Tag: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Pakistan, Bangladesh Foreign Ministers commit to build closer ties

January 25, 2026 admin

The Foreign Office said the two leaders in a telephonic conversation reviewed Pakistan-Bangladesh bilateral relations, including trade and economic cooperation. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday (January 25, 2026) talked to his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Touhid Hossain and the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to build closer ties…

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Bangladesh’s interim government approves law to protect ‘July warriors’ from prosecution

January 15, 2026 admin

Muhammad Yunus | Photo Credit: C.V. Subrahmanyam Bangladesh’s interim government of Muhammad Yunus on Thursday (January 15, 2026) approved a draft ordinance to indemnify from prosecution the protesters who led the demonstrations that toppled then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League regime on August 5, 2024. At a press briefing, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul said…

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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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Bangladesh’s main opposition party plans mass rally as tensions run high ahead of general election

October 28, 2023 admin

Bangladesh’s main opposition party plans to hold a mass rally on Saturday in the capital to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the transfer of power to a non-partisan caretaker government to oversee general elections next year. But the ruling Awami League party has warned that any attempt to trigger violence would…

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