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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…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: The recent upheaval in Bangladesh marks a significant moment in the nation’s history, offering a crucial lesson for leaders around the world: no matter how entrenched or powerful a regime may be, it ultimately…

Shazia Mehboob/AFP Islamabad: Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh, following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina amid weeks of deadly protests against her government. In a national address,…

News Desk  Islamabad: A mass gathering of Students Against Discrimination has now issued a single demand for the resignation of the government.  Nahid Islam, the coordinator of the student group behind the quota reform protests, made…

APP United Nations: At least 32 children were killed and many more injured and detained during student protests that erupted in Bangladesh in July, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported. Last month, students in Bangladesh staged…

AFP/APP Dhaka: Demonstrations in Bangladesh erupted after Friday prayers, with protesters demanding justice for victims of the nationwide unrest and police crackdown. The protests followed the release of protest leaders, which failed to…

AFP/APP Dhaka: A Bangladeshi student group has vowed to resume protests, which previously led to a violent police crackdown and nationwide unrest, unless several of their leaders are released from custody by Sunday. Last week's…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: Bangladesh finds itself in the throes of one of its most significant crises in recent history, a turmoil ignited by the reinstatement of a job quota system. This period of unrest, marked by violent clashes…

AFP/APP Dhaka: The Bangladeshi government has deployed the army to control escalating civil unrest triggered by student protests. Riot police have fired on demonstrators defying a government-imposed curfew, resulting in at least 123…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Pakistani mission in Dhaka, Bangladesh has confirmed the safety of all Pakistani students in the region, who have been relocated to secure locations. The Deputy Head of Mission (DHM) has visited Chittagong…