Rahmani was convicted of abetting murder of blogger-activist & was also charged in terror cases. He was released from Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur Monday.
Students, govt employees & others in Bangladesh are demanding ‘reforms’ or removal of superiors with alleged loyalty to former PM Hasina. But many are ‘opportunists’, officials say.
‘Hasina was a dictator who crushed students, throttled democracy but still India supported her; friendship with India emboldened her,’ a Dhaka University student told ThePrint.
Under Yunus-led interim govt, Bangladesh police dept is attempting to regain public trust. Other demands include action against 'corrupt' officers & compensation for slain personnel.
Police, with Army's help, are also carrying out drives to recover looted weapons. Data shows 44 policemen were killed, 2,466 injured & over 460 police establishments burnt & vandalised.
India says floods in Bangladesh primarily caused due to large catchments downstream of Dumboor dam. ‘Still, we have tried to maintain communication through other means,’ says MEA.
Bangladesh, a major export market for India, is already grappling with inflation & unemployment. The unrest can worsen the situation, impacting import demand.
The statement, issued on her behalf by her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, describes the recent violence in Bangladesh as 'terrorism' and recalls the 1975 assassination of her father.
Pinky Chaudhary, head of HRD Hindu Raksha Dal, was seen attacking Muslim slum dwellers in Ghaziabad, falsely claiming that they were ‘Bangladeshis’, in a viral video.
Force patrolling the Indo-Bangladesh border areas in West Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, & Mizoram, has been on 'high alert' since Sheikh Hasina stepped down amid the turmoil in Bangladesh.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
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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