Mon 05 August 2024: India has confirmed that Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is in New Delhi, according to sources from the ANI news agency. Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, during an all-party meeting in parliament regarding the situation in Bangladesh, stated that India wants to give the 76-year-old leader time to decide on her […]
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Mon 05 August 2024: Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin has directed the release of jailed former prime minister and key opposition leader Khaleda Zia, just hours after her archrival Sheikh Hasina was ousted and fled the country. The president’s press team announced on Monday that a meeting led by Shahabuddin “decided unanimously to free Bangladesh Nationalist […]
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Mon 05 August 2024: Uncertainty looms over the future of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after Bangladesh witnessed one of its deadliest days. Tens of thousands of protesters have hit the streets and clashed with cops, demanding Hasina’s resignation. At least 98 people were killed in Sunday violence, surpassing the 67 deaths reported on July 19 […]
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Mon 05 August 2024: A group of prominent figures in India have called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to halt arms shipments to Israel. According to Indian media, former judges of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court, economists and activists sent a letter to Defence Minister Singh, which read: “India should immediately suspend its […]
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Sun 04 August 2024: At least 76 people, including 13 police officers, have been killed and dozens injured in Bangladesh as police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse tens of thousands of protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. The violence occurred in Dhaka and various districts, including Bogura, Pabna, Rangpur, Magura, Comilla, […]
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Sun 04 August 2024: Protesters in Bangladesh have taken to the streets to demand justice for the more than 200 people killed in last month’s student-led demonstrations over quotas in government jobs. The large protests on Saturday came as student leaders called for a nationwide civil disobedience campaign until Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government resigns.Students Against […]
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Thu 01 August 2024: Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his party is ready to hold “conditional negotiations” with the country’s powerful military and has appointed a representative for the talks. “We will hold conditional negotiations if the military leadership appoints its representative,” according to a post from Khan’s official X page […]
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Wed 31 July 2024: The death toll from the massive southern state of Kerala in India has risen to 151, officials said on Wednesday. A massive search operation entered the second day on Wednesday in the Wayanad district of Kerala, where landslides took place on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. Other than several […]
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Wed 31 July 2024: Indonesia on Wednesday banned the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 21, as well as cigarette advertisements on websites, apps, and social media platforms, local media said. The minimum age has been raised from 18 to 21, and the sale of individual tobacco products has been prohibited, except […]
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Tue 30 July 2024: At least 63 people have died and dozens are feared trapped after heavy rains triggered massive landslides in Kerala, India. Rescue operations are ongoing but face significant challenges due to persistent rain and the collapse of a crucial bridge. The landslides struck near Meppadi in Wayanad district around 2am on Tuesday […]
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