Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has criticised Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus-led interim government and said the sentiment on the ground is 'anti-India, anti-women and anti-democracy'.
UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for inclusive elections in Bangladesh
The UN Secretary-General has welcomed efforts to restore calm and hold fresh parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, urging the interim Government to be inclusive as the country moves towards restoring democratic rule.
Breaking her silence for the first time since her government toppled which forced her to escape to India, former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday broke silence on the recent violence and said the act of sabotage in the name of movements led to the death of many innocent people.
Sheikh Hasina hints at US role in toppling her government in undelivered speech
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.
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.
Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has asked the Interim government head Muhammad Yunus to ensure Hindus are no longer targeted by radicals in Bangladesh.
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.
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.
Dhaka/IBNS: Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh broke into Sheikh Hasina's official residence in Dhaka on Monday, hours after she resigned as prime minister and fled the country.