Bangladesh Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain said Bangladesh, as a neighbouring country, wants a friendly relationship with India, asserting those who attack places of worship are enemies of humanity.
Yunus, 84, said delaying the India-Bangladesh treaty on Teesta water sharing does not serve any purpose for either of the countries. The water-sharing pact hit a roadblock when West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee declined to endorse a deal signed during ex-PM Manmohan Singh's Dhaka visit in 2011.
The Hindu boy identified as Utsav Mondal was reportedly hacked to death by an enraged mob in a police station for allegedly making "objectionable comments" about Prophet Muhammad. This came as Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus said attacks on Hindus were "exaggerated".
Yunus described the attacks as primarily political rather than communal and questioned how India is "propagating" them. He stated, "These attacks are politically motivated, not communal. Yet, India is heavily publicising these incidents".
Yunus, 84, referred to Sheikh Hasina's remarks of 'justice' over the recent protests in Bangladesh as an "unfriendly gesture" and said she should remain silent. He also said Bangladesh values ties with India but the latter should move beyond the narrative that every other party is Islamist.
The scheduled time frame for these talks to be held in Delhi is for September-October but the meeting may also be postponed if top-level changes take place in the BGB and the home ministry of Bangladesh, said an official.
Indian Visa Application Centres in major cities across Bangladesh have started providing a limited number of appointment slots for Bangladeshi nationals who need urgent medical and student visas. These services are available in Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajshahi, Sylhet, and Khulna.
The 56-year-old adviser to Bangladesh’s Department of Water, Forest, Environment, and Climate Change said the interim government has not yet discussed taking the issue of water sharing with India to the international forum.
BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir said Hasina's return will be a 'new leaf' in India-Bangladesh bilateral relations, otherwise the relationship will decline. India has so far not given a clear answer on how long it intends to shelter Hasina after her ouster during student-led protests.
India had earlier described similar reports as "factually incorrect" that blamed India for the devastating floods in Bangladesh. The South Asian country, along with India's Tripura, is witnessing heavy rainfall that have killed at least 30 people in the neighbouring nation.
The journalist was identified as Sarah Rahanuma, 32, who was reportedly suffering from clinical depression and was receiving treatment. Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's son called it a "brutal attack on freedom of expression".
Sheikh Hasina had banned the Jamaat-e-Islami party last month for stoking violence through the student-led protests that culminated in her ouster. Jamaat was effectively banned from contesting elections by a 2013 court decision that revoked its registration as a political party.
Rehman stated that Jamaat-e-Islami desires India to be a “friend and play a responsible role in bilateral ties,” while also emphasising that his party acknowledges its responsibility to improve relations but insists that these ties must remain “non-interfering in each other’s internal issues.”
Earlier on August 22, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal trashed similar reports which claimed that flooding in Bangladesh was caused by the release of water from Tripura's Dumbur dam into the Gumti River.
It's been three weeks since Sheikh Hasina stepped down as Prime Minister and left the country, causing major political instability. Just as things were starting to settle down, fresh clashes broke out in Dhaka, leading to several injuries and bringing tension back to the city.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a phone call from US President Joe Biden on Monday. The two leaders discussed a range of issues including the Ukraine conflict and the situation of minorities in Bangladesh.
The confrontation between Bangladesh student group and members of "Ansar" flared despite Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country more than two weeks ago.
Jatiya Party chairman has criticised those who attribute Bangladesh's flood situation to India, calling it a misleading narrative. He argues that this perspective unfairly leverages existing anti-India sentiments to place unjust blame on New Delhi for a natural disaster.
CM Yogi Adityanath called for the unity of the people of India while citing the political unrest in Bangladesh and said that the country will be empowered "only when we stay united".
Pakistan went down to Bangladesh in Test cricket for the first time. Bangladesh chased down a meagre total of 30 on Day 5 of the Rawalpindi Test to go 1-0 up in the two-match Test series. With this Pakistan have registered an unwanted record.
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