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Ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina vows to make political comeback in virtual address, says Yunus has no experience of running govt

Feb 19, 2025, at 09:45 am

Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vowed to return to her country to avenge the deaths of her Awami League cadres and some police officers during the political unrest in the South Asian nation.

Bangladesh interim government removes Bangabandhu's name from national stadium

Feb 16, 2025, at 02:41 pm

The National Sports Council on Saturday announced the renaming of Bangabandhu National Stadium as National Stadium, dropping the name of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from it, a move seen as a step taken by the interim government to end the legacy of Bangladesh's Founding Father.

Awami League supporters raise slogans against Yunus, demand his resignation during Modi's visit to US

Feb 15, 2025, at 06:08 pm

A group of Awami League supporters joined to raise slogans against Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus outside the Blair House in Washington on Thursday.

Event to make spiritual leader Lalon's death anniversary cancelled in Bangladesh amid objections by Islamic group

Feb 14, 2025, at 04:49 pm

A festival which was supposed to be held in memory of spiritual leader Lalon Fakir in Bangladesh's Madhupur region has been cancelled following objections by Islamic groups, local media reports said.

I will leave it to PM Modi: Donald Trump on Bangladesh crisis

Feb 14, 2025, at 12:55 pm

Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has denied his country's "deep state" role in the ongoing Bangladesh crisis which started after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government and said the matter will be dealt with by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

UN report observes former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina-led govt committed 'serious human rights violations' to remain in power

Feb 12, 2025, at 05:51 pm

Bangladesh’s former Government led by ex-PM Sheikh Hasina and security and intelligence services, alongside violent elements associated with the Awami League party, systematically engaged in a range of serious human rights violations during last year’s student-led protests, a report by the UN Human Rights Office has found.

Operation Devil Hunt: Over 1300 arrested as Bangladesh government launches sweeping crackdown

Feb 10, 2025, at 09:29 am

Bangladesh authorities have arrested over 1300 people during a joint forces operation launched to tackle the latest wave of violence across the country which saw attackers vandalising the family residence of Founding Father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka and other properties belonging to Awami League.

Bangladesh: Muhammad Yunus urges citizens not to attack properties of Sheikh Hasina's family, Awami League members

Feb 08, 2025, at 05:28 pm

Bangladesh Interim government chief Muhammad Yunus urged citizens to 'immediately restore complete law and order and to ensure there will be no further attacks on properties' belonging to former PM Sheikh Hasina's family or any members of her Awami League.

Bangladeshi actor Meher Afroz Shaon arrested on charges of conspiracy against state

Feb 07, 2025, at 12:17 am

Dhaka/IBNS: The Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested actor Meher Afroz Shaon on charges of conspiring against the state.

Bangladesh protesters vandalise Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence in Dhaka before setting it on fire

Feb 06, 2025, at 12:43 am

Dhaka/IBNS: A mob vandalised and set ablaze the residence of Bangladesh's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka on Wednesday.

Bangladesh: Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League announces nationwide strikes, blockades next month

Jan 29, 2025, at 02:53 pm

Ousted ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League has announced a series of political programmes, including a general strike and blockade, across Bangladesh next month, demanding the removal of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus-led interim government over alleged 'oppressed misrule'.

Key adviser to Muhammad Yunus-led interim government says Sheikh Hasina's Awami League won't be allowed to contest Bangladesh general polls

Jan 26, 2025, at 01:43 pm

Bangladesh's interim government's key adviser Mahfuj Alam has said former PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League will not be allowed to participate in the general elections.

Bangladesh: 80 shrines, Sufi centres attacked in past six months, claims Global Sufi Organisation

Jan 24, 2025, at 04:57 pm

Unknown attackers destroyed more than 80 shrines and Sufi centres in Bangladesh in the past six months, coinciding with the period when Muhammad Yunus-led government took charge of the South Asian nation following the collapse of former PM Sheikh Hasina and her regime, media reports said.

Escaped death by 20-25 minutes: Sheikh Hasina alleges opposition wanted to kill her

Jan 18, 2025, at 02:15 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has alleged his opponents wanted to assassinate her but he escaped death by 20-25 minutes by fleeing to India, media reports said.

Bangladesh government says it has no information that ousted PM Sheikh Hasina has been granted Indian citizenship

Jan 17, 2025, at 04:41 pm

The Bangladesh Foreign Ministry said it has no information on whether ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina has been granted Indian citizenship.

