New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Indian government has granted former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina an interim stay following the collapse of her government in the South Asian country on Monday, media reports said.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The weeks-long unrest in Bangladesh over a quota-related issue took an unprecedented turn on Monday with protesters running amok on the streets of Dhaka, vandalising properties and disfiguring the statue of 'Father of Nation' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, compelling his daughter Sheikh Hasina to step down as Prime Minister and flee the country.
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Amid the political unrest in Bangladesh that saw Sheikh Hasina resign as the Prime Minister and flee the country on Monday, President Mohammed Shahabuddin chaired a meeting at the Bangabhaban in Dhaka to discuss the formation of an interim government with the chiefs of the three armed forces, leaders of various political parties, and civil society representatives.
Dhaka, Aug 5 (IANS) Protesters have reportedly set on fire the house of former Bangladesh cricket captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza as violence and chaos continued in the country after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the nation on Monday.
Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) Keenly watching the ongoing 'chaos' in Bangladesh, many analysts in Pakistan see the current crisis in Dhaka as an 'opportunity' to regain lost ground.
Tel Aviv, Aug 5 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday claimed that a top Hamas 'terrorist', who halted the humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza, has been killed.
Dhaka, Aug 5 (IANS) Local media in Bangladesh reported on Monday that "thousands of protesters" have vandalised the residence of the country's Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in Dhanmondi, an upscale area in Dhaka, following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Dhaka, Aug 5 (IANS) As violence gripped Bangladesh amid ongoing student protests, several reports indicated on Monday that Sheikh Hasina has resigned as the country's Prime Minister and left the country in a military helicopter.
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) For close to a century now, the Middle East has been a restive and volatile region with inter-state conflicts a regular feature till the 1990s before the strife morphed into intra-state clashes, with some rare exceptions. However, in 2024, the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the Israeli-Lebanese border is threatening to widen into a larger war in the wake of the Tehran assassination.
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Global markets were in the deep red on Monday as the US economic slowdown weighed heavily on the financial markets.
