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Bangladeshis spend sleepless night amid fears of robbery and looting
Dhaka: Several residents across Bangladesh spent a sleepless night as they gathered in groups to guard the streets amid fears of robbery and looting by criminals in the violence-hit country, where an…
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Bangladesh Sinks Into Dictatorship
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who earned the distinction of being the world’s longest-serving Prime Minister, met with a sad end to her long political career. She was unceremoniously forced to quit…
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Bangladesh’s former PM Khaleda Zia released from jail, appeals for calm
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who was released from jail after the ouster of her arch-rival Sheikh Hasina, has received a renewed passport, her party said on Wednesday. Zia was…
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Bangladesh: At least 24 burned alive in hotel owned by Awami League leader
Dhaka: At least 24 people, including an Indonesian national, were burnt alive by a mob in Bangladesh at a starred hotel owned by a leader of Awami League party after its leader…
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Deeply concerned about reports of violence in Bangladesh: US
Washington: The United States has expressed deep concerns about the continued violence in Bangladesh including attacks on members of religious or political groups, and said it will be vital for the new…
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SL Wickremesinghe says concerned about Sheikh Hasina’s plight
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday expressed concern over the plight of Sheikh Hasina and said if she had released former premier Khaleda Zia from jail long ago, she would…
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Taslima Nasreen blames Sheikh Hasina amid Bangladesh unrest
Amid unrest in Bangladesh, controversial writer Taslima Nasreen expressed her views after Sheikh Hasina resigned as Prime Minister and fled the country. Finding Hasina’s situation ironic, Nasreen said in a post on…
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India to help Sheikh Hasina, in touch with Bangladesh Army
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday told an all-party meeting that India has assured help to former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who arrived here on Monday evening, and…
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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus might be chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim govt
Dhaka: Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus will be the chief adviser to the interim government in Bangladesh, the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement announced on Tuesday. In a video posted on…
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Sheikh Hasina to stay in India until Britain grants asylum
New Delhi: The Indian government has granted former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina an interim stay following the collapse of her government in the South Asian country on Monday, media reports said.…
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Watch: Bangladesh protestors storm PM’s residence as Sheikh Hasina flees to India
As the Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigned, protestors stormed her official residence, ‘Ganabhaban’ which translates to ‘peoples’ house’ with youth taking over the rooms used by the ousted Prime Minister. Videos surfaced…
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Bangladesh: NSA Ajit Doval meets Hasina as EAM briefs PM Modi, LoP Rahul
Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina landed in India at the Air Force Base in Hindon, near Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, August 5. PTI sources say that she plans to…
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Honoured & flattered that Bangladesh PM feels safe in Bharat: Ranaut
New Delhi: BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Monday said it is a matter of great honour that Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina “feels safe in Bharat” after Hasina resigned as prime minister and…
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Indefinite nationwide curfew declared in Bangladesh as protests mount
Dhaka: Bangladeshi Army soldiers stand guard on the street after the government imposed a new curfew, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 05 August 2024. Dhaka authorities have imposed a new curfew starting 06:00 p.m.…
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Army takes over in Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina flees to India
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country, amid massive protests against her government that has killed more than 300. According to local reports, Sheikh Hasina has landed…