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Families Of People Killed In Bangladesh Protests Place 11-Point Demands

August 6, 2024 admin

The demands also include direct government scholarships to students in private universities. (File) Dhaka: Families of the persons killed in Bangladesh’s student protests on Tuesday placed 11-point demands, including rehabilitation by providing jobs, before the interim government which is set to be formed to replace the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s regime. The death count…

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Sheikh Hasina Hasn’t Sought Asylum Anywhere, Her Son Tells NDTV

August 6, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in India for the last 24 hours, has not sought asylum “anywhere”, her son categorically told NDTV today, brushing off speculation. Ms Hasina, 76, was contemplating retirement anyway and now she will retire from politics and is likely to divide her time between her family members, added…

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Death toll climbs to 440 in Bangladesh protests; efforts by army to bring situation under control

August 6, 2024 admin

People gather at the entrance of the Parliament Building a day after the resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll in the anti-government protests in Bangladesh on Tuesday (August 6, 2024) climbed to 440, with 100 more deaths reported after Sheikh Hasina fled the country,…

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Bangladesh Tour To Pakistan In Doubt, PCB Offer To Fly Out Players

August 6, 2024 admin

File image of Bangladesh playing Pakistan.© AFP Bangladesh senior men’s team two-Test away series against Pakistan starting August 21 in Rawalpindi looks doubtful due to the current civil unrest in the country after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign and flee the country. Bangladesh’s senior team are supposed to play…

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Bangladesh On Agenda, Amit Shah Meets S Jaishankar, Ajit Doval

August 6, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with foreign minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval today to discuss the security situation in the country in view of the turmoil in Bangladesh. Since yesterday, as Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and came to…

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Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir under anti-terrorism law

August 1, 2024 admin

Lawyers shout slogans as they face the police during a protest to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide deadly clashes, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh on August 1 banned the Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir under anti-terrorism law following nationwide unrest,…

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Watch: What is the international community saying on Bangladesh violence?

July 31, 2024 admin

Watch: What is the international community saying on Bangladesh violence? Source link

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Watch: Why should India worry about internal matters in Bangladesh?

July 29, 2024 admin

Watch: Why should India worry about internal matters in Bangladesh? Source link

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India To Host 2025 Men’s T20 Asia Cup; Bangladesh To Stage 2027 Edition

July 29, 2024 admin

Representative Image© AFP India will host the 2025 Men’s Asia Cup, which will be played in the T20 format, while Bangladesh would stage the 2027 edition of the tournament in 50-over version. The 2023 Men’s Asia Cup was hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka in a hybrid format and was played as a…

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Bangladesh Students Vow To Resume Protests Unless This Demand Is Fulfilled

July 28, 2024 admin

At least 9,000 people have been arrested in Bangladesh since the unrest began. Dhaka: A Bangladeshi student group has vowed to resume protests that sparked a lethal police crackdown and nationwide unrest unless several of their leaders are released from custody on Sunday. Last week’s violence killed at least 205 people, according to an AFP…

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