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India's bets in Bangladesh surged before crisis in neighbouring country

India's proposed investments in South Asia nation up 350% since 2018-19

Dhaka's next tasks

Stability and economic progress will have to be restored

India needs to do more to win over people of Bangladesh

India must do more, such as helping its economy revive, to win the minds of people in Bangladesh.

Court should take note of assault on shanty-dwellers in Ghaziabad: Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has urged the court to take cognisance of the assault on a group of people in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad by members of a Hindu right-wing outfit, and asked if this was a new way to "vacate" land. Members of the outfit assaulted the group of people living near a railway station in Ghaziabad and destroyed their shanties, claiming they were Bangladeshi infiltrators. Bhupendra Chowdhary, the president of the Hindu Raksha Dal, and Badal alias Hariom Singh were arrested in connection with the case late Saturday. In a post on X on Saturday night, Yadav said, "Even the government does not have the right to take the law into its own hands, then how can its associates and henchmen have the right to do so. The honourable court is requested to take suo motu cognisance of this violent matter." He said this is not arbitrary violence. "Is this also a game of the 'Bharatiya Jameen Party', which is devising this unique way to vacate the land?" Yadav said targetin

Bringing economy back on track top priority: B'desh interim finance adviser

The immediate task of Bangladesh's interim government is to bring the economy back on track so that it does not come to a standstill, finance and planning adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has said. Former Bangladesh Bank governor Ahmed was entrusted with the charge of the finance and planning ministries by interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who announced the portfolios of his 16-member council of advisors on Friday. The interim government was formed after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government on August 5 following widespread protests against her government over a controversial quota system in jobs. Talking to reporters on Saturday for the first time after assuming office, Ahmed said the government's priority is to restore the trust of common people in the banks while resuming the operations of the central bank. "Then we'll work on bringing reforms," state-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) quoted him as saying. "For various reasons, the country's economy has

Reinforcing bamboo fence: Meghalaya villagers on edge after B'desh unrest

From reinforcing a bamboo fence separating them from Bangladeshis to staying up all night for vigil, residents of a Meghalaya village located metres from the international border are on the edge fearing influx of people from the other side after unrest that overthrew the Sheikh Hasina government. The 90-odd residents of Lyngkhong village in East Khasi Hills district had erected a rag-tag bamboo fence along the border during the COVID pandemic to prevent petty crimes from across the border. Lyngkhong is one of several sectors in Meghalaya where border fence could not be constructed due to land demarcation issues and the presence of habitation within 150 yards of the international border pillar or zero line. A quick tour of the village revealed that most of the houses were located very close to the international border, while the only football ground is situated on the zero line, with children playing under the watchful eyes of the BSF at all times. Although Lyngkhong has not ...

No report of influx of Bangladeshis through sea route: Odisha's law min

Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan asserted there was no report of an influx of Bangladeshis into the coastal state through the sea route after unrest in the neighbouring country. He said Bangladeshis staying illegally in Odisha will be identified and repatriated to their country. Police said three-tier security is being maintained along the coastline by the Indian Navy, Coast Guard and Odisha Marine Police. Replying to queries from journalists on the possibility of an influx from Bangladesh through the sea route in the wake of political turmoil in the neighbouring country, Harichandan said that Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has instructed both Coast Guard and Odisha Marine Police to undertake patrolling along the coastline to prevent such attempts. He asserted there has been no such report after the recent incidents in Bangladesh. "Some Bangladeshis have been residing in Odisha for a long time. The state government will verify their documents such as visa and work pe

Amid Bangladesh protests, here's a look at key people who will shape future

The inauguration of the temporary govt on Thursday brought to an end a four-day power vacuum after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India following street protests that left hundreds dead

US-based expert refutes foreign interference allegations in B'desh protests

He said that the political instability in Bangladesh is a troubling situation, adding that it is going to be a very difficult task to bring into effect a peaceful political transition.

