Dhaka: <keyword id="22693486" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Nobel-Laureate-Muhammad-Yunus" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus">Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus</keyword> has been appointed as the head of Bangladesh's interim government, Dhaka Tribune reported. Bangladesh President's Press Secretary Joynal Abedin made the announcement. The decision regarding the appointment of Bangladesh's interim government head was made during a meeting between President <keyword id="20690965" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="shahabuddin" source="keywords">Shahabuddin</keyword> and the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. Joynal Abedin said that the remaining members of the interim government will be finalised after talks with various political parties, according to the Dhaka Tribune report. Earlier, a 13-member team from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement traveled to Bangabhaban to discuss Bangladesh's current situation and the outline of the interim government, Dhaka Tribune reported. They traveled to Bangabhaban on Tuesday at 6 pm (local time) to call on the President and the chiefs of the three armed forces. Bangladesh is facing a fluid political situation with <keyword id="20024637" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sheikh-hasina" source="keywords">Sheikh Hasina</keyword> tendering her resignation from her post in the wake of mounting protests on August 5. The protests, led mainly by students demanding an end to the quota system for government jobs, evolved into anti-government demonstrations. A day after <keyword id="22674746" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sheikh-Hasina-resigned" source="keywords">Sheikh Hasina resigned</keyword> as Prime Minister of Bangladesh and left the country, <keyword id="22688217" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="President-Mohammed-Shahabuddin" source="keywords">President Mohammed Shahabuddin</keyword> announced the dissolution of the country's parliament to make way for the formation of an interim administration, Dhaka Tribune reported. Based on the decision from a meeting of President Shahabuddin with the heads of the three armed forces, leaders of various political parties, representatives of civil society, and leaders of the Students Against Discrimination movement, the national parliament was dissolved, a press release from the president's office stated. It further said that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson <keyword id="20053913" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="khaleda-zia" source="keywords">Khaleda Zia</keyword> has been released from jail. The statement said that the process of releasing those detained in the student movement and various cases from July 1 to August 5 has begun, with many already being freed. In a statement on Monday, the president's press team said that a meeting led by Shahabuddin had "decided unanimously" to free Khaleda Zia immediately. "The meeting has also decided to free all the people who have been arrested during the <keyword id="21440425" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="student-protests" source="keywords">student protests</keyword>," the president's statement added.

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus appointed as Bangladesh interim government's head

A day after <keyword id="22674746" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sheikh-Hasina-resigned" source="keywords">Sheikh Hasina resigned</keyword> as Prime Minister of Bangladesh and left the country, <keyword id="22688217" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="President-Mohammed-Shahabuddin" source="keywords">President Mohammed Shahabuddin</keyword> on Tuesday, announced the dissolution of the country's parliament to make way for the formation of an interim administration, Dhaka Tribune reported. Based on the decision from a meeting of President Shahabuddin with the heads of the three armed forces, leaders of various political parties, representatives of civil society, and leaders of the Students Against Discrimination movement, the national parliament was dissolved, a press release from the president's office stated. It further said that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been released from jail. The statement said that the process of releasing those detained in the student movement and various cases from July 1 to August 5 has begun, with many already being freed. Earlier in the day, BNP chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was also released. In a statement on Monday, the president's press team said that a meeting led by Shahabuddin had "decided unanimously" to free Begum Khaleda Zia immediately. "The meeting has also decided to free all the people who have been arrested during the student protests," the president's statement added. Zia, 78, a former Bangladeshi prime minister, is confined to a hospital due to poor health. In 2018, she was found guilty of corruption and given a 17-year prison sentence. She and Hasina had a long-standing feud and she was accused of abusing her position of authority by stealing almost USD250,000 in donations intended for a trust for an orphanage, according to Al Jazeera. The BNP has claimed that the cases were made up to prevent Zia from entering politics; Hasina's administration, however, refuted these claims. Bangladesh is facing a fluid political situation with Sheikh Hasina, on August 5, tendering her resignation from her post in the wake of mounting protests. The protests, led majorly by students demanding an end to a quota system for government jobs, took the shape of anti-government protests. Hasina arrived in India on Monday evening and it is not clear if she will stay in Delhi or move to another location. Meanwhile, in Dhaka, leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement have proposed an interim government led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, in a bid to address Bangladesh's ongoing challenge. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/unicommerce-esolutions-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/112307438.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/unicommerce-esolutions-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/112307438.cms" target="_blank">Unicommerce eSolutions IPO – Price band to risk factors, all you need to know</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/electric-two-wheeler-sales-cross-the-1-lakh-mark-after-four-months-ola-electric-leads-the-market/articleshow/112288793.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/electric-two-wheeler-sales-cross-the-1-lakh-mark-after-four-months-ola-electric-leads-the-market/articleshow/112288793.cms" target="_blank">Electric two-wheeler sales cross the 1 lakh mark after four months, Ola Electric leads the market</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/neeraj-chopras-paris-olympics-journey-to-begin-with-qualification-round-today-top-rivals-to-look-out-for/articleshow/112311760.cms">Neeraj Chopra qualifies for finals with a first throw of 89.34m – top rivals to look out for</a>

