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Canada looking forward to engaging with interim government in Bangladesh, asks Yunus regime to allow full access to internet 

Aug 10, 2024, at 08:25 pm

Canada said it looks forward to seeing a peaceful resolution to the ongoing crisis in Bangladesh and welcomed the formation of the interim government under the leadership of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.

Sheikh Hasina is still Bangladesh PM as she didn't formally resign, claims her son

Aug 10, 2024, at 08:19 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed has claimed his mother is still the Prime Minister of the country as she didn't get time to formally resign before fleeing to India following violent anti-quota protests by students.

Bangladesh turmoil: Resign within an hour, students give ultimatum to Chief Justice

Aug 10, 2024, at 06:41 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Days after the Sheikh Hasina government was toppled, students, who have been protesting against the quota system, on Saturday demanded the resignation of all judges including the Chief Justice, media reports said.

Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna asks Muhammad Yunus that Hindus should not be targeted in Bangladesh

Aug 09, 2024, at 11:58 pm

Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has asked the Interim government head Muhammad Yunus to ensure Hindus are no longer targeted by radicals in Bangladesh.

The violence against Hindus in Bangladesh is horrific: Dutch politician Geert Wilders

Aug 09, 2024, at 11:04 pm

Dutch politician Geert Wilders has described the ongoing violence against Hindu community members in Bangladesh as 'horrific'.

US ready to work with Muhammad Yunus-led govt as it charts a democratic future for people of Bangladesh

Aug 09, 2024, at 10:50 pm

The United States has welcomed the interim government's appeal to people to end the ongoing violence in the country which led to the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina.

Mamata Banerjee wishes to see development in her states's relationship with Bangladesh under new interim government's rule

Aug 09, 2024, at 10:15 pm

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that she wished to see her state's relationship develop further with the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of Bangladesh which took oath just days afer former PM Sheikh Hasina quit amid countrywide unrest.

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus takes oath as head of Bangladesh interim govt

Aug 09, 2024, at 03:31 am

Signalling the beginning of a new era after 15 years of Sheikh Hasina's regime, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus took oath as the head of the interim government in Bangladesh on Thursday.

Bangladesh: Interim government to take oath tomorrow, announces Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman

Aug 08, 2024, at 12:11 am

Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Wednesday confirmed the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will take oath on Thursday.

UK demands UN-led independent investigation into Bangladesh protests

Aug 07, 2024, at 11:37 pm

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has demanded a United Nations-led independent investigation into the recent developments in Bangladesh that have created a political vacuum in the South Asian nation.

Stay calm, refrain from path of violence: Muhammad Yunus tells students a day before returning to Bangladesh

Aug 07, 2024, at 10:55 pm

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday appealed to students and political parties that they should remain calm and work towards building Bangladesh.

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus likely to return to Bangladesh tomorrow amid political chaos

Aug 07, 2024, at 08:30 pm

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, who will lead the interim government in the country, is expected to arrive in Bangladesh on Thursday, media reports said.

Bangladesh violence: Hindu homes, temples under attack after Sheikh Hasina's exit

Aug 07, 2024, at 07:00 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: A large number of Hindu homes, temples have come under attack by violent mobs in unruly Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina fled the country resigning as the Prime Minister giving in to the weeks-long aggressive anti-quota protests in Dhaka, media reports said.  

Bangladesh violence: Mob sets musician Rahul Ananda's house ablaze in relentless attack on Hindu minorities

Aug 07, 2024, at 05:31 pm

Dhaka/Kolkata/IBNS: In an unabated attack on the Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, a mob set folk musician of the country, Rahul Ananda's residence on fire in the capital city, Dhaka, media reports said.

Bangladesh violence: Muhammad Yunus appointed interim government chief amid chaos following ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's ouster

Aug 07, 2024, at 03:04 pm

Nobel Laureate and Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus has been appointed as the chief adviser of the interim government, days after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power amid violent anti-government protests which left the nation in turmoil. 

India will work with any new government in Bangaldesh: Former Indian envoy Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty

Aug 07, 2024, at 05:21 am

Former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty has said India will continue monitoring the developments in the neighbouring nation after PM Sheikh Hasina resigned and escaped from the country amid violent anti-government protests.

Former Bangladesh IT minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak detained at Dhaka airport

Aug 06, 2024, at 11:10 pm

Bangladesh's former IT minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak, who was part of the now ousted Awami League government, was detained at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Tuesday.

