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148 Indians stuck in Bangladesh prisons despite serving terms

June 8, 2026, 04:14 PM - 3 min read

Nearly 150 Indians remain in Bangladeshi prisons despite completing their sentences, with repatriation delayed by verification and procedural hurdles.

How South Asia’s dam race threatens shared rivers

June 3, 2026, 11:47 AM - 6 min read

South Asia is entering a regional dam-building race, without the institutions needed to share its rivers. Infrastructure that outpaces diplomacy is a familiar reason for failure in the region. The challenge for Bangladesh is to ensure the Padma Barrage becomes part of a strong legal and diplomatic framework for river cooperation – not another step in an escalating cycle of hydro-political competition.

India must accord top priority to engaging with Bangladesh

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.

Despite being denied official meetings, Cooke reportedly met two former Indian diplomats, an academic and a journalist during her stay

India declines meeting request from British envoy to B’desh

January 23, 2026, 11:43 AM - 3 min read

Sources in the MEA said the meeting was sought on January 21, two days after Cooke arrived in the Indian capital from Dhaka, but was turned down for allegedly bypassing established diplomatic protocol

The victim, Joy Mahapatro. (Photo: Special arrangement)

Bangladesh Hindu youth dies after alleged assault over small debt

January 10, 2026, 08:00 PM - 2 min read

A young Hindu man in Bangladesh, Joy Mahapatro, died after allegedly being humiliated and assaulted by a local shop owner over a minor debt of Rs 360. Family members claim the ordeal drove him to consume poison, while police said legal action will follow on a formal complaint.

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”

In another development, Bangladesh has suspended visa issuance from its missions in India, including Delhi and Kolkata, and also curtailed other consular services

B’desh summons its envoy in Delhi amid rising tensions with India

December 30, 2025, 11:59 AM - 3 min read

Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser, Touhid Hossain, had earlier issued a warning hinting at such a move

Samrat, who had had allegedly formed a criminal gang and was involved in extortion and other criminal activities, was beaten up by locals when he, along with his group members, tried to extort money from a resident’s house, the report said

B’desh interim govt says second Hindu man's lynching not communal

December 26, 2025, 08:48 AM - 3 min read

The deceased, identified as Amrit Mondal, is accused of allegedly having formed a criminal gang to extort money and indulge in other criminal activities

Mob violence, incidents of arson and the lynching of a Hindu man have been reported in recent days after the killing of Hadi, who was shot in the head on December 12 by masked gunmen during an election campaign in Bijoynagar area, central Dhaka

Indian visa applications suspended in Bangladesh’s Chittagong

December 21, 2025, 07:42 PM - 2 min read

India on Sunday suspended visa processing operations at the Indian Visa Application Centre in Chittagong, Bangladesh, following heightened tensions prevailing in the country after the death of its student leader, Sharif Osman Hadi, local media reported

Smoke rising from the Federal Parliament of Nepal after it was set on fire by protesters during massive anti-government protests, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 9.

India is neither Nepal nor Bangladesh, let that sink in

September 10, 2025, 01:56 PM - 8 min read

It is and must indeed be a matter of grave concern for us in India that Nepal is on the boil. An unstable, chaotic and anarchic neighbourhood cannot be in anybody’s interest.

Bangladesh army rejects Myanmar corridor plan

May 21, 2025, 11:17 PM - 4 min read

New Delhi is closely monitoring the rapidly escalating civil-military divide in Dhaka over the controversial proposal of a “humanitarian corridor” along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border— an issue that could have significant strategic implications for India’s eastern frontier.

India eyes Dhaka-US rift over B'desh-Myanmar border corridor

May 19, 2025, 07:58 PM - 5 min read

This diplomatic engagement came on the heels of a high-level meeting held on the afternoon of May 18 at Chief Adviser Mohammad Yunus' Tejgaon office. Present at the meeting were Yunus himself, National Security Adviser and High Representative on the Rohingya Crisis, Khalilur Rahman, and Lieutenant General Kamrul Hassan, Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division.