Bangladesh Parliament dissolved ahead of interim government formation

<ul><li>Cynthia Dawn Ritchie's gigantic expose, acting virtually as a one <keyword id="9355423" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="women-demolition-crew">women demolition crew</keyword> against <keyword id="9355421" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-pakistan-peoples-party">the Pakistan Peoples Party</keyword> (PPP), many in Pakistan questioned her motive and timing.</li><li>Twitter was agog with her FB live session where she named <keyword id="9355424" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="former-interior-minister-rehman-malik">former Interior Minister Rehman Malik</keyword> as the main perpetrator of her rape. </li><li>"I was physically manhandled by then Health Minister <keyword id="846379" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Makhdoom-Shahabuddin">Makhdoom Shahabuddin</keyword> and then Prime Minister <keyword id="380522" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yousaf-Raza-Gillani">Yousaf Raza Gillani</keyword> -- while the latter was staying at the President's House."</li></ul>After femme fatale and adventurist, the very enigmatic Cynthia Dawn Ritchie's gigantic expose earlier on Friday evening, acting virtually as a one women demolition crew against the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), many in Pakistan questioned her motive and timing. Twitter was agog with her FB live session where she named former Interior Minister <keyword id="44310" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rehman-Malik">Rehman Malik</keyword> as the main perpetrator of her rape. But she didn't back down tweeting - "Occurred at IM's house in min enclave 2011 around the OBL incident. I thought it a meeting about my visa but I was given flowers/a drugged drink. I kept quiet - who in PPP gov't would help me against PPP IM (referring to then Interior Minister Rehman Malik). Recently they attacked family; I've had it. Ready to face any accuser." This tweet added to the incendiary murkiness of Pakistan polity. Her next tweet wasn't a thirst slayer, it left everyone asking for more. "And, yes, I did tell someone at the UsEmb in 2011, but due to 'fluid' situation and 'complex' relations between US and Pakistan, response was less than adequate. I've been engaged to a wonderful man who I met in PAK. He encouraged me to speak out, so we can move on as a couple." What made her allegations even more sinister was her naming and shaming a former PM as well. "I was physically manhandled by then Health Minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin and then Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani -- while the latter was staying at the President's House." <keyword id="9355422" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="cynthia-ritchie">Cynthia Ritchie</keyword> also stated in her video that she would be happy to go into detail with the "appropriate, neutral investigative journalists" and that she "will be ready to meet any and all investigators, as is required by law, as early as next week". Probably confirming her linkages, Twitterati let the cat out of the bag. "Media reported in 2018 that she's linked directly to #GenAsifGhafoor &amp; #ISI. They need to clarify if they are behind all this garbage &amp; slander campaign like the #IJI days."

Pakistan-based American blogger Cynthia Ritchie accuses former ministers of rape

Non-essential staffers at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka and their family members are returning to India on a voluntary basis through commercial flights, official sources said on Wednesday. However, all Indian diplomats at the mission are operating from the <keyword id="19919639" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bangladesh" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Bangladesh" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</keyword> capital, the said The Indian High Commission remains functional, the sources said. Bangladesh has been witnessing rapid political developments in the last few days. Prime Minister <keyword id="20024637" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sheikh-Hasina" source="keywords">Sheikh Hasina</keyword> resigned from the post on Monday and landed at the Hindon airbase near Delhi following unprecedented <keyword id="22149156" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="anti-government-protests" source="keywords">anti-government protests</keyword> Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved Parliament on Tuesday and appointed Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus as the head of an interim government. The decision was made in a meeting President Shahabuddin had with chiefs of the three services and a 13-member delegation of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement at Bangabhaban (presidential palace), President's Press Secretary Md. Joynal Abedin said late Tuesday night. The other members of the interim government will be finalised after consultations with various political parties, the president's press secretary said SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/ola-electric-ipo-allotment-how-to-check-allotment-ipo-gmp-listing-date-and-more/articleshow/112319824.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/ola-electric-ipo-allotment-how-to-check-allotment-ipo-gmp-listing-date-and-more/articleshow/112319824.cms" target="_blank">Ola Electric IPO allotment – How to check allotment, IPO GMP, listing date and more</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/neeraj-chopras-paris-olympics-journey-to-begin-with-qualification-round-today-top-rivals-to-look-out-for/articleshow/112311760.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/neeraj-chopras-paris-olympics-journey-to-begin-with-qualification-round-today-top-rivals-to-look-out-for/articleshow/112311760.cms" target="_blank">Neeraj Chopra qualifies for finals with a first throw of 89.34m – top rivals to look out for</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/webstories/top-10-selling-cars-in-india-in-july-2024/slidelist/112337262.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/webstories/top-10-selling-cars-in-india-in-july-2024/slidelist/112337262.cms" target="_blank">Top 10 selling cars in India in July 2024 – 6 out of 10 are from Maruti Suzuki</a>

