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Awami League’s central office looted
11:09 AM, 06 Aug 2024 TuesdayEverything is being looted from the central office of Awami League on Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka. At the same time, various parts of the building are being broken with hammers.
Many casualties in Monday’s clashes, 40 bodies at DMCH
10:18 AM, 06 Aug 2024 TuesdayMassive clashes took place in the capital on Monday centring the ‘March to Dhaka’ programme organized by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.
Sheikh Hasina likely to stay in India until UK grants asylum
09:38 AM, 06 Aug 2024 TuesdayFormer Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled the country following her resignation on Monday, is reported to remain in India until granted a political asylum in a third country, CNN-News18 on Monday reported quoting its sources.
Students propose Yunus as interim govt chief
09:19 AM, 06 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement have outlined plans for the formation of an interim government, proposing Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus as the chief adviser.
US calls on all sides in Bangladesh to avoid further violence
08:54 AM, 06 Aug 2024 TuesdayWestern 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.
Khaleda Zia can be released anytime
11:07 PM, 05 Aug 2024 MondayBNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda can be released anytime. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's amir, Dr Shafiqur Rahman, told the journalists at the party's central office on Monday night. Earlier today, President Mohammed Shahabuddin convened a meeting at Bangabhaban...
President holds meeting on forming interim govt
10:42 PM, 05 Aug 2024 MondayPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin convened a meeting at Bangabhaban aimed at forming an interim government following the exit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The meeting was attended by the chiefs of the army, navy, and air force, along with leaders from various political parties and representatives of civil society...
Students to present interim nat’l govt outline in 24hrs
09:41 PM, 05 Aug 2024 MondayThe Anti-Discrimination Student Movement will unveil an outline for an interim national government within the next 24 hours. The platform, which spearheaded the student protests demanding quota reform, has also called for the immediate release of all individuals arrested during the demonstrations...
Army chief to sit with teacher, student representatives soon
09:35 PM, 05 Aug 2024 MondayChief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman will sit with teacher and student representatives soon...
Hasina meets Doval in Ghaziabad
09:08 PM, 05 Aug 2024 MondayLanding at the Ghaziabad Air Base in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina met with India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, according to a report by NDTV...
Home minister's residence, police stations torched in Dhaka
08:35 PM, 05 Aug 2024 MondayFollowing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's departure from the country on Monday, home minister's residence and various establishments, including two police stations, were reported set on fire in Dhaka...
Final victory will come from the streets: Coordinator Asif
07:48 PM, 05 Aug 2024 MondayAsif Mahmud, one of the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, declared that the final victory will be announced from the streets. He made this statement during an appearance on the private television Channel 24 on Monday evening (August 5)...
‘There’ll be no political comeback for Sheikh Hasina’
07:47 PM, 05 Aug 2024 MondaySheikh Hasina’s son has told the BBC that there will be no political comeback for his mother, saying she was "so disappointed that after all her hard work, for a minority to rise up against her"...
Shahjalal airport closed for 6 hours: ISPR
06:42 PM, 05 Aug 2024 MondayHazrat Shahjalal International Airport will remain closed for six hours on Monday...
High alert on Indo-Bangladesh border
06:17 PM, 05 Aug 2024 MondayFollowing the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her departure from Bangladesh, a high alert has been issued along the India-Bangladesh international border...
AL office, ex-minister's home attacked in Bandarban
06:03 PM, 05 Aug 2024 MondayThe Awami League’s Bandarban district unit office and the residence of former Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing came under attack in Bandarban on Monday afternoon...
Jubilant crowds occupy Dhaka streets
05:38 PM, 05 Aug 2024 MondayThe streets of Dhaka were overflowing with jubilant crowds following the news of Sheikh Hasina's resignation...
Hasina reaches Agartala, Delhi to provide ‘safe passage’
05:07 PM, 05 Aug 2024 MondaySheikh Hasina has arrived in India after resigning on Monday (August 5). She left Bangladesh for Agartala, India, with her sister Sheikh Rehana and other family members, according to reports.
Interim govt to be formed: Army chief
04:27 PM, 05 Aug 2024 MondayChief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Monday said the country will now be government by an interim government and it will be formed soon. The army chief made the remark in his address to the nation on Monday afternoon after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down...
Sheikh Rehana leaves country, too
04:08 PM, 05 Aug 2024 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday left the country amid the ongoing student movement demanding the resignation of her government. Her younger sister, Sheikh Rehana, accompanied her when she departed.