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Deeply Concerned About Reports Of Violence In Bangladesh: US

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Deeply Concerned About Reports Of Violence In Bangladesh: US

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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Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus To Lead Bangladesh Interim Government

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Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus To Lead Bangladesh Interim Government

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

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

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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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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Bangladesh Violence, Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre Dhaka: VIDEO

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Bangladesh Violence, Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre Dhaka: VIDEO

New Delhi: Amid chaos in Bangladesh – where violent protests over a jobs quota has seen over 400 deaths and the enforced resignation of Sheikh Hasina as Prime Minister – a sobering video has emerged of destruction wrought on the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area. On Monday as violence raged across the…

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Bangladesh police release student leaders after unrest

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Bangladesh police release student leaders after unrest

A still from the students’ protest. File | Photo Credit: AP The Bangladesh police freed six student leaders on August 1 whose campaign against civil service job quotas sparked deadly nationwide unrest, as the government looked to calm tensions and forestall fresh demonstrations. Students Against Discrimination staged nationwide rallies last month that ended in a…

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