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India on Thursday urged Bangladesh to expedite the verification of nearly 3,000 suspected illegal immigrants. The call follows comments from Bangladesh officials about potential push-in incidents after the BJP's win in West Bengal.

2026年05月01日(金) AIによるレポート

Bangladesh's Foreign Ministry summoned India's acting High Commissioner and lodged a formal protest over comments by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Director General (South Asia) Ishrat Jahan conveyed Dhaka's position on Thursday. Indian officials stated that Sarma's views do not represent the government.

Voting began on Thursday in Bangladesh's parliamentary elections, the first since Sheikh Hasina's ouster in 2024. With the Awami League banned, the contest pits the BNP-led coalition against the Jamaat-e-Islami alliance. Nearly 127 million voters will also decide on constitutional reforms in the July Charter referendum.

2026年02月10日(火) AIによるレポート

A Bangladeshi daily reports that chess champion Magnus Carlsen was defeated by 9-year-old Ryan Rashid Mugdha in an online bullet chess game. The match occurred on January 18 during a Bullet Brawl tournament on chess.com. Coach Naim Haque confirmed the result, attributing Carlsen's loss to an accidental mouse click.

Tulip Siddiq, niece of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and a former UK government minister, is taking legal advice to sue Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission over false allegations. The claims, linked to the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project and illegal land allocation, prompted her resignation and an in-absentia conviction. Siddiq denies involvement, pointing to the absence of evidence in the proceedings.

2026年01月01日(木) AIによるレポート

A mob in Bangladesh's Shariatpur district attacked Hindu man Khokon Chandra Das, stabbing him, dousing him with petrol, and setting him ablaze. He jumped into a pond to save his life. This marks the third such incident in recent weeks amid rising violence against minorities under the interim government led by Mohammed Yunus.