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Bangladesh protesters want Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead government | Politics News

Leading organisers of student protests in Bangladesh have said Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus should head an interim government…

The order to release Zia comes hours after her archrival Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled Bangladesh. Bangladesh…

Hasina, known as Bangladesh's Iron Lady, resigns and flees the country after weeks of deadly protests. Sheikh Hasina became Bangladesh's…

Sheikh Hasina's departure appears to have defused high tensions in Dhaka, where more deadly protests were feared on Monday. Bangladeshi…

Around that time, Shahid started working as a police officer while his elder brother joined the army. They urged Nadeem…

News Heavy flooding in Wayanad district in the southern Indian state of Kerala has triggered a landslide that has killed…

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan described the disaster as “one of the worst” the southern Indian state has ever seen. Hopes…

Jorhat, India: Priya Ram Duwarah has planted 60 oil palm saplings on her half a hectare (1.2 acres) of farmland…

News A series of landslides triggered by incessant rains have hit a mountainous region in the southern Indian state of…

Heavy rains are hampering rescue efforts after landslides hit the mountainous district of Wayanad while people were sleeping. At least…