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  Bangladesh: Police call off strike, set to join work today after interim govt accepts all demands

  World | August 12, 2024 15:23 IST

  The 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 | August 07, 2024 11:12 IST

  Bangladesh 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 | March 02, 2024 15:03 IST

  The 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 | November 15, 2023 19:33 IST

  Five 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 | October 23, 2021 17:03 IST

  So 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 | August 05, 2021 14:25 IST

  Police 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 | December 20, 2016 18:32 IST

  Pulling 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 | June 13, 2016 17:48 IST

  Over 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 | January 04, 2015 14:30 IST

  Dhaka: 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