Sheikh Hasina Threatens Violence Against Awami League, Sparks Political Controversy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sheikh Hasina Threatens Violence Against Awami League, Sparks Political Controversy

The Hindu  

Sheikh Hasina's conversations with her party colleagues have stirred controversy in Bangladesh, with her opponents accusing her of trying to incite violence. The conversations revealed in the audio recordings indicate that Hasina is issuing threats of bloodshed to those who target her party members. The controversy has sharpened the political divide in Dhaka and raised questions about the interim government's approach to the upcoming election cycle.

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Deposed PM Hasina accuses Yunus of unleashing ‘terrorist’ on Bangladesh
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Deposed PM Hasina accuses Yunus of unleashing ‘terrorist’ on Bangladesh

The Hindu  

Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has accused Bangladesh’s interim government Chief Muhammad Yunus for the “lawlessness” in the country and said he has “unleashed terrorists” on its people. In earlier social media appearances, Ms. Hasina had accused Mr. Yunus of hatching “a long, and well-designed plot to oust her government and grab the state power.” Last week, the U.N. Human …

‘I will return, avenge martyrs’: Sheikh Hasina asks supporters to ‘be patient, stay united’
3 weeks, 5 days ago

‘I will return, avenge martyrs’: Sheikh Hasina asks supporters to ‘be patient, stay united’

Firstpost  

Awami League has claimed that more than 400 cadres have been killed by Islamist outfits and Jamaat-e-Islami members. Since the fall of Hasina’s government, party leaders, members, and their families have faced systematic targeting across Bangladesh Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged Awami League supporters to remain calm as she vowed to avenge the deaths of party …

Bangladesh: Mohammad Yunus government targets Sheikh Hasina supporters, thousands arrested
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Bangladesh: Mohammad Yunus government targets Sheikh Hasina supporters, thousands arrested

Op India  

The Mohammad Yunus government, which came to power in Bangladesh following a coup last year has been engaged in a never-ending cycle of oppression regarding its political opponents. Yunus government has vowed to finish off former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party Awami League. The administration has so far arrested and imprisoned over 100 Awami League MPs and former ministers under …

Hasina’s concern, Bangabandhu Museum vandalised: How hooliganism takes Bangladesh to brink
1 month ago

Hasina’s concern, Bangabandhu Museum vandalised: How hooliganism takes Bangladesh to brink

Firstpost  

The suppression of opposition voices, the destruction of historical symbols, and the deepening divide between ideological factions under Muhammad Yunus’ regime point to a troubling path ahead for Bangladesh The political landscape of Bangladesh has always been tumultuous, but recent events have thrown fuel on the fire, escalating the crisis to an unprecedented level. Speculation is also growing that the …

Hasina’s concern, Bangabandhu Museum vandalised: How hooliganism takes Bangladesh to brink
1 month ago

Hasina’s concern, Bangabandhu Museum vandalised: How hooliganism takes Bangladesh to brink

Firstpost  

The suppression of opposition voices, the destruction of historical symbols, and the deepening divide between ideological factions under Muhammad Yunus’ regime point to a troubling path ahead for Bangladesh A vandalised photograph of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of the ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, is seen inside his demolished Dhanmondi-32 residence, in Dhaka, Bangladesh February 6, 2025. Speculation is also …

BNP urges India to repatriate former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina after UN report
1 month ago

BNP urges India to repatriate former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina after UN report

Firstpost  

Hasina has been accused of numerous cases on charges such as “crimes against humanity”, mass murders, enforced disappearances and corruption during her rule, particularly during the students’ movement in July and August last year. It said: Hasina’s former government, security and intelligence services, alongside violent elements associated with the Awami League party, systematically engaged in a range of serious human …

UN says Sheikh Hasina’s crackdown on protesters may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’
1 month ago

UN says Sheikh Hasina’s crackdown on protesters may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sheikh Hasina’s crackdown on protests …

‘India Has No Role To Play’: MEA Summons Bangladesh Envoy After Dhaka Lodges Protest Over Sheikh Hasina’s Speech
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1 month, 1 week ago

‘India Has No Role To Play’: MEA Summons Bangladesh Envoy After Dhaka Lodges Protest Over Sheikh Hasina’s Speech

ABP News  

The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday summoned Bangladesh’s Acting High Commissioner to India, Md. These statements by Bangladesh are, in fact, responsible for the persistent negativity.” Jaiswal further stated, “Comments attributed to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have been made in her individual capacity in which India has no role to play. While the Government of India will make …

