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Bangladesh court sentences former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her niece, who serves as a British MP, in ‘corruption case’

OpIndia Staff -
Rehana was identified as the main beneficiary of the land scheme. The court sentenced her to seven years in jail and imposed a fine of 813 dollars on her.
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Modi govt grants Indian citizenship to 12 Hindus, who escaped religious persecution in Bangladesh, under CAA

OpIndia Staff -
These families, who crossed the border with almost nothing, received their citizenship certificates in West Bengal under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Crime

Islamist extremists in Bangladesh issue threat to demolish the Mausoleum of Sufi icon Lalon Fakir amid escalating attacks on Baul tradition

OpIndia Staff -
There is no end to escalation of religious extremism in Bangladesh under the interim government led by Muhammed Yunus. After harassment and arrest of...
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High inflation, low investments, rise in poverty and more: How Bangladesh is suffering from a never-before-seen economic crisis under Muhammad Yunus

Shriti Sagar -
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.
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SP leader Parmanand Azamgarhi makes false and baseless allegations against Hindus using video from Bangladesh showing man hitting a burqa-clad woman

OpIndia Staff -
SP leader Parmanand sparked outrage by sharing a video from Bangladesh, falsely claiming it showed a Sanatani man attacking a Muslim woman in India. Fact-checks revealing non-Indian vehicles and Bengali signage have debunked his communal narrative, exposing the footage as misleading.
Editor's picks

Did Muhammad Yunus steal ‘microfinance’ model and pass it off as his own in Bangladesh? Here is what we know

OpIndia Staff -
A research project on mircofinance was led by junior researchers at Chittagong University, which was hijacked by Yunus during his tenure as Professor at the varsity. The 'chief advisor' conveniently passed off the work of junior researchers as his own.
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Bangladesh: Yunus regime arrests popular Baul singer on charges of ‘blasphemy’, Muslim mob attacks his followers and threatens to slaughter folk singers

OpIndia Staff -
In a viral video, Muslim mobs were heard calling for the slaughter of Bauls. Chants of 'একটা দুইটা বাউল ধর, ধইরা ধইরা জবাই কর (Pick one Baul at a time and slaughter them)' rocked through the streets of Manikganj.
Opinions

The manufactured outrage over Amar Sonar Bangla shows how Bengal’s cultural icons have become convenient shields for Mamata’s political insecurities

Dr. Prosenjit Nath -
The Amar Sonar Bangla controversy is not about Tagore, not about culture, not about pride; it is about a ruling party that has mastered emotional distraction
Opinions

Death sentence for Sheikh Hasina in 2025 Bangladesh has a disturbing echo of the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto saga from 1978 Pakistan

Shraddha Pandey -
While decades separate Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Sheikh Hasina, there are parallels in their cases. Both reached the pinnacle of power and popularity in their respective countries, and both ended up getting accused of centralising authority. Both faced allegations of electoral fraud and dictatorial conduct by the opposition. Both of them were abruptly and forcibly removed from power, and their departure plunged their countries into the jaws of Islamist fanatics and triggered chaos.
News Reports

SIR heat triggers mass exodus: Bangladeshi illegals seen queuing at border as voter list scrutiny tightens in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal has one of the highest numbers of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in the country. In the last three years alone, 2,688 Bangladeshi nationals were caught and sent back.
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