The Parliamentary panel identified the expanding influence of China and Pakistan in Bangladesh as a key strategic concern for India and stated that the shifting regional alignments could dilute India's traditional influence in Dhaka.

The report was tabled in Parliament by the Shashi Tharoor-chaired committee and draws on inputs from government officials and non-governmental experts.

Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with funding reductions from other countries, shuttered thousands of schools and youth training centers in camps for Rohingya in Bangladesh and crippled child protection programs.

The proliferation of illegal firearms is escalating across Bangladesh, raising serious security concerns ahead of the national election. Criminals are stockpiling advanced foreign weapons and using them to carry out killings and armed attacks in multiple regions.

Deep cuts to foreign aid by U.S. President Donald Trump this year, compounded by reductions from other donor countries, have led to the closure of thousands of schools and youth centers in Rohingya refugee camps

Bangladesh’s next national elections would be held on Feb. 12, eighteen months after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted through a mass uprising.

Bangladesh’s National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Hasnat Abdullah, on Monday, warned of isolating the Northeast’s Seven Sisters and offering shelter to separatist groups if India tried to destabilise B

The Election Commission has invited applications from the International Election Observers or Observer Organizations and the Foreign Media intending to monitor the upcoming referendum and national election scheduled for February 12.