Bangladesh
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2000 cops, earthmovers: Massive Ahmedabad demolition drive in ‘illegal Bangladeshi den’
Ahmedabad: Around 50 teams of the Ahmedabad civic body equipped with earthmovers launched a massive demolition drive on Tuesday to clear 2,000 illegally built houses and properties from the Chandola Lake area,…
- World
Sri Lankan nationals abducted for ransom in Bangladesh, rescued by police
Dhaka: Three Sri Lankan nationals, including a woman who was abducted for ransom in Bangladesh, were rescued by the police. According to local media reports, the trio had travelled to Bangladesh at…
- World
Bangladesh seeks Interpol Red Notice against ousted PM Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka: Bangladesh has requested Interpol to issue a red notice against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 11 others in connection with a case alleging conspiracy to overthrow the Muhammad Yunus-led interim…
- India
Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami opposes elections before Hasina’s trial, political reforms
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s largest Islamist political party Jamaat-e-Islami on Saturday firmly opposed holding general elections before the trial of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the completion of key political reforms, a stance…
- World
US travel advisory warns citizens about unrest in Bangladesh
Washington: The US has reissued a travel advisory to its citizens stating that they must reconsider travel to Bangladesh due to civil unrest, crime, and terrorism in the country under the interim…
- World
Bangladesh seeks apology from Pakistan over 1971 atrocities
Dhaka: Bangladesh raised “historically unresolved issues” and sought a public apology from Pakistan over the 1971 atrocities as the two countries held their first foreign secretary-level talks in 15 years here on…
- Middle East
Former Bangladeshi beauty queen accused of blackmailing Saudi diplomat
Dhaka: Bangladesh police on Thursday said that a former beauty queen has been detained for setting up a honey trap for a former Saudi ambassador in Dhaka in an attempt to extort…
- Middle East
Some 100,000 rally against Israel in Bangladesh’s capital
Dhaka: Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday to condemn Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip. The protesters, estimated at some 100,000, gathered at the Suhrawardy Park in…
- News
India terminates transshipment facility for Bangladesh cargo
New Delhi: India has withdrawn the transshipment facility extended to Bangladesh for sending its export cargoes to other countries through Indian territory. A circular issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes…
- India
Waqf Amendment Act not to be implemented in Bengal: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Waqf (Amendment) Act will not be implemented in the state. Addressing a programme of the Jain community in Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee…
- World
Bangladesh protests: Mobs vandalize KFC, Bata over Gaza conflict
Dhaka: Hundreds of people protesting in support of Palestine attacked business outlets, including those belonging to multinationals, in different parts of Bangladesh, prompting police to launch raids and arrest 56 people allegedly…
- World
Yunus raised Hasina’s extradition issue during meeting with Modi: Bangladesh adviser
Dhaka: Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser Mohammad Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said that interim government chief Muhammad Yunus had raised the issue of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from India during a…
- World
BIMSTEC Summit: PM Modi, Yunus meet amid strained ties
Bangkok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a bilateral meeting with Muhammad Yunus, Chief Advisor of Bangladeshi interim government, on the sidelines of the 6th BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok. This marks…
- World
Over 1L members of Hasina’s Awami League fled to India, says Reports
Dhaka: Bangladesh interim government’s Information Advisor Mahfuj Alam on Tuesday claimed that more than one lakh members of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League have fled to India, according to media…
- World
China, Bangladesh sign nine agreements after key meeting between Xi, Yunus
Beijing: China and Bangladesh on Friday signed nine agreements after Muhammad Yunus’ meeting with President Xi Jinping during which the Bangladesh Chief Adviser highlighted student protests that led to regime change in…
