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India Visa Application Centre in Dhaka closed over security concerns

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2025

Visa Application Centre at Jamuna Future Park in Dhaka, the primary hub for processing Indian visas in Bangladesh’s capital, announced that it would close at 2:00 PM on Wednesday

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The Dhurandhars that helped make Bangladesh: How RAW played a crucial role before the 1971 war, and ensured India’s decisive victory

Shraddha Pandey - 16 December, 2025

RAW predicted that the Pakistani forces might resort to violence, which may trigger a revolt and give strength to demands for East Pakistan’s independence.

Bangladesh: Islamist Osman Hadi shot in Dhaka hours after posting a map of ‘greater Bangladesh’ showing parts of eastern India

Shriti Sagar - 13 December, 2025

The attack came a day after Hadi shared a provocative Facebook post on Friday, 12th December, featuring a map of “Greater Bangladesh.”

President of Bangladesh threatens to resign, narrates how he is being humiliated and sidelined by Yunus regime

OpIndia Staff - 12 December, 2025

Mohammed Shahabuddin wants to quit because he feels disgraced by the Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh: National Parliamentary Election and July Charter Referendum to be held on 12 February 2026

OpIndia Staff - 11 December, 2025

The Election Commission of Bangladesh today announced the schedule for the much-awaited national elections in the country. Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin announced...

Crime

Attacks on minorities continue in Bangladesh: Hindu freedom fighter and his wife brutally murdered by slitting their throats in Rangpur

OpIndia Staff - 11 December, 2025

The couple's elder son, Shoven Chandra Roy, filed a case at Taraganj Police Station, accusing 10-15 unidentified people of the murders.

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Bangladesh: Former Army officer and BNP leader calls for Northeast India’s separation, says country ‘never safe’ until 7 Indian states made 7 independent nations

OpIndia Staff - 7 December, 2025

Retired Colonel Abdul Haq has sparked outrage by urging Bangladeshi youth to train to "take on India" and demanding the separation of the seven northeastern states for Bangladesh’s safety. The statements, which follow similar hostile remarks from other political and military figures, mark a worrying shift in tone from the country, despite India's role in its 1971 liberation.

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Bangladeshi Hindu rights activist exposes over 1,000 incidents of Islamist atrocities on Hindus at UNHCR, tells OpIndia ‘Yunus Aligned with Islamists, India our last...

Shraddha Pandey - 5 December, 2025

Bangladeshi Hindu rights activist Dipan Mitra highlighted incidents of atrocities against Bangladeshi Hindus at the hands of Islamists at UN Human Rights Commission

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Bangladeshi ex-army officer says ‘India must break into pieces for Bangladesh to find peace’; sparks controversy

OpIndia Staff - 3 December, 2025

His father, Ghulam Azam, was one of the most notorious figures of the 1971 Liberation War, held responsible for the killing of Hindus and pro-liberation Bengalis.

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