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  Yearender 2024: Trump gaining presidency to emergency in South Korea, here's top global events

  World | December 20, 2024 22:08 IST

  Yearender 2024: This year has seen various political events internationally which can shape the geopolitical reality of the entire world. From Trump's presidency to Labour Party's victory in UK, and from PM Modi winning election in India to emergency in South Korea, we have enlisted major events.

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  'Sanction those behind heinous acts in Bangladesh': US lawmakers over attacks on Hindu community

  World | December 19, 2024 8:38 IST

  Hindu temples have been vandalised, burned and desecrated. Just this month, the Iskcon Namhatta centre was burnt to the ground in a coordinated attack upon the Hindu people in the Dhaka district of Bangladesh, stressed the US lawmaker who sought targetted sanctions against Bangladesh.

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  'India was just an ally, nothing more': Bangladeshi politicians fume over PM Modi's Vijay Diwas post

  World | December 17, 2024 12:54 IST

  Bangladeshi politicians, including members of the Muhammad Yunus-led caretaker government, criticised PM Modi for not mentioning "Bangladesh" in his social media post commemorating Vijay Diwas.

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  'Bagladesh election dates could be fixed by...': Yunus BIG announcement

  World | December 16, 2024 12:09 IST

  Amid the growing expectation for an election roadmap, Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said the next national election can be arranged at a time between the end of 2025 and the first half of 2026.

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  Ousted PM Hasina acted as 'instructor' in enforced disappearances: Bangladesh's inquiry commission

  World | December 15, 2024 15:05 IST

  Retired Supreme Court judge Mainul Islam Chowdhury, chairman of the commission, told Yunus that while undertaking investigations, the commission came across a "systematic design" that allowed incidents of enforced disappearances to go undetected.

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  'It's time for US to act': Indian-American Congressman on condition of Hindus in Bangladesh

  World | December 14, 2024 14:13 IST

  White House has said President Joe Biden is closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh. The statement added that Washington will hold the Bangladeshi interim government accountable for ensuring the protection of religious and ethnic minorities in the country.

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  Biden watching situation in Bangladesh 'very closely', will hold Yunus govt accountable: White House

  World | December 13, 2024 11:41 IST

  "We have been collaborating closely with the interim government to strengthen the capabilities of their law enforcement and security services in addressing this challenge," Kirby stated during a news conference on Thursday.

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  Bangladesh: 'Joy Bangla' no longer national slogan in an attempt to erase Mujibur's legacy

  World | December 12, 2024 18:27 IST

  A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, issued the order, stating that the national slogan falls under the purview of government policy decisions, making it beyond the judiciary's jurisdiction to intervene.

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  Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus amid strained ties

  World | December 10, 2024 6:21 IST

  This was the first high-level visit from India to Bangladesh since Shiekh Hasina was deposed as Prime Minister in August this year and since the interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, assumed office.

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  Yunus seeks help of religious leaders in collecting accurate info about attacks on minorities

  World | December 05, 2024 23:30 IST

  Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said that the issue of attacks on minorities has come up again and there is a gap of information between the reality and the news published by foreign media.

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  'Power hungry' Yunus is perpetrating 'genocide' in Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina in first public address

  World | December 05, 2024 7:29 IST

  Bangladesh violence: Hasina was speaking to supporters of her Awami League party at the event organised on Sunday to mark "Bijoy Dibos" or Victory Day that falls on December 16. In her nearly an hour-long address, Hasina said the current dispensation in Dhaka failed to protect the minorities.

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  Is Bangladesh govt planning to ban ISKCON? Big statement by Muhammad Yunus's aide

  World | December 04, 2024 23:57 IST

  The relationship between India and Bangladesh saw an unusual low after an ISKCON member Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested in a sedition case, triggering a massive outrage in India.

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  Sheikh Hasina accuses Muhammad Yunus of orchestrating mass killings, says 'He is mastermind'

  World | December 03, 2024 14:29 IST

  Sheikh Hasina lashed out at the interim Bangladeshi govt and accused Muhammad Yunus while speaking virtually at an Awami League event in New York. She fled the country on August 5 this year after the days of violence.

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  'Ensure safety of Hindus': India lodges strong protest over arrest of ISKCON leader in Bangladesh

  World | November 26, 2024 15:17 IST

  Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was detained at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, said the police officials, without giving details of the charges for which he was arrested.

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  Bangladesh intelligence dept detains ISKCON leader Krishna Das Prabhu at Dhaka Airport: Reports

  World | November 25, 2024 19:02 IST

  Bangladesh Police’s Special Intelligence Detective Branch (DB) arrested the ISKCON leader on Monday (November 25) afternoon.

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  'We will seek Hasina's extradition from India': Bangladesh's Yunus on 100 days of interim govt

  World | November 17, 2024 23:43 IST

  Bangladesh interim govt head Muhammad Yunus addressed the nation on the completion of 100 days of his administration. He said that the govt is also investigating incidents of violence against minorities.

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  Bangladesh protesters siege 'Banga Bhaban', demand President's resignation

  World | October 23, 2024 7:58 IST

  The Protests started in July against the quota system in government jobs but turned anti-government leading to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina in August. The protestors had earlier demanded the Chie Justice's resignation, but now they are demanding President's resignation and a new Constitution.

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  Bangladesh recalls 5 diplomats, including High Commissioner to India due to 'poor performance'

  World | October 03, 2024 10:39 IST

  The Bangladeshi interim government recalled at least five diplomats from various countries. In a letter from the Foreign Ministry, they requested the return of an envoy from India, as well as diplomats from Australia, Belgium, Portugal, and the United Nations, to Dhaka.

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  Biden meets Bangladesh interim govt chief in rare gesture on sidelines of UNGA, assures full support

  World | September 25, 2024 0:06 IST

  The meeting with the US President is seen as a "rare occasion" which Dhaka apprehends as a great gesture by the Biden administration that would eventually help take the existing "good relations" to a new level between the two countries.

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  'Called PM Modi and Pakistan PM, we want good relations with India, neighbouring nations': Yunus

  World | September 11, 2024 22:57 IST

  In a televised address, Yunus mentioned that following his swearing-in as the head of the administration, he received congratulatory calls and messages from various world leaders who expressed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Bangladesh.