Bangladesh Interim Govt Grapples With Uncertainties Ahead Of Pledged National Election

(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) With nearly about three months left for a national election pledged by Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus-led interim administration, doubts remain over the possibility of holding a free and fair democratic...

The case for a creative fashion policy in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is the friend who styles everyone else for the party but shows up wearing a borrowed fit. We are the world's second-largest clothing exporter. Our garments fill wardrobes from New York to Nairobi, and our factories operate around the...

Is Bangladeshi cinema finally speaking of women's quiet revolution?

A few weeks ago, as I watched Barir Naam Shahana and Saba in a not-so-packed Dhaka cinema hall, I found myself reflecting deeply on the stories being told. Leesa Gazi's directorial Barir Naam Shahana follows the story of a woman who escapes an...

We must confront unseen hunger in Bangladesh

Govt needs to escalate efforts to lift 1.6 crore people from acute food insecurity A new report on food security in Bangladesh offers a lesson that managing a crisis is not the same as solving it. While the number of people facing high levels of...

Malaysia police handling Bangladesh’s extradition request for Bestinet founder Aminul Islam

The Royal Malaysia Police Headquarters, in collaboration with the authorities of Bangladesh, is handling Dhaka's request to extradite Bestinet founder Aminul Islam Abdul Nor and his associate, Ruhul Amin, both linked to money laundering...

'Unacceptable!' London councillors caught campaigning to be MPs... in Bangladesh

A series of London councillors have been caught campaigning to stand as MPs - in Bangladesh. Multiple councillors in Tower Hamlets are seeking nominations to stand in Bangladesh's General Election next February. Sabina Khan and Ohid Ahmed have...

'Suicides', 'Panic' And A Political Deja Vu: Why The SIR Drama Plays Out Differently In Bengal

Last Updated:October 31, 2025, 11:47 IST CM Mamata Banerjee alleged that two people have died by suicide and one attempted to kill himself, supposedly gripped by anxiety over the Election Commission’s SIR of voter rolls. After years of rhetoric...

'Life in danger': Sheikh Hasina reveals why she fled Bangladesh; calls August protests an 'insurrection'

Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she fled the country on August 5 last year “out of necessity". She claimed that remaining in Bangladesh, which was battling widespread protests against Hasina, would have endangered her life...

India News | Congress Continuously Pursuing Appeasement: BJP's Sambit Patra Slams Singing of Bangladesh National Anthem at Party Meet

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 31 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sambit Patra accused the Congress party for continuously 'pursuing appeasement' and trying to build a "vote bank" of infiltrators after the Bangladeshi national anthem...

Road crashes a chronic curse for Bangladesh: Quader Gani

Secretary General of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) Quader Gani Chowdhury on Thursday said toad accidents have become a chronic menace for Bangladesh. “Every day, newspapers report people dying or being injured in road...

Former Bangladesh enclave residents anxious over voter roll revision, fear loss of citizenship

Residents of former Bangladeshi enclaves in Cooch Behar, India, are deeply concerned about the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, fearing they may lose their right to vote due to a lack of old Indian...

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: NDA Releases Joint ‘Sankalp Patra’ – Big Manifesto Promises Revealed

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday (October 31, 2025) released its ‘Sankalp Patra’ for the upcoming high-stakes Bihar assembly elections 2025. Five alliance partners, Union Minister & BJP chief JP Nadda, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar,...

Police detain 17 Bangladeshi women living illegally in Ahmedabad

Police have detained 17 women from Bangladesh who were living illegally in different parts of Ahmedabad's Sola area by hiding their real identity, a senior official said on Thursday. After detention, all the women were sent to the Joint...

India News | Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Kharge Pay Tribute to Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): Leader of the Opposition, Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi paid tribute to India's former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at Delhi's Shakti Sthal on Friday. In a...

Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Kharge pay tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

Written By: ANI | Published on: Oct 31, 2025 ANI Photo | Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Kharge pay tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi Leader of the Opposition, Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia...

Windies eye clean sweep as Bangladesh seeks consolation in 3rd T20I

Shai Hope-led West In­dies, buoyed by their unas­sail­able 2-0 lead, will be push­ing for a dom­i­nant 3-0 se­ries white­wash against Bangladesh in the fi­nal T20 In­ter­na­tion­al (T20I) at Chat­togram, Bangladesh, to­day. For the home side, the...

SIR exclusion of Assam exposes political fault lines in voter reform

Satisfying the suspicious by allaying all doubts about the process and intention of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is impossible. At best, the revised process — after the teething problems of the beta version rolled out in...

Perodua has started exporting used cars – Bangladesh first, Kenya and Mozambique next, new Bezza to PNG

Speak to used car dealers and you might hear that sales of second-hand cars have slowed and inventory isn’t moving as fast as they’d like. Car brands that accept trade-ins from buyers to push their new cars might be facing the same issues as well,...

Jashore AL leader arrested from Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar

Fri Oct 31, 2025 01:08 PM Last update on: Fri Oct 31, 2025 01:13 PM Locals held him near Shishu Mela, handed him over to police Our Correspondent, Benapole Fri Oct 31, 2025 01:08 PM Last update on: Fri Oct 31, 2025 01:13 PM Jashore Sadar upazila...

Bad news for Pakistan, China, Bangladesh as India gets ready to buy lethal missile which can destroy targets within…, its name is…

India’s constant upgrading of its air arsenal has always been a nightmare for its rival nations. China and Pakistan are closely observing the Indian defence forces, hoping to get a glimpse of the advanced systems being developed. India is rapidly...