Bangladesh Archives - Page 12 of 29

August 13, 2024 6:49 PM

Bangladesh unrest: Indian Coast Guard deploys aircraft, hovercraft for maritime border surveillance

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG)'s aircraft and hovercrafts along with other vessels are carrying out surveillance operations along the maritime boundary with Bangladesh to prevent an illegal influx into India amid escalating unrest and the collapse of t...

August 12, 2024 3:44 PM

Bangladesh: police rejoin duties to control traffic after a week

In Bangladesh, after a work abstention for a week, members of the police have started to return to their workplaces on Monday. There were attacks on many police stations across Bangladesh following the fall of Awami League led government. Since then...

August 12, 2024 12:02 PM

Sheikh Hasina’s son denies that his mother made any resignation statement, calls it ‘completely false and fabricated’

Sajeeb Wazed, son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has strongly refuted recent social media reports claiming his mother's resignation. Wazed emphatically denied the authenticity of a statement attributed to Hasina, describing it as ...

August 8, 2024 7:38 PM

Traffic, order resuming in Bangladesh after confirmation of interim gov’t head

Road traffic and public order have basically returned to normal in Bangladesh, after decision was made that Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus will lead the new interim government starting Thursday. The decision was taken after a lon...

August 8, 2024 4:16 PM

Nobel laureate Yunus arrives to lead Bangladesh, calls for law and order

Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus returned home to strife-torn Bangladesh on Thursday, to lead a new interim government after weeks of tumultuous student protests forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to neighbouring India. Speaki...

August 8, 2024 1:56 PM

Sale of fish affected in Howrah fish market due to protests in Bangladesh

Sales at Howrah's fish market have been severely impacted by ongoing violence and protests in Bangladesh. On Thursday, officials reported a significant decline in the quantity of fish arriving from Bangladesh, leading to substantial losses for fish t...

August 8, 2024 8:55 AM

North East Students’ Organisation requests HM Shah to ensure no Bangladeshi enters N-E states illegally

Given the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, the North East Students' Organisation (NESO) has sought the intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to ensure that no illegal enters the North Eastern states from Bangladesh and also requested not even a ...

August 7, 2024 8:34 AM

Bangladesh: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus appointed as interim govt’s head

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been appointed as the head of Bangladesh's interim government, Dhaka Tribune reported. Bangladesh President's Press Secretary Joynal Abedin made the announcement. The decision regarding the appointment of Bangladesh...

August 6, 2024 5:07 PM

Bangladesh crisis: Delhi is in close contact with Dhaka, monitoring minority situation, Jaishankar says in Rajya Sabha

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that India is closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh, particularly the plight of minorities. Addressing the Upper House about the ongoing crisis in Bangladesh,...

August 6, 2024 1:52 PM

Bangladesh crisis: Sheikh Hasina falls from grace in nation her father founded

Sheikh Hasina, who resigned as Bangladesh's prime minister and fled the country on Monday following weeks of protests, has been one of the dominant figures in its politics since the assassination of her father, independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Ra...