Bangladesh has invited PM Narendra Modi to the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Tarique Rahman on February 17. Following the BNP's landslide victory, the event marks a pivotal shift in bilateral relations, with 12 other nations, including Pakistan and China, also invited.
Bangladesh is holding its 13th national election and a referendum on the National Charter 2025 today. With the Awami League banned and the "Battle of Begums" era over, 127 million voters are deciding on a new governance framework and parliamentary leadership.
Globally, Bangladesh is now among the worst performers in banking health, surpassed only by a few troubled economies such as Equatorial Guinea, San Marino, Ukraine, and Chad.
Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, has accused the country’s current army chief, General Waker-Uz-Zaman, of being part of what he describes as a CIA-backed plan to remove Hasina from power.
Muhammad Yunus, who was gleefully shaking hands with Trump on the sidelines of UNGA as if mere meeting with Trump was some sort of achievement, essentially suggested that Trump was wrong in calling anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh “barbaric”.
"The multidimensional violence unleashed upon the followers of Sanatan Dharma after August 5 of last year has left the whole world stunned," Sheikh Hasina noted.
An unidentified group under the banner of the "International Institute on Fascism and Genocide" is trying to seize the headquarters of the Bangladesh Awami League located in the heart of the capital, Dhaka.
Despite all the pessimism, the Awami League supporters are gradually rebuilding the party in the absence of Sheikh Hasina. They are taking to the streets, without fear for their safety and security, to challenge the Yunus regime and its puppets in the political arena.
Muhammad Yunus has largely remained a 'mute spectator' to targeted attacks, aimed at erasing the history of Awami League in the context of Bangladesh's independence and politics.