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Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Named Chief Adviser Of Interim Government

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Bangladesh Unrest Updates: About 300 people were killed and thousands injured in violence. Dhaka: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus was named chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government on Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following a violent crackdown on a student-led uprising. Muhammad Yunus was appointed to…

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Deeply Concerned About Reports Of Violence In Bangladesh: US

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Deeply Concerned About Reports Of Violence In Bangladesh: US

Bangladesh Unrest: More than 300 people have died during the past few tumultuous weeks. Washington:  The United States has expressed deep concerns about the continued violence in Bangladesh including attacks on members of religious or political groups. “We are deeply concerned about continued reports of violence in Bangladesh – including violence directed at members of…

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Air India, Vistara, IndiGo To Operate Scheduled Flights To Dhaka Today

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Air India, Vistara, IndiGo To Operate Scheduled Flights To Dhaka Today

On Tuesday, Air India operated its evening flight to Dhaka. New Delhi: Air India will operate its scheduled flights from Delhi to Dhaka on Wednesday and is also likely to operate a special flight to bring back people from the Bangladesh capital, according to sources. Vistara and IndiGo will also operate their scheduled flights on…

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Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus To Lead Bangladesh Interim Government

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Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus To Lead Bangladesh Interim Government

Muhammad Yunus won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for providing tiny loans to the rural poor. Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus has been tapped to lead an interim government after the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina, the country’s presidency announced early Wednesday.  The decision “to form an interim government with Yunus as its…

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Bangladesh Ex PM Khaleda Zia Freed Day After Rival Sheikh Hasina’s Ouster

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Bangladesh Ex PM Khaleda Zia Freed Day After Rival Sheikh Hasina’s Ouster

Zia, 78, was sentenced to 17 years in prison under Sheikh Hasina’s rule. Bangladesh’s uncompromising ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia has been released from years of house arrest after her bitter enemy Sheikh Hasina was ousted as premier and fled as protesters broke into her palace. The ferocious rivalry between the two women — born in…

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The Return Of ‘Razakars’ To Bangladesh Political Discourse After 53 Years

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The Return Of ‘Razakars’ To Bangladesh Political Discourse After 53 Years

The protests, which began late last month, reached a boiling point earlier this week. New Delhi: Violence in Bangladesh has left over 130 dead as students demand reforms to a quota system governing the allocation of government jobs in the country. The protests intensified following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s controversial remarks, where she labelled the…

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India evacuates students from Bangladesh, U.S. says situation ‘extremely volatile and unpredictable’

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India evacuates students from Bangladesh, U.S. says situation ‘extremely volatile and unpredictable’

Indian students, who study in Bangladesh, in a bus upon their arrival at Akhaura check post of the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura on Saturday, following protests against government job quotas in Bangladesh. | Photo Credit: PTI Since the beginning of the clashes between students and security forces in Bangladesh, India has evacuated 978 nationals who…

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Media body seeks probe into reporter’s death during Bangladesh unrest

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Media body seeks probe into reporter’s death during Bangladesh unrest

Hasan Mehedi. File image: Special Arrangement GUWAHATI A global media safety and rights body has sought a fair probe into the circumstances that led to the death of Hasan Mehedi, a digital media reporter, during the violent students’ protest in Bangladesh on July 18. In a statement issued late July 19 night, the Press Emblem…

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Protesters Set Jail On Fire In Bangladesh, Free “Hundreds” Of Inmates

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Protesters Set Jail On Fire In Bangladesh, Free “Hundreds” Of Inmates

At least 50 people have been killed in Bangladesh unrest this week (File) Dhaka, Bangladesh: Student protesters in the central Bangladeshi district of Narsingdi stormed a jail Friday and freed hundreds of inmates before setting it on fire, a police officer told AFP. “The inmates fled the jail and the protesters set the jail on…

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