Smoke engulfs the office building of Prothom Alo, a leading Bangladeshi newspaper, after rightwing mobs set in on fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on the night of Dec. 18-19, 2025.

Bangladesh’s former and first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, died on Tuesday after years of ill health and imprisonment. The country's chief adviser, Muhammad Yunus, declared three days of mourning for former prime minister.

During the dark years of military autocracy in the 1980s, Khaleda Zia emerged as the foremost civilian voice for democratic restoration. Throughout the nine-year movement against Ershad's regime, she remained firm and resolute.

Bangladesh was rocked by violent protests in several cities after the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi late on Thursday, with concerns of further unrest ahead of national elections.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has left Dhaka after attending the funeral of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.

A Hindu man has been beaten to death in Bangladesh, the second such killing in days, heightening concerns over the safety of religious minorities in the country. Local media reported that 29-year-old Amrit Mondal,

Disputes over minority safety and diplomatic security have triggered retaliatory visa freezes between India and Bangladesh, disrupting medical travel and signaling a sharp deterioration in bilateral relations.

Bangladesh reels from violent protests after youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi’s killing, deepening political instability ahead of elections and intensifying India’s strategic concerns over security, extremism and shifting regional alignments.

In this special broadcast, Foreign Affairs Expert Robinder Sachdev discusses the significant political impact of the passing of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. Sachdev notes that while the event is tragic,