Non-essential staff at Indian High Commission in Dhaka returning

<keyword id="19936600" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dhaka" source="keywords">Dhaka</keyword> [Bangladesh], August 8 (ANI): <keyword id="19931890" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nobel-Laureate" source="keywords">Nobel Laureate</keyword> <keyword id="20856675" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="economist" source="keywords">economist</keyword> <keyword id="20024384" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Muhammad-Yunus" source="keywords">Muhammad Yunus</keyword> is expected to return to <keyword id="19919639" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bangladesh" source="keywords">Bangladesh</keyword> on Thursday, Bangladesh-based Dhaka Tribune reported. Yunus will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on an <keyword id="21090062" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Emirates-flight" source="keywords">Emirates flight</keyword> from Dubai at 2.10 pm, subject to the flight being on time, Dhaka Tribune reported, quoting a statement from <keyword id="22708944" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yunus-Centre" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Yunus Centre" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Yunus Centre">Yunus Centre</keyword>. Yunus' return comes as he is set to take on a significant role as head of the <keyword id="21030472" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="interim-government" source="keywords">interim government</keyword>, following a meeting with President Mohammed Shahabuddin. Nahid Islam, a coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, said that the oath-taking ceremony for Yunus, proposed as head of the interim government during a meeting with President Mohammed Shahabuddin, will take place the following day, Dhaka Tribune reported. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Yunus Centre congratulated the students who played a key role in achieving the Second Victory Day and urged the public to avoid violence. "I congratulate the brave students who took the lead in making our Second Victory Day possible and to the people for giving your total support to them. Let us make the best use of our new victory. Let us not let this slip away because of our mistakes. I fervently appeal to everybody to stay calm. Please refrain from all kinds of violence. I appeal to all students, members of all political parties and non-political people to stay calm," the statement read. The statement highlighted the country's potential and urged the population to focus on building a better future. "This is our beautiful country with lots of exciting possibilities. We must protect and make it a wonderful country for us and for our future generations," Yunus Centre added in its statement. Yunus Centre further said that violence is their enemy. "Our youth is ready to give this leadership in creating a new world. Let us not miss the chance by going into any senseless violence. Violence is our enemy. Please don't create more enemies. Be calm and get ready to build the country. If we take the path of violence everything will be destroyed. Please stay calm. Help those around you to stay calm," it added.

Muhammad Yunus to return to Bangladesh on Thursday, set to lead interim government

<keyword id="19931890" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nobel-laureate" source="keywords">Nobel laureate</keyword> <keyword id="20024384" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Muhammad-Yunus" source="keywords">Muhammad Yunus</keyword> on Thursday returned to <keyword id="19919639" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bangladesh" source="keywords">Bangladesh</keyword> from <keyword id="19916613" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris" source="keywords">Paris</keyword> to take oath as the head of Bangladesh's <keyword id="21030472" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="interim-government" source="keywords">interim government</keyword>, three days after <keyword id="20024637" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sheikh-Hasina" source="keywords">Sheikh Hasina</keyword> resigned as Prime Minister and fled the country following widespread protests against her regime. Yunus, 84, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his pioneering work on microlending, was designated head of the interim government after President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved parliament on Tuesday. Yunus was in Paris for the Olympic Games. He returned to the country via Dubai. An Emirates flight (EK-582) carrying Yunus landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 2:10pm local time. Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, senior officials, student leaders and civil society members welcomed him at the airport. He will go directly to Bangabhaban, the Prime Minister's official residence. This interim government will lead the country for a certain period and oversee the election to transition power to an elected government. President Mohammed Shahabuddin will administer the oath of office to the new government. The Army chief on Wednesday said the oath-taking ceremony will likely be held in the evening in the presence of some 400 dignitaries. He hinted that the interim government may have 15 members for now. He, however, did not disclose their names and the possible tenure of the government. The Army chief hoped that normalcy would return within three to four days as the situation across the country is improving significantly. Yunus, whose name was first proposed for the top job by the coordinators of the student movement that led to Hasina's ouster, on Wednesday congratulated the "brave students" who took the lead in making, what he said, "our Second Victory Day possible", and appealed to all students, political parties and non-political people to stay calm. "Let us not miss the chance by going into any senseless violence. Violence is our enemy. Please don't create more enemies. Be calm and get ready to build the country," he said in a statement. "If we take the path of violence everything will be destroyed. Please stay calm. Help those around you to stay calm." His successful anti-poverty campaign through the Grameen Bank became a model which was replicated across continents. He had been in a protracted row with Hasina's government due to obscure reasons while authorities initiated a series of investigations against him after she came to power in 2008. Bangladesh authorities launched a review of the statutory Grameen Bank's activities in 2011 and fired Yunus as its founding managing director on charges of violating the government retirement regulation. Yunus was charged under dozens of cases during Hasina's regime. In January, a court sentenced Yunus to six months in jail on charges of labour law violation. Many people believe Hasina became enraged when Yunus announced that he would form a political party in 2007 when a military-backed government ran the country and Hasina was in prison. 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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus returns to Bangladesh from Paris to take charge of interim government

