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No plan to change Bangladesh national anthem: Religious Advisor

September 8, 2024 admin

Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh interim government. File | Photo Credit: PTI There is no plan to change the national anthem of Bangladesh, the country’s Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain said on Saturday (September 7, 2024). “The interim government will not do anything to create controversy,” Mr. Hossain told the media after visiting…

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Bangladesh’s interim govt. vows to take swift action against people attacking minorities

August 16, 2024 admin

Members of the minority Hindu community hold a protest against violence on minority community in the country, outside Jamuna State Guest House, where Bangladesh interim govt chief Muhammad Yunus is residing, in Dhaka. | Photo Credit: ANI Bangladesh’s newly-appointed Home Affairs Ministry adviser has vowed to take swift legal action against those who attack or…

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Second case filed against Bangladesh’s ousted PM Sheikh Hasina

August 14, 2024 admin

Over 230 people were killed in Bangladesh in the incidents of violence that erupted across the country following the fall of the Hasina government on August 5, taking the death toll to 560 since the anti-quota protests first started in mid-July. | Photo Credit: Reuters A case of enforced disappearance was filed on Wednesday (August…

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Bangladesh turmoil: What is the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the main Opposition to Sheikh Hasina’s government?

August 11, 2024 admin

The story so far: In a shocking turn of events, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled Dhaka on August 5, as protests in the capital escalated, with thousands of protestors soon entering the Prime Minister’s official residence. She is currently in India, considering asylum options in a third country. Khaleda Zia, ex-Prime Minister…

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Protesters’ Ultimatum To Bangladesh Chief Justice

August 10, 2024 admin

Bangladesh violence has resulted in the death of over 400 in the last month. Dhaka: Day after protests in Bangaldesh forced Sheikh Hasina to resign as the prime minister, students have now targeted the Supreme Court and are demanding the resignation of all judges, including the Chief Justice. Hundreds of protesters, largely comprising students, have…

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Bangladeshis spend sleepless night amid fears of robbery and looting

August 8, 2024 admin

Bangladeshi Army officers stand guard at the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI 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 interim government headed by…

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Muhammad Yunus led interim govt in Bangladesh to take oath on August 8

August 7, 2024 admin

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus gestures while speaking to the media upon arriving at Charles de Gaulle’s airport in Roissy, north of Paris, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP “Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, will take oath on Thursday (August 8, 2024),” Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said. Addressing a…

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Bangladesh rights groups warn of attacks on minorities

August 6, 2024 admin

People gather in front of the ransacked Awami League’s central office in the aftermath of the prime minister’s resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. | Photo Credit: PTI Rights groups and diplomats in Bangladesh on Tuesday raised concerns at reports of attacks on minorities including Hindus, a day after the prime minister was ousted following mass protests….

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