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Drop Charges Against Bangladesh Ex-PM Khaleda Zia: Party Leader Living In India
Sheikh Hasina ousted, all eyes in Bangladesh are on the main opposition party - the Bangladesh National party or BNP, whose top leader -- former Prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia has been released from house arrest.
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Bangladesh Opposition Leaders, Jamaat Activists Granted Bail Amid Unrest
Rights groups accused Hasina's security forces of abducting and disappearing some 600 people -- including many from the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the banned Jamaat-e-Islami, the country's largest Islamist party.
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Rahul Gandhi's Pak Question At Meeting On Bangladesh, S Jaishankar's Reply
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi fielded two key questions to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during the all-party meeting on the situation in Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina's ouster as Prime Minister amid violent protests.
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Sheikh Hasina Flees, Bangladesh President Orders Ex PM Khaleda Zia's Release
Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday ordered the release of jailed former prime minister and key opposition leader Khaleda Zia, hours after her arch-rival Sheikh Hasina was ousted and the military took power.
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Over 500 People, Including Opposition Leaders, Arrested Amid Violence In Bangladesh
More than 500 people, including some opposition leaders, have been arrested so far over days of clashes in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka sparked by protests against job quotas, police said Monday.
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"First Burn Wives' Sarees": Sheikh Hasina Slams Rivals' India Boycott Call
Opposition leaders demanding a boycott of Indian products must declare how many Indian sarees their wives have and why they are not setting these on fire, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina: From Champion Of Democracy To Iron Lady
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina once joined rivals in a fight to restore democracy but her long reign in power has been marked by arrests of opposition leaders, crackdowns on free speech and suppression of dissent.
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Bangladesh Arrests More Opposition Leaders, PM Sheikh Hasina Rules Out Talks
Bangladesh's main opposition party said Friday that three more of its senior leaders had been arrested, after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ruled out talks with adversaries demanding her resignation.
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2 Activists Killed In Anti-Government Protests In Bangladesh
Two Bangladeshi opposition activists were killed Tuesday after police clashed with hundreds of anti-government protesters launching a three-day strike blocking roads and railways after their top leaders were charged with murder.
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Bangladesh's Main Opposition Leader Arrested Day After Big Protest: Party
Bangladesh's main opposition leader was detained by authorities on Sunday morning, a day after a giant protest against the prime minister, his party said.
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Bangladesh Ex-PM Khaleda Zia On "High Risk" Of Dying, Say Doctors
Bangladeshi doctors said Monday opposition leader Khaleda Zia was at "high risk" of dying without urgent medical intervention abroad after authorities rejected a plea to let her leave the country.
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Bangladesh Bars Former PM Khaleda Zia From Going Abroad For Life-Saving Treatment
Bangladesh on Sunday blocked ailing key opposition leader and two-time former premier Khaleda Zia from travelling abroad for life-saving medical treatment, an official and supporters said.
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Bangladesh Opposition Leaders Arrested Day Ahead Of Planned Protest
Police in Bangladesh on Friday arrested two top leaders of the main Opposition party BNP, a day before its planned grand rally in the capital to call for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation.
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BJP's Suvendu Adhikari Takes Part In Bengal Rally Against Bangladesh Violence
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday participated in a rally organised by a Hindu outfit in his Nandigram constituency in Purba Medinipur district against recent communal violence in neighbouring Bangladesh.
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Article 14 Cited In Protest Over Citizenship Bill. What Is It: 5 Points
Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, or CAB, in parliament today to a chorus of opposition voices that repeatedly cited Article 14, reminding the centre the Constitution of India prohibits the State from denying any individual, irrespective of citizenship status, equality before the law. In response Mr ...
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Drop Charges Against Bangladesh Ex-PM Khaleda Zia: Party Leader Living In India
Sheikh Hasina ousted, all eyes in Bangladesh are on the main opposition party - the Bangladesh National party or BNP, whose top leader -- former Prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia has been released from house arrest.
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Bangladesh Opposition Leaders, Jamaat Activists Granted Bail Amid Unrest
Rights groups accused Hasina's security forces of abducting and disappearing some 600 people -- including many from the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the banned Jamaat-e-Islami, the country's largest Islamist party.
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Rahul Gandhi's Pak Question At Meeting On Bangladesh, S Jaishankar's Reply
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi fielded two key questions to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during the all-party meeting on the situation in Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina's ouster as Prime Minister amid violent protests.
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Sheikh Hasina Flees, Bangladesh President Orders Ex PM Khaleda Zia's Release
Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday ordered the release of jailed former prime minister and key opposition leader Khaleda Zia, hours after her arch-rival Sheikh Hasina was ousted and the military took power.
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Over 500 People, Including Opposition Leaders, Arrested Amid Violence In Bangladesh
More than 500 people, including some opposition leaders, have been arrested so far over days of clashes in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka sparked by protests against job quotas, police said Monday.
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"First Burn Wives' Sarees": Sheikh Hasina Slams Rivals' India Boycott Call
Opposition leaders demanding a boycott of Indian products must declare how many Indian sarees their wives have and why they are not setting these on fire, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina: From Champion Of Democracy To Iron Lady
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina once joined rivals in a fight to restore democracy but her long reign in power has been marked by arrests of opposition leaders, crackdowns on free speech and suppression of dissent.
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Bangladesh Arrests More Opposition Leaders, PM Sheikh Hasina Rules Out Talks
Bangladesh's main opposition party said Friday that three more of its senior leaders had been arrested, after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ruled out talks with adversaries demanding her resignation.
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2 Activists Killed In Anti-Government Protests In Bangladesh
Two Bangladeshi opposition activists were killed Tuesday after police clashed with hundreds of anti-government protesters launching a three-day strike blocking roads and railways after their top leaders were charged with murder.
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Bangladesh's Main Opposition Leader Arrested Day After Big Protest: Party
Bangladesh's main opposition leader was detained by authorities on Sunday morning, a day after a giant protest against the prime minister, his party said.
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Bangladesh Ex-PM Khaleda Zia On "High Risk" Of Dying, Say Doctors
Bangladeshi doctors said Monday opposition leader Khaleda Zia was at "high risk" of dying without urgent medical intervention abroad after authorities rejected a plea to let her leave the country.
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Bangladesh Bars Former PM Khaleda Zia From Going Abroad For Life-Saving Treatment
Bangladesh on Sunday blocked ailing key opposition leader and two-time former premier Khaleda Zia from travelling abroad for life-saving medical treatment, an official and supporters said.
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Bangladesh Opposition Leaders Arrested Day Ahead Of Planned Protest
Police in Bangladesh on Friday arrested two top leaders of the main Opposition party BNP, a day before its planned grand rally in the capital to call for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation.
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BJP's Suvendu Adhikari Takes Part In Bengal Rally Against Bangladesh Violence
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday participated in a rally organised by a Hindu outfit in his Nandigram constituency in Purba Medinipur district against recent communal violence in neighbouring Bangladesh.
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Article 14 Cited In Protest Over Citizenship Bill. What Is It: 5 Points
Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, or CAB, in parliament today to a chorus of opposition voices that repeatedly cited Article 14, reminding the centre the Constitution of India prohibits the State from denying any individual, irrespective of citizenship status, equality before the law. In response Mr ...
