The charges against high-profile figures such as Faria lack substantive evidence and reflect a broader campaign of political retribution, argue critics.
This is the 1st time a major political party is being set up outside the control of the Mujib-Zia family. It is also strictly against the involvement of the Jamaat in leadership roles.
For a Bangla-speaking Indian, Dhaka can’t help but be a warm city. People extend impromptu dinner invites and their faces light up when asked about local eateries instead of Indian ones.
Student leaders Tuesday said they want Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus as chief adviser to interim govt. About 300 people were killed and thousands injured in the violence.
Indefinite curfew as Hasina govt fails to contain fresh violence by anti-quota protesters who had hit streets in June. Anti-Discrimination Students’ Movement declares non-cooperation.
There have been protests against restoration of 30% quota in public sector jobs for families of Bangladesh Liberation War veterans. A look at country's quota system & what led to unrest.
‘If not Hasina, who’ has been a standard response from the PM’s supporters. But now that students say they’d much prefer ‘Razakars’ over a dictator like her, it’s time for the PM to take stock of the narrative.
Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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