Bangladesh President officially dissolves Parliament, BNP supremo and Sheikh Hasina's political rival Khaleda Zia released

Aug 06, 2024, at 10:44 pm

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday made way for the formation of the interim government after officially dissolving the Parliament, a day after ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and escaped to India amid anti-government demonstrations in the country.

Nobel laureate and Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus agrees to become adviser to Bangladesh's interim government

Aug 06, 2024, at 08:23 pm

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has agreed to lead the interim government in Bangladesh as the chief adviser, a day after Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country amid violent anti-government protests which left over 100 people dead so far, leaving a political vacuum in the nation.

Sheikh Hasina threw me out to please Islamists and now she is forced to leave Bangladesh: Exiled author Taslima Nasreen

Aug 06, 2024, at 06:04 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has pointed out an "irony" in her dig at Sheikh Hasina, who resigned as the Prime Minister and fled the country in the face of violent anti-quota protests in Dhaka.

Bangladesh violence: Bangabandhu Memorial Museum set on fire, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's statue vandalised in Dhaka

Aug 05, 2024, at 11:10 pm

Violent protesters set several key locations, including Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhaka's Dhanmondi 32 area, on fire with demonstrations continuing in the country even as Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to an unknown location on Monday.

Interim government to be formed in Bangladesh, confirms Army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman as Sheikh Hasina flees nation amid protests

Aug 05, 2024, at 09:33 pm

Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced that an interim government, with the participation of all parties, will be formed to run the affairs as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country on Monday in the face of violent protests that spiralled out of control and plunged the South Asian nation into chaos and turmoil. Highlights:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country in the face of protests as people stormed her palace Hasina and her sister flew to an undisclosed destination out of the country in army helicopter amid reports that she landed in India The death toll since July has risen to 300 with violence that began with an anti-quota movement claiming 98 lives since Sunday in fresh unrest An interim government will be formed, said Army Chief  The student protest which started in July to demand abolition of govt. job quotas, soon turned into an uprising against Hasina   

Bangladesh Army Chief Waker-Uz-Zaman to address nation shortly amid violent anti-government protests

Aug 05, 2024, at 07:04 pm

Bangladesh Army General Waker-Uz-Zaman will address the nation shortly on Monday amid ongoing deadly violence against the incumbent government.

UN rights chief says he is 'shocked' seeing violence in Bangladesh

Aug 05, 2024, at 03:47 pm

The UN’s top human rights official on Sunday called for an immediate stop to the violence in Bangladesh, which claimed scores of lives, including those of police officers, over the weekend.

Violent protests in Bangladesh leave over 90 dead, agitators plan 'March to Dhaka' programme today

Aug 05, 2024, at 02:59 pm

A fresh round of anti-government protests swept across Bangladesh on Sunday leading to the death of over 90 people and thousand others injured.

Fresh violence in Bangladesh leaves over 50 dead, India asks its citizens to remain alert

Aug 05, 2024, at 12:41 am

Bangladesh is witnessing a fresh round of violence across various cities, including the capital Dhaka, which left at least 56 people dead after students clashed with the police and ruling party members on Sunday.

Bangladesh: UNICEF says 32 children killed, many injured and detained during protests

Aug 04, 2024, at 08:00 pm

At least 32 children were killed and many more injured and detained during student protests that erupted in Bangladesh in July, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.

Bangladesh turmoil may cost $10 billion to economy amid fears of fresh protest; UN demands impartial probe

Jul 31, 2024, at 12:38 am

Fears of fresh unrest stare at Bangladesh after weeks of a deadly showdown between students and political opponents and the Sheikh Hasina government forces over the job quota system even as the United Nations asked for an impartial probe into the country's worst turmoil since the formation of the country in 1971 over countless human sacrifices.

Bangladesh Supreme Court scraps most govt job quotas that triggered violent protests, says 93 percent recruitments on merit-basis now

Jul 21, 2024, at 08:41 pm

Stipulating that 93 percent of recruitments will be on merit now, Bangladesh Supreme Court has scrapped most of the quotas in government jobs which had led to massive protests across the country and left over 100 people dead, media reports said.

Bangladesh govt orders 'shoot-on-sight' to quell student protests as death toll reaches 133

Jul 21, 2024, at 06:10 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government has ordered the army to 'shoot-on-sight' in order to quell the civil unrest and for those defying the curfew orders as soldiers patrolled the streets amid the violent protest by students over demanding quota reform in government jobs, media reports said.