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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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Nobel laureate Yunus arrives to lead Bangladesh, says will be guided by students
Hasina’s Awami League party does not figure in the interim government after she resigned on Monday following weeks of violence…
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Commentary: Muhammad Yunus faces the most extraordinary test – as Bangladesh’s saviour
DIFFICULT JOB AHEAD AS INTERIM LEADER But perhaps more worrying for Yunus was that after his Nobel win, he suddenly…
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Bangladesh Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus takes charge of caretaker government
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Nobel Peace Prize winning economist Muhammad Yunus was sworn in as the head of the country’s caretaker government on Thursday…
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US urges calm in Bangladesh, salutes army role
Hasina had sought to quell nationwide protests against her government since early July but she fled the country after nearly…
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PHOTOS: Bangladesh protesters celebrate as prime minister resigns and flees abroad
DHAKA: Tens of thousands of protesters surged through the capital of Bangladesh, this time in joy, after Prime Minister Sheikh…
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Bangladesh building fire kills 46, injures dozens
Relatives gathered at the hospital early on Friday to receive the bodies of the dead, with some mourning outside the…
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Bangladesh building fire kills at least 43, injures dozens
Survivor Mohammad Altaf, speaking to reporters, recounted narrowly escaping the blaze through a broken window. Two of his coworkers perished,…
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Bangladesh votes in election without opposition
Early signs suggested turnout would be low, despite widespread reports of carrot-and-stick inducements aimed at bolstering the poll’s legitimacy. Two…
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Bangladesh PM Hasina set to extend tenure as main opposition boycotts election
With the ballot outcome all but assured and a high risk of violence, turnout could be low on Sunday. Violence…
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