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Himanta Biswa Sarma reminds Bangladesh that India is a nuclear power over threats of separating northeastern states, says India should not help them much

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2025

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma hit back at Bangladesh talks of splitting India's northeast, calling it impossible for the nuclear-powered fourth-largest economy. He urged teaching Dhaka a lesson over their "bad mindset" and Hasnat Abdullah's isolation threats via the Siliguri "chicken’s neck."

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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

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.”

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

OpIndia Staff - 1 December, 2025

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.

‘We are committed to democracy’: India politely rejects Yunus govt’s demand of handing over Sheikh Hasina after dubious crime tribunal announces death penalty

OpIndia Staff - 17 November, 2025

The "International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh" is a sham, rigged body that was designed to exact political revenge against Sheikh Hasina and leaders of the Awami League party.

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Bangladesh under lockdown ahead of final ICT verdict on former PM Sheikh Hasina, extremists carry out crude bomb attacks: Details

OpIndia Staff - 17 November, 2025

The verdict comes more than a year after the violent protest in July last year that brought her 15-year rule to an end in August 2024.

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Pakistan refuses to apologise for 1971 genocide in East Pakistan, claims the issue was ‘settled’ as Bangladesh demands apology for the atrocities and $4.52...

OpIndia Staff - 25 August, 2025

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, on a rare visit to Dhaka, rejected Bangladesh’s demand for an apology over the 1971 genocide in East Pakistan

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Bangladesh: Unknown group takes over Awami Leage headquarters in Dhaka, starts cleaning the building abandoned for a year

ANI - 27 July, 2025

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.

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