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Bangladesh Army chief gives timeline for democracy, seeks election in 18 months

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Bangladesh Army chief gives timeline for democracy, seeks election in 18 months

File photo of chief of Bangladesh Army General Waker-uz-Zaman | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh should return to electoral democracy within one-and-a-half years, the chief of Bangladesh Army General Waker-uz-Zaman said on Tuesday (September 24, 2024). In an interview with news agency Reuters, General Zaman said that he will support the interim government in carrying out…

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Bangladesh turmoil: What is the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the main Opposition to Sheikh Hasina’s government?

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Bangladesh turmoil: What is the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the main Opposition to Sheikh Hasina’s government?

The story so far: In a shocking turn of events, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled Dhaka on August 5, as protests in the capital escalated, with thousands of protestors soon entering the Prime Minister’s official residence. She is currently in India, considering asylum options in a third country. Khaleda Zia, ex-Prime Minister…

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Muhammad Yunus led interim govt to take oath on August 8: Bangladesh Army chief

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Muhammad Yunus led interim govt to take oath on August 8: Bangladesh Army chief

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus gestures while speaking to the media upon arriving at Charles de Gaulle’s airport in Roissy, north of Paris, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.AP/PTI(AP08_07_2024_000436B) | Photo Credit: AP “Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, will take oath on Thursday (August 8, 2024),” Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said. Addressing a…

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Bangladesh rights groups warn of attacks on minorities

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Bangladesh rights groups warn of attacks on minorities

People gather in front of the ransacked Awami League’s central office in the aftermath of the prime minister’s resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. | Photo Credit: PTI Rights groups and diplomats in Bangladesh on Tuesday raised concerns at reports of attacks on minorities including Hindus, a day after the prime minister was ousted following mass protests….

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Post Sheikh Hasina scenes in Bangladesh

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Post Sheikh Hasina scenes in Bangladesh

With unrest and political turmoil rampant in the country, following the resignation of Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina, the people have sounded cries of ‘victory’. In an aggressive burst of joy, protesters joining from different parts of Dhaka were seen storming Ganabhaban (the Bangladesh prime minister’s residence), overturning furniture, smashing glass doors, and taking away different…

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Sheikh Hasina’s plan to travel to U.K. hits roadblock, may be in India for couple of days

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Sheikh Hasina’s plan to travel to U.K. hits roadblock, may be in India for couple of days

“Ms. Hasina, who landed at the Hindon airbase on August 5 in a C-130J military transport aircraft, hours after resigning as the prime minister, has been shifted to an unspecified location under tight security,” people in the know said. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s plan to travel to London…

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