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Hasina charged with crimes against humanity over crackdown that killed 1,400 in Bangladesh uprising

By Odisha News Online Jun 1, 2025 36

DHAKA, JUN 1 : Fugitive former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina orchestrated a “systematic attack” that amounted to crimes against humanity in her attempt to crush the uprising that toppled her government, Bangladeshi prosecutors said at the opening of her trial on Sunday. Up to 1,400 people were killed between July and August 2024 after […]Continue Reading

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Bangladesh tribunal issues arrest warrant against ousted PM Sheikh Hasina

By Odisha News Online Oct 17, 2024 248

DHAKA, OCT 17: A Bangladeshi court on Thursday ordered an arrest warrant for exiled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in August after she was toppled from power by a student-led revolution. “The court has… ordered the arrest of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and to produce her in court on November 18,” Mohammad […]Continue Reading

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Decomposed body of Awami League leader found in Meghalaya

By Odisha News Online Aug 29, 2024 458

SHILLONG, AUG 29 : The Meghalaya Police recovered the decomposed body of Awami League leader Ishaque Ali Khan Panna from a betelnut plantation in Jaintia Hills district bordering Bangladesh, officials said. The body was discovered on August 26 evening, around 1.5 km from the IndiA-Bangladesh border, they said. Shillong SP Giri Prasad said Panna was […]Continue Reading

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Sheikh Hasina’s big charge against US in undelivered speech, message to students

By Odisha News Online Aug 11, 2024 263

Sheikh Hasina’s big charge against US in undelivered speech, message to students NEW DELHI, AUG  11 : Sheikh Hasina wanted to address the nation before she resigned as Bangladesh Prime Minister and fled the country on August 5 amid violent protests by students. In her undelivered speech, accessed by India Today, Hasina accused the United […]Continue Reading

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Bangladesh Chief Justice forced to resign amid protests

By Odisha News Online Aug 10, 2024 287

Bangladesh, Aug 10 :  Bangladesh Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan on Saturday resigned from his post after protesters surrounded the Supreme Court and gave him an ultimatum to quit within an hour. The country’s Parliamentary affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul confirmed the development and said the Chief Justice’s resignation has reached the Law Ministry, Bangladesh Continue Reading

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Bangladesh Hindu singer’s house, once visited by France’s Macron, set on fire

By Odisha News Online Aug 7, 2024 337

Bangladesh, Aug  7 :  Popular Bangladeshi folk singer Rahul Ananda’s residence in Dhaka, a cultural hub, was vandalised, looted and burnt as attacks on Hindu minorities continued amid violent student protests in the country. The singer, who is also a cultural activist, along with his wife and teenage son fled the attack, The Daily Star […]Continue Reading

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Sheikh Hasina’s plan to travel to UK hits roadblock, may be in India for few days

By Odisha News Online Aug 6, 2024 317

NEW DELHI, AUG 6 : Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s plan to travel to London has hit a roadblock over some “uncertainties,” and she is unlikely to move out of India for the next couple of days, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Hasina, who landed at the Hindon airbase on Monday […]Continue Reading

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Unrest in Bangladesh: Tripura, Meghalaya heighten border security

By Odisha News Online Aug 6, 2024 227

GUWAHATI, AUG  6: As the unrest in Bangladesh continues, the Tripura government has passed instructions to security agencies to heighten vigil along the international border to thwart any illegal influx of people from the neighbouring country. Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday said the state government was keeping a close watch on the situation. “You […]Continue Reading

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Air India cancels flights to Dhaka

By Odisha News Online Aug 5, 2024 297

NEW DELHI, AUG 5 :  Air India has cancelled its scheduled flights to and from Dhaka, with immediate effect on Monday due to the emerging situation in the wake of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigning amid unprecedented anti-government protests. The airline operates two daily flights to Dhaka from the national capital. “In view of […]Continue Reading

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32 killed as protesters and ruling party supporters clash in Bangladesh

By Odisha News Online Aug 4, 2024 366

DHAKA,AUG  5 : Violent clashes between protestors and the ruling Awami League supporters in Bangladesh on Sunday left 32 people dead and hundreds injured on the first day of a non-cooperation movement announced by the students’ movement demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. The clashes broke out this morning when protesters attending a Continue Reading