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Bangladesh's former PM Khaleda Zia returns to country after treatment in UK

Bangladesh's ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday returned to the country from London after four months of medical treatment, according to a media report. Zia went to London on January 8 for advanced medical care and was admitted to The London Clinic. After being discharged from the clinic, the BNP chairperson moved to her eldest son Tarique Rahman's residence, where she has been receiving treatment. An air ambulance sent by the Qatari emir carrying Khaleda and her two daughters-in-law Tarique Rahman's wife Zubaida Rahman and the late Arafat Rahman Coco's wife Syeda Sharmila Rahman landed in Dhaka around 10:30 am, bdnews24 reported. The plane had departed from London's Heathrow Airport at 4:20 pm local time. Tarique had driven his mother to the airport and seen her off, according to Khaleda's private physician, Prof AZM Zahid Hossain. The 79-year-old three-time prime minister has long suffered from liver cirrhosis, kidney disease, heart problems, diabetes, and ...

Five Bangladeshi nationals arrested in Navi Mumbai for staying illegally

Five Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested from a locality in Navi Mumbai for allegedly staying in the country without valid documents, police said on Tuesday. A team from the Anti-Human Trafficking Cell (AHTC) of Navi Mumbai Police raided a premises at Karanjade in Panvel on Sunday morning and found six Bangladeshi nationals, including two women, living there, a police spokesperson said. He said five were taken into custody after preliminary verification of their immigration status. "Three of the accused overstayed in India even after their visas had expired, while the other two had entered the country illegally without any valid travel documents or permissions," the official said. He said investigations revealed that the accused had managed to fraudulently acquire Indian identity documents, including Aadhaar and PAN cards and voter IDs. Three accused had even secured Indian passports, he added. The official said an FIR has been registered at the Panvel Town police station ag

Adani Power's outstanding on Bangladesh stands at around $900 mn: CFO

Adani Power has to receive around USD 900 million (around Rs 7,500 crore) from Bangladesh where the company supplies electricity from its Godda Power plant in Jharkhand, a company official said. "As of now, the total billing we (Adani Power) have done so far is around USD 2,000 million. We have already received USD 1,207 million out of this and we have also billed LPS (late payment surcharge) of USD 136 million," the company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Dilip Jha said in an earnings call. So, as of now, on gross basis including LPS, the company's outstanding is around USD 900 million, he said. On company's capex plan, Jha said the company has planned Rs 13,307 crore towards expansion capex for FY26, up from Rs 8,000 crore already incurred in FY25. In FY26 capex includes expansion of Mahan phase 2 and 3, Raigarh phase-2, Raipur phase-2, Mirzapur, Kawai Phase-II, and Korba phase-2 and Korba phase-3. Speaking further S B Khyalia, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Adani Power, said th

BSF to get 16 new battalions, 2 field HQs for Pakistan, Bangladesh borders

The Border Security Force is all set to get the government's final nod to raise 16 more battalions, comprising around 17,000 troopers, and set up two forward headquarters for its western and eastern commands guarding the Pakistan and Bangladesh frontiers, respectively, official sources have said. The plan has already received an in-principle approval. Once sanctioned, it will be a shot in the arm for the force that has heightened vigil in the east following last year's fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh and in the wake of a renewed challenge on the Pakistan front after the April 22 Pahalgam massacre. The BSF is soon expected to get the final sanction for raising 16 new battalions which will be raised over the next few years, sources in the security establishment told PTI. Some final approvals including sanction from the Union finance ministry are pending and are expected to be granted soon, they said. The paramilitary force has 193 battalions as of now to guard the

Tie up with China, occupy North East if India hits Pak: B'desh ex-general

A former Bangladeshi army officer close to Chief Adviser Yunus urged Dhaka to ally with China and occupy India's Northeast if New Delhi attacks Pakistan in the wake of Pahalgam attack

Adani Power says hopeful Bangladesh will pay all outstanding dues

Adani had halved supply last year but CFO Dilip Jha said the company has resumed full supply since as the country's monthly payments started covering some of the dues

Starlink's Pakistan, Bangladesh operations under scrutiny in India

The SpaceX subsidiary has been awaiting govt approval to enter the India market

B'desh tribunal issues show-cause notice to Sheikh Hasina in contempt case

Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal has issued a show-cause notice to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aide in a contempt of court case. The tribunal headed by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder passed the order on Wednesday based on the content of an audio through which Hasina interfered in the judicial process and issued threats to the tribunal, state-run BSS news agency reported. The ICT instructed Hasina and Shakil Alam Bulbul, a leader of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), to respond to the show cause notice by May 15, ICT Prosecutor Gazi M H Tamim said on Thursday. The ICT issued the notices after receiving a forensic report on a recently circulated audio clip on social media that features the former prime minister saying, I have received a license to kill 227 people. The leaked audio went viral on social media sometime at the end of last year. In the leaked audio, a voice is heard saying, "227 cases have been filed against me, so I've obtained a lice

B'desh govt moves supreme court to stay Chinmoy Das bail in sedition case

A chamber judge is a judge who handles urgent and temporary matters, often during court vacation or when a full bench is unavailable

Pahalgam terror attack: Bangladesh condemns 'mindless act of violence'

Bangladesh joins its neighbours Nepal, Bhutan, China, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Pakistan in condemning the Pahalgam terror attacks

Bangladesh rejects India's allegation over Hindu community leader's death

Bangladesh has rejected New Delhi's charge that the recent killing of a Hindu leader was part of a pattern of systematic persecution of minorities in that country. Body of Hindu community leader Bhabesh Chandra Roy, 58, a resident of Basudebpur village of Dinajpur district in north Bangladesh, was recovered on Thursday night. His son has claimed Roy was allegedly abducted from his home in the village, about 330 kilometres northwest of Dhaka, and beaten to death. It is unfortunate that the death of Mr Bhabesh Chandra Roy has been described as part of a 'pattern of systematic persecution' of Hindu minorities under the interim government, interim government chief Muhammad Yunus' press secretary Shafiqul Alam told the state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) news agency late Monday. Alam, who is currently accompanying Yunus to an international conference in Qatar, said Bangladesh is not a country where one would find government-sponsored systematic discrimination against ...

