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…
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina‘s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Sunday recently thanked the Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ensuring his mother’s safety during the ongoing political unrest in Bangladesh. While acknowledging that mistakes were made during Hasina’s tenure, Joy said that the blame should not be placed solely on…
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently residing in India, has leveled accusations against the United States, alleging their involvement in her removal from power.“I resigned so that I did not have to see the procession of dead bodies. They wanted to come to power over the dead bodies of students, but I did not…
NEW DELHI: Sheikh Hasina, the long-time leader of Bangladesh, had not resigned as prime minister before fleeing to India last week amid large-scale anti-government protests, according to her son.Her son and adviser, Sajeeb Wazed, confirmed to Reuters that Hasina has been sheltering in New Delhi since Monday after an uprising resulted in the death of…
JALPAIGURI PETRAPOLE: At least 1,000 Bangladeshis, mostly Hindus, attempted to cross over and seek refuge in India on Friday in Sitalkuchi of Bengal’s Cooch Behar district. BSF officials struggled to hold them back, with officers describing this as the largest group from the strife-wracked nation to head to India in the past few weeks.Such was…
DHAKA: Hundreds of Bangladeshi Hindus protested in Dhaka on Friday against violence targeted at the community since Sheikh Hasina quit as prime minister and fled the country on Aug 5.Asserting that the country “belongs to all”, the protesters, who had gathered from various parts of the country, demanded measures for the safety and security of…
Senior leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have stated that the bilateral ties between India and Bangladesh are not dependent on the Awami League. They believe that it is natural for Bangladesh to have adverse reactions to India providing refuge to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said that the adverse…
NEW DELHI: Just three days after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh in the wake of violent protests that claimed the lives of 300 people, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was sworn-in as the head of the interim government on Thursday.Yunus, 84, was recommended for the role by student protesters and returned to Dhaka earlier…
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,…
KOLKATA: Renowned Bangladeshi folk singer Rahul Ananda’s 140-year-old rented home in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi 32 was targeted Monday by a mob of armed men, which broke down the main gate, ransacked and looted the house, and set it on fire, destroying more than 3,000 handcrafted musical instruments. The attack prompted the singer (48) and his family…
