Bangladeshis since independence are split between those who trust in the solidarity of the Muslim ummah, for whom the break with the Hindu majority in 1947 was more significant than liberation from Pakistan in 1971, and liberal Bengalis who believe their identity with the spiritual, linguistic and cultural ties of West Bengal and India are more important than faith.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for their first women's tour of the West Indies, featuring three ODIs and three T20Is, starting January 19.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has stated that fishermen from West Bengal were subjected to atrocities while imprisoned by the Bangladesh Navy in Bangladesh.
After winning four successive elections in 2008, 2014, 2018 and 2024 in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced by mass protests to resign and flee to India on 5 August 2024.
Earlier on Thursday, 95 Indian fishermen were handed over by Bangladesh authorities to the Bangladesh Coast Guard for handing over to the Indian Coast Guard on January 5.
Seeking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to address this crisis, he said that the minority community in Bangladesh looks to India for support and protection during these challenging times.
Son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sajeeb Wazed Joy has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his government's quick action following the developments in the neighbouring country which led to her departure.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today urged the Nobel laureate and chief adviser to Bangladesh interim government, Muhammad Yunus, who took oath as the interim chief of Bangladesh on Thursday, to instil peace in trouble-torn Bangladesh.
In a tense and unusual development, hundreds of Bangladeshi nationals gathered at the Indo-Bangladesh border in Cooch Behar district, West Bengal, seeking refuge in India to escape violence in their home country.
Sarma pointed out that while the official census data from 2021 is yet to be released, it is expected to shed light on the ongoing demographic trends