Bangladesh govt appeals for peace; urges citizens to stop attack on properties of Hasina's family, Awami leaders
1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladesh govt appeals for peace; urges citizens to stop attack on properties of Hasina's family, Awami leaders

The Hindu  

Bangladesh's interim government led by Muhammad Yunus on Friday called for peace and urged citizens to immediately restore law and order, putting an end to the three-day mayhem of attacks on properties belonging to deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's family and leaders of her party Awami League. A press statement issued by Mr. Yunus' office said that the Chief Adviser …

B'desh govt appeals for peace; urges citizens to stop attack on properties of Hasina's family, Awami leaders
1 month, 1 week ago

B'desh govt appeals for peace; urges citizens to stop attack on properties of Hasina's family, Awami leaders

Hindustan Times  

Dhaka, Bangladesh's interim government led by Muhammad Yunus on Friday called for peace and urged citizens to immediately restore law and order, putting an end to the three-day mayhem of attacks on properties belonging to deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's family and leaders of her party Awami League. B'desh govt appeals for peace; urges citizens to stop attack on properties …

Bangladesh’s interim govt expresses concern over 'attempts of vandalism, arson' attacks
1 month, 1 week ago

Bangladesh’s interim govt expresses concern over 'attempts of vandalism, arson' attacks

The Hindu  

Bangladesh’s interim government of Professor Muhammad Yunus expressed its concern over “attempts of vandalism and arson” attacks nationwide, hours after it said deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s remarks caused unwanted demolition of the country’s founding father’s residence in Dhaka. Chief Adviser’s press wing released the statement hours after the interim government said the Wednesday demolition of Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh …

Turbulence in Bangladesh as new government grapples with aftermath of Sheikh Hasina’s ouster
1 month, 1 week ago

Turbulence in Bangladesh as new government grapples with aftermath of Sheikh Hasina’s ouster

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s new government is struggling to deal with a host of issues, including a stumbling economy and human rights violations, left behind by the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina six months ago. Hasina fled to India in August after a student-led uprising ended her 15-year rule, and an interim government led by Nobel Peace laureate …

Mob demolishes Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s home in Dhaka
1 month, 1 week ago

Mob demolishes Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s home in Dhaka

Hindustan Times  

A massive mob, consisting mostly of students and youth activists, demolished the home of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh, in the heart of Dhaka on Thursday, and the arson and vandalism continued for hours without any effort by authorities to stop it. According to media reports, Hasnat Abdullah, convenor of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement that led the …

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s home set on fire by protesters during Hasina’s speech in Bangladesh
1 month, 1 week ago

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s home set on fire by protesters during Hasina’s speech in Bangladesh

The Hindu  

A large group of protesters on Wednesday vandalised and set on fire Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence in Dhaka during a live online address of his daughter and deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Witnesses said several thousand people rallied in front of the house in the capital’s Dhanmondi area, which was earlier turned into a memorial museum, since early …

Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League faces political shutdown? Yunus adviser claims no future for party in upcoming elections
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League faces political shutdown? Yunus adviser claims no future for party in upcoming elections

Firstpost  

The Awami League has been virtually out of the open political landscape since August 5, 2024, with most of its leaders and Hasina’s cabinet members either in jail on murder and other criminal charges or on the run at home and abroad. A key adviser to Muhammad Yunus’s interim government announced on Saturday that Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s …

Can Sheikh Hasina make a comeback in Bangladesh? Report says Awami League leaders hiding but hopeful
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Can Sheikh Hasina make a comeback in Bangladesh? Report says Awami League leaders hiding but hopeful

Firstpost  

Despite the challenges, leaders who are in hiding say that Awami League’s party structure remains intact through communication networks that keep leaders connected to workers Five months after being forced to flee Bangladesh, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina remains connected to her Awami League party, which faces its most severe political crisis in decades. Leadership under siege The ouster of …

Thousands march in Bangladesh calling for the ousted prime minister’s prosecution
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands march in Bangladesh calling for the ousted prime minister’s prosecution

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Thousands of people led by students rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Tuesday, calling for the prosecution of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and those responsible for hundreds of deaths in a mass uprising against her government in July. The student leaders want the proclamation to include two key demands: a new constitution after the 1972 charter, which …

Thousands march in Bangladesh calling for prosecution of overthrown PM
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands march in Bangladesh calling for prosecution of overthrown PM

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of people have rallied in Bangladesh’s capital to demand the prosecution of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and those responsible for hundreds of deaths in a mass uprising against her government in July. Protesters chanted slogans calling for Hasina’s trial and the banning of her Awami League party. The Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal has already issued arrest warrants for …

