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Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate their largest festival under tight security following attacks

Oct. 12, 2024 08:48 AM EDT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Schoolteacher Supriya Sarker is glad to celebrate Bangladesh's largest Hindu festival of Durga Puja but feels the festivities would be more jubilant without the fear and violence that overshadow this year's event. The weeklong celebration that ends in the...

Bangladesh's interim leader seeks Malaysia's support for repatriation of Rohingya refugees

Oct. 04, 2024 10:50 AM EDT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's interim leader, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, on Friday sought Malaysia's help in engaging a regional Southeast Asia bloc on raising the issue of repatriating Rohingya refugees home to Myanmar. Malaysia takes over the chair of the Association...

Bangladesh opposition party demands a new election after Hasina's ouster

Sep. 17, 2024 21:29 PM EDT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of activists and leaders of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party rallied Tuesday in the nation’s capital to demand a democratic transition through an election as an interim government has yet to outline a timeframe for new voting. The...

A US delegation talks with Bangladesh's interim leader about the economy

Sep. 15, 2024 20:24 PM EDT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A high-level U.S. delegation met Sunday with the head of Bangladesh's interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, to affirm “dedication to fostering inclusive economic growth," according to the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka. Yunus took over after former...

Rallies in Bangladesh mark one month since ex-premier Sheikh Hasina was ousted

Sep. 05, 2024 15:00 PM EDT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of people rallied Thursday in Bangladesh’s capital to mark one month since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted in a mass uprising sparked by students over government job quotas. Hasina fled to India on Aug. 5 after weeks of violence...

Students in Bangladesh forced out the country's leader a month ago. Where do things stand now?

Sep. 05, 2024 01:54 AM EDT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A month ago, a student-led movement ousted Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, after weeks of protests and clashes that killed over 600 people and pushed the country to the brink of chaos. What began as student protests over government jobs...

UAE leader pardons 57 Bangladeshis imprisoned for rallying in the Arab nation over turmoil back home

Sep. 03, 2024 04:39 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The leader of the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday pardoned 57 Bangladeshi nationals convicted in rapid trials over their involvement in protests in the Arabian Peninsula nation about unrest in their home country. The decision by Sheikh Mohammed...

UN to deploy team to Bangladesh to probe rights abuses, violations during mass uprising

Aug. 30, 2024 06:44 AM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office said Friday that it will deploy a fact-finding team to Bangladesh to investigate alleged rights abuses and violations through use of excessive force by security forces to quell protests led by students against the former government this summer. ...

Bangladesh's government led by Yunus signs UNconvention involving enforced disappearance

Aug. 29, 2024 08:27 AM EDT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday signed the instrument of accession to an international convention of the United Nations aiming at preventing enforced disappearances as a state party, authorities said. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who took...

Bangladesh's interim government led by Yunus lifts ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party

Aug. 28, 2024 06:17 AM EDT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday lifted a ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party that was imposed by the former prime minister who was ousted in nationwide protests against her rule. Sheikh Hasina, who...