DHAKA: Brushing aside BNP‘s demand to hold the national elections by August this year, Bangladesh’s interim government, led by chief adviser Muhammad Yunus, has remained firm on its previously announced election timeline, confirming that the polls will take place in December.The “confirmation” came shortly after the meeting on Monday between Yunus and a BNP delegation…
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s main opposition party BNP on Tuesday urged India to extradite deposed PM Sheikh Hasina to face trial in murder and other cases registered against her since she took flight on August 5 in the face of a student-led uprising. “It is our call to you that you should hand her over to government…
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently residing in India, hinted at US hands in her ouster. In a message quoted by the Economic Times, she stated, “I resigned so that I did not have to witness the bloodshed. They wanted to seize power over the dead bodies of students, but I did not allow…
In a region fraught with internecine neighbours, Sheikh Hasina was one of New Delhi’s closest allies. However, chaos has now descended in Bangladesh as Sheikh Hasina and her family have fled the country. Her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, stated that his mother wouldn’t return to active politics. Hasina is currently staying in India, with various…