‘Plot to kill Sheikh Hasina in farcical trial’: Awami League on extradition move
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Plot to kill Sheikh Hasina in farcical trial’: Awami League on extradition move

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Awami League on Thursday denounced the request made by Bangladesh’s interim government to India for extraditing former premier Sheikh Hasina and alleged that it was part of a conspiracy to kill her “in a farcical trial”. The Awami League’s statement said the party was deeply concerned that the “unconstitutional and illegal so-called interim government, which has seized …

Bangladesh court bans broadcasts of ousted ex-PM's hate speech
3 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh court bans broadcasts of ousted ex-PM's hate speech

Deccan Chronicle  

Dhaka: A Bangladeshi tribunal banned broadcasts of "hate speech" by autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, weeks after indicting her over the killing of protesters during the August revolution that ousted her. Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal is investigating Hasina for "mass murder", among other charges, during the weeks of unrest that forced her to flee the country for neighbouring India. …

Bangladesh’s deposed PM Sheikh Hasina condemns arrest of Hindu spiritual leader, demands his release
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh’s deposed PM Sheikh Hasina condemns arrest of Hindu spiritual leader, demands his release

The Hindu  

Speaking out for the first time since the fall of her government on August 5, Awami League Leader and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called for the release of an ISKCON leader arrested by the authorities in Bangladesh ‘without delay’. In a statement issued by the Awami League, Ms. Hasina condemned the murder of an assistant public prosecutor …

30 detained over killing of lawyer during protest against Hindu monk's arrest
3 months, 2 weeks ago

30 detained over killing of lawyer during protest against Hindu monk's arrest

India Today  

At least 30 suspects were detained in Bangladesh's Chattogram city for their alleged involvement in the killing of a lawyer and attacking security personnel over the arrest of a prominent Hindu community leader, police said on Wednesday. Assistant public prosecutor Saiful Islam, who was in his early 30s, was killed on Tuesday during clashes between security personnel and followers of …

Worried he may extend tenure, BNP reminds Yunus of duty to transfer power after polls
4 months ago

Worried he may extend tenure, BNP reminds Yunus of duty to transfer power after polls

Firstpost  

BNP standing committee member Major Hafizuddin Ahmed called for quick political reforms so that elections could be held in Bangladesh at the earliest The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the main Opposition during Sheikh Hasina’s tenure, has warned that the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of the country is in no mood to hold elections and that it wants to rule for “20 …

Bangladesh students attack women, Awami League workers as they foil Dhaka protest
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4 months ago

Bangladesh students attack women, Awami League workers as they foil Dhaka protest

India Today  

Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, witnessed violent scenes on Sunday as student groups and pro-government outfits opposed a protest announced by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party, the Awami League. Several Awami League workers were attacked across the city by the student groups that had played a crucial role in the downfall of the previous government. The students blocked Awami League members …

Rival political factions thwart Awami League rally in Bangladesh amid growing political unrest
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4 months ago

Rival political factions thwart Awami League rally in Bangladesh amid growing political unrest

Firstpost  

The rally in Dhaka by Hasina’s party was to commemorate the death of a party activist on Nov. 10, 1987, which had sparked a mass protest against former military dictator H.M. Ershad. Rival political groups opposed to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina blocked her Awami League party’s attempt to hold a rally in Bangladesh’s capital on Sunday. Groups of people …

Rivals of ousted Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina foil her party’s attempt to hold a rally
4 months ago

Rivals of ousted Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina foil her party’s attempt to hold a rally

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Rivals of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday thwarted a plan by her Awami League party to hold a rally in Bangladesh’s capital, seen as a potential first effort to make a comeback on the streets since she fled the country in August amid a mass uprising. A torn poster of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh …

Bangladesh Army arrests workers of Sheikh Hasina's party ahead of Dhaka protest
Top News
4 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh Army arrests workers of Sheikh Hasina's party ahead of Dhaka protest

India Today  

The Bangladesh Army has arrested hundreds of workers and supporters of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party in a major crackdown ahead of their planned protest in Dhaka against the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus. In a major show of strength, workers, supporters, and underground leaders are expected to gather in Dhaka’s Gulisthan, Zero Point, and Nur …

Bangladesh’s interim government says it won't allow 'fascist' Awami League to hold rally
4 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh’s interim government says it won't allow 'fascist' Awami League to hold rally

The Hindu  

Terming Awami League as "fascist", Bangladesh’s interim government on Saturday said it will not permit deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party to hold Sunday's planned rally. Mr. Alam’s statement followed a call from the Awami League on its verified Facebook page, urging supporters to gather at Shaheed Noor Hossain Chattar, or Zero Point, in Gulistan on Sunday to protest what …

Are Sheikh Hasina's allies in Bangladesh plotting for her return, undermining Yunus' govt?
4 months, 1 week ago

Are Sheikh Hasina's allies in Bangladesh plotting for her return, undermining Yunus' govt?

