Bangladesh Raises Objection Over Hasina’s Delhi Address

By BPN News Desk January 26, 2026

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Bangladesh has expressed concern after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was allowed to deliver a political address at an event in New Delhi. The interim government in Dhaka said permitting the address amounted to interference in Bangladesh’s internal political process and could have

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What the Bangladesh Turmoil Means for India’s Eastern Security

By BPN News Desk January 25, 2026

India is watching Bangladesh’s political upheaval not as a distant democracy debate but as a direct challenge to its eastern security calculus. What makes the current churn especially concerning for New Delhi is not just internal political instability, but the visible role of external actors, explicit diplomatic signalling, and the sidelining of a long-standing governing

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Hasina Accuses Yunus Government In Bangladesh

By BPN News Desk January 24, 2026

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has strongly criticised the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, describing the current situation in Bangladesh as chaotic and dangerous. Speaking from India, where she has been in exile since August 2024, Hasina claimed that democratic rights are suppressed and the country is facing widespread violence. Calls For

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India Examines Bangladesh’s Request To Extradite Sheikh Hasina

By BPN News Desk November 27, 2025

The Ministry of External Affairs has confirmed that India has received a formal request from Bangladesh seeking the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Hasina has been in India since fleeing Dhaka after political unrest and her subsequent conviction by a Bangladeshi tribunal. Government Begins Legal Examination MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the

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Bangladesh Seeks Extradition Of Sheikh Hasina From India

By BPN News Desk November 24, 2025

Bangladesh’s interim government has sent a new formal request to India seeking the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was recently sentenced to death by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal in a case linked to the 2024 student-unrest crackdown. Dhaka confirmed that the latest communication was issued through official diplomatic channels. Details

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Hasina’s Son Accuses Biden Administration of Funding Bangladesh Unrest

By BPN News Desk November 19, 2025

Sajeeb Wazed, son of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has publicly accused the previous U.S. administration of spending “millions of dollars” through USAID to foment regime change in Bangladesh during the 2024 protests. He claimed that the unrest was not purely domestic, citing U.S. involvement in protest funding and strategy using terms such as […]

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Bangladesh Seeks Interpol Help To Extradite Sheikh Hasina

By BPN News Desk November 19, 2025

Bangladesh’s Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has confirmed that Dhaka has sought assistance from Interpol to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in India. The development comes days after a Bangladeshi court sentenced Hasina to death in a case related to the deaths of protesters during the 2018 student quota agitation. Dhaka maintains […]

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India Says It Will Engage Constructively After Hasina Verdict

By BPN News Desk November 18, 2025

India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on 17 November 2025 that it has taken note of the death sentence handed down by the International Crimes Tribunal‑1 Bangladesh (ICT-1) to former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The MEA emphasised that as a close neighbour, India “remains committed to the best interests of the people of […]

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Bangladesh Interim Leader Yunus Rejects Civil War Claims After Hasina Verdict

By BPN News Desk November 18, 2025

The interim leader of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, has dismissed suggestions that the country is heading toward civil war following the death-penalty verdict against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Yunus said the ruling reaffirmed that “no one is above the law” and urged citizens to remain calm and law-abiding. What the verdict was about On 17 […]

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Death Sentence For Ex-Bangladeshi PM Hasina, Dhaka Seeks Her Return

By BPN News Desk November 18, 2025

Sheikh Hasina, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has been sentenced to death in absentia by a special tribunal in Dhaka for alleged “crimes against humanity” during a violent student-led protest movement in 2024. The verdict, announced on 17 November 2025, states that Hasina authorised excessive force against demonstrators, leading to multiple casualties. The tribunal