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Bangladesh sends note verbale asking India to send back deposed PM Hasina

Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government said on Monday that it has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka. "We have sent a note verbale to the Indian government saying that Bangladesh wants her back here for the judicial process," Foreign Affairs Adviser or de facto foreign minister Touhid Hossain told reporters at …

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15 hours, 21 minutes ago

Bangladesh launches $5bn graft probe into Hasina's family

New Indian Express

Bangladesh has launched a probe into the alleged $5 billion embezzlement connected to a Russian-backed nuclear power plant by ousted leader Sheikh Hasina and her family, the anti-corruption commission said Monday. A statement Monday from the commission said it had launched an inquiry into allegations that Hasina and family members had "embezzled $5 billion" from the Rooppur plant via "various …

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Bangladesh sends diplomatic note to India seeking Sheikh Hasina's extradition

New Indian Express

DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim government said on Monday that it has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka. Bangladesh-based International Crimes Tribunal has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and several former Cabinet ministers, advisers, and military and civil officials for "crimes against humanity and genocide". "We have sent a note verbale to …

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1 day, 22 hours ago

Student-advisers in interim government of Bangladesh gaining higher profile

The Hindu

India’s “strong protest” in response to the now deleted Facebook post carrying an enlarged map of Bangladesh that included neighbouring Indian territories, has drawn attention to the student-advisers of the interim government of Bangladesh. At a Clinton Global Initiative event in New York, Prof. Yunus introduced Mr. Alam saying, “He is known to be the brain behind the whole revolution.” …

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Now Labour minister Tulip Siddiq faces questions over $1bn Russian arms deal her aunt penned on family visit to the Kremlin

Daily Mail

Labour minister Tulip Siddiq was facing fresh questions last night after it emerged her aunt penned a $1billion Russian arms deal on their family visit to the Kremlin. But as well as signing the agreement for the nuclear power plant, Ms Siddiq’s aunt also penned a deal for a $1billion loan to Bangladesh to buy Russian weapons and military equipment. …

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India Registers 'Strong Protest' With Bangladesh Over Remarks By Interim Govt Aide Mahfuj Alam, Says 'Be Mindful'

ABP News

India has registered a strong protest with Dhaka over certain comments made by Bangladesh interim government's key aide Mahfuj Alam. Cautioning Bangladesh's leaders against their remarks, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal asserted that India wants to "remind all concerned to be mindful of their public comments". He also reiterated New Delhi's interest in fostering relations with Bangladesh's interim …

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3 days, 15 hours ago

Should India worry? Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus seeks to 'settle issues of 1971' in meeting with Pakistan PM

India TV News

On Thursday, Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus said that he agreed to strengthen relations with Pakistan. In a statement, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif said that he had a warm and cordial exchange with the Bangladeshi leader. Moreover, on the occasion of its 54th Victory Day, Yunus in his speech made no mention of founding leader Mujibur Rahman while calling deposed …

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Dhaka 2.0: Sheikh Hasina fading history, city finds hope in new uncertainty

India Today

As vehicles—cars, motorbikes and hoards of compressed natural gas-driven autorickshaws, colloquially known as ‘CNGs’—speed out of Dhaka International Airport, murals of the liberation war, meant to decorate the roads and remind one of the bloody but valiant birth of Bangladesh as a sovereign nation, welcome people. Many now feel Mujibur Rahman was not the sole hero of the liberation war, …

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Parliament's standards commissioner is urged to probe Keir Starmer's corruption minister Tulip Siddiq - over claims she and her family took £4 billion in bribes for Putin-funded nuclear power plant

Daily Mail

Parliament's standards commissioner was last night urged to probe Tulip Siddiq after the Treasury minister was named in an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh. ‘Without proper clarification and transparency from Ms Siddiq, I feel that she risks bringing her position, and the wider House, into significant disrepute.’ Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission has launched the probe into Ms Siddiq over the alleged embezzlement …

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Yearender 2024: Trump gaining presidency to emergency in South Korea, here's top international events

India TV News

Yearender 2024: The year 2024 has witnessed a range of political events, shaping the fortunes of countries spanning different continents. In India, PM Modi defeated anti-incumbency to become PM for the third consecutive term, while in the neighbourhood, Bangladesh witnessed Sheikh Hasina ousted and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's resurging. Image Source : AP Trump got 312 electoral college votes, while …

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Labour minister Tulip Siddiq caught up in Bangladesh corruption probe

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. City minister Tulip Siddiq, has been accused of helping Sheikh Hasina, the recently ousted prime …

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Keir Starmer backs anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq amid probe into her family over claims they took £4 billion in bribes for Putin-funded nuclear power plant in Bangladesh

Daily Mail

Sir Keir Starmer has backed his most senior anti-corruption minister, after it was revealed she is being investigated over claims she and members of her family took bribes of up to £4 billion. City minister Tulip Siddiq – who is responsible for stamping out corruption in Britain's financial sector – is being investigated for the alleged embezzlement linked to a …

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Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal

Deccan Chronicle

Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government has accused energy supplier Adani Power of breaching a multi-billion-dollar agreement by withholding tax benefits that a power plant central to the deal received from New Delhi, according to documents seen by Reuters. Bangladesh's de facto power minister Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan told Reuters the country now had enough domestic capacity to cope without the Adani …

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Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal

