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A student volunteer controls traffic, in the absence of traffic policemen on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh. | Photo Credit: AP Students carried out traffic management as volunteers for the second consecutive day on Wednesday (August 7, 2024) in Bangladesh, as a top police official called on every member of the police force to resume…
Bangladesh’s interim government led by Muhammad Yunus will take oath tomorrow New Delhi: The interim government in Bangladesh led by Nobel-laureate Muhammad Yunus will take oath tomorrow, the nation’s army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said today. General Waker told reporters the interim government is likely to take oath at 8 pm. Here’s your 10-point cheat sheet…
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An entry gate of the Indian Air Force station at Hindon, where ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina landed on August 05, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India following mass protests against her government, is going to stay in Delhi “for a little while,” her son Sajeeb…
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The move comes after massive protests over job quotas forced Sheikh Hasina to quit. India has evacuated all non-essential staff and their families from its embassy and consulates in Bangladesh, sources have confirmed. The move comes after massive protests over job quotas forced Sheikh Hasina to quit as Bangladesh’s prime minister and flee. The High…
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The visuals from Bangladesh are disturbing, and the anger on the streets is palpable. They are reminiscent of scenes from Colombo just two years ago when the Presidential Palace was ransacked following then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s flight from Sri Lanka. According to an NDTV report, “On Monday, protesters set fire to a temporary shed at the…
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Sheikh Hasina’s shocking exit has impacted the trade between India and Bangladesh New Delhi: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina quit this week and fled the country after violent protests demanding her resignation. Ms Hasina, who started her fifth term as Prime Minister earlier this year, left the capital Dhaka in a military aircraft and landed…
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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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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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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 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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