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Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said on Monday (Dec…
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Bangladesh arrests six after lawyer murdered in Hindu protests
DHAKA: Bangladeshi police have arrested six people in connection with the murder of a lawyer during clashes between Hindu protesters and…
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Bangladesh protesters besiege key newspaper demanding closure
Outside Dhaka, protesters also targeted the newspaper’s office in the city of Rajshahi, and marched through the streets of the…
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Bangladesh ex-PM makes first public appearance in six years
Zia, 79, has been in declining health for years, is confined to a wheelchair with rheumatoid arthritis, and also suffers…
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Bangladeshi ex-ministers face ‘massacre’ charges in court
DHAKA: Thirteen Bangladeshi former top government officials arrested after the revolution in August appeared in court on Monday (Nov 18)…
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Bangladesh’s interim leader urges ‘patience’ after 100 days in power
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus begged the country’s “patience” to prepare for much-awaited elections in a speech to the…
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Huge Bangladesh rally warns ousted PM’s allies plotting return
DHAKA: Allies of ousted Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina were working to undermine the interim government that replaced her regime, two of…
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Bangladesh’s Yunus says no elections before reforms
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim leader has refused to give a timeframe for elections following the ouster of his autocratic predecessor, saying in…
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Bangladesh detains journalists linked to toppled regime
DHAKA: Bangladesh remanded in custody on Tuesday (Sep 17) two journalists and a writer accused of involvement in violence against the…
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Bangladesh ex-PM should ‘keep quiet’ until trial: Yunus
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s ousted premier Sheikh Hasina should “keep quiet” while exiled in India until she is brought home for trial, interim…
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