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Bangladesh opposition figure returns after 17 years in exile

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Bangladesh’s leading opposition figure, Tarique Rahman, has returned to the country after nearly 17 years in exile, arriving in Dhaka amid heightened security and...

Bangladesh gripped by violence after death of uprising leader

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Fresh unrest has broken out across Bangladesh following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent figure in last year’s uprising that toppled the...

Six Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers killed in Sudan drone attack

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Six United Nations peacekeepers from Bangladesh have been killed after a drone strike hit a UN logistics facility in Sudan’s South Kordofan state. The attack...

The great South Asian Gen Z meltdown – why does this one country seem immune?

Shastri Ramachandaran -

India is keeping a watchful eye on the chaos unfolding in its neighbourhood as Western media celebrates the violent overthrow of regional governments by...

Former Bangladesh PM sentenced to death over protest crackdown

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Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death in absentia after finding her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown...

Ex-minister claims USAID and Clintons funded riots that toppled Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina (Video)

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Bangladesh’s 2024 political turmoil that led to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ousting was not a spontaneous uprising but a Western-backed operation, former minister Mohibul...

Prosecutors seek death penalty for former Bangladesh PM

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Prosecutors in Bangladesh have demanded the death penalty for ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over a deadly 2024 crackdown on student protests that toppled her...

Man jailed for passport fraud spanning 25 years

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A Bangladeshi man known as Jahangir Alam has been sentenced to four years in prison—the longest sentence in New Zealand history for passport fraud—after...

Nineteen killed as Bangladesh Air Force plane crashes into school (Video)

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An F-7 military training jet slammed into a Dhaka school shortly after taking off. At least 19 people have been killed and more than 50...

Bangladesh’s top court lifts ban on largest Muslim party

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The Jamaat-e-Islami party was outlawed by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government for its role in war crimes against Bangladeshis in 1971. Bangladesh’s top court...

Bangladesh’s interim leader accuses Indian media of spreading ‘disinformation’

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Mohammad Yunus has dismissed reports of a rift between his administration and the military over a delay in holding elections. The chief adviser of the...

Bangladesh interim govt bans former PM’s party

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Dhaka has said the disqualification of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League is necessary to protect national security and sovereignty. Bangladesh’s interim government has decided to ban...

Bangladeshi couple guilty of immigration and identity fraud

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Bangladeshi couple Jahangir Alam and Taj Parvin Shilpi have been found guilty of 40 charges of immigration and identity fraud spanning two decades. Alam used...

‘Yet another study shows fluoride exposure lowers IQ’ – FFNZ

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The evidence that fluoride lowers IQ, even at levels used for fluoridation in New Zealand, keeps mounting, say Fluoride Free NZ (FFNZ). A new study...

USAID’s role uncovered in ‘regime change’ in South Asian nation

Daily Telegraph NZ -

$21 million allotted for Indian elections recently cited by Donald Trump was actually meant for Bangladesh, new report claims. The $21 million in American taxpayer...

Former Bangladesh captain remains banned from bowling after failing action reassessment

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Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, 37, remains barred from bowling in international cricket after failing a reassessment of his bowling action in Chennai. The ban,...

India protests over neighbouring state’s territorial threat

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New Delhi has reacted to a since-deleted social media post by a Bangladeshi interim government aide. India has lodged a “strong protest” with the Bangladeshi...

Accusations of US regime-change operations in Pakistan & Bangladesh warrant UN attention

Jeffrey D. Sachs -

The very strong evidence of the U.S. role in toppling the government of Imran Khan in Pakistan raises the likelihood that something similar may...

Bangladesh PM resigns and flees country as protesters storm palace

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The South Asian country has been engulfed in violence as student activists have demanded a fairer recruitment system for government jobs. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh...

Violent clashes in Bangladesh leave 91 dead as protesters demand PM’s resignation

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At least 91 people, including 13 police officers, have been killed and dozens more injured in Bangladesh amid violent clashes between protesters and police. Demonstrations...

UAE sentences 57 Bangladeshis to long prison terms for protests against Bangladeshi government

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced 57 Bangladeshi nationals to lengthy prison terms for participating in protests against their home country's...

How a friendly hug caused uproar in India

Ushinor Majumdar -

A warm embrace between Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina and her friend Sonia Gandhi of the opposition Indian Congress party, though a reminder of shared...

Bangladesh: Third world country with a population of 165 million, a 20% jab rate had one COVID death yesterday – How?

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Bangladesh is a Third World country on the Indian subcontinent. It has a population of 167 million people, crammed into a nation smaller in...

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