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Bangladesh has no plans to ban Awami League, says Muhammad Yunus
Dhaka, March 21: Bangladesh's Interim Government has no plans to ban the Awami League, but individuals within its leadership accused of crimes, including murder and crimes against humanity, will face trial in the country's courts, the Chief Adviser's Press Wing said in a statement on Thursday.
Bangladesh approaches India for PM Modi-Yunus talks at BIMSTEC Bangkok Summit
Dhaka, March 20: Bangladesh has approached India to arrange a meeting between its Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bangkok in the first week of April.
Bangladesh EC says holding local polls first will delay national elections
Dhaka, March 18: The Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) has warned that holding local government polls before the national election would delay the parliamentary polls.
B'desh: BNP blasts Yunus-led interim govt over crackdown on anti-rape protestors
Dhaka, March 17: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has slammed the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government for recent attacks on student activists protesting against the rising incidents of rape in the country, according to local media reports.
Bangladesh: Students cut short protest against gender-based violence amid threats and intimidation
Dhaka, March 15: As many as eight student organisations - demanding removal of Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, the Home Affairs Advisor in the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, for prevailing lawlessness in the country - called off their planned march in Dhaka on Saturday amid threats and intimidation, local media reported.
B'desh sees rise in low-quality products due to Yunus-led govt negligence: Report
Dhaka, March 15: The rise of substandard products in Bangladesh has become a serious concern for people, particularly in Dhaka.
UN Chief Antonio Guterres thanks Bangladesh, calls for Rohingya aid
Dhaka, March 14: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his gratitude to Bangladesh's interim government and its people, acknowledging their hospitality as he arrived for a four-day visit, the Daily Star reported.
Bangladesh: Students protest against rising gender-based violence, demand resignation of Home Advisor
Dhaka, March 10: Hundreds of students took to the streets in various parts of Bangladesh, including capital Dhaka, to protest against the rising incidents of sexual violence under the regime of current interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.
Bangladeshi firms join hands with US telecom giant Starlink
Dhaka, March 9: Several Bangladeshi firms have partnered with Elon Musk's Starlink to support the setup of ground earth stations in Bangladesh, officials said on Saturday.
Bangladesh: Yunus in line of fire as political parties slam interim govt for intentionally delaying elections
Dhaka, March 8: The much-flaunted unity of various political outfits in Bangladesh, which was on full display during the ousting of democratically-elected Awami League government led by Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, seems to be fading gradually.
Bangladesh sees surge in violence against police under Yunus-led interim govt
Dhaka, March 8: Bangladesh has witnessed a surge in violence against law enforcement agencies under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, the country's media reported on Saturday citing details from the police reports.
Bangladeshi women remain in distress as world celebrates International Women's Day
Dhaka, March 8: The statistics on violence against women in Bangladesh have exposed the grim reality in the country under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government.
Bangladesh: Panic grips Dhaka as terror outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir takes out massive rally
Dhaka, Mar 7: Panic and fear gripped Dhaka and several other parts of Bangladesh on Friday as banned terror outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir took out a massive rally in the capital signalling the fast collapsing law and order situation in the country under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.
Bangladesh's deteriorating law and order exacerbated by freeing of extremists: India
New Delhi, March 7: India on Friday said that it remains concerned about the deteriorating law and order situation in neighbouring Bangladesh which has further been exacerbated by the release of violent extremists who were sentenced for serious crimes.
Bangladeshis outraged over student mob vandalising house of Awami League leader in Dhaka
Dhaka, March 7: A midnight raid conducted by a violent mob consisting majorly of students and targetting the residence of an Awami League leader in an upscale area of Dhaka earlier this week has invited scathing criticism from several Bangladeshis who are outraged over police inaction and politically-motivated attacks that continue to increase alarmingly under the current interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.
Under pressure, Yunus says Awami League, poll commission to take call on participation in elections
Dhaka, March 6: In a change of stance, Muhammad Yunus, who leads the interim government in Bangladesh, has now stated that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party Awami League has to take the decision on whether it will contest the elections, whenever they take place eventually.
Rights activists in Bangladesh alarmed over rising extra judicial killings under Yunus govt
Dhaka, Mar 6: Several rights activists in Bangladesh have raised an alarm against rising extrajudicial killings and other custodial deaths of suspects that have occurred since Muhammad Yunus-led Interim Government came to power in the country in August 2024.
Bangladesh Interim govt yet again fails to provide textbooks to millions of students
Dhaka, March 6: The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh has yet again failed to distribute textbooks to millions of students nationwide, leaving them distressed and worried about their future.
Bangladesh: Chaos prevails as regulatory authority's top bosses held captive by employees
Dhaka, March 5: The Chairman and Commissioners of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), the regulator of the country's capital market, were held captive by the commission's employees on Wednesday in protest against the forced retirement of an Executive Director.
Experts reckon Bangladesh's Yunus govt not serious about economic reforms
Dhaka, Mar 5: Already facing severe political and security challenges, the interim government in Bangladesh led by Muhammad Yunus has come under huge criticism from its own stakeholders for failing to carry out the promised economic reforms in the restive country.
