After the change of regime in Bangladesh, the new dispensation is now looking at China as a larger ally as it keeps a distance from India, a long-standing friend of Bangladesh. This as India and Bangladesh have made strides, with India investing in the bilateral relationship by establishing new economic corridors, railway and road routes … Read more
New Delhi: Bangladesh’s interim government adviser Muhammad Yunus has tried to jab New Delhi by issuing a veiled threat to India’s northeastern states while appealing to China to “extend” in the region. Mr Yunus, who was on a four-day visit to Beijing last week, asked Beijing to make an “extension”, saying that the “seven sister … Read more
New Delhi: Days after his meeting with Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain in Muscat, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has cautioned Bangladesh over its inconsistent outlook towards India, advising Dhaka to refrain from some of the “ridiculous” claims being made against India by leaders of the interim government. Mr Jaishankar’s caution comes amid Dhaka’s … Read more
The Chief of Bangladesh’s border guarding force on Thursday appeared to downplay the attacks on minorities in his country that took place after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, saying such reports were “exaggerated”. “Such attacks did not happen. In fact, the Hindus in Bangladesh celebrated Durga puja. The law enforcing agencies have been … Read more
Political and diplomatic tensions between New Delhi and Dhaka have adversely affected cultural relations between the two countries. What till recently was a historically important piece of real estate on Dhaka’s urbanscape now lies in ruins — and buried under the rubble is a part of Bangladesh’s cultural ethos deeply linked to India. The razing of Bangladesh … Read more