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India monitoring violence against minorities in Bangladesh: MEA

January 29, 2026, 05:20 PM - 2 min read

India is monitoring reports of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, including killings and arson, and has raised the issue with Dhaka authorities at political and diplomatic levels.

In December alone, at least 51 incidents of violence were reported, including 10 murders, 10 cases of theft and robbery, 23 incidents involving the occupation of homes, business establishments, temples and land, looting and arson, four cases of arrest and torture on false allegations of religious defamation and being “agents of RAW”, one attempted rape, and three incidents of physical assault, the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council said in a statement

Bangladesh unrest: Another Hindu man burnt to death

January 25, 2026, 11:57 AM - 2 min read

A 23-year-old Hindu man was burnt to death in Narsingdi in Bangladesh on Friday night, said police

Rahman, speaking at a meet-and-greet event on Saturday, said there is “no reason” for the country to return to the political conditions that existed before the toppling of the Awami League regime on August 5, 2024, a news portal reported

Tarique Rahman appointed chairman of BNP

January 10, 2026, 02:28 PM - 2 min read

The Standing Committee of the BNP approved the appointment of Rahman as the Chairman of the party in a meeting on Friday

The decision was reportedly finalised after Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah, was called back to Dhaka at short notice on December 30 for consultations

Dhaka’s decision to suspend visa service in India taken last year

January 9, 2026, 01:40 PM - 3 min read

The move came in response to India’s Ministry of External Affairs suspending visa services for Bangladeshi nationals at the deputy high commissions in Chittagong, Rajshahi and Khulna

Hossain was also asked about Bangladesh’s “potential interest” in procuring the JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft from Pakistan, to which the foreign advisor said: “I can’t tell about this today. [But] talks are underway. You will know once things are finalised"

B’desh suspends visa service in India

January 9, 2026, 08:10 AM - 2 min read

Hossain also told reporters that Bangladesh has sought reversal of a recently-imposed visa bond requirement by the United States, and called the decision “certainly unfortunate and painful for us”

The proposed legal measure is being compared to a post-independence law enacted by an Awami League administration that protected freedom fighters of the 1971 Liberation War

B’desh mulls ordinance to save ‘July warriors’ from prosecution

January 8, 2026, 01:27 PM - 2 min read

According to intelligence agencies operating in Dhaka, discussions are underway to shield individuals identified as “July warriors” from prosecution for actions linked to the mass street protests that culminated in the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government

The Hindu man Rana Pratap Bairagi (left) was murdered, while the woman (right) was gang-raped in a brutal attack.

Another Hindu man killed, woman gang-raped in Bangladesh

January 5, 2026, 08:47 PM - 3 min read

Violence against Hindus in Bangladesh continues ahead of elections, with Rana Pratap Bairagi shot dead, businessman Khokon Das lynched, garment worker Dipu Chandra Das hanged and set on fire, and a widow gang-raped in Jhenaidah. Police investigations are ongoing.

Hadi, who was the spokesperson of Inquilab Moncho, died this past week in Singapore where he was undergoing treatment after being shot, and was laid to rest next to the poet’s grave on December 20

Tarique Rahman offers prayers at Hadi’s grave; visits Dhaka Univ

December 27, 2025, 02:42 PM - 3 min read

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday visited Dhaka University and offered prayers at the grave of Sharif Osman Hadi, on the third day of his return to the country after nearly 17 years abroad

A file photo of MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. (PTI)

India denounces lynching of Hindu men in Bangladesh

December 26, 2025, 04:43 PM - 4 min read

India has condemned the lynching of Hindu men in Bangladesh, with the MEA expressing concern over minority violence and demanding accountability as two mob killings this month drew regional attention.

According to sources in the intelligence establishment, Brig Azmi met Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner, Mohammad Wasif, at his Banani DOHS apartment on December 23 at around 2 pm

Intelligence flags ISI nexus in Dhaka’s Housing Scheme

December 25, 2025, 01:07 PM - 5 min read

Indian security agencies are closely monitoring Brigadier (retd) Abdullahil Aman Azmi’s “associations” with Islamist political and militant forces that have found renewed operational space in Bangladesh in recent months

Before his meeting with the slain worker’s family, Abrar said he held talks with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, who conveyed the government’s “profound sorrow and deepest condolences” over the tragedy

B’desh unrest: State to take care of slain Hindu man’s family

December 24, 2025, 11:36 AM - 3 min read

Bangladesh interim government’s education adviser, C R Abrar, met the family of Dipu Das, who was lynched and set ablaze by a mob in the country on December 18, and said the government will take responsibility of taking care of Das’ child, wife and parents

Protesters in Jammu raising slogans against Mohammad Yunus led Bangladesh interim government over persecution of Hindus

Anti-B'desh protests held in Jammu & Rajouri, Yunus effigy burnt

December 23, 2025, 03:44 PM - 3 min read

The protesters also raised demands for the eviction of illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya immigrants from Jammu, alleging that while Hindus face persecution in Bangladesh, undocumented migrants are being extended facilities in the region.