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700 Bangladeshi Terrorists, Death Row Convicts Still On Run After Jailbreak

December 4, 2024 admin

Dhaka: Around 700 Bangladeshi prison inmates were still on the run after mass jailbreaks over the summer during the student-led revolution that ousted autocratic ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina, authorities said Wednesday. Sheikh Hasina fled in August to India, where she remains, as her government collapsed at the peak of a popular revolt. In the weeks…

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2 More ISKCON Devotees “Missing” In Bangladesh After Hindu Priest’s Arrest

December 1, 2024 admin

Dhaka: A day after the second Hindu monk, Shyam Das Prabhu, was arrested in Bangladesh, two other disciples of arrested spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das have also gone missing in Chattogram, International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Kolkata spokesperson Radharamn Das claimed on Saturday. Posting the picture of four Hindu priests, Radharamn Das wrote: “Do…

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2nd Hindu Priest Arrested In Bangladesh Amid Protests: ISKCON Member

November 30, 2024 admin

Days after the arrest of Spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, another Hindu priest was arrested in Bangladesh’s Chattogram, sources said on Saturday. The arrested priest was identified as Shyam Das Prabhu, who reportedly went to meet Chinmoy Krishna Das in jail. He was arrested without any official warrant, the sources said, adding that the practice allows…

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Key Bangladesh Official Proposes Removing ‘Secularism’, ‘Socialism’ From Constitution

November 14, 2024 admin

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s top legal official has proposed to remove the words “secularism” and “socialism” from the Constitution apart from a provision prescribing capital punishment for regime change through extra-constitutional means. In his statement in the High Court during a hearing on a writ petition filed by a group of citizens, Attorney General Mohammad Asazzaman on…

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Bangladesh reverses Hilsa export ban; approves 3,000-tonne shipment to India ahead of Durga Puja

September 22, 2024 admin

Bangladesh is the world’s largest Hilsa producer, but it restricts the export of the fish due to high local demand. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh’s interim government said it would export 3,000 tonnes of hilsa fish to India on Saturday (September 21, 2024), coinciding with the upcoming Durga Puja, revising its earlier decision. Durga puja…

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Bangladesh’s Interim Government Seeks $1 Billion From World Bank As Budgetary Support

August 22, 2024 admin

On August 5, ex Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina was ousted from her country and power. (Representational) Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government has sought $1 billion from the World Bank as budgetary support. The call came from the country’s Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan’s meeting with Abdoulaye Seck, the World Bank’s Country…

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Sheikh Hasina faces 33 cases, including murder, after ouster from Bangladesh

August 21, 2024 admin

The slogan ‘This is new Bangladesh’ was spray-painted on a gate of a bungalow, to mark the recent anti-government protest that ousted then PM Sheikh Hasina, in the Dhaka University area on August 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI A case was filed on Wednesday (August 21, 2024) against Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina…

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Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia’s bank accounts to be unfrozen after 17 years

August 20, 2024 admin

Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson and former PM Khaleda Zia | Photo Credit: ANI Tax authorities in Bangladesh on Monday (August 19, 2024) decided to unfreeze the bank accounts of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, 17 years after banks were ordered to block them. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has instructed banks to unfreeze…

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Nearly 650 people killed in recent spate of violence in Bangladesh: UN report

August 17, 2024 admin

Nearly 650 people have been killed in the recent unrest in Bangladesh between July 16, 2024, and August 11, 2024, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office has said in a preliminary report — suggesting a thorough, impartial and transparent investigation into reports of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and detentions. According to the 10-page report…

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U.S. in touch with India on Bangladesh: State Dept official

August 15, 2024 admin

Members of Hindu organisations hold a march against the violence on the minority community of Bangladesh amid the ongoing turmoil in the country, in Amritsar. | Photo Credit: ANI The United States is in touch with India and other countries in the region regarding the situation in Bangladesh and is seeking an end to the…

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