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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.

1 мая 2026 Сообщено ИИ

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.

10 февраля 2026 Сообщено ИИ

Бангладесская ежедневная газета сообщает, что чемпион по шахматам Магнус Карлсен был побежден 9-летним Райаном Рашидом Мугдхой в онлайн-игре по пулевой шахмате. Партия состоялась 18 января во время турнира Bullet Brawl на chess.com. Тренер Найм Хаке подтвердил результат, объяснив поражение Карлсена случайным кликом мыши.

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.

1 января 2026 Сообщено ИИ

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.