Tag: Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Deadly floods caused by torrential rains
Massive and deadly floods in Bangladesh. As the country recovers from weeks of harshly repressed protests that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the interim government of…
Wild Allegation: US Plotted Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Resignation – Hasina Claims US Wants Prestige Island | Foreign countries
Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina claims, according to an Indian newspaper, that the United States would be behind his ouster. There was news about it on Sunday The…
Bangladesh: A week after the fall of Sheikh Hasina, student leaders return to the revolt
It has now been just over a week since Bangladesh ended 15 years of Sheikh Hasina’s rule. Student protests that began in early July intensified and eventually toppled the government.…
Protests continue in Bangladesh – judges resign at student demand | News in brief
Bangladesh’s interim government took office last week after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh Obaidul Hassan and five…
Bangladesh: New government seeks to end attacks on religious minorities
Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, pledged Sunday to end attacks on religious minorities, while a new chief justice was sworn in following the fall…
Bangladesh: Muhammad Yunus visits relatives of Abu Sayed, “first martyr of the revolution”
In Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus booked one of his first trips as head of the interim government to visit the relatives of the first person killed in the protests. A young…
Bangladesh: Hindu community concerned about risk of violence, Yunus calls for unity
Religious violence has flared up again in Bangladesh, with interim government leader Muhammad Yunus calling for unity on Saturday. The fall of the former prime minister, seen as a protector…
Demonstration against violence against Hindu minority in Bangladesh | Foreign countries
At least one person was killed and 45 injured when Hindu homes, businesses and temples were attacked in Muslim-majority Bangladesh on Monday. Hundreds of people demonstrated in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka…
Bangladesh: Faced with the absence of police, Muhammad Yunus, on his way to Dhaka, calls for calm
In Bangladesh, as the formation of an interim government, headed by Muhammad Yunus, becomes clearer, the absence of law enforcement is being felt. The main police union has apologized for…
Peace laureates ready to take over in Bangladesh
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Muhammad Yunus, economist, peace prize winner and now appointed to lead a transitional government in Bangladesh after the flight of the prime minister. Photo: Michel…