The day Shaikh Haseena fled from Dhaka I was in Bangladesh. I saw sloganeering, jeering, rowdy crowds cheering the opposition and overall chaos that ensued. It all started on 17th July 2024. I went to teach on a sabbatical to the students of the Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh on 30th May 2024. Initially,…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday tore into Congress party and former Union minister Salman Khurshid after he suggested that a violent anti-government protest similar to those in Bangladesh could potentially occur in India, despite the appearance of normalcy on the surface.Launching a scathing attack against the leader, BJP MP Sambit Patra said, “He…
The demonstrations in Bangladesh on Monday reached a critical point as protesters defied the curfew and breached Prime Minister Hasina’s palace, leaving her no choice but to resign and flee the country.The turmoil escalated further when the jubilant crowd destroyed a statue of Bangladesh’s founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka.According to AFP reporters, soldiers…
Amid the ongoing violent protest in Bangladesh a total of 6,700 Indian students have returned to India, ministry of external affairs’ spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday adding that New Delhi hoped for the Dhaka situation to return to normal.Responding to a media query on Bangladesh situation, Jaiswal said, “So far, we have had over…
Amid the out-of-bound protest in Bangladesh over the Sheikh Hasina government’s quota decision in government jobs, protestors on Thursday set the state TV headquarters on fire, reported news agency AFP.Many are feared trapped in the BTV building.An official at the station, speaking to the news agency, said that hundreds of protesters had stormed the premises,…
Six students were killed during protests in Bangladesh against the quota system in government jobs. In response, the government has ordered schools and universities nationwide to close indefinitely.The clashes on Tuesday prompted the education ministry to mandate the shutdown for “the security of the students,” said spokesman M A Khair. The order was extended to…
