File picture of Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh’s interim leader has refused to give a time frame for elections following the ouster of his predecessor, saying in an interview published Tuesday (October 8, 2024) that reforms are needed before polls. Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus was appointed the … Read more
Bangladesh interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday appealed to the people to have “patience” as it is difficult to address the “mountain-like challenges” overnight while promising them a free, fair and participatory election after implementing key reforms in different sectors. In a televised address to the nation, his second since assuming charge on … Read more
The latest decision implies that the diplomatic passport that the deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina used while fleeing to India has now been revoked. File. | Photo Credit: AP The interim government of Bangladesh has decided to revoke all diplomatic passports issued to the Members of Parliament who served during the Awami League government, the security … Read more
At least nine more complaints were filed on Tuesday against Bangladesh’s deposed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides, taking the number of cases against her to 31, including 26 on charges of murder, four on charges of crimes against humanity and genocide and one for abduction. Supreme Court lawyer Gazi MH Tamim filed … Read more
Another murder case was filed against Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina over the death of two college students during the recent anti-quota protests in the country. File | Photo Credit: PTI Another murder case was filed on Sunday against Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina over the death of two college students during the … Read more
Members of the newly formed interim government are sworn in at the Bangabhaban, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Seventeen members of Bangladesh’s interim government took their oaths at a ceremony in Dhaka on Thursday (August 8, 2024). Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, 84, head of the caretaker government, has taken a super-portfolio encompassing … Read more
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the main Opposition party when former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was in power, held a rally at Naya Paltan in Dhaka, where thousands of people gathered from different parts of the country. Addressing the rally virtually from London, Tarique Rahman, BNP acting chairman and son of former Prime Minister and … Read more
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. | Photo Credit: PTI GUWAHATI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday (August 7) did not rule out the possibility of some extremist groups of the northeast setting up bases again in Bangladesh. He also said the evolving political situation in Bangladesh after the violent fall of Sheikh … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT The Odisha Police have issued a general alert along the coast directing ground staff to remain vigilant for any potential infiltration through sea routes due to the unrest in Bangladesh. According to a top police official, the ground staff have been asked to immediately … Read more