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Bangladesh Mob Beats Suspected Supporters Of Ex-PM Hasina After Rally Call

A mob wielding bamboo rods and plastic pipes beat several suspected supporters of Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, vowing to quash a rumoured rally for the ousted Bangladesh premier outside her childhood home.

International Business Times

Indian PM Modi Expresses Concern Over Bangladesh Unrest

Indian PM Modi expresses support for Bangladesh, outlines economic goals, and emphasizes peace and progress in India.

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India's Modi voices concern over unrest in neighboring Bangladesh and attacks on Hindus there

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern over the unrest that led to a change of government in neighboring Bangladesh and the attacks on Hindus and other minorities there

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Bangladesh Students Lead Peaceful Transition After Prime Minister Ousted

Bangladeshi students step up in governance post-Hasina's resignation, demanding reforms and a new future under interim government.

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Students who ousted Hasina are helping lead Bangladesh, from the streets to the ministries

Within a week of unseating Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were directing Dhaka’s traffic

The Independent UK

Prof Yunus sustains faith in Hindus, says "Rights are equal for everyone

Dhaka Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, Chief Advisor of the interim government of Bangladesh, visited the historic Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka in Dhaka on Tuesday, where he assured the minorities in Bangladesh of their safety and security in the country. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bangladesh Court Opens Murder Case Against Ex-premier Sheikh Hasina

A court in Bangladesh opened a murder investigation into ousted ex-premier Sheikh Hasina and six top figures in her administration Tuesday over the police killing of a man during civil unrest last month.

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Bangladesh Interim Government Restores Judiciary Independence

Bangladesh's interim government validates resignations amid protests, appoints new chief justice, and plans fresh election under Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.

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‘The dream is to reform Bangladesh’: can a new leader steer the country towards democracy?

When Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled in the face of a mass uprising last week, a power vacuum was left in the 170 million-person country.

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Bangladesh interim leader Yunus says resignations of officials close to the ousted Hasina are legal

The head of Bangladesh’s interim government says the high-profile resignations of authorities close to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are legal after student leaders who organized protests against Hasina’s government issued ultimatums for them to quit

The Independent UK

Bangladesh Chief Justice Resigns Amid Student Protests

Chief Justice resigns, interim government led by Muhammad Yunus faces challenges in Bangladesh's political transition.

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‘We’re freed, but it doesn’t end here’: Bangladeshis mix hope with vigilance after PM flees

Student protesters who forced out Sheikh Hasina have put Muhammad Yunus and interim government on notice that the old politics cannot return

The Guardian - UK

Bangladesh's chief justice resigns after fresh protests at Supreme Court

Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan handed in his resignation on Saturday, two days after Bangladesh’s new interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was sworn in. The resignation came after fresh protests broke out on the premises of the Supreme Court, with demonstrators calling for top judges to step down.

France 24

Bangladesh chief justice agrees to resign amid new student protests

Hundreds protest outside the Supreme Court calling for Obaidul Hassan, seen as loyal to ex-PM Hasina, to step down.

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International Business Times

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.

Al Jazeera

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’.

International Business Times

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.

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Nobel laureate Yunus sworn in as leader of Bangladesh's interim government

Nobel laureate and economist Muhammad Yunus took the oath of office as head of Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday after a student-led uprising prompted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to India.

Al Jazeera

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.

Dynamite News

"This is our first responsibility": Muhammad Yunus ensures "no attack" anywhere in Bangladesh

He further stressed that Bangladesh has tremendous potential but the first priority is to save the country from chaos so that the country can proceed on the "path shown by students." Read further on Dynamite News:

International Business Times

Before Yunus, Dissidents Who Won The Peace Nobel And Became Leaders

Before Muhammad Yunus, who returned to Bangladesh on Thursday to lead a caretaker government after a student-led uprising, several dissidents, winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, ruled their country over the past 35 years.

Radio France Internationale

Paris Olympics sustainability sage heads to Bangladesh for role as interim PM

Renowned economist and Nobel Peace prize laureat Muhammad Yunus returned to Bangladesh from France on Thursday to lead an interim government after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina.

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.

Fortune

Paul Polman: It’s time to stand with Bangladesh—and my friend Muhammad Yunus

'Yunus, who I am lucky to call a friend, has been credited with lifting millions out of poverty and driving grassroots-led development,' writes Polman.

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