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PM Tarique Rahman vows to turn Bangladesh into safe land for people of all faiths

February 19, 2026 admin

Bangladesh’s newly-elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday (February 18, 2026) vowed to strengthen the rule of law and said his government will turn the country into a safe land for people of all faiths, regardless of party, opinion, religion, or ethnicity. In his maiden televised address to the nation after assuming office, 60-year-old Rahman…

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Waker-uz-Zaman: The General behind the throne

January 4, 2025 admin

The year 1985 was a difficult one in the chequered history of Bangladesh. It was a decade since the father of the nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was assassinated, and almost a decade and a half had passed since the deadly Cyclone ‘Bhola’ that devastated the country before it got independence from Pakistan. But despite the…

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Just one election is not the goal of uprising, says Yunus’ adviser

December 25, 2024 admin

Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) shout slogans during a rally demanding a democratic transition through an election in Dhaka, Bangladesh. File. | Photo Credit: AP Days after Chief Adviser Prof. Mohammad Yunus promised to hold an election in Bangladesh in 2025 or early 2026, a leading member of his Advisory Council declared on…

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Bangladesh will seek extradition of ex-premier Sheikh Hasina from India: Interim chief Yunus

November 17, 2024 admin

Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus said that not only the deaths in the uprising but all other violations of human rights, including alleged enforced disappearances while Ms. Hasina was in power, would be investigated. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Bangladesh’s interim leader and Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus said Sunday (November 17, 2024) that…

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Bangladesh’s ex-supreme court judge detained near border with India

August 24, 2024 admin

BSF personnel keep vigil at the India-Bangladesh international Border on the eve of the Independence Day, at Chatrahati in South Dinajpur district of West Bengal . | Photo Credit: ANI A retired judge of Bangladesh’s Supreme Court was detained from the northeastern frontier with India in Sylhet while he was allegedly attempting to flee the…

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The making of the Bangladesh revolt

August 9, 2024 admin

As dawn approached on Saturday morning of July 20, 2024 a disturbing scene unfolded in Monsur Nagar Housing Estate in Savar upazila, on the outskirts of Dhaka. Some eight to 10 plainclothes men identifying themselves as being from the detective branch (DB) of Bangladesh Police, surrounded the home of Abul Khair, a 70-year-old, who had…

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Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed: ‘Heartbroken’ that I cannot see, hug my mother during this difficult time

August 8, 2024 admin

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…

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Bangladesh Interim Government Led By Nobel Winner Muhammad Yunus To Take Oath Tomorrow

August 7, 2024 admin

Bangladesh’s interim government led by Muhammad Yunus will take oath tomorrow New Delhi: The interim government in Bangladesh led by Nobel-laureate Muhammad Yunus will take oath tomorrow, the nation’s army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said today. General Waker told reporters the interim government is likely to take oath at 8 pm. Here’s your 10-point cheat sheet…

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