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Thousands rally in Bangladesh demanding fresh election amid political uncertainty
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands rally in Bangladesh demanding fresh election amid political uncertainty

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. The interim government headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus …

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Meet Begum Khaleda Zia: Supremo of Islamist BNP, responsible for anti-Hindu attacks in Bangladesh
5 months ago

Meet Begum Khaleda Zia: Supremo of Islamist BNP, responsible for anti-Hindu attacks in Bangladesh

Op India  

On Monday, the incumbent Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin ordered the immediate release of Begum Khaleda Zia, who had previously been jailed for embezzling $250,000 in donations meant for an orphanage. In a statement, Shahabuddin said, “ decided unanimously to free Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia immediately…The meeting has also decided to free all the people who have been …

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Bangladesh president orders release of ex-PM Khaleda Zia
5 months ago

Bangladesh president orders release of ex-PM Khaleda Zia

Al Jazeera  

The order for Zia’s release comes hours after her archrival Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin has ordered the release of jailed former prime minister and key opposition leader Khaleda Zia, hours after her archrival Sheikh Hasina was ousted and fled the country. The president’s press team said in a statement on Monday …

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The US and UK say Bangladesh's elections extending Hasina's rule were not credible
1 year ago

The US and UK say Bangladesh's elections extending Hasina's rule were not credible

The Independent  

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The US and UK say Bangladesh’s elections extending Hasina’s rule were not credible
1 year ago

The US and UK say Bangladesh’s elections extending Hasina’s rule were not credible

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — The United States and the United Kingdom said the elections that extended Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule were not credible, free and fair. Both countries, which have trade and development ties with Bangladesh, also condemned political violence that preceded Sunday’s election in which Hasina’s party won more than two-thirds of the parliamentary seats while turnout was …

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Sheikh Hasina: Once Bangladesh’s democracy icon, now its ‘authoritarian’ PM
1 year ago

Sheikh Hasina: Once Bangladesh’s democracy icon, now its ‘authoritarian’ PM

Al Jazeera  

The 76-year-old wins fourth straight term in controversial election boycotted by the opposition and marked by a low turnout. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina once joined her rivals in a fight to restore democracy but her long reign in power has been marked by arrests of opposition leaders, crackdowns on free speech and suppression of dissent. Hasina, 76, won a …

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Apparent arson on a train in Bangladesh kills 4 ahead of tense Sunday election
1 year ago

Apparent arson on a train in Bangladesh kills 4 ahead of tense Sunday election

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — An apparent arson fire on a train in Bangladesh’s capital killed four people late Friday and added to the country’s extreme tension ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary elections that the opposition is seeking to boycott and disrupt with a general strike. Bangladesh frequently has violence surrounding elections, and Sunday’s voting comes amid an increasingly polarized political culture led …

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Bangladesh minister accuses country’s main opposition party of arson after train fire kills 4
1 year ago

Bangladesh minister accuses country’s main opposition party of arson after train fire kills 4

The Independent  

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Bangladesh court denies opposition leader’s bail request ahead of a national election
1 year ago

Bangladesh court denies opposition leader’s bail request ahead of a national election

Associated Press  

DHAKA,Bangladesh — A court in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday denied a bail request from a top opposition leader who was jailed, pending investigation, following an October anti-government protest that turned violent and is therefore unable to guide his party ahead of a general election next month. Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury made the ruling during a Chief Metropolitan Court hearing where Bangladesh …

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Bangladesh opposition party holds protest as it boycotts Jan. 7 national election amid violence
1 year, 1 month ago

Bangladesh opposition party holds protest as it boycotts Jan. 7 national election amid violence

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Hundreds of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters protested Sunday to mark International Human Rights Day, as the country gears up for a general election on Jan. 7 that the opposition says should be held under a non-partisan, caretaker government. At Sunday’s protest in front of the National Press Club in downtown Dhaka, opposition activists said they do …

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2 die in Bangladesh as police clash with opposition supporters seeking prime minister's resignation
1 year, 2 months ago

2 die in Bangladesh as police clash with opposition supporters seeking prime minister's resignation

The Independent  

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US, UK and Canada among nations to condemn political violence in Bangladesh after four killed
1 year, 2 months ago

US, UK and Canada among nations to condemn political violence in Bangladesh after four killed

India TV News  

Seven countries, including the United States, Britain and Canada, condemned the political violence in Bangladesh that killed at least four people after clashes broke out in the aftermath of an opposition rally calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the ruling Awami League clashed a day after the BNP called for …

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Tensions erupt in Bangladesh after oppn rally calls for PM Hasina's resignation, paramilitary forces deployed
1 year, 2 months ago

Tensions erupt in Bangladesh after oppn rally calls for PM Hasina's resignation, paramilitary forces deployed