Firstpost  

“Her associates are plotting to undermine the movement. BNP was a political opponent of Hasina’s party Allies of ousted Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina were working to undermine the interim government that replaced her regime, two of her leading opponents warned Friday at a huge rally in the capital Dhaka. “We have gathered here to protect the voting rights of the …

Hasina's Comeback in Bangladesh: A Political Mirage?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hasina's Comeback in Bangladesh: A Political Mirage?

Firstpost  

Sheikh Hasina's comeback in Bangladesh is uncertain due to various factors. The interim government led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus is actively pursuing legal action against her and her party leaders, including former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. Hasina's return through the ballot is unlikely due to the hostility towards her political organizations and the environment in Bangladesh's political space. However, …

Hundreds of protesters try to storm presidential palace in Bangladesh amid fresh unrest
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hundreds of protesters try to storm presidential palace in Bangladesh amid fresh unrest

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fresh violence has gripped Bangladesh, …

Bangladesh Bans Bangladesh Chhatra League, Sparks Protests Against Hasina's Legacy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh Bans Bangladesh Chhatra League, Sparks Protests Against Hasina's Legacy

Firstpost  

Bangladesh's interim government has banned the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party. The decision comes in response to escalating demands from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement who staged protests across Bangladesh and tried barging into President Mohammed Shahabuddin's house, seeking his resignation.

Bangladesh Temporarily Bans Awami League's Student Wing for 15 Years
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh Temporarily Bans Awami League's Student Wing for 15 Years

India TV News  

Bangladesh's interim government has banned the Awami League's student wing, the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The BCL, established in 1948, was previously regarded as a fraternal organization of the Awami League. The government has sufficient evidence of the BCL's involvement in conspiratorial and destructive activities against the State, even after the Awami League government fell. The …

Awami League-Backed Chhatra League Banned in Bangladesh
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Awami League-Backed Chhatra League Banned in Bangladesh

ABP News  

Bangladesh's interim government has banned the Awami League-backed Chhatra League under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The student body of the Chhatra League was accused of disrupting public safety and engaging in conspiratorial, destructive, and provocative activities against the State even after the fall of the Awami League government.

'Sitting In India, She Is Speaking...': Muhammad Yunus Warns Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina To Keep Quiet
6 months, 1 week ago

'Sitting In India, She Is Speaking...': Muhammad Yunus Warns Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina To Keep Quiet

News 18  

Bangladesh’s ousted premier Sheikh Hasina should “keep quiet” while exiled in India until she is brought home for trial, interim leader Muhammad Yunus told Indian media on Thursday. “If India wants to keep her until the time Bangladesh wants her back, the condition would be that she has to keep quiet,” Yunus, 84, told the Press Trust of India news …

Former PM Sheikh Hasina named in 3 more cases in Bangladesh
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Former PM Sheikh Hasina named in 3 more cases in Bangladesh

Hindustan Times  

Dhaka: Former premier Sheikh Hasina has been named in three more cases filed in Bangladesh on Sunday for her alleged involvement in directing an attack on her arch-rival, Bangladesh Nationalist Party chief Khaleda Zia in 2015, firing on a rally in Dhaka in 2013, and the killing of a student in Joipurhaat district on August 4. Former Bangladesh premier Sheikh …

Khaleda Zia's Party Demands Arrest Of Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
7 months ago

Khaleda Zia's Party Demands Arrest Of Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

News 18  

Former Bangladesh premier Khaleda Zia’s party on Thursday held sit-in programmes across the country, demanding the arrest and trial of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina and her accomplices for the recent violence in the country. Activists and workers of the Dhaka Metropolitan unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party gathered at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque’s South Gate, in front of Hasina’s …

Bangladesh ex-Premier Hasina calls for probe into killings during unrest that led to her ouster
7 months ago

Bangladesh ex-Premier Hasina calls for probe into killings during unrest that led to her ouster

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. More than 300 people were …

Hindus in Bangladesh feel betrayed by attacks after government's ouster
7 months ago

Hindus in Bangladesh feel betrayed by attacks after government's ouster

ABC  

It's only been a few days since the 15-year Sheikh Hasina regime was ousted in Bangladesh, and already, minority communities are on edge. As the interim government gets down to the business of governing in the wake of the quota protests that felled Ms Hasina, Bangladesh's Hindus fear a return to anti-minority sentiment in the country. "I have been crying …

BNP Rejects US Military Base Claims, Labels Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina's Remarks As 'Irresponsible'
7 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 …

Bangladesh news: Sheikh Hasina hints at US role in first public remark since ouster, says ’resigned to avoid...’
7 months ago

Bangladesh news: Sheikh Hasina hints at US role in first public remark since ouster, says ’resigned to avoid...’

