Sheikh Hasina
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PM Modi chairs key meeting over Bangladesh unrest, Jaishankar, NSA Doval, senior ministers attend
India | Aug 06, 2024, 06:07 AM ISTBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who resigned on Monday following unprecedented anti-government protests, landed at the Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad as part of her plan to go to London.
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Bangladesh protests: Ajit Doval meets Sheikh Hasina upon her arrival at Hindon airbase near Delhi
India | Aug 05, 2024, 09:15 PM ISTBangladesh Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman announced that Sheikh Hasina has resigned as the country's Prime Minister and an interim government is set to take over soon. After resigning, Hasina landed at the Hindon airbase near Ghaziabad on her way to London.
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Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule ends: A look at rise and fall of Bangladesh's 'Iron lady'
Explainers | Aug 06, 2024, 06:07 AM ISTSheikh Hasina first became Prime Minister in 1996, serving until 2001. She returned to power in 2009 and has been in office since then, making her one of the longest-serving leaders in Bangladesh’s history.
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Who is Gen Waker-uz-Zaman, Army chief to take Bangladesh charge after Sheikh Hasina's resignation?
World | Aug 05, 2024, 06:42 PM ISTFollowing the resignation of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Army chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman announced that he would form an interim government. He had met political leaders and told them the Army would take over responsibility for law and order.
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Bangladesh protests: When India gave shelter to Sheikh Hasina after her entire family was wiped out
World | Aug 05, 2024, 05:45 PM ISTBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country, amid massive protests against her government that has killed more than 106 people since Sunday, August 4.
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Bangladesh: Protester steals Sheikh Hasina’s saree from PM house, poses with it in viral pic | Check
Trending | Aug 05, 2024, 05:31 PM ISTNumerous videos surfaced online of protesters entering the PM Palace in Dhaka and vandalising and enjoying the comforts of the prime minister's residence.
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Bangladesh protests: Mob vandalises Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's statue in Dhaka | WATCH
World | Aug 05, 2024, 05:23 PM ISTBangladesh protests: Agitators also set on fire Awami League president Sheikh Hasina's office at Dhanmondi in Dhaka. Protesters were seen chanting slogans and celebrating the news of Sheikh Hasina's resignation.
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BSF on 'high alert' amid worsening situation in Bangladesh as Sheikh Hasina leaves country
India | Aug 05, 2024, 05:47 PM ISTBangladesh protests: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka in a military chopper amid escalating nationwide violence. Protesters breached the gates of Gono Bhaban and entered the premises of the prime minister's residence around 3 pm today.
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Bangladesh Protests HIGHLIGHTS: Nationwide curfew to end on Tuesday; schools, businesses to reopen
World | Aug 05, 2024, 11:48 PM ISTProtesters forced open the gates of Gono Bhaban and entered the premises of the Prime Minister's residence around 3 pm today. Thousands of people joined the Anti-Discrimination Students' Movement's "March to Dhaka" programme at the Mirpur 10 roundabout and moved towards Farmgate.
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Bangladesh protests: Sheikh Hasina lands at Hindon Airbase after resigning as PM, next stop London
World | Aug 05, 2024, 06:31 PM ISTSheikh Hasina tendered her resignation on Monday and left the country as the violent protests escalated.
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Bangladesh: Curfew extended after at least 98 killed in fresh spell of clashes
World | Aug 05, 2024, 08:57 AM ISTIt is for the second time during the recent protests that the government shut down internet services, mobile operators said. Social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp were not available, even via broadband connections.
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Bangladesh: 91 killed, hundreds injured in fresh clashes between protestors, Awami League supporters
World | Aug 04, 2024, 08:53 PM ISTBangladesh's student protests have shifted from rallying against government job quotas to calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. The movement now includes a call for a nationwide non-cooperation campaign until the government steps down.
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Bangladesh bans top Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing after deadly jobs protests
World | Aug 01, 2024, 04:54 PM ISTBangladesh PM Hasina and several other Cabinet ministers have accused the right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami party and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir of playing a role in the violence during the student protests.
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'March for Justice': Bangladesh protestors back to street, demand UN probe as 200 killed in clash
World | Jul 31, 2024, 07:25 PM ISTMore than 200 people were killed in Bangladesh in recent weeks during violence that evolved from student protests over the South Asian country's quota system for government jobs.
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Bangladesh restores mobile internet after 11-day blackout amid protests against government jobs
World | Jul 29, 2024, 07:31 AM ISTThe protests turned violent in Bangladesh last week following clashes between thousands of anti-quota demonstrators and members of the student wing of Hasina's Awami League party.
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'All Indian nationals safe and sound': MEA on Bangladesh's ongoing anti-quota protests
World | Jul 19, 2024, 04:43 PM ISTAt least 39 people were killed and hundreds injured as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up groups of protesters, who torched vehicles, police posts and other establishments. This is the most serious challenge to PM Sheikh Hasina's government after it was elected for a fourth term.
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Bangladesh violence: 32 killed, internet shut down | Why are students protesting against job quotas?
World | Jul 18, 2024, 11:55 PM ISTUniversity students in Dhaka and other cities have been holding rallies for more than a week protesting the system of reservation in public sector jobs, including that for the relatives of war heroes, who fought for the country's independence from Pakistan in 1971.
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Bangladesh: Protesters set ablaze state TV headquarters, several trapped inside amid massive stir
World | Jul 18, 2024, 07:18 PM ISTThe unrest reached a critical juncture when a group of protesters targeted the Bangladesh state TV headquarters, located in a prominent area of the capital. Reports indicate that the attackers breached security barriers and swiftly set parts of the building on fire.
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Bangladesh PM promises justice after deaths of anti-quota protesters, nationwide shutdown announced
World | Jul 18, 2024, 08:32 AM ISTHasina announced a judicial committee to probe the deaths of anti-quota protesters, saying she "deeply regretted" the killings. A nationwide shutdown was announced by the protesters after violent clashes with police and ruling party's student activists left at least six dead.
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Bangladesh: Protests demanding to end govt job quota for war veterans families turn violent, kills 6
World | Jul 16, 2024, 10:49 PM ISTThe protesters were demanding an end to a government job quota for the families of those who fought in Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971.