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Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia concerned about violence, vandalism and looting of
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
During a meeting with Maulana Mamunul Haque, secretary general of Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis, at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, she said, "Our state's resources are being wasted. This country is ours; we have to build this country."
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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus appointed as Bangladesh interim govt's head
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The decision regarding the appointment of Bangladesh's interim government head was made during the meeting between President Shahabuddin and the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.
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Bangladesh: Student leaders call for Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to head
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement have proposed an interim government led by Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, in a bid to address Bangladesh's ongoing challenges.
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Bangladesh: Anti-Discrimination student movement to hold "March to Dhaka"
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
They urged students and people across the nation to participate in the march to Dhaka. Three coordinators of the movement--Asif Mahmud, Sarjis Alam, and Abu Baker Majumder, have confirmed their march.
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34 killed across Bangladesh in student protest, govt announces three-day g
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
At least 34 people lost their lives while numerous others have been injured as the student protest has intensified across Bangladesh by the non-cooperation movement announced by the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement on Sunday, reported Dhaka Tribune.
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We will file review petition against top court's verdict on SC/ST subclass
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Reacting to the Supreme Court's observation on the creamy layer in Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SCs and STs), Union Minister Chirag Paswan expressed his disagreement and emphasised that the basis of Scheduled Caste is untouchability. He added that discrimination is practised bas
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Reservation linked to social injustice, creamy layer in SC/STs discriminat
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Reacting to the opinion of the Supreme Court that there is a need for identifying creamy layers in SC/STs, AAP MP Sanjay Singh said that the basis of the reservation is not economic status but caste discrimination and social injustice so it should not be seen in the perspective of creamy lay
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"2004-2005 Budget did not take name of 17 states...": Sitharaman rejects o
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
With several opposition members attacking the government alleging discrimination between states in the Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hit back over the allegations and said budgets presented during the Congress-led UPA government also did not name most of the states
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Bangladesh: Mobile internet restored 11 days after blackout; student group
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Tens of thousands of students hit the streets, demanding reforms in the quota system which reserved 30 per cent of government jobs for relatives of veterans who fought in the 1971 war of independence against Pakistan.
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"This is discrimination": JMM's Bhattacharya on Mamata Banerjee's claim
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In response to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegations that her microphone was turned off during the NITI Aayog meeting, Supriyo Bhattacharya, General Secretary of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), called the incident as discriminatory, asserting that all states have equal r
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"Will protest political discrimination of Bengal in Niti Aayog meet": Beng
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that she will be protesting against the political discrimination meted out to Bengal at the NITI Aayog meeting in Delhi on Saturday, July 27.
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Discrimination is writ large over the Budget: Congress MP Manish Tewari
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Congress MP Manish Tewari taking a jibe at NDA government claims of no discrimination in the Union Budget, said he had to recheck the meaning of 'discrimination' in the dictionary.
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