Nobel Peace Prize winner to lead Bangladesh interim government

7 months ago

Muhammad Yunus is credited with helping to lift millions out of poverty using a pioneering system of micro-finance loans Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who is a longtime political foe...

Harris picks Tim Walz as running mate

7 months ago

WASHINGTON, Aug 6: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, choosing a progressive policy champion and a plain speaker from...

Sheikh Hasina not granted asylum: UK Home Office

7 months ago

Amid speculation that former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina may fly to London from India to seek asylum, the UK Home Office told NDTV that British laws do not permit...

Bangladesh ex-PM Zia freed after arch-rival toppled

7 months ago

Dhaka, August 6: Bangladesh's uncompromising ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia has been released from years of house arrest after her bitter enemy Sheikh Hasina was ousted as premier and fled as...

Bangladesh Parliament dissolved

7 months ago

Dhaka, Aug 6: Bangladesh's parliament has been dissolved, according to a statement from the president's office. It was a key demand made by student protest coordinators, who had set...

Bangladesh student protesters warn 'tough steps' if parliament is not dissolved

7 months ago

Dhaka, Aug 6: Protest leaders are urging Bangladesh's president Mohammed Shahabuddin to dissolve parliament by 15:00 local time today (09:00 GMT), and have warned that they would "take tough steps"...

Form the interim govt headed by Dr Yunus: Bangladesh's students leaders

7 months ago

A screengrab of the video of student coordinators early Tuesday, July 8, 2024. Dhaka, Aug 6: The coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement have announced an outline for an...

Photos: Celebrations after PM Sheikh Hasina resigns, flees Bangladesh

7 months ago

Protesters climb a public monument as they celebrate after receiving news of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, in Dhaka.  Dhaka, August 5: Thousands of people have taken to the...

Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina lands in India, CNN News18 says

7 months ago

NEW DELHI, Aug 5: Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina landed in India's northeastern city of Agartala on Monday after fleeing Dhaka, broadcaster CNN-News18 reported. India is set to...

Sheikh Hasina: The pro-democracy icon who became an autocrat

7 months ago

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed has resigned and left the country after weeks of student-led protests spiralled into deadly, nationwide unrest. The 76-year-old fled in a helicopter on...

Bangladesh PM resigns and flees country as protesters storm palace

7 months ago

16:09 BST (Report by Dhaka Tribune) Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman has announced that an interim government, with the participation of all parties, will be...

Can India become rich before its population grows old?

7 months ago

Workers assemble motorcycles at a factory in Chennai, India For the past two years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to transform India into a high-income, developed country by...

At least 30 killed in Israeli strike on two Gaza school shelters: Palestinian Civil Defense

7 months ago

A Palestinian woman mourns following Israeli bombardment on the Hassan Salameh school in the Al-Nassr neighbourhood West of Gaza city, that houses displaced Palestinians, on August 4, 2024. Rescuers...

Even after a year in jail, Imran Khan still dominates Pakistan's politics

7 months ago

There are no signs that Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, will be released any time soon By Caroline Davies Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has...

Anti-government protests turn deadly in Bangladesh

7 months ago

 Protests come despite a huge crackdown which began last month At least 23 people have been killed in Bangladesh as clashes erupted between police and anti-government protesters who are...