The Hindu

Bangladesh’s interim government has accused energy supplier Adani Power of breaching a multi-billion-dollar agreement by withholding tax benefits that a power plant central to the deal received from New Delhi, according to documents seen by Reuters. Adani Group has called the U.S. allegations “baseless.” Tax Exemptions Adani Power’s Godda plant runs off imported coal and was built to serve Bangladesh. …

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Opinion - India is losing Bangladesh to China and Pakistan, and it could get worse

India Today

It is hard to be optimistic about the future of India-Bangladesh relations. India now harbours former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who the new leader of Bangladesh, Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus, says must be extradited to Dhaka. The problem, from Yunus’ perspective, is that New Delhi perceives “everybody is Islamist.and will make this country into Afghanistan.” India should also worry about …

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Keir Starmer's corruption minister and her family are probed over claims they took £4 billion in bribes for Putin-funded nuclear power plant

Daily Mail

A Labour minister is being investigated over claims she and members of her family took bribes of up to £4 billion. City minister Tulip Siddiq – who is responsible for stamping out corruption in Britain’s financial sector – is being investigated for the alleged embezzlement linked to a nuclear power plant deal in her native Bangladesh. The senior Labour minister …

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Why Mujib’s removal from the Taka is noteworthy

Firstpost

It is safer for Muhammed Yunus to spend a few thousand crores printing new notes rather than annoying his ‘student’ backers The US still has not said that the “face” of the next new $20 bill will change, almost a decade after pressure started building about removing President Andrew Jackson because he was allegedly racist. Be that as it may, …

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‘India was just an ally’: Bangladesh politicians upset over PM Modi's Vijay Diwas post

Hindustan Times

Bangladeshi politicians, including members of the Muhammad Yunus-led caretaker administration, on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not mentioning their country in his social media post on Vijay Diwas. On the other hand, Bangladesh has objected to the presence in India of its ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina, daughter of its Founding Father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. India was an ally …

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Bangladesh Bijoy Dibosh: Hasina slams Yunus as ‘fascist’ favouring anti-Liberation communal forces

Firstpost

On the eve of Bangladesh’s Bijoy Dibosh, ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina launched another blistering attack on the the interim leader Muhammad Yunus, accusing him of leading an ‘undemocratic group’ that has no responsibility towards the people of the country Ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina once again went all guns blazing at country’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus, dubbed him …

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Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus

Deccan Chronicle

Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026. Pressure has been growing on Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus -- appointed the country's "chief adviser" after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in August -- to …

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Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus

The Hindu

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026. Pressure has been growing on Nobel Peace Prize winner Mr. Yunus — appointed the country's "chief adviser" after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in August — to …

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Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026, says Muhammad Yunus

India Today

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after the August violence, said Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026. Pressure has been growing on Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus -- appointed the country's "chief adviser" after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in August -- to set …

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Bangladesh elections likely to be held in late 2025 or early 2026 as pressure for reforms grows

Live Mint

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus today said that the country's general elections would likely be held late next year or in early 2026, according to an AFP report. Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus, took charge as head of the caretaker government installed after an August 2024 student-led revolution pushed out the Sheikh Hasina regime. Tentative Election Dates “Election dates could …

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Bangladesh: Yunus says election likely in late 2025 or early 2026

Firstpost

Muhammad Yunus announced on Monday that the next Bangladesh election can be arranged at a time between the end of 2025 and first half of 2026 Bangladesh interim government head Muhammad Yunus on Monday announced that the national election will be arranged at a time between the end of 2025 and first half of 2026. In a televised address to …

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Bangladesh sends note verbale asking India to send back deposed PM Hasina

Bangladesh launches $5bn graft probe into Hasina's family

Bangladesh sends diplomatic note to India seeking Sheikh Hasina's extradition

Student-advisers in interim government of Bangladesh gaining higher profile

Now Labour minister Tulip Siddiq faces questions over $1bn Russian arms deal her aunt penned on family visit to the Kremlin

India Registers 'Strong Protest' With Bangladesh Over Remarks By Interim Govt Aide Mahfuj Alam, Says 'Be Mindful'

Should India worry? Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus seeks to 'settle issues of 1971' in meeting with Pakistan PM

Dhaka 2.0: Sheikh Hasina fading history, city finds hope in new uncertainty

Parliament's standards commissioner is urged to probe Keir Starmer's corruption minister Tulip Siddiq - over claims she and her family took £4 billion in bribes for Putin-funded nuclear power plant

Yearender 2024: Trump gaining presidency to emergency in South Korea, here's top international events

Labour minister Tulip Siddiq caught up in Bangladesh corruption probe

Keir Starmer backs anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq amid probe into her family over claims they took £4 billion in bribes for Putin-funded nuclear power plant in Bangladesh

Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal

Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal

Opinion - India is losing Bangladesh to China and Pakistan, and it could get worse

Keir Starmer's corruption minister and her family are probed over claims they took £4 billion in bribes for Putin-funded nuclear power plant

Why Mujib’s removal from the Taka is noteworthy

‘India was just an ally’: Bangladesh politicians upset over PM Modi's Vijay Diwas post

Bangladesh Bijoy Dibosh: Hasina slams Yunus as ‘fascist’ favouring anti-Liberation communal forces

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026, says Muhammad Yunus

Bangladesh elections likely to be held in late 2025 or early 2026 as pressure for reforms grows

Bangladesh: Yunus says election likely in late 2025 or early 2026