Sheikh Hasina
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Sheikh Hasina says escaped death by 20-25 minutes as Bangladesh Awami League shares audio note
World | Jan 18, 2025, 06:54 PM ISTFormer Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has alleged that she and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana escaped death by 20-25 minutes as her party, the Bangladesh Awami League shares audio note on Facebook.
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UK anti-corruption minister resigns amid links to ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina
World | Jan 15, 2025, 12:06 AM ISTUK Anti-Corruption Minister Tulip Siddiq resigned amid scrutiny over her ties to her aunt, former Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina. While cleared of wrongdoing by the ethics watchdog, Siddiq cited the controversy as a distraction for the government.
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Sheikh Hasina’s extradition 'unrelated' to reported extension of her Indian visa: Bangladesh
World | Jan 09, 2025, 11:25 PM IST"We have requested India to return Sheikh Hasina as a Bangladeshi citizen. Her status in India is irrelevant to this request and not a matter of our consideration," a foreign office spokesperson stated during a weekly media briefing.
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Sheikh Hasina's passport revoked as Bangladesh faces allegations of enforced disappearances: Reports
World | Jan 07, 2025, 10:45 PM ISTBangladesh's interim government has revoked the passports of 97 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, over allegations of enforced disappearances and violence during the July uprising.
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Bangladesh: Big blow to Sheikh Hasina, International Crimes Tribunal issues second arrest warrant
World | Jan 06, 2025, 07:12 PM ISTThe ICT issued the first arrest warrant against the ex-premier on October 17 on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the July-August protests and uprising.
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Bangladesh rewrites history: New textbooks claim Ziaur Rahman, not Mujibur Rahman, declared freedom
World | Jan 02, 2025, 05:59 PM ISTSupporters of the Awami League widely believe that Mujibur Rahman made the announcement, while Ziaur Rahman, an Army major and later a sector commander during the Liberation War, simply read out the declaration under Mujib’s instructions.
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BNP's big charge on Yunus: 'Interim govt in Bangladesh deliberately delaying election process'
World | Dec 28, 2024, 06:15 PM ISTThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) launched an attack on Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus over his suggestion to lower the voting age to 17. BNP leader Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said he should not have given the proposal without consulting the stakeholders.
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Bangladesh Yearender: The unprecedented fall of Hasina govt and its impact on India-Dhaka relations
World | Dec 26, 2024, 12:07 PM ISTIn recent weeks, Hasina has accused the Yunus-led administration of committing "genocide" and failing to protect minorities, particularly Hindus. In response, the interim government issued a note verbale to New Delhi requesting her extradition.
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Bangladesh probes USD 5 billion corruption charges in nuclear plant case in a BIG blow to Hasina
World | Dec 24, 2024, 11:18 AM ISTIndian companies are involved in the construction of Bangladesh's Rooppur nuclear power plant, a project led by Russia's state-owned corporation, Rosatom.
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Sheikh Hasina extradition: MEA offers 'no comments', says 'received Bangladesh's request'
World | Dec 23, 2024, 07:54 PM ISTIn a diplomatic note sent to India, Bangladesh on Sunday said it wants former Sheikh Hasina back. Earlier, the Home Advisor Jahangir Alam sent a letter to foreign ministry to facilitate the ousted premier's extradition.
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Yearender 2024: Trump gaining presidency to emergency in South Korea, here's top global events
World | Dec 20, 2024, 10:08 PM ISTYearender 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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'Bagladesh election dates could be fixed by...': Yunus BIG announcement
World | Dec 16, 2024, 12:09 PM ISTAmid 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 | Dec 15, 2024, 03:05 PM ISTRetired 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 | Dec 14, 2024, 02:13 PM ISTWhite 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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Bangladesh: 'Joy Bangla' no longer national slogan in an attempt to erase Mujibur's legacy
World | Dec 12, 2024, 06:27 PM ISTA 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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'Power hungry' Yunus is perpetrating 'genocide' in Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina in first public address
World | Dec 05, 2024, 07:29 AM ISTBangladesh 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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Sheikh Hasina accuses Muhammad Yunus of orchestrating mass killings, says 'He is mastermind'
World | Dec 03, 2024, 02:29 PM ISTSheikh 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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Sheikh Hasina on arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh: 'Unjustly held, must be released'
World | Nov 28, 2024, 06:10 PM ISTBangladesh police arrested Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a leader of the Hindu group Sammilita Sanatani Jote, from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in Dhaka while travelling to Chattogram, drawing a sharp reaction from MEA and the Hindu community from both nations.
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Bangladesh Court demands answers from govt on handling protests over ISKCON leader's arrest
World | Nov 27, 2024, 02:53 PM ISTAs police attempted to transport the Hindu leader to jail, hundreds of his supporters surrounded the van carrying him, forcing it to stop for over an hour before security officials fired teargas to disperse the crowd.
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'We will seek Hasina's extradition from India': Bangladesh's Yunus on 100 days of interim govt
World | Nov 17, 2024, 11:43 PM ISTBangladesh 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.