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Bangladesh escalates tension with India, alleges security threat to its High Commission in Delhi despite India’s denial, claims “intercommunal situation in Bangladesh is better”

OpIndia Staff - 21 December, 2025

While Indians Missions in Bangladesh continue to face threats from Islamists, Bangladesh has attempted to use a small protest outside its High Commission in...

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Former Bangladeshi acting ambassador to Russia arrested in the UK on charges of assault and threats of sexual violence

OpIndia Staff - 21 December, 2025

A former acting Ambassador of Bangladesh to Russia has been arrested in the UK on charges of assault and issuing threats of rape. Md...

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South Africa: Mass shooting kills 9 near Johannesburg, attackers flee the scene after firing shots at an illegal tavern

OpIndia Staff - 21 December, 2025

Police told the French news agency AFP that they are still investigating the incident and have not yet established why the attack took place.

Crime

Meghalaya: Two Bangladeshi nationals shot dead by locals inside Indian territory for stealing beetle nuts, bodies taken back to Bangladesh

OpIndia Staff - 20 December, 2025

Ashiqur was shot while near a betel nut plantation while trying to steal betel nuts.

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Bangladesh: 7-year-old girl killed as BNP leader’s home set ablaze in Lakshmipur, family members critically injured

OpIndia Staff - 20 December, 2025

Police said unknown attackers came at night, locked the front door from outside, and then poured petrol around the house before setting it on fire.

Media

Bangladeshi security forces pleaded with mob, requested 20 minutes to evacuate people and allowed them to attack newspaper office, shows video

OpIndia Staff - 20 December, 2025

A violent mob attacked the offices of Bangladeshi newspapers Prothom Alo and The Daily Star on the night of 18th December. While no journalist...

Opinions

Priyantha Kumara in Sialkot, Dipu Das in Bhaluka: Bangladesh completes its transition into absolute lawlessness and Islamic fanaticism of Pakistan

Sanghamitra - 20 December, 2025

The unsettling similarity between Dipu and Priyantha is not limited to just how they were lynched and by whom, the allegations against them were similar too. Flimsy accusations of ‘blasphemy’, baseless rumours of ‘insult to Islam’ and ‘Insult to the Islamic prophet’.

Bangladesh: 7 suspects arrested over the lynching of 27-year old Hindu man Dipu Chandra Das, claims Yunus government

OpIndia Staff - 20 December, 2025

The lynching took place during a period of heightened tension in Bangladesh following the death of anti-India and jihadi political activist Sharif Osman Hadi.

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What is in the Epstein Files? The US releases thousands of documents, photos, and emails; powerful figures like Bill Clinton and Michael Jackson feature...

OpIndia Staff - 20 December, 2025

The release falls under the newly enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandates the disclosure of unclassified records linked to Epstein’s investigation.

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