Shafiqur Rahman, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief. (AFP)

Jamaat chief slams Bangladesh President, says details around Hasina’s exit ‘suppressed’

Shafiqur Rahman, the chief of Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami, has strongly criticised President Mohammed Shahabuddin, just days after the President spoke about the treatment he allegedly faced under Muhammad Yunus’s interim administration following Sheikh Hasina’s removal from power in 2024. Shafiqur Rahman, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief. (AFP) The Jamaat chief, who is also the leader of the opposition…

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On August 5, 2024, thousands of protests engulfing the government buildings  in the morning including the Prime Minister’s Office, Bangladesh’s Parliament, and Ganabhaban.

Sheikh Hasina ouster to key polls: A look at 2 years of turmoil for Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently living in exile in India after being forced to resign during the 2024 student-led protests, served the longest tenure in the country’s history. On August 5, 2024, thousands of protests engulfing the government buildings  in the morning including the Prime Minister’s Office, Bangladesh’s Parliament, and Ganabhaban….

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Bangladesh's former Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hasan Mahmud speaks during the press conference at Press club of India, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI)

Fair polls impossible in Bangladesh under Yunus govt: Awami League

Bangladesh’s interim government is incapable of ensuring fair elections and has barred former premier Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League from participating in upcoming polls because it fears the party’s popularity, senior Awami League leaders said on Saturday. Bangladesh’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hasan Mahmud speaks during the press conference at Press club of India,…

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