The political crisis in Bangladesh deepened further today as the army took over the reins of the country after the current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled. General Zaman said he would take full responsibility for bringing the situation under control and assured that the army would meet all the demands of the protestors. Hasina reportedly … Read more
Dhaka: Amid raging unrest in Bangladesh, the country’s Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has reportedly resigned and left for India in a military helicopter, it has been reported. Various reports by the country’s local media also said that protesters have stormed the leader’s official residence. Earlier, a senior advisor to the PM had told news agency … Read more
In Bangladesh, nearly 100 people were killed on Sunday as clashes between police and anti-government protesters intensified. The unrest, which started as a student-led movement demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has led to widespread violence and civil disobedience. Police reported that 13 officers died when thousands attacked a police station in Sirajganj … Read more
The protesters are demanding the resignation of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina New Delhi: India on Sunday night strongly advised all its nationals presently residing in Bangladesh to exercise “extreme caution” and restrict their movements in the wake of fresh waves of violence in the neighbouring country. In its latest advisory, India also asked its … Read more
At least 9,000 people have been arrested in Bangladesh since the unrest began. Dhaka: A Bangladeshi student group has vowed to resume protests that sparked a lethal police crackdown and nationwide unrest unless several of their leaders are released from custody on Sunday. Last week’s violence killed at least 205 people, according to an AFP … Read more
New Delhi: The situation in Bangladesh continues to remain tense with student protests against quotas for government jobs transforming into an anti-Sheikh Hasina movement with active support from the opposition and radical forces while the government has deployed the army at key installations in capital Dhaka to prevent attacks. As the death toll from the … Read more
During the 1971 war, Pakistan attempted to destroy the intellectual backbone of Bangladesh by killing its intellectuals. Today, China, an ally of Pakistan at that time, is aiming to destroy the conscience of the country’s youth, casting a dark shadow over Bangladesh’s future. While Islamabad used bullets and bombs for its purposes, supported by traitors … Read more
Dhaka: Severe cyclonic storm ‘Remal’ made landfall in Bangladesh on Sunday night as authorities evacuated over 800,000 people from vulnerable areas of the country’s low-lying southwestern coastlines to shelters. “The cyclone has made landfall and started crossing the West Bengal coast in India through the south-west side of Mongla and Khepupara coast of Bangladesh around … Read more
Patuakhali, Bangladesh: More than 115,000 Bangladeshis left their coastal villages on Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation prepared for crashing waves when a cyclone makes landfall, officials said. Cyclone Remal is set to hit the southern coast and parts of neighbouring India on Sunday evening, with Bangladesh’s weather department predicting … Read more
New Delhi: Indian exporters have sought priority shipment facilities for local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) as transhipment of Bangladesh’s export cargo to third countries through the Delhi Air Cargo complex is causing delays, inflating freight expenses. The Noida Apparel Export Cluster (NAEC), where 80% of the apparel production and export units are MSMEs, … Read more
