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India’s Modi renews push for common civil code on Independence Day
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday (Aug 15) he wanted to press ahead with a national common…
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Leave requests, paperwork delays: Singapore construction firms feel the effects of Bangladesh unrest
BANGLADESHIS IN SINGAPORE As protesters celebrate Hasina’s departure, so are Bangladeshis in Singapore. “Frankly speaking, it was a sense of…
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Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina urges supporters to make public show of strength
“TEMPORARY CRISIS” The new administration has stressed it wants to put Bangladesh on a different path. Its foreign minister Touhid…
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Bangladesh court opens murder case against ex-premier Sheikh Hasina
DHAKA: A court in Bangladesh opened a murder investigation into ousted ex-premier Sheikh Hasina and six top figures in her administration…
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US says had ‘no involvement’ in ousting Bangladesh PM
Hasina’s son and former government adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy had alleged that unidentified foreign forces supported the protests, a claim…
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Police back on Bangladesh capital’s streets as strike ends
DHAKA: Bangladeshi police resumed patrols of the capital Dhaka on Monday (Aug 12), ending a weeklong strike that left a law…
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Son of ousted Bangladesh leader warns of ‘chaos’ without swift polls
More than 450 people were killed in the unrest leading up to Hasina’s fall – 42 of whom were police…
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Bangladesh chief justice, central bank chief quit amid protests, officials say
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s chief justice and central bank governor have resigned, officials said on Saturday (Aug 10), as student protests that forced…
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Restoring law and order in Bangladesh a priority, says caretaker government
Hindus constitute about 8 per cent of Muslim-majority Bangladesh’s 170 million people and have historically largely supported Hasina’s Awami League…
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