Bangladesh Police
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Bangladesh: Police call off strike, set to join work today after interim govt accepts all demands
World | Aug 12, 2024, 03:23 PM ISTThe clashes resulted in the collapse of Hasina's Awami League-led government and drove her to seek refuge in India. Following the government's downfall, many police officers were too afraid to return to their duties and those who did go to their stations in civilian clothes.
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Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus, ex-PM Khaleda Zia's son to arrive in Bangladesh as violence continues
World | Aug 07, 2024, 11:12 AM ISTBangladesh is currently preparing for the formation of an interim government after violent protests over job quotas escalated into an anti-government unrest, compelling Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee. Former PM Khaleda Zia has been freed and Yunus was chosen as the head of the interim government.
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Bangladesh: Three arrested in connection with Dhaka fire that killed 46 people
World | Mar 02, 2024, 03:03 PM ISTThe blaze at the shopping mall killed 46 individuals while over 20 people were hospitalised in critical condition. The fire may have been caused due to a gas leak or a stove, say fire authorities, as it quickly spread to the upper floors.
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Bangladesh announces national elections to be held on January 7 amid growing political tensions
World | Nov 15, 2023, 07:33 PM ISTFive people have been killed and 8,000 opposition members have been arrested in the violence that engulfed Bangladesh on October 28. The opposition has demanded PM Sheikh Hasina to resign and allow a non-partisan interim government to conduct the elections.
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Bangladesh: Second key suspect behind violence against Hindus arrested
World | Oct 23, 2021, 05:03 PM ISTSo far, police have arrested nearly 600 people from various parts of the country for inciting violence against the Hindus during the Durga Puja festivities.
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Police in Bangladesh recovers Lord Vishnu's black stone statue
World | Aug 05, 2021, 02:25 PM ISTPolice recovered the statue from Boro Goali village in Cumilla district, The Daily Star newspaper reported.
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Bangladesh police nab two accomplices of Dhaka attack masterminds
World | Dec 20, 2016, 06:32 PM ISTPulling off a big catch, Bangladesh's elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) today arrested two accomplices of the two masterminds of the terror attack on a cafe that killed 21 persons, mostly foreigners. The two
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Bangladesh arrests 8,500 in anti-militant crackdown
World | Jun 13, 2016, 05:48 PM ISTOver 8,500 people, including 119 suspected militants, have been arrested in Bangladesh, police said today as they intensified their nationwide crackdown on extremists
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B'desh police besiege Zia at office ahead of polls anniversary
World | Jan 04, 2015, 02:30 PM ISTDhaka: Ahead of the first anniversary of the controversial elections which was boycotted by the opposition, police confined Bangladesh Nationalist Party chief Khaleda Zia, besieging her office here and forcing her to spend the night