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Bangladesh’s top court clears way for former PM Khaleda Zia to run in new elections

Supreme Court also acquits former prime minister’s son and heir apparent in corruption case

The Independent UK

Tulip Siddiq: Allegations of corruption, a dramatic resignation and still serious questions to answer

Inside a torrid week for the MP for Hampstead

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer ‘will act on findings of Tulip Siddiq investigation regardless of outcome’

Minister hits back after Tories call for PM to sack anti-corruption minister at centre of Bangladesh property row

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer’s City minister Tulip Siddiq should be sacked, says Kemi Badenoch

But science secretary Peter Kyle defends anti-corruption minister over corruption accusations

The Independent UK

Badenoch calls on PM to sack Treasury minister over property allegations

Media reports have raised questions about a number of properties connected to Labour MP Tulip Siddiq and her family.

Evening Standard

European Investment Bank to boost funds for Bangladesh as it weathers political turmoil

A senior official of the European Investment Bank says the regional lending agency is keen to double its funding for Bangladesh, but she expressed concern over human rights as the country endures a spell of political turmoil

The Independent UK

Bangladesh's ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to undergo medical treatment in London

Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will travel to London for medical treatment, according to aides, leaving behind a nation grappling with uncertainty over its political future after her archrival, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was ousted in a student-led mass uprising in August

The Independent UK

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Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia Leaves For London Treatment

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia heading to London for medical treatment amidst political changes and legal battles. Interim government led by Muhammad Yun...

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Bangladesh court again rejects bail for Hindu leader who led rallies

A court in southeastern Bangladesh has rejected a plea for bail by a jailed Hindu leader who led large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding better security for minority groups

The Independent UK

Bangladeshis Rally For Unity, Remember Uprising Victims

Bangladeshis unite in Dhaka to honor uprising, focus on 'Proclamation of the July Revolution'. Interim government seeks national consensus on 'Declaration ...

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Bangladesh seeks Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from India to face ‘judicial process’

Hasina has been living in New Delhi, close to India’s corridors of power, for months since her ouster

The Independent UK

Bangladesh seeks extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from India

Bangladesh has sent a formal request to India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

The Independent UK

Bangladesh plans to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026

Interim leader Muhammad Yunus says implementing full list of electoral reforms could delay elections by a few months.

Al Jazeera

Elections in Bangladesh could be scheduled between late 2025 and early 2026, says Chief Adviser Yunus

Yunus made the statement during his address to the nation on Victory Day, marking Bangladesh's victory in the 1971 Liberation War. Read further on Dynamite News:

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International Business Times

Bangladesh To Hold Elections In Late 2025 Or Early 2026

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026.

The Independent UK

Bangladesh and India hold talks to repair strained relations

Foreign secretaries meet to defuse tensions over alleged targeting of Hindus in Bangladesh and mob attack on Dhaka’s consular mission in India

The Independent UK

Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party march in protest at attacks in India

Thousands of members of associate bodies of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have marched toward the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh’s capital to denounce attacks on a diplomatic mission and alleged desecration of Bangladeshi flags in India

Dynamite News

Shimla: Hindu outfits protest against atrocities in Bangladesh

Amid the ongoing tensions in Bangladesh concerning minorities, the Hindu outfits on Saturday protested. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Conversation

Protests, sectarian violence and a growing spat with India: Bangladesh’s new leaders are beset with challenges to its democracy

When student-led, anti-government protests in Bangladesh snowballed into the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year-long autocratic rule in August 2024, many in the South Asian nation hoped it signaled better times ahead.

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Bangladesh Bans Ex-PM Hasina's Speeches Amid Political Turmoil

Bangladesh bans ex-PM Hasina's speeches amid legal battles. Hasina accuses Yunus, faces arrest warrants, and claims assassination plot. Tensions rise betwe...

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh mission in India attacked: Why are ties in freefall?

India-Bangladesh relations further strained as two nations trade accusations of alleged attacks on Hindus.

The Independent UK

New UK travel advisory warns terror attacks likely in Bangladesh

Advisory comes as Sheikh Hasina accuses current regime of orchestrating genocide

The Independent UK

Bangladesh court defers Hindu leader's bail hearing as tensions with India spike

A court in Bangladesh has rescheduled a bail hearing for a prominent Hindu leader who was detained after leading large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding better security for minority groups

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Bangladesh High Court Acquits Tarique Rahman In 2004 Attack

Bangladesh's High Court acquits Tarique Rahman and 48 others in 2004 grenade attack case, stirring political turmoil and uncertainty. Interpol assistance s...

Newslaundry

India’s history of providing refuge – and why Sheikh Hasina poses a unique challenge

On August 5, Sheikh Hasina fled Dhaka and landed at Ghaziabad’s Hindon airbase after her ouster as prime minister of Bangladesh. Dramatic as it was, she was not the first high-profile political leader from India’s neighbourhood to seek safe haven. In 1959, India suffered consequences with China over the arrival…

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