Student leader Hasnat warns media against airing Hasina’s speech
Vows to free Bangladesh from the 'pilgrimage site of fascism'
Sheikh Mujib’s house in Dhaka burnt and demolished by “anti-fascist” agitators
Dhaka, February 6 (The Daily Star): Protesters last night torched and tore down parts of the Dhanmondi-32 residence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, after calls in social media for demolishing what they said was a “pilgrimage site of fascism”. An event titled “Bulldozer Procession” was...
‘No room for politics under Awami League name, ideology, says top Bangladesh student leader Nahid Islam
Dhaka, February 2 (The Daily Star): As the interim government approaches six months in office, calls for a national election are growing louder. Several reform commissions have already submitted their reports and the government may soon start engaging with political parties. Nahid Islam, one of...
“The American angle in Bangladesh is overplayed,” Says former RA&W Special Secretary Amitabh Mathur
He places the dramatic political transition within a broader historical context, and explains the regional security and geopolitical implications for India
Urgent need to stem political and economic drift in Bangladesh
A key need is to rescue India-Bangladesh relations from the quagmire they are in
Bangladesh Central Bank hires auditors for banks it says lost US$ 17 billion
the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit had also formed 11 joint investigation teams to track down and reclaim assets it believes were bought with the funds siphoned out of the banks.
Bangladesh says Saima Wazed lacked qualifications to be WHO Regional Director
Daughter of Sheikh Hasina, Saima got appointed purely on the basis of influence and high level lobbying and should therefore be sacked, says Bangladesh anti-corruption panel
Role of Indian students among 1971 Bangladesh refugees
Thousands of Indian students worked among Bangladeshi refugees in 1971
“Anti-Bangladesh”, “fascist” Awami League will not be allowed to contest elections, says Advisor Mahfuj Alam
Only “pro-Bangladesh” parties will be allowed to contest elections, Alam, an advisor to the interim government
‘Was the attack real or was he just acting’: Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane on attack on Saif Ali Khan
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister Nitesh Rane questioned if the recent knife attack on Bollywood’s Saif Ali Khan was real or if Khan was acting, and called the actor “garbage”, Indian media reported
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