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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with daughter Saima Wazed Hossain sister Sheikh Rehana | Photo Credit: AFP Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed on Thursday (August 8) said she was “heartbroken” by the loss of lives in her country and that she could not “see or hug” her mother during such a…
A view of the border post, in Petrapole, India. File | Photo Credit: AP “Trade between India and Bangladesh through Petrapole land port in West Bengal, resumed on Thursday morning (August 8, 2024) amid tight security,” officials said. Also Read: Bangladesh crisis LIVE updates The two South Asian neighbours’ trade came to a halt on…
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the main Opposition party when former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was in power, held a rally at Naya Paltan in Dhaka, where thousands of people gathered from different parts of the country. Addressing the rally virtually from London, Tarique Rahman, BNP acting chairman and son of former Prime Minister and…
Vinesh Phogat of India reacts after winning the match against Yusneylis Guzman Lopez of Cuba. | Photo Credit: Reuters Vinesh Phogat announces retirement from wrestling day after Olympic disqualification Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Thursday (August 8, 2024) announced her retirement from wrestling a day after she was disqualified from the 50kg category Paris Olympics…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. | Photo Credit: PTI GUWAHATI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday (August 7) did not rule out the possibility of some extremist groups of the northeast setting up bases again in Bangladesh. He also said the evolving political situation in Bangladesh after the violent fall of Sheikh…
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Updated – August 07, 2024 12:53 pm IST Published – August 07, 2024 12:44 pm IST – NEW DELHI Earlier, Indian students who were studying in various institutions in Bangladesh, were also evacuated. File | Photo Credit: PTI India has evacuated all non-essential staff and their families from its embassy and consulates in neighbouring Bangladesh,…
Sheikh Hasina’s shocking exit has impacted the trade between India and Bangladesh New Delhi: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina quit this week and fled the country after violent protests demanding her resignation. Ms Hasina, who started her fifth term as Prime Minister earlier this year, left the capital Dhaka in a military aircraft and landed…
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A boy celebrates with a national flag after the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Aug. 6. | Photo Credit: AP India is yet to acknowledge the reasons that triggered the student protests leading to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina as Bangladesh Prime Minister, said a leading member of the Bangladesh Nationalist…
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Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT The Odisha Police have issued a general alert along the coast directing ground staff to remain vigilant for any potential infiltration through sea routes due to the unrest in Bangladesh. According to a top police official, the ground staff have been asked to immediately…
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Mr Jaishankar informed the Lok Sabha that the bulk of the students returned to India in July. New Delhi: Amid political unrest in Bangladesh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that there are an estimated 19,000 Indian nationals in the country, of which about 9,000 are students, while giving an assurance that the…
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