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Jamaat ally wants India’s apology for ‘sheltering’ those involved in ‘killings’

DHAKA: Newly appointed Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi should apologise for India “sheltering” individuals involved in “mass killings and political violence”, a key ally of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami has demanded, reports Ahsan Tasmin.

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Jamaat’s ally NCP calls Bangladesh home minister’s border killing comments ‘humiliating’

Islamist hardliner Jamaat’s ally NCP on Sunday termed as “deeply objectionable and humiliating” Bangladesh home minister Salahuddin Ahmed’s statement that it was incorrect to label deaths resulting from border crimes or illegal trespass as “border killings”.

The Times of India

Summon envoy over Muslims' persecution, demands Jamaat

Following BJP's victories in Assam and West Bengal, allies of Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami are alleging ongoing persecution of Muslims across the border. They claim "anti-Bangladesh" forces will continue to spread provocation and communalism. While some opposition groups demand Dhaka summon the Indian envoy, the ruling BNP emphasizes a neighborly relationship with…

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Students rally in Dhaka, pledge to build a 'new Bangladesh' amid political uncertainty

A new political party formed by students who led an anti-government movement that ousted the former prime minister has rallied in Bangladesh’s capital

The Independent UK

At least four dead after Bangladeshi forces clash with supporters of ousted leader

Violence has escalated after a new political party, formed by students who led the uprising against Ms Hasina last August, announced a march

The Independent UK

Bangladeshi forces clash with supporters of ousted leader Hasina, leaving at least 4 dead

Bangladeshi security forces have clashed with supporters of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, leaving at least four dead and scores of people injured

The Independent UK

Bangladesh's Yunus Seeks Unity With Fresh Political Talks

Bangladesh's interim leader will meet multiple parties on Sunday in marathon talks as he seeks to build unity and calm intense political power struggles, party leaders and officials said.

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Bangladesh Govt Calls For Unity To Stop 'Return Of Authoritarianism'

Bangladesh's interim government, which took over after a mass uprising last year, warned on Saturday that unity was needed to "prevent the return of authoritarianism".

International Business Times

Why the future of Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus administration is uncertain

Political discord over when to hold elections and growing tensions with the armed forces have left government hamstrung.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh stares at crisis as interim leader ‘threatens to quit’ over lack of reform progress

Muhammad Yunus ‘feels trapped between demands from political camps and growing public impatience’

The Independent UK

Bangladesh Begins Three Days Of Mass Political Rallies

Three days of political rallies began in Bangladesh on Thursday with rival groups to stage mass demonstrations in Dhaka, drumming up support for eagerly anticipated elections following an uprising last year.

International Business Times

Bangladesh Student Leader Aims To Finish What Uprising Began

Bangladeshi students who overthrew autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina last year have formed a new political party to finish the work that began with her ouster, the group's leader told AFP. Nahid Islam, 27, was one of the most visible faces of the youth-led protest campaign Students Against Discrimination, which brought…

International Business Times

Building a ‘second republic’: students who led Bangladesh revolution launch political party

Jatiya Nagorik party, popular among the country’s vast youth, could shift electoral landscape but needs to show democratic, secular credentials

The Guardian - UK

Bangladeshi students who led uprising that ousted ex-premier Sheikh Hasina form new political party

Students in Bangladesh who led a mass uprising to topple former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August are now diving into politics by forming a new political party

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Al Jazeera

Bangladesh students who deposed PM Hasina form party to fight elections

The student-led party hopes to upend Bangladesh politics, long dominated by two family-run parties.

Evening Standard

Bangladesh student protesters consider creating own political party

Students reject calls from Bangladesh's two main political parties for quick elections

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Bangladesh Students Lead Peaceful Transition After Prime Minister Ousted

Bangladeshi students step up in governance post-Hasina's resignation, demanding reforms and a new future under interim government.

The Independent UK

Students who ousted Hasina are helping lead Bangladesh, from the streets to the ministries

Within a week of unseating Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were directing Dhaka’s traffic

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‘The dream is to reform Bangladesh’: can a new leader steer the country towards democracy?

When Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled in the face of a mass uprising last week, a power vacuum was left in the 170 million-person country.

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re freed, but it doesn’t end here’: Bangladeshis mix hope with vigilance after PM flees

Student protesters who forced out Sheikh Hasina have put Muhammad Yunus and interim government on notice that the old politics cannot return

Al Jazeera

Will Yunus-led interim government bring Bangladesh out of its ‘dark era’?

As government headed by Nobel laureate takes charge, many wonder how it will undo years of Hasina’s ‘autocratic rule’.

France 24

Nobel laureate Yunus sworn in as leader of Bangladesh's interim government

Nobel laureate and economist Muhammad Yunus took the oath of office as head of Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday after a student-led uprising prompted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to India.

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Muhammad Yunus takes oath as head of Bangladesh’s interim government

Nobel Peace laureate says he will perform his duties as interim leader ‘sincerely’ after Sheikh Hasina’s resignation.

The Guardian - AU

Who is Muhammad Yunus, the new leader of Bangladesh’s interim government?

The Nobel Prize winner and long-time foe of Sheikh Hasina, is credited with lifting millions of people out of poverty by providing microfinancing

The Guardian - UK

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to head Bangladesh’s interim government

Decision came during meeting of military chiefs and organisers of the student protests that helped drive longtime prime minister Sheikh Hasina from power

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