Bangladeshi students at the forefront of protests that ousted Sheikh Hasina as prime minister last year launched a political party to contest elections likely to be held by the end…
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Bangladesh and Pakistan have started direct government-to-government trade after decades of troubled relations with imports of 50,000 tonnes of rice, Dhaka said on Tuesday. The two countries have seen a…
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Bangladesh on Sunday launched a major security operation after protesters were attacked by gangs allegedly connected to the ousted regime of ex-leader Sheikh Hasina. A government statement said the operation…
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Bangladesh has asked India to stop ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from making “false and fabricated” comments while she is in the country, its foreign ministry said. Bangladesh’s foreign…
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A large group of protesters vandalised and set on fire Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence in Dhaka during a live online address of his daughter and deposed prime…
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The British minister responsible for financial services and fighting corruption resigned after weeks of questions over her financial ties to her aunt Sheikh Hasina. Tulip Siddiq, 42, had repeatedly denied…
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Bangladesh issues second arrest warrant for exiled Hasina
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskA Bangladeshi court has issued a second arrest warrant for exiled former leader Sheikh Hasina, this time for her alleged role in enforced disappearances, the chief prosecutor said on Monday.…
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Thousands gather demanding death row for Bangladesh’s ousted PM Hasina
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskThousands gathered in the heart of Bangladesh’s capital to join a ‘March for Unity,’ demanding capital punishment for the country’s ousted former premier, Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India. The…
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Bangladesh seeks extradition of former PM Sheikh Hasina from India
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskBangladesh has formally requested India to return former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi in August amid violent protests against her government. The acting head of Bangladesh’s…
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Ousted PM Hasina’s son denies graft in $12.65bn nuclear deal
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskOusted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and adviser, Sajeeb Wazed, on Tuesday described allegations of corruption involving the family in the 2015 awarding of a $12.65 billion nuclear power…