Influx of people from Bangladesh cause for concern: Manipur CM Biren Singh

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday said the influx of people from Bangladesh in the wake of unrest in the neighbouring country is a cause for concern, and his government has imposed night curfew in some districts to check infiltration. I am in touch with the external affairs ministry. As for our security, we have imposed night curfew in Pherzawl and Jiribam districts to check the influx, Singh told reporters here. Over 230 people were killed in Bangladesh in the incidents of violence that erupted across the country following the fall of the Hasina government on Monday, taking the death toll to 560 since the anti-quota protests first started in mid-July. The chief minister was speaking at a function to mark the Centre's Har Ghar Tiranga' initiative. "I appeal to all legislators to organise lunch at different relief camps across Manipur on Independence Day, as well as interact with the inmates to address their problems and grievances," Singh said. "Har Ghar Tiranga is

V-P expresses concern over narrative of B'desh unrest taking place in India

Taking strong exception to some remarks by a few Congress leaders comparing the situation in Bangladesh with India, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said efforts by some to infuse a narrative that what happened in our neighbourhood is bound to happen in our country is deeply concerning. "How can a citizen of this country having been a Member of Parliament, and the other who has seen enough of Foreign Service takes no time in saying that what happened in the neighbourhood will happen in India," Dhankhar said while addressing the legal fraternity here at a platinum jubilee function of the Rajasthan High Court. "Efforts by some to infuse a narrative that what happened in our neighbourhood is bound to happen in our Bharat, is deeply concerning," he said. Though Dhankhar did not name anyone, he was apparently referring to the recent remarks by senior Congress leaders Salman Khurshid and Mani Shankar Aiyar. At a recent event, Khurshid had said what is happening in Bangladesh c

Bangladesh chief justice, central bank governor resign amid protests

Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder has also resigned but his resignation has not been accepted given the importance of the position, finance ministry adviser Salehuddin Ahmed told

Uncertainty in garment sector amid Bangladesh crisis, normalcy soon: FM

FM Sitharaman addresses concerns over garment sector investments in Bangladesh and urges banks to boost deposit mobilisation amidst rising economic challenges

B'desh interim leader Yunus urges people to emulate activist Abu Sayed

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Saturday urged the people of the violence-hit country to emulate the way student activist Abu Sayed stood valiantly during the anti-government demonstrations that led to the toppling of Sheikh Hasina's government. Sayed, 25, of Rangpur's Begum Rokeya University, was among the first protesters to be killed in police firing on July 16 during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. Bangladesh recently witnessed violent clashes between the police and mostly student protesters demanding an end to a controversial quota system that reserved 30 per cent of government jobs for relatives of veterans who fought in Bangladesh's War of Independence in 1971. The 84-year-old Nobel laureate, who was sworn in on Thursday as the head of an interim government, met with Sayed's family members in Rangpur's Pirganj upazila, The Daily Star newspaper reported. We have to stand the way Abu Sayed stood Abu Sayeed's mother is everyone's mother. We have to prote

Bangladesh's central bank Governor Abdur Talukder resigns amid protests

Talukder stepped down Friday and cited personal reasons for this departure

Fresh protests in Bangladesh, now students demand chief justice's ouster

Bangladesh unrest: Student protestors have surrounded the Supreme Court demanding the resignation of Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan and the judges of the appellate division

Protesters rally outside UN over violence against minorities in Bangladesh

HinduACTion, a Washington-based NGO, said that people from all walks of life showed up spontaneously

BSF tightens security amid ongoing crisis in Bangladesh, make night patrols

Deployment at border outposts has also been increased, and all surveillance equipment is being utilised

Will not stop until Hindus in B'desh get justice: US Congressman Thanedar

Alarmed at the sudden rise in violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, Indian American Congressman Shri Thanedar Friday said that he will not stop until the minority community gets justice. We need justice for the minority Hindus. These are heartbreaking activities. This has to stop, and I'm on top of it, Thanedar said in a video statement issued Friday. The attacks on the minority Hindus is totally unacceptable. I am in touch with the State Department and authorities across the world. I am on top of it. And we will not stop until all of these things are addressed," he said. Last year, Thanedar founded the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain American Congressional Caucus, to raise the voice of the Hindus and other religious minorities in the US and other parts of the world. In a statement, a day earlier, Thanedar urged the people and leadership of Bangladesh to put an end to the violence plaguing their country. I am especially concerned about reports of attacks targeting the country's Hi

Rise of anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh: Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi

Observing the recent rise in violence against the Hindus in Bangladesh, American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi urged the Secretary of State Tony Blinken to engage directly with the interim government to end this outbreak of violence, including the targeting of Hindus, and to bring those responsible to justice. In his letter dated August 8, a copy of which was released to the press on Friday, Krishnamoorthi said credible eyewitness reports of the anti-Hindu attacks in the New York Times, Times of India, BBC, and Reuters among other media outlets, demonstrate the scale of the attacks. I am writing to you regarding the fluid situation in Bangladesh and the rise of coordinated anti-Hindu violence in the wake of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation. Now that Muhammad Yunus has been sworn in as Chief Adviser for the interim government, it is of utmost urgency that the United States engage with his government for both bringing the violence to an end and the perpetrators to ..