The MEA pointed out that the catchment areas of Gumti river that flows through India and Bangladesh have witnessed heaviest rains of this year over the last few days.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported a 36.9% increase in rainfall across northwest India in August, driven by an active monsoon. This surge contributed to a 7.3% overall rise in rainfall nationwide.
The case involved the 'indiscriminate firing' of police on a 2013 rally organised by the Hefazat-e-Islam, resulting in over 30 deaths. Sheikh Hasina, who is already facing mass murder charges in the case, has been booked under multiple cases since her departure from Bangladesh on Aug 5.
The BNP, led by recently freed Khaleda Zia and a fierce opponent of Hasina's Awami League, said her "fascist rule" ruined Bangladesh's independence. Hasina faces several criminal charges back home, including mass murder in 2013.
The Congress leader was referring to the mob attack on Prime Minister's Palace in Bangladesh in which Sheikh Hasina had to flee the country after violent students' protests.
The application accused them of the "mass murder" during the rally at Shapla Chattar in Motijheel on May 5, 2013. The court recorded the plaintiff's statement and said it would pass an order on the issue later.
The development comes within eight days of the interim government taking charge following the resignation of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her fleeing to India on August 5.
Speaking at the Global South Summit hosted by India today, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, 84, said Bangladesh witnessed a 'second revolution' on August 5 and promised vital reforms. On Friday, he spoke with PM Modi and assured protection of all minorities, including Hindus.
Sheikh Hasina, who resigned and fled to India on August 5, was slapped with a murder case on Tuesday and a case of enforced disappearance on Wednesday. Her extended stay in India has reportedly threatened to put a strain between India and the interim government in Bangladesh.
This marks the first conversation between PM Modi and Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, after the recent unrest that led to Sheikh Hasina's ouster. The Indian PM had earlier expressed concern over rise in attacks on Bangladeshi Hindus since Hasina's departure.
At least 278 attacks on Bangladesh's minorities, particularly Hindus, have been reported since Sheikh Hasina's ouster on August 5. Bangladesh's Home Affairs Adviser has promised legal action against such incidents and assured full support in providing safety for minorities.
The diplomats, stationed in key nations including the US, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Germany, UAE, and the Maldives, have been ordered to return to Dhaka immediately. This move is part of broader administrative changes initiated since the interim government took charge on August 8.
In a historic first, an all-women unit of the Border Security Force (BSF) exchanged Independence Day greetings and sweets with their female counterparts from the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at the Gede border post in West Bengal.
India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
Unidentified assailants set fire to Kaleshwar Barman's house around 7:30 pm on Tuesday. There have been at least 278 attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, with scores of Hindu businesses, houses and temples vandalised since Sheikh Hasina's ouster on August 5.
Days after being ousted from Bangladesh, Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina made a special appeal to the people of ‘Sonar Bangla’. Sheikh Hasina wrote a heartfelt letter demanding justice for the vandalism of Bangabandhu Museum. Watch to know more!
Bangladesh's foreign affairs adviser said Hasina's remarks were conducive for fostering better bilateral relations with India. Hasina on Tuesday demanded "justice" for the recent unrest, saying those involved in "terror acts", killings and vandalism must be identified and punished.
The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh is a domestic court dealing with cases of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The interim government said it will investigate the incidents of random firing and killings during recent unrest under UN supervision.
Sheikh Hasina and several former members of her cabinet are accused of kidnapping and torturing a Supreme Court lawyer in 2015. This is the second charge against her after a murder case was filed against the deposed PM on Tuesday.
Within a week of unseating Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out Sheikh Hasina were still directing Dhaka’s traffic. The question now is what comes next in a country still reeling from the violence surrounding her removal that left hundreds dead.
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