DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh has had a turbulent existence since gaining independence in 1971 following a war with Pakistan. South African President Nelson Mandela, center, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, left, and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wave to a cheering crowd on Bangladesh’s Independence Day celebration in Dhaka Wednesday, March 26, 1997. Police escort former Bangladeshi Prime Minister and Awami …
Sheikh Hasina resignation: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday told Parliament that he was “deeply concerned till law and order is visibly restored” in neighbouring Bangladesh, a day after the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina. In a statement to Rajya Sabha, the EAM also briefed the MPs on former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's “very short notice” request to …
Amid protests in Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina resigned as Prime Minister and traveled to India for safety. In this photo taken on December 16, 2018 a man walks past a wall with images of Bangladeshi founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Sheikh Hasina Wazed Rahman, revered as ‘Bangabandhu’ who became the first president of independent Bangladesh, was assassinated by a group …
