Hours after a radical group in Dhaka announced a march to the Indian High Commission on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) afternoon, to protest India’s alleged interference in Bangladeshi politics, the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi summoned the High Commissioner of Bangladesh Riaz Hamidullah and reminded him about his government’s responsibility to ensure the security and safety of India’s mission and visa facilities in Bangladesh.
India is examining a request from Bangladesh for the extradition of the country’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Indian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
In preparation for the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections scheduled for February next year, Bangladesh’s top elections body plans to announce its action plan this week. Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed from the Election Commission said on Monday that a draft of the election roadmap is ready and just needs final approval.
Bangladesh will hold its next national elections in February 2026. The Election Commission has begun preparations to make sure the elections are free, fair, and peaceful. Over 120 million people are expected to vote to choose 300 members of the national parliament.
Bangladesh’s current regime in charge, headed by the Nobel Prize winner, Muhammad Yunus, is ready to roll out a “July Declaration.” And this is happening on August 5th, to mark the one-year of the student riot that made the Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina flee the country.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met Bangladesh High Commissioner M Riaz Hamidullah at the state secretariat Nabanna for the first time in 9 years. The courtesy meeting was held to discuss motives behind incidents like the vandalism of a site linked to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal or the ICT has formally indicted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of mass murder and crimes against humanity. The charges are based on her alleged role in orchestrating a violent suppression on students in the student led protests between July and August of 2024 resulting in around 1,400 deaths (including students, police and common peopl), according to a UN human rights report.
Ripples of discontent have spread across Bangladesh as the country grapples with deepening distrust in the civil administration. the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has seen protests rise across countless administration offices like the Bangladesh Secretariat and the country’s National Board of Revenue (NBR), as civil servants and business leaders oppose proposed reforms and policies.
