Sheikh Hasina

Sheikh Hasina all set to win 4th term; Awami League heading for a landslide win in Bangladesh; Opposition demands repolling

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina is all set to win a fourth term.

Dec 30, 2018, 23:34 PM IST

Voting underway in Bangladesh amid tight security

Polls are underway in Bangladesh where 100 million people are casting their vote amid tight security

Dec 30, 2018, 14:38 PM IST

Morning Breaking: Security on high alert ahead of Bangladesh polls

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is seeking her third consecutive term in a general election.

Dec 30, 2018, 08:34 AM IST

Weakened Bangladesh opposition hopes for change in Sunday's election

Campaigning for Bangladesh`s general election at the weekend ended on Friday after weeks of violence, mainly against workers and officials from an opposition alliance, that has been criticised by the United States and others.

Dec 28, 2018, 09:18 AM IST

Exclusive: Pakistan trying to sabotage polls with BNP's help, claims Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Days before Bangladesh goes for the country's 11th general elections - scheduled to be held on December 30, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the ISI was trying to sabotage the elections with the help of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders.

Dec 27, 2018, 12:26 PM IST

Exclusive: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina says Pakistan trying to sabotage elections with BNP's help

Bangladesh goes to poll on December 30 amid a bitter political battle between Hasina's Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

Dec 27, 2018, 10:12 AM IST

Shiekh Hasina slams Myanmar for failing to take back Rohingya refugees

Bangaldesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday criticized Myanmar for not taking back Rohingya Muslims who had fled to Bangladesh.

Sep 28, 2018, 16:10 PM IST

PM Modi, Hasina jointly inaugurate Indo-Bangla friendship pipeline

Bangladesh and India signed a MoU on April 9 last to set up the pipeline aimed at pumping Indian oil to Bangladesh with a capacity of 1 million tonnes per year, the report said.

Sep 18, 2018, 20:08 PM IST

PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina inaugurate Bangladesh Bhavan in Shantiniketan

Built at a cost of Rs 25 crores, Bangladesh Bhavan is being regarded as symbolic of warm ties between India and Bangladesh.

May 25, 2018, 12:19 PM IST

Priyanka Chopra meets Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Chopra, who arrived in Bangladesh on Monday on a four-day visit, also visited and met some of the displaced Rohingyas of Myanmar living in the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, a town on the southeast coast of the country.

May 24, 2018, 21:05 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi holds bilateral talks with Sheikh Hasina, others on CHOGM sidelines

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is held every two years. 

Apr 20, 2018, 00:21 AM IST

Vijay Diwas: Indian soldier, who saved Sheikh Hasina, recounts 1971 Bangladesh liberation war

 Colonel (retired) Ashok Kumar Tara managed to rescue the Bangabandhu family, in a do-or-die situation.

Dec 16, 2017, 08:47 AM IST

Bangladesh to turn island into temporary home for 100,000 Rohingya refugees

More than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have sought sanctuary in Bangladesh after the military in mostly Buddhist Myanmar launched a harsh counter-insurgency operation in their villages across the northern parts of Rakhine State.

Nov 28, 2017, 20:56 PM IST

Despite increasing attacks, minister claims Hindus safest in Bangladesh

Days after a Hindu village was set ablaze, Bangladesh Law Minister has claimed that there is no reason for the community to be worried.

Nov 13, 2017, 11:06 AM IST

Modi, Hasina, Mamata flag-off India-Bangladesh friendship train 'Bandhan Express'

PM Narendra Modi, his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee today jointly flagged-off the 'Bandhan Express' via video-conferencing.

Nov 09, 2017, 18:38 PM IST

Myanmar makes proposal to take back Rohingya refugees

In a speech to the UN General Assembly last month, Bangladesh`s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina proposed creating UN-supervised safe zones inside Myanmar to protect them.

Oct 02, 2017, 16:27 PM IST

Bangladesh calls on UN to find permanent solution to Rohingya crisis

Raising the issue of the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis in the region, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called on the United Nations and the international community to take immediate and effective measures to find out a permanent solution to the issue.

Sep 22, 2017, 09:00 AM IST

Don't expect anything from US: Sheikh Hasina on Rohingya crisis

Bangladesh PM says that if her country can feed 160 million of its own people, it can feed another 500,000 on humanitarian grounds.

Sep 20, 2017, 17:26 PM IST