UP CM Yogi Adityanath (left) and Asaduddin Owaisi NEW DELHI: Asaduddin Owaisi, Hyderabad MP and All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief, took a jab at Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Aditynath over his “DNA remark” linking Sambhal violence to atrocities against the Hindu community in Bangladesh. In an attacking response to Yogi Aditynath’s remark, Owaisi said…
Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused country’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus of failing to safeguard minority communities and perpetrating what she described as “genocide.”In her first public address since resigning in August amidst widespread anti-government protests, Hasina, speaking virtually at an event in New York, alleged targeted attacks on religious minorities, including Hindus, Buddhists,…
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…
Sheikh Hasina (File photo) NEW DELHI: Ousted former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina condemned the interim Muhammad Yunus government in the wake of unabated violent attacks on the Hindu community in Bangladesh that were triggered after the arrest of Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das.Hasina said Chinmoy Krishna Das has been “unjustly arrested and must be released…
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…
The Bangladesh interim government has informed New Delhi that it is not positively taking the political statements that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been making after her arrival in India, foreign ministry spokesperson and public diplomacy wing director general Toufiq Hasan said on Thursday.In a report by Prothom Alo, Hasan is quoted as saying:…
Hundreds of demonstrators marched in Dhaka on Saturday, demanding protection for Hindus and other minorities who have experienced violence and threats following Sheikh Hasina‘s removal from power in August.Rally organizers called on the interim government to establish legislation protecting minorities and ensure minimum minority representation in governance, along with additional requests.“It’s deeply regrettable that the…
On Diwali, Donald Trump put out a message saying he would support Hindus, becoming the first major US politician to speak up against the atrocities against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh. He also promised to protect Hindu Americas against ‘anti-religion agenda of the radical left’ and strengthen relations with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi….
PM Sheikh Hasina’s palace to turn into a museum (File photo/PTI) The former palace of Bangladesh’s ex-leader Sheikh Hasina will be converted into a museum to commemorate the revolution that led to her removal, according to the country’s current caretaker government leader, Muhammad Yunus.Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, made this announcement during his tour…
Calls for the removal of president Mohammed Shahabuddin have emerged in Bangladesh after his remarks about the resignation of the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The calls intensified on Tuesday when a student organisation that led protests against Hasina’s government staged demonstrations in Dhaka.The Anti-discrimination Student Movement, which spearheaded the campaign that resulted in Hasina’s…
