Sheikh Hasina News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Bangladesh promises to hold elections as pressure mounts on interim govt
Dhaka, Feb 11: The Election Commission of Bangladesh on Tuesday said that it is preparing to hold the national elections anytime between December 2025 to June 2026.
Bangladesh Election Commissioner vows to remain 'neutral' in elections
Dhaka , Feb 10: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of Bangladesh, AMM Nasir Uddin, has said the commission does not intend to support or oppose any political party and vowed to remain neutral, local media reported.
Operation Devil Hunt sees 1,300 arrests in nationwide crackdown on violence in Bangladesh
New Delhi, Feb 10: Bangladesh's security forces have arrested over 1,300 individuals till Monday in a major crackdown that began on Saturday that is aimed at quelling a new wave of violence that has rocked the country for the last few days.
Bangladesh begins Operation Devil Hunt amid tensions
Dhaka, February 8: Law enforcement forces in Bangladesh on Saturday launched "Operation Devil Hunt" after clashes between local people and anti-Sheikh Hasina students' groups.
Bangladesh: Muhammad Yunus urges people to stop further attacks on properties of Sheikh Hasina's family
Dhaka, February 8: Bangladesh's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus called on all citizens to immediately restore complete law and order and to ensure there will be no further attacks on properties associated with the family of Sheikh Hasina and politicians of Awami League party or against any citizen on any pretext, a statement from the Chief Adviser's press wing said on Friday.
'India has no role to play': MEA summons Bangladesh Envoy after Dhaka lodges protest over Sheikh Hasina's speech
New Delhi, Feb 8: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday summoned Bangladesh's Acting High Commissioner to India, Md. Nural Islam, expressing concerns over continued negative remarks by Bangladeshi authorities regarding India.
MEA summons B'desh Acting High Commissioner, tells India desires positive relationship
New Delhi, February 7: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) summoned Bangladesh's Acting High Commissioner to India, Md. Nural Islam on Friday over recent regular statements from Bangladesh authorities that portray India "negatively."
Mob in Bangladesh destroys ousted PM Sheikh Hasina's family home
By Meenakshi Ganguly, Dhaka, February 7: A mob in Bangladesh has demolished the Dhaka family home of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and properties owned by some of her relatives. Leaders of Hasina's Awami League party were also targeted by the mob.
'Should be strongly condemned': India slams attack on Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence in Dhaka
New Delhi, Feb 7: India on Thursday expressed anguish over the vandalism of the residence of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and said the "act of vandalism" should be strongly condemned.
Bangladesh lodges strong protest against false and fabricated statements made by former PM Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka, February 6: Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lodged a strong protest with the Indian Government over the "false and fabricated" comments and statements continuously being made in different platforms including social media, by the country's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina aimed at instigating instability.
Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's house vandalised, set on fire by mob in Dhaka
New Delhi, Feb 6: A large group of protesters on Wednesday vandalised and set on fire Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence in Dhaka during a live online address of his daughter and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
B'desh mission in Agartala resumes visa, consular services after 2 months
Agartala, Feb 5: The Bangladesh Assistant High Commission (AHC) office here on Wednesday resumed all visa and consular services for Indians after two months, officials said.
Bangladesh's growing closeness with Pakistan: Implications for India (IANS Analysis)
New Delhi, Feb 2: The recent visit of four high-ranking ISI officials, including Director General of Analysis Maj Gen Shahid Amin Afsar, to Dhaka on January 21 marks a significant shift in Bangladesh-Pakistan relations. The two nations, historically estranged since the brutal 1971 Liberation War—wherein Pakistani forces are accused of massacring nearly three million people and violating 2,00,000 Bengali women—are now demonstrating signs of rapprochement.
Bangladesh : Awami League calls for general strike, blockade
Dhaka, January 29: Bangladesh's Awami League has announced a series of political programs, including a general strike and a nationwide blockade, in protest against what it describes as "false cases" against Sheikh Hasina and the ongoing persecution of religious minorities in the country.
Bangladesh needs clean energy... Adani Group showing interest to invest is positive: Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Dhaka, January 28: Shama Obaed, Organising Secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), acknowledged the importance of energy investments, such as those by the Adani Group, to meet Bangladesh's growing power demands, particularly for industrial development.
Human Rights Watch suggests urgent reforms for Bangladesh's return to democracy
Dhaka, January 28: Arbitrary arrests and reprisal violence in Bangladesh underscore the urgent need for systemic reforms following the ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's regime by mass protests in August 2024, said a new report by Human Rights Watch.
Human Rights Watch suggests urgent reforms for Bangladesh's return to democracy
Dhaka, January 28: Arbitrary arrests and reprisal violence in Bangladesh underscore the urgent need for systemic reforms following the ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's authoritarian regime by mass protests in August 2024, said a new report by Human Rights Watch.
Bangladesh, Pakistan plan to start direct air flights after shipping links
Dhaka, January 27: Bangladesh and Pakistan are making strides to strengthen their bilateral ties, with both countries working toward restarting direct flights after launching direct shipping services.
West Bengal: BSF, BGB hold high-level coordination meeting to strengthen Indo-Bangladesh border security
Kolkata, January 23: The Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) held a sector commander-level coordination meeting on Wednesday at the Sonamasjid border outpost in Bangladesh.
We escaped death by 20-25 minutes, says former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka, January 18: Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina has alleged that there was a conspiracy to kill her and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana, the moment she was ousted from power.
India, Bangladesh have to maintain cordial relations, can't afford 'hostile' ties: Former Bangladesh envoy Tareq Karim
Dhaka, January 13: India and Bangladesh have to maintain cordial relations and they can't afford to have 'hostile' ties with each other, former Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Tareq A Karim said on Monday.
India and Bangladesh need revitalised regional co-operation
New Delhi, Jan 11: The future of regional cooperation in South Asia is currently at a pivotal juncture, shaped by its historical context. While initiatives such as the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) have largely failed to achieve the anticipated pan-regional free trade, another important forum, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), risks facing a similar fate unless significant intervention occurs from its largest member states, namely India and Bangladesh.
India-Bangladesh ties long-standing, Sheikh Hasina's extradition issue hasn't strained relationship: Ex-Bangladesh envoy
Dhaka, January 8: Former Deputy High Commissioner for Bangladesh to India, Mashfee Binte Shams said that although Sheikh Hasina's extradition from India is an important issue, it has not strained the ties between New Delhi and Dhaka as the relationship is "long-satnding" that has been evolving over the last 50 years.
The overlooked atrocities and EU's failure to act
New Delhi, Jan 6: On 31 October 2024, the EU-Bangladesh Sub-group on Good Governance and Human Rights met in Dhaka to discuss cooperation in strengthening human rights, good governance, and ongoing reforms under Bangladesh's interim government.