With 15-member interim govt led by Muhammad Yunus set to be sworn in, academics & journalists in Bangladesh say its term may extend beyond 3 months as mandated by constitution.
A BSF official told ThePrint that attempts to enter India illegally were made at three border outposts in BSF’s North Bengal frontier, which shares a border with Bangladesh.
In message to country, Yunus lauded students who made 'Second Victory Day' possible, while also calling for an end to attacks on members of Awami League & religious minorities.
Adjacent to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s house, Ananda’s home was visited by French President Emmanual Macron in 2023. The musician and his family have fled to an undisclosed location.
Yunus, founder of Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank, is set to head the interim govt after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. The Hasina-led administration had slapped over 190 cases on him over the years.
Bangladesh’s political life isn’t an irreducible confrontation between secularism and Islamism. Like in Pakistan, Islam has been the language of both power and resistance.
Those who have returned were brought back via a special Air India aircraft. High Commissioner, diplomats continue to remain in Dhaka and engage with authorities there.
The newly appointed government will fill the political void formed following PM Sheikh Hasina's resignation and is also expected to hold elections soon after taking charge.
Unlike other leaders, Sheikh Hasina resisted the electoral temptation to mobilise voters around ‘India out’ campaigns. Hence, Delhi found it difficult to ditch her when she was losing domestic support in recent years.
New paper applies cutting-edge AI technique to the game of Liar’s Poker, testing it against some of the best human players who are also successful financial traders.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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