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Khaleda Zia, 78, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for corruption in 2018. (File) Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday ordered the release of jailed former prime minister and key opposition leader Khaleda Zia, hours after her arch-rival Sheikh Hasina was ousted and the military took power. The president’s press team said in a…
India has strongly advised all its nationals in Bangladesh to exercise “extreme caution” New Delhi: Nearly 100 people were killed after thousands of Bangladeshi protesters – demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina – clashed with the ruling party supporters yesterday. Here Are 10 Updates On Bangladesh Violence Dozens were also injured in fierce…
Last Updated: July 26, 2024, 22:12 IST West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, (PTI) Banerjee defended her comments, asserting that she is well-versed with the “federal structure” and suggested the MEA should focus on learning from the system rather than criticising her West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday rebuked the Ministry of External…
More than 1,200 people detained over the course of the violence were held in Dhaka (file). Dhaka: The number of arrests in days of violence in Bangladesh passed the 2,500 mark in an AFP tally on Tuesday, after protests over employment quotas sparked widespread unrest. At least 174 people have died, including several police officers,…
Responding to the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday suggested that she would keep the doors of her state open for people in distress from the neighbouring country and offer them shelter. Banerjee referred to the United Nations Resolution on refugees as justification for her stand over the possible humanitarian…
Bangladesh Unrest: Over 100 people have died in the protests over contentious civil service hiring rules. Dhaka: Amid the unrest in Bangladesh, the official websites of Bangladesh’s Prime Minister’s Office, Central Bank and police appeared to have been hacked by a group calling itself “THE R3SISTANC3”. In identical messages on all three sites, “Operation HuntDown,…
Bangladesh Unrest: Over 100 people have died in the protests over contentious civil service hiring rules. Dhaka: Amid the unrest in Bangladesh, the official websites of Bangladesh’s Prime Minister’s Office, Central Bank and police appeared to have been hacked by a group calling itself “THE R3SISTANC3”. In identical messages on all three sites, “Operation HuntDown,…
Bangladesh’s top court on Sunday pared back contentious civil service hiring rules but failed to mollify university student leaders, whose demonstrations against the scheme sparked nationwide clashes that have killed 155 people. What began as a protest against politicised admission quotas for sought-after government jobs snowballed this week into some of the worst unrest of…
As violence continues to grip neighboring Bangladesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her willingness to welcome refugees into the state. Speaking at the TMC’s ‘Martyrs Day’ rally in Kolkata on Sunday, she assured that Bengal will certainly provide shelter to those in need. Banerjee cited the United Nations Resolution on refugees to justify…
Bangladesh Protest News: Bangladesh Supreme Court has overturned the High Court’s decision of 30 percent reservation amid massive protests by the people. However, 5 percent reservation will remain for now. The Supreme Court has declared the High Court’s decision of 30 percent reservation illegal. But the thing to note is that this reservation has not…