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Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia admitted to hospital

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Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia admitted to hospital

Bangladesh’s former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia. File | Photo Credit: AP Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia was admitted to a private hospital in the early hours of Thursday (September 12, 2024), according to a media report. The 79-year-old Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson arrived at the Evercare Hospital…

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No plan to change Bangladesh national anthem: Religious Advisor

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No plan to change Bangladesh national anthem: Religious Advisor

Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh interim government. File | Photo Credit: PTI There is no plan to change the national anthem of Bangladesh, the country’s Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain said on Saturday (September 7, 2024). “The interim government will not do anything to create controversy,” Mr. Hossain told the media after visiting…

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Bangladesh’s interim govt. vows to take swift action against people attacking minorities

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Bangladesh’s interim govt. vows to take swift action against people attacking minorities

Members of the minority Hindu community hold a protest against violence on minority community in the country, outside Jamuna State Guest House, where Bangladesh interim govt chief Muhammad Yunus is residing, in Dhaka. | Photo Credit: ANI Bangladesh’s newly-appointed Home Affairs Ministry adviser has vowed to take swift legal action against those who attack or…

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Second case filed against Bangladesh’s ousted PM Hasina

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Second case filed against Bangladesh’s ousted PM Hasina

Over 230 people were killed in Bangladesh in the incidents of violence that erupted across the country following the fall of the Hasina government on August 5, taking the death toll to 560 since the anti-quota protests first started in mid-July. | Photo Credit: Reuters A case of enforced disappearance was filed on Wednesday (August…

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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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India-Bangladesh ties not dependent on Awami League, says BNP

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India-Bangladesh ties not dependent on Awami League, says BNP

Indo-Bangla bilateral ties are not dependent on the Awami League and it is “natural to evoke adverse reactions” in Bangladesh over India giving refuge to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Senior leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said on Friday, August 9, 2024. Ground Zero:The making of the Bangladesh revolt Asserting that India was “very…

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Bangladeshis spend sleepless night amid fears of robbery and looting

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Bangladeshis spend sleepless night amid fears of robbery and looting

Bangladeshi Army officers stand guard at the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Several residents across Bangladesh spent a sleepless night as they gathered in groups to guard the streets amid fears of robbery and looting by criminals in the violence-hit country, where an interim government headed by…

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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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