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.
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.
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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.
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.
The United States Department of State firmly dismissed the allegations regarding the US government's role in former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, calling them 'laughable' and 'absolutely false.'
August 15 is remembered as National Mourning Day, marking Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's assassination in 1975. As the protests engulfed the country, an enraged mob set fire to a museum dedicated to Bangabandhu, where Rahman was killed along with his family.
Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power and Bangladesh in a massive students' protest this month. She has issued her first statement in days after fleeing her homeland.
The Indian Visa Application Centre in Dhaka announced the closure of all visa centres in the country until further notice due to an "unstable situation" in the wake of Sheikh Hasina's ouster. Over 500 people were killed in the protests that began last month over a controversial job quota system.
Lakhs of Hindus have been staging protests in Dhaka and other cities of Bangladesh, while Hindus in London, Toronto, Montreal, Washington and other world cities have also come out in protest demanding justice.
At least 560 people were killed since the anti-quota protests first started in mid-July, which ballooned into an anti-government agitation, culminating in Hasina's ouster. Sheikh Hasina is currently residing in India as her future travel plans, along with her stay in Delhi, remain uncertain.
On August 7, a Dhaka court acquitted Yunus and three top officials of Grameen Telecom - Ashraful Hassan, M Shahjahan and Nurjahan Begum - in a labour law violation case. Yunus, the 84-year-old economist, on Thursday took oath as the chief adviser of the interim government.
The clashes resulted in the collapse of Hasina's Awami League-led government and drove her to seek refuge in India. Following the government's downfall, many police officers were too afraid to return to their duties and those who did go to their stations in civilian clothes.
St Martin's Island: A video recording of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is being circulated in which she can be heard accusing the US of ousting her from power for not surrendering the sovereignty of Saint Martin Island in the Bay of Bengal to the US. Here's all you need to know.
Hussain stated that if the arms were not returned to the nearby police stations, the authorities would conduct a search. Anyone found in possession of unauthorized weapons would face charges, according to The Daily Star newspaper.
Saint Martins Island has been a contentious issue in Bangladesh-US relations. But the friction between both countries has not been limited to the island, it extends to multiple issues which include alleged human rights violations and concerns over the electoral process.
Tharoor said that a statue intended to commemorate the liberation of Bangladesh had been destroyed by "anti-India vandals." He shared a photograph of the damaged statue, which depicted the moment Pakistan surrendered following the 1971 war.
According to an earlier media report, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleged the role of the United States behind her ouster. She claimed that a big conspiracy was hatched to remove her from power. However, this has now been refuted bu her son.
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