[ad_1] Police were ordered to quell the unrest, and given permission to shoot if needed. By 5 August, nearly 300 people had been killed, and Hasina, under serious pressure from the Bangladeshi army, had resigned and fled the country. The controversial job-quota system, which came under fire amid increasing economic hardship, rising youth unemployment and…
[ad_1] Remains of the Gazi auto tyre factory warehouse in Narayanganj, that continued to burn through August 27, 2024 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A massive fire that began on August 25 in one of the largest tyre factories of Bangladesh is turning out to be a great human tragedy. Located in the industrial township…
[ad_1] Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters At least four more murder cases have been filed against Bangladesh’s deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her former cabinet ministers and aides, media reports said on Sunday (August 25, 2024). kA murder case was filed on Sunday (August 25, 2024) against 76-year-old Ms….
[ad_1] From reinforcing a bamboo fence, separating them from Bangladeshis to staying up all night for vigil, residents of a Meghalaya village located metres from the International Border are on the edge fearing influx of people from the other side after unrest that overthrew the Sheikh Hasina government. The 90-odd residents of Lyngkhong village in…
[ad_1] Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan. File | Photo Credit: Photo credit: X/@PrithivirajBJP Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan asserted that there was no report of an influx of Bangladeshis into the coastal State through the sea route after unrest in the neighbouring country. He said Bangladeshis staying illegally in Odisha will be identified and repatriated…
[ad_1] A demonstrator displays a placard during a protest against what they say as violence against Hindu communities during the ongoing unrest, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Members of minority communities in Bangladesh faced at least 205 incidents of attacks in 52 districts since the fall of the Sheikh…
[ad_1] Watch: What led to Sheikh Hasina’s downfall? Sheikh Hasina survived the carnage of August 15, 1975 by sheer chance. Hasina, who was then 28, happened to be abroad when almost all members of her family, including her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh, were killed at her residence in Dhaka by…
[ad_1] Border Security Force personnel keep vigil along the Indo-Bangladesh International Border. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Border Security Force (BSF) is on high alert along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Assam in response to the ongoing crisis in Bangladesh. District Commissioner Mridul Yadav said that the Integrated Check Post (ICP) has been closed…
[ad_1] Between 1975 and 1981, Sheikh Hasina stayed in New Delhi after the brutal assassination of her father Sheikh Mujibur Rehman and several other members of her family. At that time, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had sheltered the surviving members of the clan in New Delhi and tasked Pranab Mukherjee with their welfare. |…
[ad_1] Bangladesh protest: Awami League’s Sheikh Hasina resigned as the prime Minister of Bangladesh and fled the country along with her sister in Bangladesh Air Force helicopter. Reports confirm the former PM is headed for London. Sheikh Hasina resigned as Prime Minister of Bangladesh after weeks of protest that turned deadly. Hasina had been one…
