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Former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib’s home attacked after Hasina media event

August 6, 2026 admin

Bangladesh’s player Shakib Al Hasan. File | Photo Credit: PTI Windows were smashed and petrol bombs hurled at former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan’s ⁠residence after he joined ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s first public media interaction since her 2024 removal from power, in which she vowed to return ‌in December. Police said a…

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Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina says ban on her party Awami League should be lifted

August 5, 2026 admin

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina. File | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said ‌on Wednesday (August 5, 2026) that the ban on ⁠her Awami League party should be lifted and ‌reiterated that she would return to her ‌country. Ms. Hasina’s comments ‌were ⁠made during a ⁠media interaction hosted by the Foreign Correspondents’…

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Sheikh Hasina’s media event can hurt ties with India: Bangladesh

August 4, 2026 admin

Sheikh Hasina, the then Prime Minister of Bangladesh. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Continued political activities by deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from Indian territory “could harm” bilateral relations, the Government of Bangladesh conveyed to India on Monday (August 3, 2026) through Humayun Kobir, the Foreign Affairs Adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Mr….

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Excluding Awami League from upcoming election will not bring stability to Bangladesh, says party leader in Delhi

January 17, 2026 admin

Bangladesh’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hasan Mahmud speaks during the press conference at Press club of India, in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI Excluding the Awami League, which led Bangladesh’s independence movement in 1971, from the upcoming election will not lead to stability in the country, said Hasan Mahmud, former…

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UN Human Rights Office report points out human rights violation under both Hasina and interim government

February 12, 2025 admin

Men run past a shopping center which was set on fire by protesters during a rally against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government demanding justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide deadly clashes, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A report by the UN Human Rights Office…

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How a Dhaka mob brought down the residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

February 11, 2025 admin

Fazlul Haque, a 63-year-old businessman from Narayanganj, travelled to Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on the morning of February 6 to witness the demolition of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence at Dhanmondhi-32, which began the previous night. Recalling the moment he heard the news, he said, “When I saw the demolition of Dhanmondi-32 on Facebook on Wednesday…

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Awami League To Be Barred From Bangladesh Polls: Muhammad Yunus’ Key Aid

January 25, 2025 admin

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League would not be allowed to participate in elections, a key adviser of Muhammad Yunus’s interim government said on Saturday. “The elections will be contested among pro-Bangladesh groups only,” said Mahfuz Alam, a top leader of the Anti-Discrimination Movement, which spearheaded the mass uprising that toppled Hasina’s…

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Bangladesh CEC says Awami League may contest elections unless banned

January 1, 2025 admin

Students from anti-discrimination movements and Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists attack an Awami League supporter in Dhaka, Bangladesh recently. File photo | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh’s Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has said that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League may participate in elections unless the government or the judiciary issues a ban against…

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Mujibur’s “Joy Bangla” Ceases To Be National Slogan For Bangladesh

December 12, 2024 admin

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has put a hold on a High Court verdict that declared “Joy Bangla” as the country’s national slogan. This phrase, popularised by Bangbandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has been a significant part of Bangladesh’s history and identity. “Joy Bangla” or “Victory to Bangla” was the symbol of patriotism and unity especially during the…

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Hasina is continuing her political activities from India; Delhi must return her to face trial: Bangladesh Chief Advisor Yunus

November 18, 2024 admin

Bangladesh will pursue the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, says Chief Advisor of its Interim Government Muhammad Yunus, admitting however that he had no objection to her party the Awami League contesting in elections. In an exclusive interview with The Hindu at his residence in Dhaka, Mr. Yunus spelt out his…

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