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Bangladesh between India and China: The dilemma of defence diversification

As Bangladesh deepens defence ties with India, China and others, the challenge is expanding strategic choices without creating new dependencies.
15 September 2026

Bangladesh end U-20 campaign with 3-0 defeat to India

Bangladesh ended their AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifying campaign with a 3-0 defeat to India in Uzbekistan on Sunday, finishing bottom of their four-team group without scoring a single goal.
6 September 2026

A personal essay

Beyond 1947 is a personal essay by Sunita Chowdhurie about the two grandmothers who shaped her, women who never called it Independence, only Partition. Through memory, food, and quiet endurance, it traces what was lost and rebuilt when a border cut through Bengal.
4 September 2026

OpenAI will show ads to ChatGPT Free and Go users in India

OpenAI is expanding advertising on ChatGPT to India, bringing sponsored placements to users of its Free and lower-cost Go plans as the company develops advertising into a larger source of revenue.
30 August 2026

How Bollywood turns to the Seven Sisters amid India’s geopolitical shift

From tensions with China and the Myanmar war to Bangladesh’s changing rhetoric, the Northeast’s growing strategic importance is finding a place in Bollywood
30 August 2026

Bangladesh's FIFA ASEAN Cup participation confirmed

FIFA has confirmed Bangladesh's participation in the FIFA ASEAN Cup, scheduled to be held from September 24 to October 4 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
22 August 2026

India temple stampede kills seven: authorities

A stampede at a Hindu temple in India's eastern Bihar state killed at least seven people and injured 19 others on Monday, officials said
17 August 2026

Pakistanis, Sri Lankans view Bangladesh more positively than Indians: Pew

Sri Lanka was the only country in the survey to receive more favourable than unfavourable views from all three of its neighbours
15 August 2026

‘A lot can happen in a month’: Shama Obaed on PM Tarique’s proposed India visit

State minister says no decision has been made on the prime minister's participation in the BRICS outreach session or a bilateral trip
13 August 2026

Indian cricketer arrested on rape charges

Bengal cricketer Abishek Porel, who has played for Delhi Capitals in the IPL, was arrested by police in Hooghly district following allegations that he had sexual relations with a woman on the promise of marriage, an official said on Tuesday.
12 August 2026

Bangladesh and India scramble to save white-ball series

Bangladesh is scrambling to save a six-match cricket tour by neighbour India next month with the foreign ministers of both nations roped in to try to salvage the series.
11 August 2026

Injury worry over Shubman Gill ahead of Galle Test

India have been dealt a blow with news that skipper Shubman Gill is nursing a finger injury ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
7 August 2026

Borrowed boots, unbreakable dream

Auqib Nabi yesterday became the first cricketer from Jammu & Kashmir to be named in the India Test squad when he was called up for the upcoming two-match series against Sri Lanka. The first Test begins in Galle on August 15.
3 August 2026

Auqib Nabi becomes first from Jammu & Kashmir to be called up to India's Test squad

India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of this month's two-test series against Sri Lanka as he continues to recover from a left knee injury, the country's cricket board (BCCI) said on Monday.
3 August 2026

Bumrah ruled out of Sri Lanka Tests

The Board of Control for Cricket in India said Bumrah "has not yet fully recovered from the left knee injury sustained during the ODI series against England" last month.
2 August 2026

Bangladesh, India in separate groups in SAFF Championship

Hosts Bangladesh have been drawn in Group A alongside Sri Lanka and Bhutan for the 2026 SAFF Championship, while regional powerhouse India headline Group B with the Maldives and Pakistan.
1 August 2026

SAFF Championship draw today: What you need to know

The official draw for the TECNO - SAFF Championship 2026 is set to take place today in Thimphu, Bhutan. Here are some of the key points about today's draw:
1 August 2026

India’s govt tells parliament Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for political activity

New Delhi says her stay is based on humanitarian considerations, while Bangladesh’s extradition request remains under legal review
31 July 2026

Jadeja returns to India squad for Sri Lanka Tests

Veteran spinner Ravindra Jadeja was named on Tuesday in India's squad for two Test matches in Sri Lanka after recovering from injury.
28 July 2026

Bangladesh football's rise sparks SAFF rethink

A logo inspired by Bangladesh's traditional Jamdani weaving and Nakshi Kantha embroidery was unveiled at the Sheraton Hotel in Dhaka yesterday, carrying the colours and identity of South Asia's seven nations as the symbol of the upcoming SAFF Championship.
26 July 2026