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

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

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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Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Named Chief Adviser Of Interim Government

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Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Named Chief Adviser Of Interim Government

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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Bangladesh rights groups warn of attacks on minorities

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Bangladesh rights groups warn of attacks on minorities

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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Bangladesh ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia freed after arch-rival toppled

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Bangladesh ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia freed after arch-rival toppled

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh’s uncompromising former 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 stormed her palace. The ferocious rivalry between the two women — born in…

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Post Sheikh Hasina scenes in Bangladesh

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Post Sheikh Hasina scenes in Bangladesh

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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Trade with Bangladesh remains suspended; BSF reviews operational preparedness along border

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Trade with Bangladesh remains suspended; BSF reviews operational preparedness along border

Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Daljit Singh Chaudhary reviews tactical and operational preparedness during a visit to India-Bangladesh border, in North 24 Parganas district, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Amidst ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, trade between India and Bangladesh remained suspended and senior officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) on…

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Turmoil in Bangladesh delays Agartala-Akhaura line connectivity project further 

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Turmoil in Bangladesh delays Agartala-Akhaura line connectivity project further 

People gather as the Akhaura-Agartala rail link enters the Indo-Bangladesh border during its trial run, at Nischintapur, in Agartala. File | Photo Credit: ANI The turmoil in Bangladesh has put inter-country rail connectivity along the crucial Agartala-Akhaura link, which connects Tripura to Kolkata cutting across the heart of Bangladesh, in a lurch.  Talks for the…

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

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

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

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

“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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