Situation for minorities ‘alarming’ in Bangladesh: Ex-foreign minister Hasan Mahmud slams interim govt for rise of extremists

Kolkata: Fuelling anti-India rhetoric, emboldening fundamentalists and terror forces are "interlinked" strategies that have driven Bangladesh into "total anarchy," country's former Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said and accused the interim…

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Why are students protesting in Bangladesh again, months after Sheikh Hasina fled the country?

Protests have once again erupted in Bangladesh. On Tuesday, several hundred protesters attempted to storm the presidential palace, known as Bangabhaban, but the army blocked their way with barricades. Witnesses…

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Bangladesh SC reinstates Supreme Judicial Council, reverses parliament’s power to remove judges

Dhaka: Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Sunday reinstated the Supreme Judicial Council with authority to investigate allegations of judicial misconduct, while upholding its previous ruling that declared the 16th constitutional amendment,…

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