Bangladesh

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia was freed on Tuesday (August 6) afternoon. In a press release of Bangabhaban, it was said Khaleda Zia has been freed following a meeting of president Md Shahabuddin with chiefs of three armed forces, leaders of different political parties, representatives of civil society and leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Students’ Movement. Khaleda Zia had been in ...

Former chief of Detective Branch of police Harun-Or-Rashid tried to flee through Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. But, he was arrested from there on Monday (August 6), according to a source of police headquarters. When the news of Sheikh Hasina leaving the country spread, the number of people in Shahbagh in the capital increased. Before that, Harun was with the police ...

All government, semi-government, autonomous, semi-autonomous and private offices along with factories and all educational institutions, including schools, colleges, madrasah and universities, across the country will remain open from Tuesday. The Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) said this in a press release, saying that curfew will be in force from midnight on Mo0nday night.  

The Anti-Discrimination Students’ Movement has outlined plans for the formation of an interim government where they proposed Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus as the chief adviser. Nahid Islam, a key coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, announced this early Tuesday in a video message that Dr Muhammad Yunus has agreed to lead an interim government. The full list of proposed ...

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is likely to be freed at any moment. It was stated by Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman after meeting with the President at Bangabhaban on Monday (August 5) night. Shafiqur Rahman revealed the information while sharing opinions with the party leaders and journalists at the Jamaat-e-Islami central office in the capital on Monday night. Besides, ...

Applauding the brave students and masses for ensuring the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday urged all to celebrate the victory peacefully instead of taking the law into their own hands and indulging in any vindictive acts. “Heroic congratulations to the brave students of Bangladesh at this glorious historical moment. I humbly request ...

Angry people attacked and vandalised several mass media houses including Ekattor TV and Somoy TV following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina from the post of premier in the wake of Anti-Discrimination Students’ Movement. They also damaged and set ablaze a dozen of cars kept in front of ATN Bangla Office at Karwan Bazar in the capital on Monday. They attacked ...

The Indian government has granted Sheikh Hasina an interim stay following the downfall of her government in Bangladesh on Monday, reports republicworld.com. During this period, India will offer comprehensive logistical support as Hasina pursues asylum in the United Kingdom. Her stay in India is approved only temporarily, pending her relocation to Britain. Hasina, who resigned on Monday following unprecedented anti-government ...

The sculpture of the father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in Dhaka’s Bijoy Sarani, is being demolished. At around 3:30pm on Monday, a group of people was seen attempting to break the sculpture with hammers. Following the leaked information about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and departure from the country, thousands of people gathered on the streets, with ...

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Monday said the country will now be governed by an interim government and it will be formed soon. The army chief made the remark in his address to the nation on Monday afternoon after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and left the country in the face of nationwide widespread student agitation. Saying ...