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An application was filed with a court in Bangladesh on Sunday (August 18, 2024) to register a case against deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 33 others, accusing them of carrying out a ‘mass’ murder by indiscriminately firing on a rally organised in 2013 by Hefazat-e-Islam, in Dhaka. “Babul Sardar Chakhari, chairman of the Bangladesh…
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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…
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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Updated – August 07, 2024 12:53 pm IST Published – August 07, 2024 12:44 pm IST – NEW DELHI Earlier, Indian students who were studying in various institutions in Bangladesh, were also evacuated. File | Photo Credit: PTI India has evacuated all non-essential staff and their families from its embassy and consulates in neighbouring Bangladesh,…
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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