Dhaka: As the situation in <keyword id="19919639" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bangladesh" source="keywords">Bangladesh</keyword> deteriorates following <keyword id="20024637" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sheikh-Hasina" source="keywords">Sheikh Hasina</keyword>'s resignation, the <keyword id="19967845" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court-Bar-Association" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Supreme Court Bar Association" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Supreme Court Bar Association">Supreme Court Bar Association</keyword> (SCBA) President, AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, has urged India to arrest the former Prime Minister and her sister, Sheikh Rehana, and return them to Bangladesh, as reported by Dhaka Tribune. At a press conference held at the SCBA auditorium, Khokon said, "We want to maintain a positive relationship with the people of India. Please arrest Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana, who fled the country, and send them back to Bangladesh." He also accused Hasina of causing numerous deaths in Bangladesh, adding, "Sheikh Hasina has killed many people in Bangladesh." Several pro-BNP lawyers were present at the conference. Khokon, who is also a joint secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), urged against declaring a state of emergency and demanded the resignation of Supreme Court judges involved in political activities and corruption within a week, Dhaka Tribune reported. He also called for the resignation of state law officers, including Attorney General AM Amin Uddin, and the heads and officials of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), as they were appointed by the Hasina-led government. Additionally, Khokon demanded the release of political prisoners. Bangladesh is facing a fluid political situation with Sheikh Hasina, on August 5, tendering her resignation from her post in the wake of mounting protests. The protests, led majorly by students demanding an end to a quota system for government jobs, took the shape of anti-government protests. Earlier in the day, President Mohammed Shahabuddin, announced the dissolution of the country's parliament to make way for the formation of an interim administration, Dhaka Tribune reported. In another major development, BNP chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was also released. Hasina arrived in India on Monday evening and it is not clear if she will stay in Delhi or move to another location. Meanwhile, in Dhaka, leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement have proposed an interim government led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, in a bid to address Bangladesh's ongoing challenge.

Bangladesh SCBA President urges India to arrest and return Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana

<keyword id="19936600" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dhaka" source="keywords">Dhaka</keyword>: A top police official in <keyword id="19919639" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bangladesh" source="keywords">Bangladesh</keyword> has called on every member of the police force to resume their duties gradually and maintain <keyword id="20384229" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="public-safety" source="keywords">public safety</keyword> and law and order amidst reports of attacks on the law enforcement authorities in the violence-hit nation. Additional Inspector General of Police (AIG) A.K.M. Shahidur Rahman, who was appointed as the focal person of the <keyword id="20089848" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bangladesh-police" source="keywords">Bangladesh Police</keyword> on Tuesday to handle the current crisis, asked his force to ignore rumours. "The police are friends of the people and work for the public. We cannot imagine a society without the police. Therefore, I request our police members once again to ignore rumours and return to their duties in a phased manner, ensuring that security arrangements are properly in place," he said, emphasising the crucial role of the police in maintaining public safety. Most <keyword id="20117995" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="police-stations" source="keywords">police stations</keyword> in the country, including the capital Dhaka, currently have no police personnel present, the Dhaka Tribune reported. Multiple police officers have reported that over four hundred police stations across the country have experienced attacks, vandalism, arson, and looting. In this situation, no one feels safe staying in their respective stations or offices, leading everyone to seek safe shelters. A police headquarters official mentioned that the police have not faced such a situation since 1971, the report said. In many places, clashes broke out between the police and agitated mobs. Consequently, law enforcement officers vacated various stations overnight. After the attack on the police headquarters on Monday night, senior officials were evacuated to safety by helicopter. Many climbed over walls to escape the headquarters. Law enforcement broke down in Bangladesh after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on Monday, with police absent from their duty to keep law and order or manage traffic, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported on Tuesday. Since Monday afternoon, the police presence in urban areas dwindled, and by Tuesday, the breakdown of the police system was evident throughout the country. Attacks on police stations and facilities across the country, resulting in numerous police casualties, have led to this unprecedented situation, the newspaper reported. As the army took charge following Hasina's ouster and the death toll in the violence in which temples were also attacked rose to 440, President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved Parliament on Tuesday and appointed 84-year-old Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus as the head of an upcoming interim government. Meanwhile, the readymade garment (RMG) and textile factories across the country will reopen on Wednesday, the paper said. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), the apex trade body of the country's RMG manufacturers, urged its members to open their factories on Wednesday. BGMEA Director Mohiuddin Rubel, a participant at the meeting, told the paper that they were going to reopen their factories for the betterment of the country's economy and workers. In a separate statement, Sulov Chowdhury, CEO of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), urged its members to reopen their factories as there is an announcement to keep industrial units open in the present context. However, considering the current situation, he also urged the BKMEA member factories to ensure the overall safety of the factories, along with their workers.

