The first overseas trip of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, who took over in February, could be to China, according to reports. These reports come amid efforts being made to improve India-Bangladesh relations after a turbulent phase following the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina, and during the interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus. Ever … Read more
Bangladesh, the champion of vaccination, has been left distressed by the most lethal wave of measles that has left a record number of people dead. Over 250 people, mostly children, have died with measles-like symptoms since March 15. Amid the deaths, which is the highest in two decades, a petition has been filed in the … Read more
Bangladesh on Wednesday sought to increase fuel purchases from India, as Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman made the new government’s first ministerial visit to New Delhi, a further sign that strained relations between the two countries may be easing. During his two-day trip, Rahman held talks with India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Petroleum and … Read more
The appointment of Mostaqur Rahman as the Governor of Bangladesh Bank, the country’s central bank, has set off a firestorm, with Jamaat-e-Islami chief and Opposition leader Shafiqur Rahman attacking the Tarique Rahman-led government. The abrupt end to the tenure of Ahsan Habib Mansur, an appointee of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim regime, and Rahman’s appointment, was … Read more
Nahid Islam rose to prominence in Bangladesh during anti-Sheikh Hasina protests in 2024. He then went on to form the National Citizens Party (NCP), which took the poll plunge as part of the Jamaat-e-Islami-led Islamist alliance. After a dismal performance in the February 12 election, Nahid Islam, is alleging a tacit understanding between the victorious … Read more
Following the BNP’s landslide victory in the Bangladesh elections, the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance has given the party’s chief and now the prime minister, Tarique Rahman, a new moniker, “engineer”. NCP leader, Nasiruddin Patwary, who had labelled BNP heavyweight Mirza Abbas, a “chaandabaaj” (meaning extortionist or illegal fundraiser), was among the first to call Tarique … Read more
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met Bangladesh’s newly sworn-in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and conveyed India’s greetings following the formation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government, Bangladesh’s envoy in New Delhi said. During the courtesy meeting held soon after the swearing-in of the new administration in Dhaka, Birla invited Rahman to visit India, signalling … Read more
Bangladesh seems to be on the verge of fresh street agitations even as a government led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to take charge on Tuesday. The Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizens Party (NCP) have warned of protests if the BNP didn’t take the oath linked to the July Charter. Jamaat and … Read more
Hours before the swearing-in of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman as the Prime Minister, the country’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Monday announced his resignation in a televised address to the nation, formally ending the caretaker administration that governed after the 2024 political upheaval. In his farewell address, Yunus urged the country to … Read more
<!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman (R) arrives to meet Jamaat-e-Islami party leader Shafiqur Rahman in Dhaka on February 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Two days ahead of the swearing-in ceremony for the new government of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman and Prime Minister-designate, Tarique Rahman, … Read more