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Indian Visa Centre in Dhaka reopens after brief closure amid security conc
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Dhaka resumed its operations on Thursday, a day after it was temporarily closed due to security concerns over an anti-Indian march to its High Commission in Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh: Dhaka Police stops protest march towards Indian High Commissio
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
On Wednesday morning, the Ministry of External Affairs summoned Bangladesh's High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah, and apprised him of India's strong concerns, particularly regarding the activities of extremist elements who have announced plans to create a security situation around
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Artists, fans of traditional Baul music singer Abul Sarkar hold rally to p
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The interim government recently arrested the king of Baul music (Moharaja Abul Sarkar) after an Islamist extremist group claimed that a song by Abul Sarkar insulted Islam. Abul Sarker's wife, Aleya Begum, denied the allegations, saying her husband is innocent.
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"Totally unwarranted": BJP's Boora Narsaiah Goud criticises Bangladesh dea
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Further questioning the legitimacy of the interim government in Bangladesh, he alleged that the current administration has "no authority, a people's mandate, or jurisdiction."
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Biden govt funded last year's Bangladesh protests; US attitude "definitely
Updated : 6 months ago IST
"We have seen a very distinct change in outlook. President Trump himself announced at a press conference earlier this year that the previous administration, through USAID, spent millions of dollars on regime change in Bangladesh. He was referring to the protests last year. The US attitude
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'India saved my mother's life': Sheikh Hasina's son rejects legitimacy of
Updated : 6 months ago IST
In an interview with ANI, since his mother was flown to India in August 2024, Sajeeb Wazed Joy expressed profound gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for granting her asylum, claiming militants had been planning to assassinate her.
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Human Rights Watch raises fair trial concerns over Bangladesh death senten
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death in absentia for the 2024 protest crackdown. Human Rights Watch said the trial violated fair trial standards and warned of serious human rights concerns.
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Demonstrators throw eggs on Bangladesh interim govt Adviser's car in Londo
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Bangladesh High Commission said police were in constant contact and assured "full security" for the Adviser during his engagements.
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Bangladeshis stuck in Nepal asked not to move outside
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
All Bangladeshi nationals currently living or stuck in Nepal are strongly advised not to move outside and to stay at their respective places or hotels, the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry said in a statement late on Tuesday.
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Interim regime turning Bangladesh into a fascist state, says Bangladesh St
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Saddam Hussain, head of the banned Bangladesh Students League, told ANI that student protests led to PM Sheikh Hasina's ouster. He slammed the interim government as fascist, rejected upcoming elections as a farce, and warned of rising extremism, arrests, and attacks on women under the curren
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Bangladesh arrests 49 for violence during the pro-Gaza protests
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Bangladesh police have swiftly moved to take action over the violent and unlawful events that unfolded during the pro-Gaza protests in several cities on Monday.
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Bangladesh sees riots against brutalities in Gaza
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Various political, social, cultural, religious, and professional organizations protested on the streets of Dhaka.
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