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  • At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
  • Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
  • The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
  • Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
  • To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
  • In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
  • Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.

Tag: Sheikh Hasina

October 29, 2024

In Post-Hasina Bangladesh,Awami League Faces Uncertain...

With its leaders in jail or fleeing from justice, the party that led Bangladesh to independence and ruled for 15 consecutive years faces an existential crisis after a student uprising toppled the autocratic prime minister in August, analysts say.

October 18, 2024

Months After Uprising,Young Bangladeshis Active in...

Students became a powerful political force in Bangladesh during the summer uprising that led to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. Although the political future of the student movement is unclear many are still active.

October 16, 2024

As Bangladesh Investigates Enforced Disappearances,There is...

In Bangladesh, an independent panel formed after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster in August is investigating enforced disappearances that occurred during her 15-year rule in office. Many people find hope in the five-member committee, but others are frustrated by the panel’s pace.

October 12, 2024

Bangladesh Heals the Wounds of a...

After an uprising in July and August ended Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule, Bangladesh is busy reforming institutions.VOA’s Sarah Zaman reports from Dhaka,the deep social scars left by Hasina’s brutal crackdown on the mass protests.

October 5, 2024

Bangladesh Finds Infamous ‘Secret’ Detention Center...

A new Bangladesh inquiry commission said Thursday it had found an infamous “secret” detention center at the military intelligence headquarters that people released from its 22 cells had chillingly talked about.

August 29, 2024

Bangladesh Authorities Abandon Search for People...

Bangladesh fire authorities said Wednesday they were abandoning a search for missing people after a blaze set by looters gutted a tire factory near Dhaka, although scores were unaccounted for and believed by their families to have been trapped inside. 

August 28, 2024

Bangladeshis Seek Missing Relatives at Site...

Scores of people were feared missing after looters attacked a tire factory owned by a former minister in the deposed Awami League government and set the building ablaze, according to authorities and family members at the scene.

August 7, 2024

Nobel Winner Muhammad Yunus: Microloans Pioneer...

Muhammad Yunus has long advocated for peace through prosperity.Now, the 84-year-old Nobel laureate has to restore stability to Bangladesh in the face of a flailing economy with angry youth battling unemployment and citizens crushed by the burden of inflation.

August 6, 2024

Bangladesh Transition:Sheikh Hasina Falls After Gripping...

In 1981, Hasina returned to Bangladesh from exile in India shortly after being elected president of the Awami League. At the time, the country was ruled by President Ziaur Rahman, a military general who a few years earlier had founded the BNP.

August 5, 2024

Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina Resigns as PM,Leaves...

Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina has resigned as prime minister, the nation’s army chief announced Monday, in a stunning turn of events as the leader who had held office for 15 consecutive years appeared to give in to student protesters’ demands that she step down.

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