Sheikh Hasina Resigns
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Bangladesh election: Students-led NCP faces internal rift over Jamaat alliance; key leaders resign
World | Dec 29, 2025, 01:32 PM ISTThe dispute deepened on Sunday when Mahfuz Alam, a key figure behind last year’s violent protests, publicly distanced himself from the NCP leadership. In a Facebook post, Alam said he did not support the decision taken by the party.
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India hosting Hasina created tensions: Bangladesh's Yunus on strained ties with New Delhi | Watch
World | Sep 25, 2025, 08:44 PM ISTPakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Bangladesh's Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday to discuss strengthening bilateral relations. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where both leaders were attending.
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Sheikh Hasina accuses US of hatching conspiracy to topple her govt in Bangladesh: Reports
World | Aug 11, 2024, 02:52 PM ISTSheikh Hasina said that she could have remained in power if she had surrendered the sovereignty of Saint Martin Island and allowed America to hold sway over the Bay of Bengal.
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Bangladesh ex-PM Sheikh Hasina did not officially resign from her post before fleeing, says her son
World | Aug 10, 2024, 10:11 AM ISTSeveral reports citing Army officials had claimed that Hasina had resigned from her post before fleeing as protests escalated to the doorstep of her residence. She is currently residing in India and her future travel plans to the UK have apparently hit a roadblock.
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Bangladesh unrest: Sheikh Hasina’s ouster and its likely impact on relations with India | EXPLAINED
Explainers | Aug 07, 2024, 05:59 PM ISTSheikh Hasina was forced to flee after protests over job quotas spiralled out of control after her 'razakar' remarks and a harsh police crackdown. The developments are of considerable concern for India, as it now is surrounded mostly by unstable neighbours in the South Asian region.
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Bangladesh: 'Deeply concerned about continued reports of violence,' says US
World | Aug 07, 2024, 07:59 AM ISTThe US State Department spokesperson said that it was concerned about the incidents of violence in Bangladesh including, against members of religious and political groups and law enforcement officials.
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Bangladesh legal body urges India to arrest and return Sheikh Hasina, Rehana
World | Aug 07, 2024, 08:59 AM ISTAM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, President of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association, has called on India to arrest former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her sister, Sheikh Rehana, and return them to Bangladesh.
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US revokes Sheikh Hasina's visa after her ouster from Bangladesh following violent protests
World | Aug 06, 2024, 06:47 PM ISTHasina’s travel plans have hit a roadblock due to certain “uncertainties” and she is unlikely to move out of India for the next couple of days, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. She has been shifted to an unspecified location after her dramatic ouster from power on Monday.
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Bangladesh's former IT, foreign ministers detained while trying to flee to India: Reports
World | Aug 06, 2024, 06:47 PM ISTThe deadly protests culminated in Sheikh Hasina's resignation and departure, following which an interim government has been announced. Zunaid Ahmed Palak, ex-IT minister and Hasan Mahmud, ex-foreign minister, were apprehended by officials while trying to flee to neighbouring India.
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Astrologer's prediction in 2023 of trouble for Sheikh Hasina this year comes true | Check viral post
Trending | Aug 06, 2024, 05:01 PM ISTAstrologer Prashanth Kini's prediction on Sheikh Hasina has gone viral after the ex-Bangladesh PM was forced to resign and flee the country following violent protests. The agitation began on a smaller scale but spiralled into a broader unrest on Monday, with over 440 dead in past few weeks.
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Bangladesh protests: Death count rises to 440 as fall of Sheikh Hasina govt leaves country in chaos
World | Aug 06, 2024, 04:32 PM ISTThe clashes between protesters demanding Hasina's resignation over the quota system in government jobs and the ruling Awami League supporters in different parts of Bangladesh erupted on August 4.
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Sheikh Hasina's travel plans to UK hit roadblock, may stay in India for couple of days: Sources
India | Aug 06, 2024, 04:02 PM ISTSheikh Hasina landed in India on Monday evening and has been shifted to an unspecified location under heavy security. Her travel plans, initially reported to be to the UK, have hit a roadblock.
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Bangladesh: Who is Khaleda Zia, Sheikh Hasina's long-time nemesis, released from house arrest?
World | Aug 06, 2024, 04:15 PM ISTKhaleda Zia, the wife of late President Ziaur Rahman, was the first female Prime Minister of Bangladesh and was a fierce nemesis of recently-ousted Sheikh Hasina. Her tenure in office was marked by a rise in Islamist extremism and strained relations between India and Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh President dissolves Parliament after violent protests culminate in Hasina's departure
World | Aug 06, 2024, 03:53 PM ISTWeeks of violent protests in Bangladesh brought a tumultuous end to Sheikh Hasina's 15-year-old reign as she was forced to resign and flee the country on Monday. President Mohammad Shahabuddin had ordered the release of Hasina's rival Khaleda Zia of the BNP after she resigned.
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Bangladesh protests reach US: Protesters storm consulate in NY, Sheikh Mujibur's portrait taken down
World | Aug 06, 2024, 01:22 PM ISTThis followed weeks of violent protests in Bangladesh that culminated in the chaotic resignation of ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she fled to India on Monday. The protests were initially focused on the country's quota system but eventually spiralled into an anti-government unrest.
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Bangladesh turmoil: 'Hasina threw me out to please Islamists,' exiled author Tasleema Nasreen's barb
India | Aug 06, 2024, 12:54 PM ISTNaslima Nasreen, an exiled Bangladeshi author, has taken a sharp dig at ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Haseena, drawing parallels to her situation when she left the country in 1994.
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How THIS Indian Army officer bravely rescued Sheikh Hasina from Pakistani captivity in 1971
India | Aug 06, 2024, 12:22 PM ISTColonel Ashok Kumar Tara, then a major in the Indian Army, played a crucial role in rescuing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, from Pakistani captivity during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
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Bangladesh Air Force aircraft takes off from Hindon airbase, Sheikh Hasina not on board: Sources
India | Aug 06, 2024, 12:39 PM ISTSheikh Hasina was forced to resign as Bangladesh's Prime Minister on Monday as massive anti-governments turned violent, leading to the deaths of at least 300 others. She was expected to seek asylum in London and preparations to form an interim government in Bangladesh are underway.
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UK calls for UN-led probe in Bangladesh crisis, no mention of Sheikh Hasina seeking asylum in London
World | Aug 06, 2024, 12:38 PM ISTViolent protests against the quota system in Bangladesh's government jobs escalated to anti-government agitation that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country. She landed at the Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad, but there has been no word on her seeking asylum in the UK.
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Meghalaya imposes curfew on Indo-Bangladesh border, BSF on high alert
Meghalaya | Aug 06, 2024, 10:00 AM ISTEarlier on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting of Cabinet Committee on Securit (CCS) on Monday. He was briefed about the Bangladesh crisis. Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, EAM S Jaishankar, Mr Nirmala Sitharaman, RAW and IB Chiefs were present in the meeting