Bangladesh's top police official urges policemen to resume their duties and maintain public safety

Dhaka [<keyword id="19919639" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bangladesh" source="keywords">Bangladesh</keyword>]: At least 135 people have been estimated killed in violence across Bangladesh, according to local media reports. Police firings, mob beatings, and arson across the country killed at least 135 people before and after Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister on August 5, the Dhaka Tribune said Tuesday. In Sherpur District in northern Bangladesh, a mob armed with sticks stormed into the district jail, freeing more than 500 inmates. Crowds of protesters continued to roam streets in Dhaka and other Bangladeshi cities even after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country. The Bangladesh Army has temporarily taken power in the country and called on people to stop violence. An <keyword id="21030472" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="interim-government" source="keywords">interim government</keyword> is expected to be formed soon. As per the Dhaka Tribune, in Jessore, at least eight people were burned to death and 84 others were injured after unidentified arsonists set fire to a residential hotel. In Khulna, three people, including Koyra Upazila Parishad Chairman and Upazila Awami League President GM Mohsin Reza, were beaten to death by a mob. In Naogaon, a group of miscreants vandalised the residence of Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder and miscreats vandalized and set fire to the house of Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, an MP. Bangladesh's military said it would lift a curfew imposed to quash protests at dawn today. <keyword id="22149156" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="anti-government-protests" source="keywords">Anti-government protests</keyword> continued in July led by students who took to the streets of various cities in the country to demand the abolition of <keyword id="22469096" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="job-quotas" source="keywords">job quotas</keyword> for relatives of participants in the 1971 war of independence. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112289999" title="Bangladesh coup: A timeline of critical events that led to PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and alleged flight" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>Bangladesh's Supreme Court ruled against reintroducing job quotas on July 21 but protestors continued to demand abolishing job reservations for children of "freedom fighters" from Bangladesh's 1971 independence war. Anti government protests escalated on August 4 Protestors were called to march to Dhaka for a "final protest" on August 5, escalating the confrontation with the government. As per local media reports and viral videos on social media, protestors yesterday entered the Parliament building and were seen taking away things. Some were also seen smoking while sitting on the chairs of the parliament hall. Another group entered Ganabhaban and was observed looting and posing with live animals and furniture at the residence of the country's prime minister, the Dhaka Tribune reported. Protesters also trashed the prime minister's residence. They vandalised a statue of the country's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and set fire to his museum. They also stormed the office of the ruling Awami League party. However, a report in Dhaka Tribune said that students Dhaka intercepted and confiscated looted items, including air conditioners, refrigerators, chairs, tables, and computers, were being carried away by people who went to the Ganabhaban after Sheikh Hasina's resignation as the prime minister. Leaders of the Anti-Discrimination <keyword id="21995958" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="student-movement" source="keywords">Student Movement</keyword> have proposed an interim government led by Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, in a bid to address Bangladesh's ongoing challenge, Dhaka Tribune reported. President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday night gave his nod to form an interim government to run the country.

Bangladesh protests: Mob continues to kill, arson, vandalise and storm jails even after PM Hasina resignation

