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Is trouble brewing in Bangladesh army?

While Bangladesh’s army is not yet witnessing a full-blown crisis, it is facing challenges from pro-Awami League and Islamist factions. Multiple power centres have emerged within the army, each headed by a different general People shake hands with army personnel as they celebrate the resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. File Image/Reuters The …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Waker-uz-Zaman: The General behind the throne

The Hindu

The year 1985 was a difficult one in the chequered history of Bangladesh. By the evening, Bangladesh heaved a sigh of relief when Gen. Zaman held a press conference to announce that the military would hold the fort until a new interim government is formed. Daily Star reported that the night before the expected final showdown between the government and …

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1 week, 6 days ago

India unlikely to respond to Hasina extradition call

Hindustan Times

India is unlikely to respond to Bangladesh’s request to extradite former premier Sheikh Hasina, people familiar with the matter said, pointing out that Dhaka has not completed key formalities needed to take forward such an issue. The extradition demand is being seen in some quarters in New Delhi as “public posturing” by Bangladesh’s interim government to satisfy domestic constituencies, especially …

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1 week, 6 days ago

‘India a neighbour, China a partner’: Bangladesh army chief on Dhaka’s ‘give & take ties’ with New Delhi

Firstpost

Amid straining diplomatic ties, Bangladesh army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman has described India as ‘an important neighbour’ while distinguishing China as ‘a development partner’. In a media interview, he said Bangladesh has a “give and take” relationship with India Amid growing diplomatic strain, Bangladesh army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has created a flutter in his latest media interview, describing his country’s ties with …

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2 weeks ago

Bangladesh Army chief calls for national consensus, ‘political government’, tones down anti-India rhetoric

The Hindu

Bangladesh needs to build an environment that will allow reconciliation among various stakeholders of the nation, Army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman said. Bangladesh came very close to having a public showdown between the Anti-discrimination Students Movement and the military-backed interim administration, on December 31, 2024, when student activists, still triumphant from the successful overthrow of the Sheikh Hasina government five months …

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Bangladesh Army Chief Emphasises India as Strategic Partner Amid Strained Ties

Deccan Chronicle

Speaking at a public event, Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman underlined the significance of India-Bangladesh relations, noting that the two countries share deep historical, cultural, and economic ties. He acknowledged India's pivotal role during Bangladesh’s Liberation War in 1971 and its continued support in various developmental and strategic sectors. “Our policies and actions will never go against India's strategic interests.” His comments come …

Bangladesh Strategic Partner Emphasises India

2 weeks ago

India ‘important neighbour’, want ties based on fairness: Bangladesh Army chief

Hindustan Times

Bangladesh is dependent in many ways on India, an “important neighbour”, and will not do anything that goes against New Delhi’s strategic interests, Bangladesh Army chief Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman has said against the backdrop of strained ties between the two countries. India has a lot of interest in Bangladesh’s stability, and the two sides share a give-and-take relationship that “must be …

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1 month ago

Hizbul man gets life term for conspiracy to target temples, RSS campus

Hindustan Times

LUCKNOW A Lucknow court on Tuesday sentenced a Hizbul Mujahideen operative to life in prison for conspiracy to execute blasts at Kanpur’s Siddhi Vinayak temple in UP and RSS office in Hojai district of Assam, said National Investigation Agency officials. The accused was awarded rigorous and life imprisonment in the Hizbul Mujahideen terror conspiracy case, said an NIA official. These …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh Army chief gives timeline for democracy, seeks election in 18 months

The Hindu

Bangladesh should return to electoral democracy within one-and-a-half years, the chief of Bangladesh Army General Waker-uz-Zaman said on Tuesday. In an interview with news agency Reuters, General Zaman said that he will support the interim government in carrying out the reforms and that the Bangladesh Army will be “professional” and stay away from politics. General Zaman also informed that the …

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5 months ago

BNP Rejects US Military Base Claims, Labels Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina's Remarks As 'Irresponsible'

News 18

Bangladesh Nationalist Party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has strongly rejected reports about US plans to acquire a military base in the country, labeling the claims as “irresponsible remarks. The ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently taking refuge in India, has accused foreign powers like the US of playing a hand in her ouster. When probed …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh govt, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, set to take oath today

Hindustan Times

As the Bangladeshi military cleared the decks for the formation of an interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, tapped to lead the caretaker set-up, appealed for calm on Wednesday against the backdrop of continuing violence in parts of the country. Hours earlier, Bangladesh army chief Gen Waker-uz-Zaman told a news conference in Dhaka that the interim government would be sworn …

Violence Bangladesh Dhaka Chief Nobel Led Zaman

5 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh: Interim government will be sworn in tomorrow

Op India

Days after the violent ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Interim government in Bangladesh will be sworn in tomorrow, the country’s army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced on Wednesday. He also extended all cooperation to the interim government which would be headed by Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus General Waker added that the advisory council may have 15 members. It …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh's Interim Government Will Take Oath on Thursday, Says Military Chief

Deccan Chronicle

Bangladesh: Bangladesh’s military chief said Wednesday that an interim government headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus would be sworn in on Thursday night as he returns from Paris to take over the administration and try to restore stability in the country, after an uprising forced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to neighboring India. Gen. Waker-Uz-Zaman …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh interim govt led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to be sworn in today: Army Chief

India TV News

Amid ongoing political turmoil in Bangladesh, Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced that an interim government, led by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, is set to be sworn in on Thursday. Earlier on Tuesday, Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin had dissolved Parliament on Tuesday and appointed Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus as the head of an interim government. Yunus welcomes ouster of Sheikh …

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5 months, 1 week ago

India's Bangladesh strategy: engage interim govt, work the backchannels with military

