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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicSheikh Hasina

Topic: Sheikh Hasina

US, Russia argue as Bangladesh gets ready for polls. Why Sheikh Hasina is the likely winner

Reports from Bangladesh speak of an atmosphere of fear, nervousness and resistance. Democracy has been more or less inverted—meaning the bad guys are more popular than the good guys.

Will boycott the election if PM Sheikh Hasina does not resign, says Bangladesh’s top Opposition

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh’s main opposition party said on Wednesday it would continue its anti-government protests despite what a rights group called an "autocratic crackdown" ahead of a general

India knows Sheikh Hasina isn’t a perfect PM. Here’s why Delhi supports her while holding its nose

In many ways, Sheikh Hasina has stood out as a fierce beacon of hope. The Americans, on the contrary, aren’t impressed.

Bangladesh says it’s ‘open to foreign poll observers’ amid Western concerns about democratic processes

Bangladesh foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen says no country likes 'interference in its domestic affairs'. A day earlier, he held consultations with Indian counterpart Vinay Kwatra.

Bangladesh to file fresh appeal for Noor Choudhury’s ‘early’ deportation from Canada

Choudhury, convicted of killing Bangladesh’s Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, moved to Canada in 1996 after the murder. A new documentary shows him living freely in Canada.

India-Bangladesh launch 3 big projects, Modi’s praise for Hasina can keep her in power

These projects and PM Modi’s endorsement have come at a time when the opposition parties in Bangladesh are violently protesting against Hasina.

BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami violence won’t decide Bangladesh election results—the ballot box will

BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami are parallelly pushing for a ‘caretaker government’ and Sheikh Hasina’s resignation before the 2024 elections.

Sheikh Hasina’s daughter, Saima Wazed, elected 1st Bangladeshi head of WHO Southeast Asia

The Bangladesh PM's daughter, a psychologist and autism activist, defeated rival candidate from Nepal by a landslide eight of 10 votes.

Bloodshed in Bangladesh amid BNP’s anti-Hasina protest — ‘cops struck with machetes, protester dead’

Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party has called a three-day hartal from Tuesday to protest against what it terms the Hasina govt's violent crackdown on protests for her resignation.

Dhaka’s streets turn bloody after BNP workers demanding PM Hasina’s resignation clash with police

One policeman killed & over 100, including several media persons, injured. BNP calls dawn-to-dusk, nationwide strike Sunday in response to being 'attacked & lathicharged'.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.