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 6 (ANI): Leaders of the <keyword id="22668835" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anti-Discrimination-Student-Movement" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Anti-Discrimination Student Movement" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Anti-Discrimination Student Movement">Anti-Discrimination Student Movement</keyword> have proposed an <keyword id="21030472" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="interim-government" source="keywords">interim government</keyword> led by <keyword id="24954" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nobel-Laureate" source="Orion">Nobel Laureate</keyword> Dr <keyword id="83501" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Muhammad-Yunus" source="Orion">Muhammad Yunus</keyword>, in a bid to address <keyword id="19919639" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bangladesh" source="keywords">Bangladesh</keyword>'s ongoing challenge, <keyword id="20085396" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dhaka-Tribune" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Dhaka Tribune" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Dhaka Tribune">Dhaka Tribune</keyword> reported. This announcement was made in a video message released early hours of Tuesday by key <keyword id="21052436" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="student-leaders" source="keywords">student leaders</keyword> <keyword id="22677674" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nahid-Islam" source="Orion">Nahid Islam</keyword>, Asif Mahmud, and Abu Bakar Mazumdar. Earlier on Monday night, Nahid had announced that an outline for an interim government would be formulated within the next 24 hours, as per Dhaka Tribune. This comes after the announcement of <keyword id="807231" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bangladesh-Prime-Minister" source="Orion">Bangladesh Prime Minister</keyword> <keyword id="20024637" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sheikh-Hasina" source="keywords">Sheikh Hasina</keyword>, who resigned from her position and departed Bangladesh. Hasina's exit came after hundreds of people were killed in a crackdown on demonstrations that began as protests against job quotas and swelled into a movement demanding her downfall. However, as widespread violence persisted throughout the night in Bangladesh, the coordinators decided to announce their stance as quickly as possible, even in the middle of the night. President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday night gave his nod to form an interim government to run the country. Following this, a meeting was held at Bangabhaban, the presidential palace, to address the country's deteriorating law and order situation. Attendees included the chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, political party leaders, and civil society members. This decision was made during a meeting at Bangabhaban after discussing the current situation with the chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, leaders of various political parties, and members of civil society, according to a press release signed by Muhammad Shiplu Zaman, Assistant Press Secretary of Bangabhaban. The Army has been tasked with stopping the vandalism and ensuring law enforcement, which deteriorated severely after Sheikh Hasina left the country Monday afternoon. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has announced that Tarique Rahman, the party's acting chairman, will be returning to the country very soon. He disclosed this information to the media on Monday at 9:30 pm. The BNP leader said, "You all know that our leader, Tarique Rahman, has been unjustly exiled abroad due to false cases. He has fully supported this movement, and we have taken steps to bring him back to the country immediately. Insha'Allah, we will be successful." Mirza Fakhrul added: "It has been decided that our leader Begum Khaleda Zia will be released immediately. Those who were imprisoned for political reasons will also be released. Now, in the current situation, all political parties, students, and the public will work together to control it." Addressing the nation, he said: "We have achieved a great victory, a great success. To maintain this success, let's show restraint, not act out of anger or hatred, not attack anyone, and not damage any institutions. Especially, let's not attack our religious minority brothers." Mirza Fakhrul further commented that protecting minorities is everyone's responsibility, stating: "It is our sacred duty to protect them. I urge everyone in our party not to give the opportunity to miscreants to harm others."

Student leaders call for Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to head Bangladesh's interim government

Students carried out traffic management as volunteers for the second consecutive day on Wednesday in <keyword id="19919639" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bangladesh" source="keywords">Bangladesh</keyword>, as a top <keyword id="19915114" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="police" source="keywords">police</keyword> official called on every member of the police force to resume their duties gradually and maintain law and order. Chaos reigned supreme in Bangladesh after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on Monday, with police absent from their duty to keep law and order or manage traffic, local media reports said. Additional Inspector General of Police (AIG) A K M <keyword id="22700057" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="shahidur-rahman" source="keywords">Shahidur Rahman</keyword>, who was appointed as the focal person of the <keyword id="20089848" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bangladesh-Police" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Bangladesh Police" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Bangladesh Police">Bangladesh Police</keyword> on Tuesday to handle the current crisis, called on every member of the police force to resume their duties gradually and maintain public safety and law and order. The students, including members of Bangladesh Scouts, were seen controlling the traffic movement at several places, the <keyword id="19936600" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dhaka" source="keywords">Dhaka</keyword> Tribune newspaper reported. "The police are friends of the people and work for the public. We cannot imagine a society without the police. Therefore, I request our police members once again to ignore rumours and return to their duties in a phased manner, ensuring that security arrangements are properly in place," said Rahman, who has now been appointed as the Director General of <keyword id="22700056" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="RAB" source="keywords">RAB</keyword> in a fresh reshuffle on Wednesday. There were reports of attacks on police stations and facilities across the country on Tuesday, resulting in numerous police casualties, which have led to this unprecedented situation, the newspaper said. The authorities reconstituted the top positions of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Wednesday. "AKM Shahidur Rahman has been appointed as Director General of RAB while Md Mainul Hasan will replace Habibur Rahman as the commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police," news portal Prothom Alo said. The reshuffle comes hours after President Mohammed Shahabuddin appointed Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus as the head of an interim government on Tuesday night. Attorney General Advocate Abu Mohammad Amin Uddin, who was appointed in October 2020, resigned on Wednesday. Meanwhile, businesses on Wednesday demanded immediate restoration of law and order, to ensure the safety of their production units amid incidents of arson attacks on factories over the last two days. They said they opened factories today, particularly the garment units, but many cannot run properly fearing unrest and vandalism, the Daily Star newspaper reported, citing a press conference by the International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh (ICC-B). Six top officials of Bangladesh Bank including Deputy Governor Kazi Sayedur Rahman resigned, as unrest erupted at Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday, the second day after offices reopened, the Dhaka Tribune reported. It said that more than a hundred officials of Bangladesh Bank stormed the bank governor's office, forcing several deputy governors to leave the office claiming the duo was helping the bank looters. Bodies of at least 29 supporters of Hasina's Awami League party were recovered across the country through Tuesday, taking the overall death toll to 469 in almost three weeks since the protest first started in July over a quota system in government jobs. Media reports also flagged more and more cases of violence against minorities surfacing through Tuesday, prominent among them being the massive vandalism and destruction at popular folk band Joler Gaan's frontman <keyword id="22699140" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rahul-ananda" source="keywords">Rahul Ananda</keyword>'s residence on Monday, prompting the singer and his family to take shelter at a secret place. The Daily Star quoted Saiful Islam Jarnal, one of Joler Gaan's founding members who described that the mob after broking the main gate, started ravaging the house taking whatever they could find for themselves - from furniture, mirrors to valuables and then torched the whole house along with Rahul Anand's over 3,000 musical instruments, which he designed and made over the years.

