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Bangladesh first: Rahman sets assertive India policy

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi - file image.

India backs democratic Bangladesh; PM Modi congratulates Rahman

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.

Projected results show BNP winning in most of the constituencies.

BNP claims victory in first poll since Sheikh Hasina’s ouster

February 13, 2026, 08:27 AM - 2 min read

According to local media, the coalition led by BNP won 209 constituencies, far beyond the 151-seat threshold to form the government. On the other hand, Jamaat-e-Islami suffered a crucial defeat in the election, as it could manage only 56 seats as vote counting ended in the early morning today.

The reports also allege that party supporters are collecting identity cards of women voters to enable fraudulent voting, exploiting the lack of provisions requiring burqa-clad women to verify their identities at polling stations

Jamaat planning massive manipulation ahead of B’desh polls: Intel

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)

Jamaat’s rise follows the August 2024 regime change that removed the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government and installed an interim administration under Mohammad Yunus

B’desh polls: Jamaat surge poses challenge to BNP

January 23, 2026, 01:51 PM - 4 min read

According to an internal assessment accessed by intelligence agencies in Dhaka, JeI expects to secure outright victories in at least 76 constituencies, while considering contests in another 85 seats to be evenly poised

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

Another leader, Abu Sufian Masud, General Secretary of the Karwan Bazar Van Association, was injured in the shooting, media reports stated

Bangladesh unrest: BNP leader shot dead

January 8, 2026, 10:09 AM - 2 min read

Musabbir, who was the former general secretary of Dhaka City North Swechchhasebak Dal, the volunteer wing of the BNP, was shot at around 8.40 pm by unidentified gunmen in the Tejturi Bazar area behind Bashundhara Market in the capital

Zia, a three-time prime minister of Bangladesh, breathed her last early Tuesday while receiving treatment at a hospital in Dhaka for prolonged illnesses. She was 80.

PM Modi pays condolences to Khaleda Zia’s family

December 30, 2025, 11:22 AM - 2 min read

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed grief at the demise of former Bangladesh prime minister, Khaleda Zia, and recalled a warm meeting with her in Dhaka in 2015

Bangladesh NCC Talks Deadlocked on Reform Proposals.

Bangladesh parties differ over July Charter reform

July 30, 2025, 12:41 PM - 3 min read

Several political parties in Bangladesh, including Jamaat-e-Islami, National Citizens Party (NCP) and Islami Andolan, have raised objections to the draft of the July National Charter, local media reported Wednesday.

Armed with bamboo sticks and pipes, protesters went after suspected supporters of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as they tried to hold a rally in Dhaka.

Mob violence in Bangladesh hits alarming high: RRAG report

July 20, 2025, 02:16 PM - 5 min read

Mob lynching cases in Bangladesh have soared by 400 per cent under the Yunus-led interim regime, warns Delhi-based RRAG, citing 466 victims since August 2024.

India alarmed as Islamic radicalism rises in Bangladesh

June 16, 2025, 04:28 PM - 4 min read

Sources confirm that radical outfits including Jamaat-e-Islami, Hefazat-e-Islam, and the newly formed NPP have begun consolidating forces, perceiving the Yunus-Tarique dialogue as a threat to their agenda.