Bangladesh’s security forces have arrested 1,308 people under “Operation Devil Hunt,” an overnight crackdown launched on Saturday to curb violence and vandalism across the country.The interim government, led by chief adviser Muhammad Yunus, has vowed to continue the operation until “all devils” are rooted out.The operation began after student activists were injured during an attack…
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina‘s Awami League would not be allowed to participate in elections, a key adviser of Muhammad Yunus’ interim govt said on Saturday.“The elections will be contested among pro-Bangladesh groups only,” said Mahfuz Alam, a top leader of the Anti-Discrimination Movement, which spearheaded the mass uprising that toppled Hasina’s Awami…
Supporters of organisations tied to BNP in a standoff with cops outside the Indian high commission in Dhaka on Sunday DHAKA: Three organisations tied to former PM Khaleda Zia‘s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) staged Sunday a protest march in Dhaka, condemning a recent attack on the country’s diplomatic mission in Agartala, the desecration of their…
DHAKA: Bangladesh high court on Sunday acquitted all the accused in the Aug 21, 2004, grenade attack cases, including BNP acting chairperson Tarique Rahman and former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar. The ruling has sparked renewed hope among BNP supporters for Rahman’s return from London after overcoming remaining legal issues. Rahman is former PM Khaleda Zia‘s…
Bangladesh’s former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia, who has battling various ailments, made her first public appearance in six years on Thursday, following her release from house arrest after the departure of her long-time adversary Sheikh Hasina. The intense political conflict between these two former prime ministers has been a defining feature of…
Khaleda Zia, former Bangladesh prime minister and a prominent opposition figure, has been released from years of house arrest after the ousting of her political rival, Sheikh Hasina. Mass protests on Monday led to Hasina fleeing the country after her resignation as country’s PM. After Hasina’s emergency departure, the army chief announced the formation of…