Live Mint  

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday hinted at the United States' role in her first public statement since her dramatic resignation and ouster amid ongoing unrest in the country. Bangladesh is in political turmoil as Sheikh Hasina resigned on August 5 amid rising student protests against the government job quota system. Several Hindu temples, households and businesses have …

’If India helps our enemy Sheikh Hasina...’: Bangladesh’s BNP disapproves New Delhi giving refuge to ousted PM
7 months, 1 week ago

’If India helps our enemy Sheikh Hasina...’: Bangladesh’s BNP disapproves New Delhi giving refuge to ousted PM

Live Mint  

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the principal rival to Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, has expressed dissatisfaction with India's decision to provide refuge to the ousted prime minister after she fled to India on Monday. BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Roy, a former minister in the 1991 BNP-led government and a party's standing committee member, criticised India’s actions, stating, “The BNP believes that …

Pakistani ISI’s hand in Hasina out campaign in Bangladesh? Active players who orchestrated and fueled the violent protests
7 months, 1 week ago

Pakistani ISI’s hand in Hasina out campaign in Bangladesh? Active players who orchestrated and fueled the violent protests

Op India  

As Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tendered her resignation on Monday and fled the country to save her life, Pakistani social media flooded with celebrations over the fall of a democratic and pro-New Delhi government in India’s neighbourhood. Here is who the ISI executed the Hasina out campaign and how major players orchestrated this regime change operation in India’s neighbourhood …

Behind the protests: ISI conspiracy in Bangladesh to topple Sheikh Hasina & establish anti-India govt
7 months, 1 week ago

Behind the protests: ISI conspiracy in Bangladesh to topple Sheikh Hasina & establish anti-India govt

Firstpost  

PM Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday, ending 15 years in power as thousands of protesters defied a military curfew and stormed her official residence. Pakistan’s Intelligence agency ISI is using students to create tension in Bangladesh as it wants to establish an anti-India government by dislodging Sheikh Hasina, CNN-News18 quoted top Intelligence sources as saying. PM Hasina resigned on Monday, …

Bangladesh violence: How student protests grew into a mass movement against Sheikh Hasina
7 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh violence: How student protests grew into a mass movement against Sheikh Hasina

Firstpost  

On Sunday, violence gripped Bangladesh again as protests emerged, killing nearly 300 people. Hasina, who won a fifth term as prime minister in January after a vote without genuine opposition, says the students are “wasting their time.” July 16: Violence intensifies The first recorded deaths were six people, including three students, killed in clashes a day after bitter violence when …

Bangladesh: 8 dead after protestors clash with police, Awami League supporters demanding resignation of Sheikh Hasina
7 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh: 8 dead after protestors clash with police, Awami League supporters demanding resignation of Sheikh Hasina

Op India  

On Sunday, violence broke out across various districts of Bangladesh after protestors, seeking the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, clashed with the police and the supporters of the Awami League. Both of them are said to be construction workers this uncle brought a whole van full of lathi for the protesters, salute chacha pic.twitter.com/1VNyDrkT5Q — faria August 4, 2024 …

Bangladesh imposes strict curfew with a 'shoot-on-sight-order' following deadly protests
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh imposes strict curfew with a 'shoot-on-sight-order' following deadly protests

The Independent  

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Bangladesh imposes strict curfew with a ‘shoot-on-sight’ order following deadly protests
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh imposes strict curfew with a ‘shoot-on-sight’ order following deadly protests

LA Times  

Students in Dhaka, Bangladesh, clash with riot police during a recent protest against a quota system for government jobs. Police imposed a strict curfew with a “shoot-on-sight” order across Bangladesh as military forces patrolled parts of the capital Saturday after scores were killed and hundreds injured in clashes over the allocation of civil service jobs. The demonstrations — called for …

What’s next after protests forced Bangladesh’s prime minister to quit and flee the country?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s next after protests forced Bangladesh’s prime minister to quit and flee the country?

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — What began as peaceful protests by students in Bangladesh against a quota system for government jobs eventually turned into an uprising that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country by helicopter. Protesters celebrate beside a defaced portrait of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after news of her resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Aug. 5, …

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