Dhaka seeks stronger ties with India, hopes for visa resumption: Bangladesh
Dhaka, March 5: Bangladesh has expressed its readiness to establish positive working relationships with India in light of the strained ties between the two nations following the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the atrocities committed against Hindu minorities in the South Asian state.
Bangladesh Election Commission rules out local elections before national polls
Dhaka, March 2: The Election Commission of Bangladesh has stated that it will not be possible to hold local elections before national elections. This confirmation came at a time when major political parties in Bangladesh were at loggerheads over which election to have first, according to the local media.
New Political Party launched in Bangladesh
Dhaka, February 28: The young student group in Bangladesh that stormed the uprising to oust former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August last year, has now launched a new political party on Friday.
Guterres to visit Bangladesh, meet Yunus, participate in Iftar with Rohingya refugees
United Nations, Feb 28: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Bangladesh next month to participate in an Iftar with Rohingya refugees in Cox Bazar, according to his Spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric.
Bangladesh: Chaos, violence rules at historic Madhur Canteen in Dhaka
Dhaka, Feb 27: The historic Madhur Canteen at Dhaka University has turned into yet another ugly political battleground in Bangladesh as members of various student organisations have engaged in protests, scuffles and violence at the iconic venue, this week.
Bangladesh student group that led uprising to launch new political party
Dhaka, February 27: : The student group in Bangladesh that led the uprising to oust former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August last year, will launch a new political party on Friday to "fulfill the aspiration of new Bangladesh," organizers of the group have said.
UN Secretary General to visit Bangladesh amid tensions
Dhaka, February 26: The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is likely to visit Bangladesh in mid-March amid political tensions in the South Asian country, officials said.
Bangladesh adviser Nahid Islam resigns from cabinet to join politics
Dhaka, February 25: Nahid Islam, the information adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh, resigned on Tuesday from the cabinet led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, to join politics.
Crime rate in Bangladesh surges under Yunus-led interim government
Dhaka, Feb 25: The crime rate in Bangladesh is increasing at an alarming rate, according to the police data, which shows that in January, cases of murder, abduction, robbery, burglary, and theft have all seen a spike across the country and have been the worst compared to the last six years.
Air Force Base in Bangladesh attacked, several injured
Dhaka, Feb 24: In a major incident of lawlessness that is currently prevailing in Bangladesh under the interim government led by Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus, several miscreants launched an ambush attack on an Air Force Base in Cox's Bazar on the southeast coast of the country.
Bangladesh, Pakistan increase engagements to boost ties
Dhaka, February 24: Bangladesh and Pakistan have increased each other engagements to boost ties, a Bangladeshi official said on Monday.
Muhammad Yunus invites Elon Musk to visit Bangladesh, launch Starlink satellite service
Dhaka, February 23: Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has invited SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to visit Bangladesh and launch Starlink satellite service in the country in 90 days. Yunus wrote a letter to Musk on February 19.
Bengal CM targets Yunus government for low-scale celebration of International Mother Language Day in B'desh
Kolkata, Feb 22: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Friday, indirectly targeted the caretaker government in neighbouring Bangladesh headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus for a low-scale celebration of International Mother Language Day there, with the latter himself avoiding his presence at the function.
Bangladeshi political parties slam Yunus, question interim govt's sincerity in holding elections
Dhaka, Feb 19: Several political parties in Dhaka, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), have lashed out at the interim government in the country, questioning its Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus's sincerity in holding elections in the country.
Yunus govt turning Bangladesh into terrorism hub: Sheikh Hasina
New Delhi, Feb 18: The ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh accuses the Mohammed Yunus-led interim government of turning the nation into a hub of terrorism and lawlessness. She vows to return home assuring help to families suffering and would deliver them justice.
B'desh Foreign Affairs Advisor-EAM Jaishankar discussed possibility of holding Yunus-PM Modi meeting: reports
Dhaka, Feb 17: Touhid Hossain, the Foreign Affairs Advisor to the interim government in Bangladesh led by Muhammad Yunus, emphasised on the importance of starting the discussions for renewal of the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty during his meeting with India's External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar held in Muscat on Sunday, the Bangladeshi media reported on Monday.
Muhammad Yunus, Elon Musk hold talks to bring Starlink Internet to Bangladesh
Bangladesh, February 15: Bangladesh's Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday said that he has discussed with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on a potential collaboration to launch Starlink satellite internet service in Bangladesh.
Step down Yunus: Protests take place against Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus outside Blair House in US
Washington DC, February 13: A group of protestors under the Awami League and its sister organizations raised slogans against Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus outside the Blair House in Washington on Thursday where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is staying during his two-day visit to the United States.
UNICEF expresses shock over rising crime against children in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Feb 13: The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has expressed shock and concern at the fact-finding report submitted by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCR) on the tragic events that took place in Bangladesh in the run-up to the so-called 'Anti-Discrimination Student Movement' that eventually resulted in the fall of Sheikh Hasina government in August, last year.
Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh's interim govt to uphold impartiality in law enforcement
Dhaka, February 13: Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights body, has called on the interim government of Bangladesh to ensure that security forces act impartially and uphold the rule of law in addressing political violence.