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The Complex Emotions Bangladesh And Its Crisis Evoke In Me, An Indian

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The visuals from Bangladesh are disturbing, and the anger on the streets is palpable. They are reminiscent of scenes from Colombo just two years ago when the Presidential Palace was ransacked following then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s flight from Sri Lanka. According to an NDTV report, “On Monday, protesters set fire to a temporary shed at the…

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Non-Essential Staff Of High Commission In Dhaka Returning To India

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Burnt Awami League party office as anti-government protestors set fire in Dhaka New Delhi: Non-essential staff and their families at the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka are returning to India via commercial flights, sources said today. They are returning voluntarily, sources said. All diplomats including the High Commissioner have stayed back and are…

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Sheikh Hasina’s Fall Leads To Slump In India-Bangladesh Border Trade

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Sheikh Hasina’s shocking exit has impacted the trade between India and Bangladesh New Delhi: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina quit this week and fled the country after violent protests demanding her resignation. Ms Hasina, who started her fifth term as Prime Minister earlier this year, left the capital Dhaka in a military aircraft and landed…

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Watch: Bangladesh protests: The trouble ahead for Hasina government

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Nearly 200 are dead from violent student protests and firing by forces in Bangladesh – is PM Sheikh Hasina, who won elections just a few months ago, losing her grip on gen-next, and will the unrest India’s closest neighbour is grappling with, spill over? But first, Bangladesh is taking a pause from days of brutal…

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visory Issued For Indians In Bangladesh Amid Unrest: Avoid Travel

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The protests have been driven by demands for reform of the country’s quota system for civil service jobs. Dhaka: Indian High Commission in Dhaka has issued an urgent advisory for Indian citizens and students in Bangladesh to avoid non-essential travel and minimise movement outside their residences due to the escalating unrest in the country. The…

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