The protesters were demanding an end to a government job quota for the families of those who fought in Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971.
Hasina visited India last month for a bilateral visit, describing her interaction with Indian leadership, including PM Modi, as "very fruitful". In her meeting with Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, she recalled and appreciated New Delhi's role in he 1971 Liberation War.
Hasina became the first foreign leader to come to India for a state visit after PM Modi took oath to begin his third consecutive term. She and PM Modi held important discussions on digital partnership, blue economy, defence, water sharing and health among others.
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently on a two-day visit to India, was accorded a warm welcome by her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday. Watch to know more!
PM Modi and Sheikh Hasina signed a number of MoUs on digital partnership, green partnership, blue economy, health and medicine and railway connectivity. This is Hasina's second visit to India within a month after she attended Modi's oath taking ceremony on June 9.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on June 22 was accorded a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the Bangladesh Prime Minister at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. watch to know more!
Hasina's visit marks the first such bilateral visit by a foreign leader after the PM Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) came back to power for a record third time. She previously arrived in India to attend PM Modi's oath-taking ceremony as he took helm of the government for the third time.
Hasina's visit marks the first such bilateral visit by a foreign leader after the PM Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) came back to power for a record third time. Hasina will have a one-to-one meeting with PM Modi which will be followed by delegation-level talks later in the day.
During her two-day state visit, Sheikh Hasin will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and MEA Dr S Jaishankar.
Sheikh Hasina was in the national capital to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is expected to return to her country on Monday. She arrived on Saturday and joined other foreign leaders at a banquet hosted by President Murmu after the glittering ceremony.
The Bangladeshi PM was scheduled to leave for India at 11 am on Saturday and will return on June 10 after attending Modi's oath-taking ceremony. Hasina is also expected to hold an important meeting on the sidelines of the swearing-in event, according to a Bangladeshi minister.
Besides, Bangladesh and Sri Lankan PM, leaders of Bhutan, Mauritius, and Nepal are also expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asserted that she was promised a smooth re-election in the January 7 polls if she consented to allow a "foreign country" to construct an airbase within Bangladeshi territory.
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina conveyed profound grief and sadness over the passing of seasoned Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar. Anar, representing the Jhenaidah-4 constituency situated along the border, was reported missing in India and tragically discovered deceased in Kolkata.
The anti-India or "India Out" campaign in Bangladesh is not new. However, the opposition BNP leaders have increased the campaign after witnessing Maldives President Muizzu's success in the Presidential polls.
The matter escalated after Bangladesh's Opposition leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi called for the boycott of Indian products in front of the party's central office in Nayapaltan.
A misleading claim has surfaced surrounding an old photograph featuring former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, former Congress President Sonia Gandhi, and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The blaze at the shopping mall killed 46 individuals while over 20 people were hospitalised in critical condition. The fire may have been caused due to a gas leak or a stove, say fire authorities, as it quickly spread to the upper floors.
Bangladesh Elections 2024: This election marks the second-lowest turnout since Bangladesh restored democracy in 1991, with the lowest recorded in the controversial February 1996 polls at 26.5%.
Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which boycotted General Elections, said it plans to intensify its anti-government movement through a peaceful public engagement programme from Tuesday as it dubbed the polls as "fake".
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