Chaos continues in Bangladesh as authorities scramble to bring law and order under control

<keyword id="19936600" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dhaka" source="keywords">Dhaka</keyword>: Several residents across Bangladesh spent a sleepless night as they gathered in groups to guard the streets amid fears of robbery and <keyword id="20721949" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="looting" source="keywords">looting</keyword> by criminals in the violence-hit country, where an <keyword id="21030472" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="interim-government" source="keywords">interim government</keyword> headed by Nobel laureate <keyword id="20024384" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Muhammad-Yunus" source="keywords">Muhammad Yunus</keyword> is all set to take oath on Thursday. <keyword id="20083313" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="security-concerns" source="keywords">Security concerns</keyword> have gripped the country since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ouster on Monday as police observed a work abstention, citing fears for their safety amid reports of deadly attacks on security personnel. The Yunus-led interim government - appointed by President Mohammed Shahabuddin who had dissolved the parliament - is set to take oath in the evening after weeks of tumultuous <keyword id="21440425" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="student-protests" source="keywords">student protests</keyword> that forced Hasina to resign and flee the country. The chaos and fear created by the deadly protests remained. Gangs of criminals have been looting and robbing homes in the absence of law enforcers over the last two days. Many residents spent a sleepless night on Wednesday amid fears of robbery and looting. From one end of Dhaka to another, particularly Uttara to Mohammadpur, people were concerned about their safety. Facebook users were posting in different groups and streaming live. Residents in many areas, including in Uttara and Mohammadpur, formed neighbourhood watch groups to stand guard, bdnews24.com news portal reported. Nazvi Islam, a part-time teacher at Dhaka University and resident of Mohammadpur's Bosila, said that robbers had terrorised the area on Tuesday night. Mosques were regularly making announcements, asking everyone to remain on alert. On Wednesday night, residents gathered in groups to guard the streets with sticks and bats. Hundreds of students from the local madrasa also came to guard the area. After standing watch all night, they returned home in the morning. The students divided themselves into small groups and guarded the government buildings and public properties. Zakirul Islam, a resident of Chanmia Housing in Mohammadpur, said guards were posted at the gates to the housing area on Wednesday night, but residents still could not sleep due to fear. Abir Hossain, a resident of Mirpur-14, where many government officials live, says that everyone panicked when news spread that robbers had entered their housing complex. "Last night, a group of people carrying local weapons came and attacked a neighbouring house. They forcefully opened the main gate and looted cash and jewellery," The Daily Star newspaper quoted a resident of the Naboday Housing area as saying. Many Facebook users posted or live-streamed videos of robbers attacking a building in the ECB Chattar area adjacent to the Mirpur cantonment. Sounds of Army patron sirens could be heard in the videos. People posted on Facebook about the attacks and robberies throughout the night. Many have questioned where so many robbers had sprung up from. Most ATMs were out of cash and even many bank branches were running low on cash as the money supply had been disrupted due to inadequate security, The Daily Star reported, citing bankers. "Overall, I visited almost 10 booths but failed to withdraw a single penny. Either they had run out of money or restricted the use of ATM cards issued by other banks," Nasir Hossain, a resident of the capital's Dhanmondi area, was quoted as saying by the paper. Managing Director of Pubali Bank Mohammad Ali said although there is no cash crisis in the banking sector, they have been unable to deliver money to booths and branches as security companies that transport money have halted services. "The security agencies that carry our cash told us that they will not provide services in the current situation," he said. Hence, banks are struggling to supply money, especially to remote branches and booths, he added. Meanwhile, political parties in the country discussed the structure of the interim Cabinet. The anti-discrimination student movement has reportedly prepared a list of 15 names in the interim government. The list will be finalised after discussions with Yunus after he returns home on Thursday. According to multiple sources in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the leaders of the student movement met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday and discussed the list. The anti-discrimination student movement has formed a liaison committee to discuss the list with various parties.