India TV News  

Bangladesh's main opposition party organised a rally calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation to allow free and fair elections, causing the government to deploy paramilitary forces to ensure security as activists clashed with police in Dhaka. The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by former prime minister Khaleda Zia organised a major rally in the capital, while the ruling Awami …

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'People bothered about atrocities in Palestine should...': Taslima Nasreen
1 year, 2 months ago

'People bothered about atrocities in Palestine should...': Taslima Nasreen

India Today  

A life-long rebel, Bangladeshi poet Taslima Nasreen, believes that those of her compatriots who are bothered about atrocities against Palestinians should also be equally bothered about the plight of minorities in their own country. "However, I would like to point out that if my countrymen are so concerned about atrocities and the stream of refugees created by attacks in Palestine, …

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Bangladesh’s ruling and opposition parties hold rallies over who should oversee the next election
1 year, 5 months ago

Bangladesh’s ruling and opposition parties hold rallies over who should oversee the next election

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s governing and opposition parties held separate rallies in the capital on Friday over who should oversee the next general election, expected to be held early next year. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hopes to return to power for a fourth consecutive term, while the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by ailing former …

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'Concerned about danger': Judge worries he might have to free J6 defendant accused of threatening Obama
1 year, 6 months ago

'Concerned about danger': Judge worries he might have to free J6 defendant accused of threatening Obama

Raw Story  

A courtroom drama is unfolding as federal prosecutors struggle to keep in confinement the January 6 defendant who was arrested last Thursday with guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition near the home of former President Barack Obama, according to reporting from WUSA9 investigative reporter Jordan Fischer. But U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui said Wednesday that he might have …

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Make No Mistake, US Is Watching Bangladesh. And This Time Not Through India's Lens
1 year, 7 months ago

Make No Mistake, US Is Watching Bangladesh. And This Time Not Through India's Lens

ABP News  

The year 2024 is going to be crucial not just for India, when the country will be faced with general elections, but it will be critical also for New Delhi’s closest neighbour Bangladesh, particularly for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. On May 3, the announcement of which was made through the issuance of May 24 statement, the US indirectly warned Bangladesh …

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WNBA draft: Sparks select South Carolina guard Zia Cooke at No. 10
1 year, 9 months ago

WNBA draft: Sparks select South Carolina guard Zia Cooke at No. 10

LA Times  

Zia Cooke, a guard from South Carolina, was selected 10th overall by the Sparks in the WNBA draft Monday night in New York. Bryant, the Sparks’ general manager, couldn’t help but gush to a family friend later about the South Carolina guard that blew her predraft interview out of the water. “Whatever organization has a chance to bring in Zia …

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Probal DasGupta | Free India’s great achievements: A secular armed forces
2 years, 4 months ago

Probal DasGupta | Free India’s great achievements: A secular armed forces

Deccan Chronicle  

There is an interesting story from the 1965 war between India and Pakistan. Among his batchmates were officers who later joined the Indian army, including the army chief in the 1965 war – General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri – Ayub’s company mate at Sandhurst. At the time of the country’s partition in 1947, Brigadier Mohammad Usman – one of India’s bright …

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Former PCB chief reveals how Jagmohan Dalmiya saved Shoaib Akhtar's career in 1999
4 years, 8 months ago

Former PCB chief reveals how Jagmohan Dalmiya saved Shoaib Akhtar's career in 1999

India TV News  

A former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board has revealed that had it not been for the help extended by the late ICC chief Jagmohan Dalmiya, fast bowler Shoiab Akhtar's career would have ended in 2000-01. He took a stand for us despite the ICC members insisting that Akhtar's bowling action was illegal," Lt General Tauqir Zia, who headed the …

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'BNP lost because of its pro-Pakistan, anti-Liberation stance,' says Mesbah Kamal, Dalit rights activist in Bangladesh
6 years ago

'BNP lost because of its pro-Pakistan, anti-Liberation stance,' says Mesbah Kamal, Dalit rights activist in Bangladesh

Firstpost  

Mesbah Kamal, Dalit rights activist and professor of history, Dhaka University, talks about why Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League alliance return to power for a third consecutive term and the significance of Bangladesh’s 11th parliamentary elections Long before Bangladesh voted to elect its 11th parliament on 30 December, the Opposition had been critical of the country’s Election Commission for not providing …

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Bangladesh elections 2018: What you need to know
6 years ago

Bangladesh elections 2018: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

On Sunday, Bangladesh will vote in its 11th general elections, which will be held amid widespread violence, deep mistrust and wrangling between the government and the opposition. The United States called off an observer mission it was financing because of delays in issuing visas, while Human Rights Watch said the election was being conducted in a “repressive political environment”. There …

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