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Nobel Laureate Yunus Emerges As Possible Interim Leader

Learn about Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus's potential role in Bangladesh's political crisis and his global impact on social and economic development.

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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.

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People in Bangladesh: how do you feel about the resignation of prime minister Sheikh Hasina?

We would like to hear your reaction to Hasina resigning and fleeing the country following a crackdown against student protesters

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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:

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Bangladesh frees Hasina rival Khaleda Zia from house arrest

Head of Bangladesh Nationalist Party was an opponent of Prime Minister Hasina, who resigned and fled the country.

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Protesters who toppled Hasina want a Nobel laureate to lead Bangladesh. Who is Muhammad Yunus?

Bangladesh is in the midst of a major transition after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to flee the country after weeks of deadly protests initially over government jobs morphed into a broader challenge to her 15-year rule

The Independent UK

‘Today feels like a second Liberation Day,’ Bangladesh Nobel laureate Yunus tells FRANCE 24

Bangladesh student protest leaders said Tuesday they wanted Nobel laureate and microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus, 84, to lead an interim government. Yunus spoke to FRANCE 24 about the popular uprising that precipitated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's fall and his hopes for a more democratic future for the country.

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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…

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Bangladesh protesters want Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead government

Yunus, known as the ‘banker to the poor’, is the choice of the student movement to head the new interim government.

Al Jazeera

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.

Newslaundry

Families Wait As Some Political Prisoners Freed In Bangladesh

Families of political prisoners secretly jailed in Bangladesh under the autocratic rule of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina waited desperately Tuesday for news of their relatives, as some of those missing were released.

International Business Times

Congress MP Manish Tewari files adjournment motion for discussion on "political crisis in Bangladesh"

Congress MP Manish Tewari on Tuesday gave an adjournment notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the "political crisis in Bangladesh and its implications for India" in the House on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bangladesh Turmoil: All-party meet on current situation; LoP Rahul Gandhi among attendees

Leaders of Opposition in both the Houses, Mallikarjun Kharge (Rajya Sabha) and Rahul Gandhi (Lok Sabha) attended the all-party meeting convened by the central government on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing situation in Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina to ‘seek asylum in UK’ despite calls for probe into her protest crackdown

British foreign secretary David Lammy calls for UN-led investigation into deadly protests and loss of lives in Bangladesh

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No happy endings for India on Hasina’s road to exit

Sheikh Hasina’s abrupt and dramatic exit from Bangladesh after resigning as prime minister, similar to the dramatic departure of Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka just two years ago, leaves Delhi with no friends in Bangladesh. Within hours of her exit, mobs tore down a statue of the liberator of Bangladesh,…

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Bangladesh Prime Minister Resigns Amid Deadly Protests

Bangladesh witnesses jubilation and concerns as Prime Minister resigns amid deadly protests, prompting international calls for peace and justice.

The Conversation

Young people brought down Bangladesh’s repressive leader. Will they now be empowered to lead real change?

“Inni, we are independent!” my 26-year-old cousin chanted from Shahbagh, a neighbourhood in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, as millions joined a major protest march on Monday to the country’s Parliament House.

International Business Times

Military In Control Of Bangladesh After Hasina Flees

Bangladesh's military was in control of the country on Tuesday after mass protests forced longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee.

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Western Powers Urge Bangladesh Calm, Democratic Transition

Western powers called Monday for calm in Bangladesh after long-ruling leader Sheikh Hasina fled, with the United States saluting the military for forming an interim government rather than cracking down further on protesters.

Al Jazeera

Sheikh Hasina: A critical misstep and the end of 15 years ruling Bangladesh

Following weeks of protests, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday and fled the country.

International Business Times

Chaos And Celebration: Violence After Bangladesh Leader Ousted

Bangladeshi mobs torching TV stations, protesters lounging in beds in the premier's home and bloody corpses: eyewitness described chaotic scenes after the country's prime minister was ousted Monday and the military took power.

Al Jazeera

World reacts to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s removal from power

Hasina was forced to resign and flee the country after weeks of deadly antigovernment protests.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Bangladesh protesters celebrate as longtime prime minister steps down and flees abroad

Tens of thousands of protesters surged through the capital of Bangladesh, this time in joy, after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday to end 15 years in power and fled the country.

The Times of India

'Mindless killing changed everything': How Bangladesh's quota protests ended Sheikh Hasina's 15-year reign

Bangladesh was thrown into turmoil on Monday as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down from her position and left the nation. Her resignation followed a brutal suppression of protests that had escalated from demonstrations against employment quotas into a full-scale movement calling for her removal from power. The crackdown resulted…

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina forced to resign: What happened and what’s next?

Prime minister reportedly flees to India after weeks of antigovernment protests.

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