India Today

As Bangladesh enters the post-Sheikh Hasina era with the formation of a military-backed interim government, the Indian security establishment is busy recalibrating approach towards the key neighbour in the midst of simmering anti-Delhi sentiment there. While hurriedly exiting Bangladesh on August 5 in the wake of the unprecedented student-led movement against her regime, New Delhi became Hasina’s intermediate stop till …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Indian Govt In Touch With Bangladesh Military Leadership, Has Urged for Peace, End to Violence: Sources to News18

News 18

The Indian government is in touch with Bangladesh’s military leadership after the dramatic fall of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s regime, sources told CNN-News18 on Tuesday. Hasina resigned and fled to India on Monday while reportedly seeking asylum in the West as protests and violence that began last month in Bangladesh after student groups demanded scrapping of a controversial quota system …

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5 months, 1 week ago

How Bangladesh Army Played A Pivotal Role In Shaping Country’s Politics, Key Challenges Ahead

News 18

Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman announced on Monday that Sheikh Hasina had resigned and an interim government will be formed to run the country, urging people to maintain law and order. Bangladesh History of Coups 1975: The country’s first Prime minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina’s father, was assassinated along with most of his family members in a military coup …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Exiled author Taslima Nasreen's strong reaction to Sheikh Hasina's exit from Bangladesh

Hindustan Times

Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen drew an irony with the exit and fleeing of former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her exile from the country, saying that the latter had thrown her out of the country to “please Islamists”. Author Taslima Nasreen “Hasina in order to please Islamists threw me out of my country in 1999 after I entered Bangladesh …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh's president dissolves parliament

China Daily

DHAKA -- Bangladesh's President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for the formation of an interim government following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The president also ordered the release of jailed former Prime Minister and key opposition leader Begum Khaleda Zia, said a press release from Bangabhaban, the official residence of the president of Bangladesh. …

Bangladesh Hasina President

5 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh Army chief unveils plan to restore ‘normalcy’ in country

Hindustan Times

Less than two months after he took over as Bangladesh Army chief, it was left to Gen Waker-uz-Zaman to formally announce the dramatic resignation of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and unveil a plan to restore normalcy in the country of 170 million people roiled by violent protests. Zaman, who has had a stint as principal staff officer in the …

Army Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Zaman Ziaur Rahman

5 months, 1 week ago

Woman loots Dior suitcase from Sheikh Hasina’s house in Bangladesh amid protest. Viral photo

Hindustan Times

Hundreds of demonstrators stormed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka shortly after she resigned and left Bangladesh amid violent riots. Bangladesh: The woman exited Sheikh Hasina's residence with a Dior bag. As people continue to loot the residence, a picture of a woman leaving her place with a Dior suitcase has gone viral on social media. After Hasina fled, …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh crisis: Sheikh Hasina lands at Ghaziabad airport, will fly next to...

Hindustan Times

Bangladesh's ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has landed at Ghaziabad's Hindon Air Base in a C-130 transport aircraft. According to reports, a senior Air Force officer received Sheikh Hasina. Earlier, Bangladesh Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman confirmed Sheikh Hasina had resigned and an interim government would be formed. Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh after over 100 people were killed in just two …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns, flees country; army chief announces interim govt

Hindustan Times

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday resigned in the face of massive public protests that left more than 300 people dead since last month, as army chief Gen Waker-uz-Zaman announced that an interim government will be formed to govern the country. The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, which was leading the protests, called on people across Bangladesh to join a ‘March …

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5 months, 1 week ago

'All Murders Will Be Investigated': Key Points From Bangladesh Army Chief's Address After Hasina Resignation

ABP News

Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff General Waqar-uz-Zaman Monday addressed the nation shortly after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left the country. As news of Hasina’s departure spread, hundreds broke into Hasina’s residence, vandalising and looting the interiors, providing dramatic expression to the anti-government protests that have killed more than 100 people in the last two days. The Army chief said he …

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Is trouble brewing in Bangladesh army?

Waker-uz-Zaman: The General behind the throne

India unlikely to respond to Hasina extradition call

‘India a neighbour, China a partner’: Bangladesh army chief on Dhaka’s ‘give & take ties’ with New Delhi

Bangladesh Army chief calls for national consensus, ‘political government’, tones down anti-India rhetoric

Bangladesh Army Chief Emphasises India as Strategic Partner Amid Strained Ties

India ‘important neighbour’, want ties based on fairness: Bangladesh Army chief

Hizbul man gets life term for conspiracy to target temples, RSS campus

Bangladesh Army chief gives timeline for democracy, seeks election in 18 months

BNP Rejects US Military Base Claims, Labels Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina's Remarks As 'Irresponsible'

Bangladesh govt, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, set to take oath today

Bangladesh: Interim government will be sworn in tomorrow

Bangladesh's Interim Government Will Take Oath on Thursday, Says Military Chief

Bangladesh interim govt led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to be sworn in today: Army Chief

India's Bangladesh strategy: engage interim govt, work the backchannels with military

Indian Govt In Touch With Bangladesh Military Leadership, Has Urged for Peace, End to Violence: Sources to News18

How Bangladesh Army Played A Pivotal Role In Shaping Country’s Politics, Key Challenges Ahead

Exiled author Taslima Nasreen's strong reaction to Sheikh Hasina's exit from Bangladesh

Bangladesh's president dissolves parliament

Bangladesh Army chief unveils plan to restore ‘normalcy’ in country

Woman loots Dior suitcase from Sheikh Hasina’s house in Bangladesh amid protest. Viral photo

Bangladesh crisis: Sheikh Hasina lands at Ghaziabad airport, will fly next to...

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns, flees country; army chief announces interim govt

'All Murders Will Be Investigated': Key Points From Bangladesh Army Chief's Address After Hasina Resignation