DHAKA: Bangladesh‘s interim govt will do whatever it takes to get deposed PM Sheikh Hasina back home to face justice, foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain said Sunday in remarks that put the onus on India to decide “whether to hand her over or not”.“If our legal system wants, we will definitely try to bring…
The protests against the Sheikh Hasina-led government have claimed the lives of over 1,000 people, according to the interim government headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.Nurjahan Begum, the health adviser, shared this information during her visit to the Central Police Hospital in Rajarbagh, Dhaka. She also disclosed that more than 400 individuals, including students and…
NEW DELHI/DHAKA: Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of Bangladesh‘s interim government, called up PM Modi on Friday to assure him that the new regime in Dhaka would prioritise the protection of Hindus and all other minorities.The conversation also saw Modi promising Yunus of India’s support for a “democratic, stable, peaceful and progressive” Bangladesh, while underscoring the…
DHAKA: The interim govt warned media outlets Sunday that any attempt at flattery or misinformation instead of publishing or broadcasting the truth could lead to them being shut down. “Shame on you, shame on the media owners… you did not tell the truth,” home affairs adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain said, alluding to…
DHAKA: The head of Bangladesh’s interim govt, “chief adviser” Prof Muhammad Yunus, condemned on Saturday the attacks on minority communities, calling them “heinous”. “Are they not people of this country? You have been able to save the country, can’t you save some families,” he asked as the Hindu community held its biggest street demonstration yet,…
PETRAPOLE: Tapan Kumar Das and his mother, who had arrived in Kolkata on Aug 4 for his medical treatment, had been spending sleepless nights, fearing their house back in Bangladesh might have been vandalised or looted since they left.On Friday, as the mother and son were walking across the Petrapole border In Bengal, Tapan stopped…
NEW DELHI: While India has so far, unlike the US, not welcomed the formation of an interim govt in Bangladesh, New Delhi on Thursday showed the first clear sign of reaching out to the new regime in Dhaka as it said the interests of the people of the country are foremost on its mind.This follows…
MUMBAI: The political crisis in Bangladesh, which has taken a violent turn throwing normal life out of gear, has impacted Indian companies operating in the country.FMCG company Marico’s manufacturing operations in Bangladesh remain shut even as it claimed that a large majority of its retail sales force and distributors have now resumed operations. Marico which…
