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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, 20243 min read


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 8, 20244 min read


President Murmu arrives in New Zealand on second leg of three-nation visit
Auckland, Aug 7 - After wrapping up her State Visit to Fiji - the first-ever by a Head of State from India to the South Pacific nation -...
Aug 8, 20242 min read


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, 20242 min read


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, 20242 min read


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, 20241 min read


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, 20244 min read


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, 20242 min read


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 7, 20243 min read


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...
Aug 6, 20243 min read


Student leader to kingmaker - Nahid Islam becomes vital cog in Bangladesh politics
Dhaka, Aug 6 - Nahid Islam, one of the main coordinators of the anti-quota protests that eventually led to the resignation of Bangladesh...
Aug 6, 20242 min read


Explainer-Why did Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resign and where is she now?
Sheikh Hasina resigned as Bangladesh's prime minister and fled the country on Monday following weeks of dedly protests that began as...
Aug 6, 20243 min read
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