DHAKA: In a controversial move seen as an attempt to implement Pakistani ideology in the country, Bangladesh’s interim govt, led by chief adviser Muhammad Yunus, has decided to cancel eight National Days, including the March 7 and Aug 15 celebrations which are associated with the country’s Liberation War spearheaded by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This decision,…
DHAKA: A mob attacked those seeking to visit on Thursday a memorial to Bangladesh‘s first president and father of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman – and prevented them from proceeding towards Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, which was Mujibur Rahman’s residence and where he and most of his family were murdered on Aug 15,…
NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued her first statement since stepping down from her position on Tuesday, calling for accountability for those responsible for recent violence and vandalism during student protests against government job quotas.In a statement released through her son, Sajeeb Wazed, Hasina remarked, “The Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur…
The demonstrations in Bangladesh on Monday reached a critical point as protesters defied the curfew and breached Prime Minister Hasina’s palace, leaving her no choice but to resign and flee the country.The turmoil escalated further when the jubilant crowd destroyed a statue of Bangladesh’s founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka.According to AFP reporters, soldiers…
