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Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal

December 19, 2024 admin

Bangladesh’s interim government has accused energy supplier Adani Power of breaching a multi-billion-dollar agreement by withholding tax benefits that a power plant central to the deal received from New Delhi, according to documents seen by Reuters. In 2017, the Indian company controlled by billionaire Gautam Adani signed an agreement with Bangladesh to provide power from…

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Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus

December 16, 2024 admin

Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Bangladesh’s national elections could be held between late 2025 and early 2026, depending on the extent of reforms implemented. If minimal reforms are undertaken to ensure an accurate voter list, elections could be possible by late 2025. However, if comprehensive reforms are…

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What It Means For Bangladesh To Drop Sheikh Mujibur Rahman From Currency Notes

December 6, 2024 admin

Bangabandhu (friend of Bangladesh) – the name by which Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had been known, seems quite ironic to what’s happening there, since the country identifies him as a nemesis now. Bangladesh is set to erase the image of Rahman, the iconic founding father of the country, from its currency notes. “We aim to release…

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Bangladesh court bans broadcasts of ousted ex-PM Sheikh Hasina’s ‘hate speech’

December 6, 2024 admin

Sheikh Hasina. File photo | Photo Credit: AFP A Bangladeshi tribunal banned broadcasts of “hate speech” by autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday (December 5, 2024) , weeks after indicting her over the killing of protesters during the August revolution that ousted her. Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is investigating Ms. Hasina for “mass murder”,…

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Bangaldesh Court Acquits All In 2004 Attack On Sheikh Hasina’s Rally Case

December 1, 2024 admin

Dhaka: The High Court here on Sunday scrapped the lower court’s verdict and acquitted all accused, including former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia’s son Tarique Rahman and former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar, in a 2004 grenade attack in ousted premier Sheikh Hasina’s rally. “The High Court annulled the trial court verdict and acquitted all convicts…

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Hindu Monk Chinmoy Brahmachari Arrested After Leading Protest In Bangladesh

November 25, 2024 admin

Kolkata: Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a Hindu priest and a religious minority leader in Bangladesh, was arrested in Dhaka amid tensions over minority rights in the country that has seen widespread political violence since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. The arrest follows protests led by the Hindu community in the city of Rangpur, located…

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Yunus government cancels passports of 22 veteran security and military officials

November 20, 2024 admin

Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh’s interim government. File. | Photo Credit: AP In a major crackdown on the veteran security officials, the interim government of Bangladesh this week has ordered the cancellation of passports of twenty-two officials who served in the powerful intelligence and law enforcement agencies including the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). In a…

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Bangladeshi ex-ministers face ‘massacre’ charges in court

November 18, 2024 admin

Police personnel escort detainee Zunaid Ahmed Palak (C), former junior Information Technology Minister and a member of Bangladesh’s ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party, to the country’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) court in Dhaka on November 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Thirteen Bangladeshi former top government officials arrested after the revolution…

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200 Bangladeshis abducted during Hasina regime still missing: inquiry

November 5, 2024 admin

Around 200 Bangladeshis abducted by security forces during toppled premier Sheikh Hasina’s rule are still missing. File photo | Photo Credit: Manvender Vashist Lav Around 200 Bangladeshis abducted by security forces during toppled premier Sheikh Hasina’s rule are still missing, a commission tasked with investigating enforced disappearances said on Tuesday. Hasina, 77, fled by helicopter…

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Sheikh Hasina trying to provoke armed rebellion, says BNP

October 29, 2024 admin

File photo of Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina | Photo Credit: AP NEW DELHI Several audio recordings of purported conversations between deposed Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and members of her party, the Awami League, have stirred controversy in Bangladesh, with her opponents accusing her of trying to incite violence as the interim government plans…

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