As local television channels showed videos of the face-off, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) stepped in; tear gas shells were used to defuse the situation and prevent the violence from spreading.

Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh's interim government, criticised the previous administration's allegedly fake economic growth and corruption. Yunus emphasised the importance of inclusive growth and reducing inequality.

Pakistan’s ISI chief Lt Gen Asim Malik is in Dhaka, signalling an advancement in Bangladesh-Pakistan ties. This rapprochement comes amid Sheikh Hasina’s ousting and raises concerns over intelligence-sharing networks aimed at destabilising India.

India-Bangladesh border issues have intensified in previous days with Bangladesh raising the issue of India fencing the border. In a latest development, farmers from a border village in West Bengal allege that Bangladesh has constructed a bunker with troops positioned.

Advisers in the interim government argue that four agreements signed by the Hasina government with India are unequal.

Police claims that the prime suspect arrested for the recent stabbing of popular Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan in Mumbai is of “Bangladeshi origin” have stoked a political controversy ahead of the crucial Delhi assembly election on Feb 5.

Bangladesh seeks international intervention to bring back deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, violating extradition treaty.

DAVOS: The head of Bangladesh’s interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, said on Thursday that his country’s high growth under ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was “fake” and faulted the world for not questioning what he said was her corruption.

Pakistan and Bangladesh have edged closer as politics in both countries ride on a general anti-India sentiment.

A change in political messaging and a deeper understanding of the shifting aspirations of Bangladeshi youth may create a climate that is more conductive to securing India’s interests in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh’s interim government on Tuesday said it will continue its efforts to bring deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back from India and will seek international intervention if necessary. Law Adviser Asif Nazrul told reporters at the Secretariat here that if New Delhi refuses to return Hasina,

Despite protests from locals, India is building a giant hydro dam on the Siang River to counter a Chinese dam.