Bangladesh protests: Bangladeshis spend sleepless night amid fears of robbery and looting

New <keyword id="19900881" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi" source="keywords">Delhi</keyword>: Amid political unrest in <keyword id="19919639" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bangladesh" source="keywords">Bangladesh</keyword>, an <keyword id="19896871" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Air-India" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Air India" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Air India">Air India</keyword> flight from <keyword id="19936600" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dhaka" source="keywords">Dhaka</keyword> carrying 199 passengers and six infants landed in Delhi early on Wednesday morning. Air India operated a special charter flight at short notice despite infrastructure challenges at Dhaka Airport late last night and landed in Delhi early this morning, as per information provided by sources. One of the passengers on the flight, an Indian national, said that the situation in Bangladesh is "pretty much under control now." Speaking to ANI, the passenger, Arpit said, "It's pretty much controlled now. It's pretty much controlled. Far, much better. From tomorrow, everything is going to be working completely. Factories, offices, banks, colleges, schools. Everything's going to be okay." Asked whether he departed in a situation of panic, Arpit said, "No, no, no. It was all okay. Though the airlines have also been opened up. And I came to see my family, just the family was worried." On reports of people of a community being targeted, he said, "For Indians, it is not like that. Everything is fine. It's completely fine." Asked about the situation in Bangladesh, following weeks of violence that led to <keyword id="20024637" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sheikh-Hasina" source="keywords">Sheikh Hasina</keyword> tendering her resignation and left the country to arrive in Delhi, he said, "Everything is okay now, even on the roads, and highways, everything is completely fine." Arpit also mentioned that people are happy that Sheikh Hasina have left the country. "However, smart people have said that it is a mistake and they will later realize it, said Arpit stating that he would return to Bangladesh after two to three days. On being asked about people's reactions to Sheikh Hasina's resignation, Arpit said, "People were really happy. But, on the other hand, the smart people who have been politically connected, they say that they have made a mistake. Later on , they're going to realize it." Bangladesh is facing a fluid political situation with Sheikh Hasina tendering her resignation from her post in the wake of mounting protests on August 5. The protests, led mainly by students demanding an end to the quota system for government jobs, evolved into anti-government demonstrations. Another passenger on the plane from Bangladesh that landed in Delhi said that the situation in the country "normal". The passenger said, "I have come to India for treatment." Another passenger from Bangladesh, Souradip Roy said, "Now everything is fine there, there is no problem. A lot of massacres happened over there and many students were killed. Officially they say over 200 students were killed, however, unofficially it is more than 1000 students were killed." He said that he is on a visit to India. Another passenger from Bangladesh's Sylhet, Tanveer, said that the situation in Bangladesh is "not so good, not so bad." "Situation is not so good, not so bad. The interim government has taken the control ofthe country and we don't know what comes next. But, we hope for a better outcome." "On the 18th of July, I saw it was like war zone in Bangladesh, near my office in Uttara. And after that there was a curfew and there were army and people getting killed in front of my eyes. I even got a rubber bullet on my that hit me. I even got police that had beaten me for coming out," he added. Meanwhile, Nobel laureate <keyword id="20024384" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="muhammad-yunus" source="keywords">Muhammad Yunus</keyword> has been appointed as the head of Bangladesh's interim government, Dhaka Tribune reported. Bangladesh President's Press Secretary, Joynal Abedin, made the announcement. The decision regarding the appointment of Bangladesh's interim government head was made during a meeting between President Shahabuddin and the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. On Tuesday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that there are an estimated 19,000 Indian nationals of which about 9000 are students while ensuring the country that the government is in close contact with the Indian community in Dhaka. Jaishankar informed the Lok Sabha that the bulk of the students returned to India in July. "We are in close and continuous touch with the Indian community in Bangladesh through our diplomatic missions. There are an estimated 19,000 Indian nationals there of which about 9000 are students. The bulk of the students returned in July," he said. He also said that Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested approval from India to come at very short notice and she arrived on the evening of Monday. "On August 5, demonstrators converged in Dhaka despite the curfew. Our understanding is that after a meeting with leaders of the security establishment, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina apparently made the decision to resign. At very short notice, she requested approval to come for the moment to India. We simultaneously received a request for flight clearance from Bangladesh authorities. She arrived yesterday evening in Delhi," he said. The External Affairs Minister also mentioned that the government is monitoring the situation with regard to the minorities living in Bangladesh. Jaishankar noted that ties between India and Bangladesh are exceptionally close. "Since the election in January 2024, there has been considerable tensions, deep divides and growing polarization in Bangladesh politics and "this underlying foundation aggravated a student agitation that started in June this year." "There was growing violence including attacks on public buildings and violence continued in July. We counselled restraint and urged the situation be resolved by dialogue, Jaishankar said in his statement in Rajya Sabha. He said that the growing violence included attacks on public buildings and infrastructure, as well as traffic and rail obstructions. "Throughout this period, we repeatedly counselled restraint and urged that the situation be defused through dialogue. Similar urgings were made to various political forces with whom we were in touch," Jaishankar said.

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