Yunus, who became Chief Adviser on August 8 following Hasina's resignation and departure to India on August 5, addressed foreign diplomats in Dhaka, promising to hold "free, fair, and participatory" elections after enacting critical reforms.
28 October,2024 04:03 PM IST | Dhaka | mid-day online correspondent
Following unprecedented anti-government protests that peaked on August 5, Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled to India
09 September,2024 07:23 AM IST | Dhaka | Agencies
Many people have been left without homes, and low-income families, especially farmers, have lost not only their houses but also their livelihoods due to the destruction of crops and ponds
02 September,2024 12:50 PM IST | Dhaka | mid-day online correspondent
Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India on August 5, had banned the party as a “militant and terrorist” organisation and blamed its student wing and other associate bodies for inciting chaos over a quota system for government jobs
29 August,2024 07:28 AM IST | Dhaka | Agencies
Bangladesh unrest
The number of cases filed against Hasina has risen to 71 with four new cases filed in Dhaka, the reports say
27 August,2024 07:40 PM IST | Dhaka | PTI
One of the cases was filed on Sunday against Sheikh Hasina, the former Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh, Gen Aziz Ahmed, and 11 others.
25 August,2024 11:03 PM IST | Dhaka | mid-day online correspondent
“Nothing untoward has happened here from that day till today,” Ashim Maitro, one of the main priests in Dhaka, said.
25 August,2024 08:24 AM IST | Dhaka | Agencies
This is the primary UN team of experts before the UN fact-finding mission comes and investigates (the atrocities)
23 August,2024 07:28 AM IST | Dhaka | Agencies
Bangladesh witnessed chaos after PM Sheikh Hasina's govt collapsed on Aug 5 amid violent protests over quota reforms for government jobs. Before that, the anti-government protests had killed more than 500 people since mid-July. The UN human rights body said the number of reported killings in revenge attacks since August 5 remains to be determined
22 August,2024 09:49 PM IST | Dhaka | mid-day online correspondent
The top official said that a national security advisor will be appointed soon. The interim government has transferred the heads of all 50 police stations under the Dhaka Metropolitan Police
22 August,2024 08:25 AM IST | Dhaka | PTIADVERTISEMENT
