The end of Sheikh Hasina’s rule of terror: Cautious optimism for Bangladesh’s future
The overthrow of Sheikh Hasina is a remarkable political feat for the Bangladeshi youth. However, many challenges lie ahead. By…
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Jailed Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan proposes ‘conditional’ talks with military
Khan says ready to hold ‘conditional negotiations’ with the powerful military and has appointed a representative for the talks. Pakistan’s…
Bangladesh imposes shutdown as death toll from student protests mounts
Communications blackout persists as deadly crackdown on demonstrators continues in the nation of 170 million. Bangladesh enforced a nationwide curfew…
Sikhs celebrate harvest festival of Baisakhi, marking new year
Sikhs the world over wear yellow and other bright colours symbolising the spring harvest and the new year. Baisakhi is…
Bengali Muslims are “second class Muslims of Hindu descent”
One Sohel Mazhar wrote a report in Bengali-language national daily newspaper of Bangladesh, “Dainik Janakantha” regarding persecution against Hindu people…
Without opposition parties and no voters, Awami League to easy-win 222 seats on 300
Hasina remains the high priestess of Bangladesh’s dynastic democracy After yet another controversial election victory, PM Sheikh Hasina is set…
Horrors of partition of Bengal: Coming to terms with the unforgiving reality of pogrom of Hindus
Recalling the partition horror stories always brings a lump to the throat and one simply can’t fathom the extent of…
Coup, cyclone and a new bond between Myanmar’s Rohingya and Rakhine
Kyaw Hsan Hlaing tells: I was born in 1986 in a village in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State marked by…
Bangladesh, from bloodbath to birth: When Pakistan Army mowed down 10,000 refugees heading for India in just a few hours
This year is the 51st anniversary of Mukti Judho, Bangladesh’s war of Independence. India Today brings to you a series…
Film on Humayun Ahmed’s novel depicts what Pak soldiers did to Bengali Hindus in 1971
A film based on Humayun Ahmed’s novel “Anil Bagchir Ekdin” (One day of Anil Bagchi) depicts what Pakistani soldiers did…