Bangladesh police requests Interpol for red corner notice for Hasina

The National Central Bureau (NCB) of Bangladesh Police has submitted a request to the Interpol seeking a red notice against 12 individuals, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, a media report said Saturday. Hasina, 77, has been living in India since August 5 last year when she fled Bangladesh following a massive student-led protest that toppled her Awami League's (AL) 16-year regime. The NCB processes such requests based on appeals from courts, public prosecutors, or investigating agencies, The Daily Star said, quoting Enamul Haque Sagor, assistant inspector general (media). Confirming the development, Sagor said at the Police Headquarters: "These applications are filed in connection with allegations that emerge during investigations or through ongoing case proceedings." A red notice is used by Interpol to help locate and provisionally arrest individuals pending extradition or similar legal action. Interpol assists in tracking the whereabouts of fugitives living abroad, a

'Protect minorities without excuses': India condemns Hindu leader's killing

Calling out 'systematic minority persecution', India condemned the killing of Bhabesh Chandra Roy, demanding Bangladesh to ensure safety of minorities

Who was Bhabesh Chandra Roy? Hindu leader abducted & murdered in Bangladesh

Bhabesh Chandra Roy, a Hindu leader in Bangladesh, was abducted from his home and beaten to death in Dinajpur, amid rising attacks on minorities in the neighbouring country

Oilmeals export dip 21% to Rs 12,171 cr in FY25; volume falls 11%

India's oilmeals export fell 21 per cent to Rs 12,171 crore last fiscal mainly due to decline in sales volumes by 11 per cent, according to data compiled by Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA). In a statement on Friday, edible oil industry body SEA said the total export of oilmeals in 2024-25 fiscal fell 11 per cent to 43,42,498 tonnes compared to 48,85,437 tonnes in the preceding year. This was mainly due to reduction in export of rapeseed meal & castorseed meal, it added. In terms of value, the exports decreased 21 per cent to Rs 12,171 crore in 2024-25 from Rs 15,368 crore in the preceding year, said B V Mehta, Executive Director of SEA. Bangladesh in spite of political turbulences become a largest importer of Indian oilmeals. India exported 7.42 lakh tonnes to Bangladesh in 2024-25, down 17 per cent from 892,659 tonnes in the preceding year. South Korea become the second largest importer of Indian oilmeals. India exported 6.99 lakh tonnes of oilmeals last fiscal, ..

Focus on own minorities: India rejects Bangladesh's comments on WB violence

Rejecting Bangladesh's recent remarks, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal urged Dhaka to prioritise safeguarding the rights of its own minority communities rather than issuing 'unwarranted' statements

Bangladesh demands Pakistan's apology & $4.5 bn as reparation of 1971 war

Dhaka presses Islamabad on decades-old grievances, including genocide apology, unpaid cyclone aid, and share of assets

Dhaka's actions prompted India to halt transhipment facility: MEA

India on Thursday said its decision to withdraw the transhipment facility for Bangladeshi exports to third countries was in response to certain measures initiated by Dhaka that impacted bilateral trade. Though New Delhi did not elaborate on the steps by Dhaka, it is learnt the decision by Bangladesh's interim government to halt import of Indian yarn and closure of three land ports triggered the Indian response on the transhipment facility. "We stand for a democratic, for an inclusive, and for a prosperous Bangladesh. As far as trade issues are concerned, last week we had made an announcement regarding trans-shipment facility," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. "We had taken that measure because of the congestion that we see on our Ports and our Airports. But I would also remind you, please do have a look at the developments that have happened on the Bangladeshi side prior to us announcing these measures," he said. The spokesperson was responding to questi

B'desh, Pakistan hold first foreign secretary-level talks in 15 years

Bangladesh on Thursday raised "historically unresolved issues" and demanded a public apology from Pakistan over the 1971 atrocities as the two countries held their first foreign secretary-level talks in 15 years here. Dhaka also asked Islamabad to pay USD 4.3 billion as its share from the combined assets at the time when East Pakistan split from West Pakistan in 1971 to form an independent Bangladesh. "We have raised the historically unresolved issues with Pakistan," Bangladesh Foreign Secretary M Jashim Uddin told reporters after the Foreign Office Consultation (FOC) meeting with Pakistani counterpart Amna Baloch held at state guest house Padma. Their talks came days ahead of Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar's visit to Dhaka on April 27 and 28. Jashim Uddin said the issues included "the repatriation of stranded Pakistanis, equitable distribution of undivided assets, transfer of foreign aid funds sent for the victims of the 1970 cyclone, and a formal .

Knitwear capital Tiruppur scales record Rs 40K cr exports in FY25

India's readymade garment (RMG) sector also maintained its upward trajectory, registering a 10 per cent growth in exports during 2024-25