US NSA Jake Sullivan discusses human rights concerns in Bangladesh with Interim govt chief Yunus amid rising incidents of attacks on minorities

Dec 24, 2024, at 09:51 am

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday spoke with Interim Bangladesh chief Muhammad Yunus when both leaders expressed their commitment to respecting and protecting human rights of all people in the country, amid rising atrocities committed against minorities in the Muslim-majority South Asian nation.

Bangladesh government writes diplomatic note to India to send back Sheikh Hasina

Dec 23, 2024, at 05:25 pm

The Bangladeshi interim government has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina, who escaped to New Delhi amid heavy protests against her regime on August 5, to Dhaka.

Bangladesh: Muhammad Yunus-led interim government following process to bring back ex-PM Sheikh Hasina, says adviser

Dec 23, 2024, at 03:25 pm

Bangladesh Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said a letter has been sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to facilitate the return of former PM Sheikh Hasina who escaped to India amid widespread protest against her regime on August 5.

Bangladesh acknowledges 88 cases of violence against minorities since Sheikh Hasina's ouster on August 5

Dec 11, 2024, at 02:00 am

The Interim government in Bangladesh on Tuesday acknowledged 88 incidents of communal violence against minorities were reported in the country following the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5.

German Hindu body protests, voices deep concern over atrocities committed against minorities in Bangladesh

Dec 09, 2024, at 04:40 pm

German-based Hindu organisation Deutschland Hinduistische Verbande has expressed deep concerns over the 'atrocities' committed on minority members ever since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government toppled in Bangladesh.

Protect Hindu community members: US Congressman urges Bangladeshi interim government amid rise in attacks on minority communities

Dec 06, 2024, at 11:06 pm

US Congressman Brad Sherman recently issued a statement where he urged the interim government of Bangladesh to protect Hindus amid rising protests by the community members over the arrest of priest Chinmoy Krishna Das.

UK issues travel advisory for Bangladesh, warns terrorists may carry out attacks

Dec 05, 2024, at 06:45 am

The United Kingdom on Wednesday issued a travel advisory for its citizens where it directed them not to visit Bangladesh as "terrorists were likely to carry out attacks" in the South Asian nation.

'People no longer have right to justice in Bangladesh': Sheikh Hasina slams Muhammad Yunus in first public address after ouster

Dec 05, 2024, at 05:26 am

Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has slammed the country's interim leader Muhammad Yunus in her first public address, accusing him of persecuting minorities. 

Ex-USCIRF Commissioner Johnnie Moore slams Yunus administration, says Bangladesh is facing an existential threat

Nov 30, 2024, at 12:39 am

Johnnie Moore, former Commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), has slammed the interim government of Bangladesh over the atrocities faced by minorities in the country and said the nation is currently facing an 'existential threat'.

World leaders must address arrest of ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, attack on minorities in Bangladesh: Mary Millben

Nov 29, 2024, at 10:52 pm

American singer Mary Millben has urged world leaders to address the arrest of ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das and the attack on Hindu and other minorities in Bangladesh, the latest episodes which have triggered fresh tension in the country that has witnessed political instability ever since former PM Sheikh Haina-led government was ousted from power on August 5.

Bangladesh: Yunus-led government to pursue crimes against humanity charges against ex-PM Sheikh Hasina at International Criminal Court

Nov 29, 2024, at 03:31 pm

Bangladesh's interim government intends to pursue charges of crimes against humanity against former PM Sheikh Hasina at the International Criminal Court over the "mass killings" that occurred during the July-August demonstration in the country, officials said.

Report documents over 2,000 instances of atrocities in Bangladesh since Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, UK MPs warned of spike in Islamist extremism

Nov 29, 2024, at 03:08 am

London/Dhaka: More than 2,000 instances of atrocities have taken place in Bangladesh since Sheikh Hasina's government was ousted in August 2024, a recent report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Commonwealth reveals.

Bangladesh: ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, known for protesting anti-Hindu violence, arrested over sedition charges

Nov 26, 2024, at 03:58 am

Amid reports of continuing persecution of Hindus since the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh, ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari has been arrested over sedition charges at Dhaka airport as he was leaving the country, media reports said.

Dhaka plans to seek former PM Sheikh Hasina's extradition from India, says Interim government chief Muhammad Yunus

Nov 18, 2024, at 02:02 am

Bangladesh Interim Government Chief Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said Dhaka plans to demand the extradition of former PM Sheikh Hasina from India.

Bangladesh's top official proposes to remove 'secularism' from constitution

Nov 15, 2024, at 06:04 am

Dhaka/IBNS: The Attorney General of Bangladesh, Md Asaduzzaman, has proposed to remove the word 'secularism' from the country's constitution citing 90 percent Muslim population, media reports said.

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