To combat potential insurgencies before the next general election in Bangladesh in 2024, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) has been training special forces in Bangladesh and India. For the last two
Every year on December 14, Bangladesh observes Martyred Intellectuals Day, a solemn commemoration of one of the most heinous atrocities of the 1971 Liberation War. It marks the cold-blooded massacre of some
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India and Russia held their 23rd Annual Summit in New Delhi on 4–5 December 2025, marking a quarter century of their Strategic Partnership (2000–2025). The visit reaffirmed the depth and durability of
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Bangladesh’s political landscape—already destabilised by the events following the political upheaval of August 2024 and the departure of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina—has now been thrust into further controversy after an investigative
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When democracy is ambushed, hidden actors exploit instability. In the backdrop of the 5 August political unrest, a new dimension emerged involving segments of the long-stranded Bihari community—residents of Bangladesh since 1971
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Reweaving the Steel-Bound Mythos! Hizb ut-Tahrir’s (HT) re-emergence in the public arena of Bangladesh—most visibly on 7 March 2025 near Baitul Mukarram Mosque—was a reminder that extremist ideologies rarely disappear; they adapt,
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On 10 November, Indian media outlets began circulating a claim that the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based militant outfit, is contemplating the use of Bangladeshi territory to conduct attacks in India. This unsubstantiated
More A grave constitutional question now confronts the nation: whether the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), originally constituted to prosecute atrocities committed during the 1971 Liberation War, is legally valid in its present incarnation.
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In its first judgment with respect to the July uprising of 2024, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on November 17, 2025, sentenced deposed Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina to death, in absentia. She was
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Justice Abandoned!!! When a nation’s justice system is seized by political vengeance, verdicts become weapons, not judgments. The death sentence handed down on 17th November to Bangladesh’s most successful Prime Minister, Sheikh
More by Our Correspondent in Dhaka Update 2The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) in Dhaka has sentenced former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on two charges of crimes against humanity linked to
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