Nobel laureate Yunus takes charge of Bangladesh, hopes to heal strife-torn country
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DHAKA - Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge of Bangladesh's caretaker government on Thursday, hoping to help heal the country...
- Aug 8
- 3 min
Nobel laureate Yunus makes emotional return to Bangladesh to lead caretaker government
DHAKA - Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus made an emotional return home to Bangladesh on Thursday to lead a new interim government...
- Aug 8
- 4 min
Bangladesh new interim leader Yunus heads home, government to be sworn in on Thursday
DHAKA - The Nobel Peace laureate tapped to lead an interim government in Bangladesh called for calm and boarded a flight on Wednesday to...
- Aug 7
- 2 min
Hindu homes, temples targeted in Bangladesh after Hasina ouster, minority group says
DHAKA - Hundreds of Hindu houses, businesses and temples have been vandalised since the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a...
- Aug 7
- 2 min
Protesters force four Bangladesh cenbank deputies to resign, bank sources say
DHAKA - Four deputy governors of Bangladesh's central bank were forced to resign on Wednesday after about 300-400 officials protested...
- Aug 7
- 1 min
India evacuates non-essential staff from its embassy, consulates in Bangladesh, Indian official sources say
NEW DELHI - India has evacuated all non-essential staff and their families from its embassy and consulates in neighbouring Bangladesh,...
- Aug 7
- 4 min
Exclusive-Bangladesh army refused to suppress protest, sealing Hasina's fate
DHAKA/NEW DELHI - The night before long-time leader Sheikh Hasina abruptly fled Bangladesh amid deadly protests, her army chief held a...
- Aug 7
- 2 min
Bangladesh unrest: 20 Awami League leaders found dead
Dhaka, Aug 7 - Amid the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, the bodies of 29 people, including 20 Awami League leaders, were found across the...
- Aug 7
- 3 min
Bangladesh Nobel laureate Yunus named chief adviser of interim government
DHAKA - Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus was named chief adviser of Bangladesh's interim government on Tuesday, a day after...
- Aug 6
- 3 min
Bangladesh unrest and Hasina’s ouster: What lessons does it have for India?
New Delhi, Aug 6 - The month-long turmoil in Bangladesh reached a crescendo this weekend as the students' stir not only resulted in...
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