Bangladesh’s largest minority rights group has accused the country’s interim government of failing to protect religious and ethnic minorities from attacks and harassment, a claim the government has denied.
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The head of Bangladesh's interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, said on Thursday that his country's high growth under ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was "fake" and faulted the world for not questioning what he said was her corruption.
A Dhaka court today issued a travel ban on Jahangir Alam, former personal aide to the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and his wife Kanrun Nahar in connection with a corruption case filed over amassing wealth of Tk 18.
Sheikh Hasina has turned the country into hell. She’s trying to regain power to make Bangladesh a living hell again. But that won’t happen, he says
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that although top terrorists have been running around, engaging in various crimes and acts of violence across the capital, no visible action is being taken to restore law and order.
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party on Wednesday (Jan 30) announced a series of programmes in February to protest "persecution" across the country and demand the resignation of the current government,
Members of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement have been staging a hunger strike until death in Chattogram since 12:30pm today (30 January), demanding the execution of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and all those allegedly involved in mass killings during the July movement.
By bno Chennai bureau Bangladesh under interim leader Muhammad Yunus is facing growing scrutiny. Human Rights Watch (HRW) an NGO known for its controversial truth to power stances, warns of ongoing security force abuses similar to those seen under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
This is the second meeting between Soros and Yunus in three months after the duo met in New York last year in October - weeks after the Nobel laureate took charge following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime.
Soros and Yunus ahd also met in New York last year in October after the Nobel laureate took charge following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime.
The Bangladesh student and people’s uprising of July and August last year overthrew the government of Sheikh Hasina, who had been running the country since 2009. She was widely accused of corruption and human rights abuses.
While viewing Adani's interest in energy projects as a positive step, she stressed the need for transparency and accountability in such agreements