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‘Escaped death by 20-25 minutes,’ says Sheikh Hasina in Facebook voice note

January 18, 2025 admin

File picture of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina | Photo Credit: AP Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has alleged that there was a conspiracy to kill her and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana the moment she was ousted from power. “Rehana and I survived, just 20-25 minutes apart we escaped death,” Ms….

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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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Sheikh Hasina’s stay in India will not hurt bilateral relations: Bangladesh interim govt adviser

August 12, 2024 admin

A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel stands guard at the India-Bangladesh border checkpost, at Hili in Dakshin Dinajpur district on August 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI A top adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government on Monday (August 12, 2024) said that deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s extended stay in India will not hurt bilateral relations…

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Bangladesh turmoil: What is the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the main Opposition to Sheikh Hasina’s government?

August 11, 2024 admin

The story so far: In a shocking turn of events, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled Dhaka on August 5, as protests in the capital escalated, with thousands of protestors soon entering the Prime Minister’s official residence. She is currently in India, considering asylum options in a third country. Khaleda Zia, ex-Prime Minister…

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Sheikh Hasina, Awami League, Bangladesh Protests: Could Have Stayed In Power If…: Sheikh Hasina’s Undelivered Speech

August 11, 2024 admin

Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign as Bangladesh PM and flee Dhaka amid protests New Delhi: Before she resigned as Bangladesh Prime Minister and fled her Dhaka residence, Sheikh Hasina wanted to address the nation, especially the protesters whose agitation forced her to quit the top job. That speech was never delivered as the protesters…

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Muhammad Yunus led interim govt to take oath on August 8: Bangladesh Army chief

August 7, 2024 admin

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus gestures while speaking to the media upon arriving at Charles de Gaulle’s airport in Roissy, north of Paris, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.AP/PTI(AP08_07_2024_000436B) | Photo Credit: AP “Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, will take oath on Thursday (August 8, 2024),” Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said. Addressing a…

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Bangladesh rights groups warn of attacks on minorities

August 6, 2024 admin

People gather in front of the ransacked Awami League’s central office in the aftermath of the prime minister’s resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. | Photo Credit: PTI Rights groups and diplomats in Bangladesh on Tuesday raised concerns at reports of attacks on minorities including Hindus, a day after the prime minister was ousted following mass protests….

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Post Sheikh Hasina scenes in Bangladesh

August 6, 2024 admin

With unrest and political turmoil rampant in the country, following the resignation of Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina, the people have sounded cries of ‘victory’. In an aggressive burst of joy, protesters joining from different parts of Dhaka were seen storming Ganabhaban (the Bangladesh prime minister’s residence), overturning furniture, smashing glass doors, and taking away different…

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Sheikh Hasina’s plan to travel to U.K. hits roadblock, may be in India for couple of days

August 6, 2024 admin

“Ms. Hasina, who landed at the Hindon airbase on August 5 in a C-130J military transport aircraft, hours after resigning as the prime minister, has been shifted to an unspecified location under tight security,” people in the know said. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s plan to travel to London…

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Bangladesh, China sign 21 agreements, MoU as PM Hasina meets President Xi

July 10, 2024 admin

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, second from right, and her delegation attend a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on July 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met President Xi Jinping and her Chinese counterpart Li Qiang in Beijing on…

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