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Bangladesh's Yunus Hails Slain Student In Appeal For Unity

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus appealed for religious unity Saturday as he embraced the weeping mother of a student shot dead by police, a flashpoint in mass protests that ended Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule.

International Business Times

Ouster Of Bangladesh Ally A Diplomatic Dilemma For India

The ouster of Bangladesh's autocratic premier sparked celebrations in Dhaka this week but alarm in neighbouring India, which backed Sheikh Hasina to counter rival China and quash Islamist alternatives, analysts say.

International Business Times

Bangladesh at a crossroad after Hasina’s resignation – here’s what could happen next

Sheikh Hasina ruled Bangladesh with an iron fist for over 15 years. But on Monday August 5 she was forced to resign and flee the country as hundreds of thousands of people marched on the capital Dhaka and stormed her residence.

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Will Yunus-led interim government bring Bangladesh out of its ‘dark era’?

As government headed by Nobel laureate takes charge, many wonder how it will undo years of Hasina’s ‘autocratic rule’.

Al Jazeera

‘Report with facts, would be better for us’: Hindu students in Bangladesh on Indian media coverage

“If the Indian media had done its job properly, we would’ve had an easier time talking about what we are facing,” said Bipra Prasun Das, a 21-year-old Hindu student from North South University in Dhaka, whose ancestral home was burnt down in violence in Bangladesh this week.

Newslaundry

Bangladesh's Yunus Honours Heroes As Interim Government Begins Work

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus led a solemn tribute to Bangladesh's fallen independence heroes in the first act of his interim government on Friday, after a student-led uprising forced predecessor Sheikh Hasina into exile.

International Business Times

Indian exports, small businesses hit by Bangladesh unrest

Bilateral trade relations between India and Bangladesh have been drastically affected due to the current violence.

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Muhammad Yunus takes oath as head of Bangladesh’s interim government

Nobel Peace laureate says he will perform his duties as interim leader ‘sincerely’ after Sheikh Hasina’s resignation.

Al Jazeera

Muhammad Yunus returns to Bangladesh to lead interim government

‘Bangladesh has got a second independence,’ Nobel laureate says before meeting army chief and president.

Al Jazeera

Yunus arrives in Bangladesh from an overseas trip to take over as the country's interim leader

Bangladesh’s next leader Muhammad Yunus arrived home Thursday from an overseas trip and will take office later in the day, as he looks to restore calm and rebuild the country following an uprising that ended the 15-year, increasingly autocratic rule of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

The Independent UK

How Bangladesh Student Protests Brought In A New Leader

A student-led uprising in Bangladesh against government hiring rules culminated this week in the prime minister fleeing, with Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus set to lead a caretaker government.

International Business Times

‘We’ve ousted this regime and will do so again’: the students bringing change to Bangladesh

Gen Z Bangladeshis say their protests may have ended but their duty to the nation persists, inspiring older compatriots

The Guardian - UK

The question for Bangladesh: can it break the spell of its bloodstained history?

Sheikh Hasina has fled and a new interim leader has been named. This is the moment for the country to leave its dynastic politics behind, says writer Salil Tripathi

The Guardian - UK

Muhammad Yunus heads home to lead Bangladesh interim government

Army chief says the interim government headed by the Nobel Peace laureate would be sworn in on Thursday night.

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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus urges peace as he is sworn in as Bangladesh leader

Incoming head of interim government hails ‘second Victory Day’ but tells Bangladeshis: ‘Violence is our enemy’

France 24

Bangladesh's interim governement led by Nobel Laureate Yunus to be sworn in on Thursday

Bangladesh's military chief announced on Wednesday that an interim government, headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, will be sworn in on Thursday. The move follows former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation and departure to India, with the new administration aiming to restore stability after widespread unrest.

Al Jazeera

The day after in Dhaka: Young people replace police in Bangladesh capital

Bangladesh city’s streets, under care of civilian traffic cops and property guards, tell story of overnight destruction.

France 24

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus named head of Bangladesh's interim government

Muhammad Yunus – Bangladesh's Nobel laureate – will lead the country's interim government, the country's presidency announced Wednesday following a meeting with military leaders, student protesters, and civil society members. The announcement was made after prime minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and fled amidst a mass uprising driven by student-led…

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France 24

Protests in Bangladesh: the reasons for the rage

After a month of demonstrations in Bangladesh, prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted by a protest movement with levels of violence not seen since the country won its independence in 1971. In addition to failing to resolve mass youth unemployment, the so-called Iron Lady of Bangladesh paid the price for…

International Business Times

Bangladesh Nobel Winner Yunus Ready To Lead After Hasina Flees

Bangladesh Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus said Tuesday he is ready to head a caretaker government, a day after the military took control as mass protests forced longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina to flee.

Newslaundry

Security, foreign designs, new power centres: Delhi’s Dhaka concerns checklist growing bigger

The unceremonious end of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League’s 15-year regime in Bangladesh has meant a delicate set of new equations in India’s northeastern neighbourhood.

The Conversation

Bangladesh: how the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, lost her grip on power

Bangladesh’s student-led protesters marched to the country’s capital, Dhaka, en masse on Monday morning, defying a new curfew amid some of the worst violence Bangladesh has ever seen. Within hours the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, had resigned and fled the country in a helicopter, bringing her 15 years in power…

Dynamite News

Bangladesh Crisis: "In regular touch with Dhaka, monitoring situation of minorities" Jaishankar briefs Parliament

Speaking in Rajya Sabha on the situation in Bangladesh, Jaishankar said "We are in close and continuous touch with the Indian community in Bangladesh through our diplomatic missions. Read further on Dynamite News:

France 24

Bangladesh parliament dissolved as protesters back Nobel laureate Yunus to lead country

Bangladesh's president dissolved parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for the formation of an interim government a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following weeks of demonstrations and violent unrest. Student protest leaders called for Nobel laureate and microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus, 84, to lead…

Newslaundry

On front pages: Attacks on Hindu homes, Hasina’s phone call, and Delhi impact

From being seen as a miracle economy years ago, Bangladesh on Monday looked like a South Asian tragedy, with Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country and protesters storming her home. The contours of its interim government are yet to be defined while economic problems are likely to worsen.

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