A once-banned Bangladeshi Islamist party, poised for its strongest electoral showing in February's parliamentary vote, is open to joining a unity government and has held talks with several parties, its chief told Reuters on Wednesday.

Rahman, 60, is the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, one of two major political parties in the South Asian nation of more than 170 million people. His return is seen as politically significant ahead of the next election set for Feb. 12 under the current interim government.

Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, a figure from the July Uprising, was allegedly shot by an Awami League activist, who has reportedly fled to India.

The victim, identified as Khokan Chandra, sustained serious burn injuries after he was beaten, stabbed and set on fire, managing to escape only by jumping into a nearby pond

India and Bangladesh on Thursday commenced talks on renewing the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, which is set to expire in December this year, 30 years after it was signed.

A businessman, Khokon Chandra Das, was brutally attacked, hacked, and set on fire by miscreants in Bangladesh's Shariatpur district. He was returning home from his shop when the assailants stopped his autorickshaw,

Mumbai: With political controversy erupting over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) selecting Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, AIMIM national spokesperson Waris Pathan pointed out that earlier the Indian government had permitted India–Pakistan cricket matches despite strained relations.

In office for three terms, she traded the country’s leadership with Sheikh Hasina, the head of another political dynasty, over decades. She was believed to be 80.

As 2026 beckons, a packed global election calendar is set to test India’s diplomacy like never before. From Bangladesh and Nepal to Israel, Russia, Brazil, and political shifts in the US, popular consensus abroad could affect New Delhi’s security strategy and economic interests in its neighbourhood,