Subsequent statements further muddied the picture. On November 11, 2024, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus cited 872 deaths, while in April 2025, movement leaders Sarjis Alam and Hasnat Abdullah separately claimed figures ranging from 1,000 to over 1,400.
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July 17, 2026, 09:08 PM - 4 min read
Reports suggest that three additional American officials with security-related backgrounds may also have arrived in Dhaka around the same time.
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July 10, 2026, 05:12 PM - 2 min read
Hasina fled to India after her government was ousted in a mass uprising in 2024. The protest reportedly killed around 1,400 people. She has consistently denied the charges, calling them politically motivated.
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June 9, 2026, 09:14 PM - 3 min read
Work on the Ram idol began on May 1, 2025, while construction of several other idols is already complete. A large Krishna idol at the site was inaugurated by an Indian diplomat in late 2025. Kanti has stated that the project is entirely funded through donations from devotees, with no financial contribution from either the Bangladesh government or the Indian High Commission.
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April 17, 2026, 09:39 PM - 3 min read
India on Friday said Bangladesh’s request to extradite former PM Sheikh Hasina is under legal review, signalling continued engagement with Dhaka despite strained ties following her ouster in 2024.
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April 17, 2026, 12:16 PM - 2 min read
Apurba Kumar Bhattacharjee, the monk’s legal representative, explained during a phone call that the case, in which bail was secured, dates back to 2023.
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March 26, 2026, 09:04 AM - 2 min read
Police and witnesses earlier said about 11 passengers managed to swim ashore or were rescued, but most others remained missing.
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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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