Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia via audio on August 5, 2026, vowing to return in December despite facing a death sentence. She called for the Awami League ban to be lifted and praised India's friendship during her two years in exile.
Read Full ArticleIndia's MEA reported 90 civilian deaths in PoJK, dismissed Pakistan's Youm-e-Istehsal as "political absurdity," distanced itself from Sheikh Hasina's Delhi address, and confirmed three rounds of talks with Iran over Strait of Hormuz shipping safety, in its busiest diplomatic week of August 2026.
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin resigned on July 24, 2026, citing Autonomic Neuropathy, two years before his term ended, days after Sheikh Hasina announced her December return from exile, and as Tarique Rahman's BNP government faces a 90-day window to elect a successor under the Constitution.
Bangladesh seeks Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from India after crimes against humanity conviction; India reviews request amid treaty, legal, and diplomatic considerations.
Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman Prime Minister, dies at 80 after prolonged illness, ending a defining era in the country’s turbulent political history.
Sheikh Hasina blames the Yunus-led interim government for straining India-Bangladesh ties, citing hostile rhetoric and failure to protect minorities.
India is reviewing Bangladesh’s request to extradite former PM Sheikh Hasina after her death sentence in absentia, triggering major legal and diplomatic scrutiny.
Bangladesh invites India’s NSA Ajit Doval a day after its tribunal sentenced former PM Sheikh Hasina to death, raising legal and diplomatic questions in the region.
Bangladesh Tribunal sentences ex-PM Sheikh Hasina to death for the 2024 student crackdown, sparking major security alerts ahead of national elections.
Sheikh Hasina condemns the Delhi Red Fort blast, calls it a terror attack, and urges stronger regional cooperation as India intensifies its investigation.
Sheikh Hasina accuses Bangladesh’s interim government of extremist links, thanks India for asylum, and warns of risks to regional security ahead of 2026 polls.
Here's why the former SCBA president requested details on any criminal charges against ex-PM Sheikh Hasina under the extradition treaty between India and Bangladesh.
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