Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus meets Chinese FM Wang Yi, World Bank President Banga at UNGA; discusses bilateral cooperation, financial supportChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the UN to discuss bilateral relations, solar panel investme...
26 Sep, 2024, 07.42 AM IST
US plans talks on economy with Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus: ReportThe United States will engage in economic talks with Bangladesh's interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. The discussions...
10 Sep, 2024, 11.30 AM IST
Bangladesh's inflation spikes 12-year high to 11.66% in July amid widespread anti-quota protestsBangladesh faced significant turmoil in July as inflation surged to a 12-year high of 11.66 per cent, sparked by widespread student protest...
13 Aug, 2024, 04.05 PM IST
Bangladesh unrest: Sheikh Hasina's son accuses foreign intelligence, claims protests were instigatedSajeeb Wazed Joy also questioned the presence of weapons among the protestors and emphasized that his mother, Sheikh Hasina, chose to leave...
10 Aug, 2024, 09.54 AM IST
Bangladesh Riots: Why are thousands of students protesting against PM Sheikh Hasina? Is Pakistan Army, ISI behind unrest?Bangladesh Protest News: Bangladesh's student protests over a government job quota system evolved into a large-scale anti-government moveme...
06 Aug, 2024, 03.00 PM IST
Sheikh Hasina reportedly leaving for LondonSheikh Hasina has stepped down from her role as Prime Minister of Bangladesh amid significant anti-government protests. Reports indicate th...
05 Aug, 2024, 04.54 PM IST
Bangladesh: Anti-Discrimination student movement to hold "March to Dhaka" todayThe anti-discrimination student movement organized a "March to Dhaka" to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her cab...
05 Aug, 2024, 09.26 AM IST
Pakistan mission in Dhaka suspected of backing anti-Hasina movementThe civil society in Bangladesh has accused the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka of interfering in the country’s internal affairs. This in...
03 Aug, 2024, 11.32 PM IST
Bangladesh restores internet as students call off job-quota protestsBangladesh has restored internet services as normalcy returns following student protests against job quota reforms, which resulted in nearl...
29 Jul, 2024, 12.46 PM IST
Bangladesh crawls back to normalcy after violent clashes that killed nearly 200 peopleSince July 16, at least 197 people have been killed in violence, the leading Bengali-language Prothom Alo daily reported Wednesday. The Ass...
24 Jul, 2024, 01.30 PM IST
Bangladesh unrest: Sheikh Hasina Govt accuses BNP, JeI of attempting to grab power by violenceBangladesh's Sheikh Hasina government has accused the opposition BNP and its ally Jamaat-e-Islami of using student protests against reserva...
23 Jul, 2024, 01.10 AM IST
Bangladesh protests: 379 students enter India from violence-hit country through Tripura border in last 2 days379 students, including three Nepalese, entered India from violence-hit Bangladesh through Tripura check posts. The violence stems from stu...
22 Jul, 2024, 12.14 PM IST
Tripura: BSF assists return of Indian students amid violent protests in BangladeshProtests in Bangladesh against job quotas resulted in nationwide curfews, school closures, and deaths. Violent reactions included attacks o...
22 Jul, 2024, 11.48 AM IST
Bangladesh’s top court scales back government jobs quota after deadly unrest killed scoresBangladesh's top court on Sunday scaled back -- but did not abolish -- a contentious quota system for civil service job applicants after th...
22 Jul, 2024, 11.47 AM IST
Right belongs to government of India: Ravi Shankar Prasad on Mamata Banerjee offering shelter to 'helpless people'West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that her government would provide shelter to individuals from Bangladesh who seek...
22 Jul, 2024, 11.21 AM IST
Sheikh Hasina govt calls in army as Bangladesh job quota crisis deepens, India keeps a close watchAmid protests over quota reforms leading to 32 deaths and 2,500 injuries, the Hasina government deployed the Army. Violence incited by Jama...
19 Jul, 2024, 08.18 AM IST
- Pakistan has twice as many women MPs in India
Almost 100 countries have some kind of quota system or the other in place.
08 Mar, 2010, 10.57 AM IST