New Book On Bangladesh Reveals How A 1:30 PM Call From India Saved Sheikh Hasina’s Life | Exclusive

New Book On Bangladesh Reveals How A 1:30 PM Call From India Saved Sheikh Hasina’s Life | Exclusive

Last Updated:November 07, 2025, 10:07 IST This revelation comes in a yet-to-be-released book, ‘Inshallah Bangladesh: The Story of an Unfinished Revolution’ written by Deep Halder, Jaideep Mazumdar, and Sahidul Hasan Khokon Had Hasina not received that call at 1.30 pm on 5th August, 2024 — the day she left Bangladesh — she could very well…

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Bangladesh Files Corruption Cases Against Hasina, Her Family, UK Minister

Bangladesh Files Corruption Cases Against Hasina, Her Family, UK Minister

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s anti-graft commission has filed cases against ousted leader Sheikh Hasina and her family, including a British government minister and a senior United Nations official, its chief said Monday. Hasina, 77, fled a revolution in August 2024 to neighbouring India, where she has defied extradition requests from Bangladesh to face charges including mass murder….

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Bangladesh Restricts Durga Puja Celebrations, Organisers Asked To Pay ‘Jizya’ Tax | News18 – News18

Bangladesh Restricts Durga Puja Celebrations, Organisers Asked To Pay ‘Jizya’ Tax | News18 – News18

Durga Puja celebrations got off to a rocky start in Bangladesh with the interim government and various Muslim bodies denying permission in several areas. The organising committees were also reportedly asked to maintain silence during Namaaz offerings and pay ₹5 lakh each as ‘jizya’. The developments came in the wake of multiple reports of idol…

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“Neighbours Dependent On Each Other”: S Jaishankar On Bangladesh Ties

“Neighbours Dependent On Each Other”: S Jaishankar On Bangladesh Ties

The political churn in Bangladesh is “their internal matter” but India is keen to continue what was a stable relationship, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told NDTV Tuesday afternoon, underlining the maxim that neighbouring nations are “dependent on each other”. “What happens is their internal matter. Bangladesh is our neighbour and the relationship, on our…

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Bangladesh Urges ‘Correct Steps’ To Ease Prevailing ‘Public Dissatisfaction Towards India’; Envoy Meets Interim Govt Advisers – News18

Bangladesh Urges ‘Correct Steps’ To Ease Prevailing ‘Public Dissatisfaction Towards India’; Envoy Meets Interim Govt Advisers – News18

Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain on Monday said the interim government wants to see strong people-to-people ties with India, suggesting that this was lacking during the previous Sheikh Hasina regime. “It’s possible to ease public dissatisfaction towards India. I believe we need to take correct bilateral steps to address this,” Hossain told reporters here….

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‘Those Involved In Killings Should Be Investigated’: Hasina Demands Justice For Lives Lost In Bangladesh Unrest – News18

    ‘Those Involved In Killings Should Be Investigated’: Hasina Demands Justice For Lives Lost In Bangladesh Unrest – News18

    Last Updated: August 13, 2024, 22:26 IST Sheikh Hasina has exhorted Bangladeshis to observe the National Day of Mourning on August 15, which is a national holiday there to mark the assassination of the nation’s founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is also her father. (Image: AFP) Sheikh Hasina in a statement released via her…

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    Ex-PM, Nobel Winner, Student Leader: Key Faces In New Bangladesh Government

      Ex-PM, Nobel Winner, Student Leader: Key Faces In New Bangladesh Government

      Bangladesh Crisis: Ex-PM Khaleda Zia’s release from jail has been ordered (File Photo). New Delhi: A new “interim government” – to be advised, most likely, by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus – is taking shape in crisis-hit Bangladesh following Sheikh Hasina resigning as Prime Minister. Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin gave his assent late Monday for that…

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