Uyghur advocacy groups appreciate US for banning goods produced with Uyghur forced labour
Aug 12, 2024, at 03:12 am
The East Turkistan National Movement has appreciated the USA for the decision taken to ban goods produced with Uyghur forced labour.
Sheikh Hasina hints at US role in toppling her government in undelivered speech
Aug 11, 2024, at 08:15 pm
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina would have accused the US of the change in the recent regime in her country in her last speech which she was planning to deliver to the nation before her exit but could not do it since demonstrators entered her residence and she was forced to flee Dhaka last week.
Pakistan: Three security personnel killed in terror attack in Khyber
Aug 11, 2024, at 02:37 am
At least three security personnel died and dozens of others were injured in a series of terrorist attacks on several security posts in Khyber district of Pakistan, media report said on Friday.
Man dies as explosion rocks Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan
Aug 11, 2024, at 12:12 am
A man died and three others, including a woman, were injured after an explosion rocked Gilani Town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan division on Saturday, media reports said.
Aug 10, 2024, at 11:47 pm
A mass demonstration was recently held outside the UK Parliament to highlight the plea of Hindu community members who were targeted in Bangladesh during the recent protests.
Aug 10, 2024, at 11:32 pm
A large number of people assembled outside the United Nations headquarters in New York and demanded protection for Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh where violent protests toppled the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government and created a political vacuum last week.
Bangladesh: Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan quits amid protests
Aug 10, 2024, at 10:23 pm
Bangladesh Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan on Saturday quit after protesting students surrounded the Supreme Court and demanded his resignation within an hour.
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.
Hundreds protest in Dhaka over violence against Hindus in Bangladesh
Aug 10, 2024, at 04:37 am
Dhaka/IBNS: The turmoil in Bangladesh is far from ending with hundreds of people protesting in the capital Dhaka on Friday against violence targeting the country's minority Hindus since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina quit and fled the country earlier this week, according to a Reuters report.
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'.
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.
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.
Aug 09, 2024, at 09:59 pm
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has greeted Muhammad Yunus after he took charge of the interim government in Bangladesh following the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina and expressed his hope of deepening cooperation between the two countries.
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.
Aug 08, 2024, at 05:28 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Over 500 refugees, including seniors and children, have turned up at a no-man's land near West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur border area in the hope of getting shelter in India amid reports of targeted violence against minorities in Bangladesh, local newspaper Uttarbanga Sambad has reported.
Pakistan’s neglect of the historic Gurdwara Patshahi Rori Sahib Jahman
Aug 08, 2024, at 12:36 am
Nestled just a few kilometers away from the buzzing Wagah border, the once majestic Gurdwara Patshahi Rori Sahib Jahman lies in a lamentable state of decay. Known for its rich cultural significance in the Sikh religion, this neglected treasure in Lahore now stands as a painful symbol of abandoned heritage.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aug 07, 2024, at 05:47 am
The Baloch community of Germany recently demonstrated in Hannover against the ongoing atrocities by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan province.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aug 06, 2024, at 03:15 pm
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin has declared the dissolution of the Parliament and the formation of an interim government to facilitate prompt elections in the country which is witnessing severe anti-government protests that triggered former PM Sheikh Hasina's resignation.