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AFP/APP Feni: Nearly 300,000 people in Bangladesh have taken refuge in emergency shelters due to floods that have inundated vast areas of the low-lying country, disaster officials reported on Saturday. The flooding, triggered by heavy…

AFP/APP Bangladesh: At least 13 people have died and 4.5 million have been affected by severe flooding across Bangladesh, according to the disaster management and relief ministry. The floods, triggered by heavy monsoon rains, have…

AFP/APP Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government revoked the diplomatic passport of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, after she fled a student-led uprising earlier this month. The interior ministry said in a statement that…

APP Dhaka: Nearly 600 people have lost some degree of vision due to shotgun pellets during the civil unrest against Hasina’s regime, with 20 individuals completely blind, reported National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital (NIOH).…

APP Peshawar: Following the failure of the 1857 War, the Muslims, who had ruled the subcontinent for nearly 800 years, were stripped of all civil, political, constitutional, and economic rights. Subjected to an unrelenting ordeal of…

News Desk  Islamabad: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina plans to return to her country once the new caretaker government decides to schedule elections, as reported by her son.  It is uncertain whether she will seek office…

AFP Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif extended his heartfelt congratulations to Professor Muhammad Yunus following his swearing-in as the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh's interim government. In a message posted on his X timeline,…

AFP/APP Dhaka: Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus will lead Bangladesh's interim government following the ouster of Premier Sheikh Hasina, who had previously targeted him in speeches and legal battles. At 84, Yunus,…

Shazia Mehboob/Imama Riaz  Rawalpindi: Political authority is often influenced by public opinion, reflecting the collective will and sentiment of the people, which in turn shapes political agendas and holds leaders accountable.This…

AFP/APP Dhaka: Bangladesh's Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus will lead an interim government after mass protests forced longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee, the presidency announced Wednesday. The…