Thousands of villagers took to the streets in anger.
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Dutzende Verletzte bei Protest in Bangladesch nach Tod von Autor
Die Demonstranten fordern eine unabhängige Untersuchung zu Ahmeds Tod. Der Schriftsteller war im Mai vergangenen Jahres auf der Grundlage eines umstrittenen Onlinesicherheitsgesetzes wegen „antistaatlicher Aktivitäten“ auf Facebook verhaftet worden. Zuvor hatte der 53-Jährige das Coronavirus-Krisenmanagement der Regierung kritisiert.
„Impfdiplomatie“: Vakzine als Pfand im Rennen um Einfluss
Chinas Zusage an Covax wird als Reaktion auf Indien gewertet, das in der Verteilung von Impfstoffen an andere Staaten inzwischen eine Führungsrolle übernommen hat. Zuletzt unterstützte Indien das schwer von der Pandemie getroffene Südafrika mit einer Million Covishield-Dosen, weitere 500.000 sollen bis Ende Februar folgen. Zuvor hatte Indien bereits zugesagt, rund 20 Mio. Dosen an Nepal, Bangladesch, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, die Seychellen und Mauritius zu verkaufen oder zu spenden.
Explained: How Burma became Myanmar after a military coup three decades ago
The Myanmar military grabbed power in a coup on Monday (February 1) – the third time in the nation’s history since its independence from British rule in 1948.
After the last such takeover in 1988, the armed forces went on to make a decision that would remain controversial for decades: changing the country’s name.
India’s Serum Institute says AstraZeneca vaccine output unaffected due to fire
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SII has licensed the vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca. Many low- and middle-income countries, from Bangladesh to Brazil, are depending on SII delivering the vaccine, known as COVISHIELD in India, to fight the COVID-19 epidemic.
U.S. turns focus on Bangladesh for Indo-Pacific Strategy
Bangladesh is expected to be the focus of the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Strategy when Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun arrives in Dhaka for a visit from October 14-16.
Cyclone Amphan live updates: Storm nears West Bengal’s Digha, landfall to start from 4pm onwards
15:19 (IST), May 20
Cyclone only 100km from West Bengal’s Digha
The „extremely severe“ cyclonic storm Amphan is only 100km from Digha in West Bengal, where it is slated to make a landfall in a few hours, and is whirling at a speed of at least 160 km per hour gusting to 180 kmp. (IANS)
Zyklon vor Indien und Bangladesch: „Zwei Katastrophen zur gleichen Zeit“
Der Super-Zyklon „Amphan“ soll heute auf die Küstengebiete von Indien und Bangladesch treffen.
India Invites Eight Countries for Modi’s Swearing-In, Leaves Out Pakistan
The Indian Air Force operation inside Pakistan was also an electoral campaign issue highlighted extensively by the BJP and Modi as an achievement of a muscular security policy.
Pakistan not invited to Modi’s swearing-in: sources
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi suggested the reason was India’s internal politics, after Modi had made “Pakistan bashing” the central theme of his election campaign.
Bangladesh shuts mobile internet on tense election eve
Authorities have deployed around 600,000 police, army and other security forces, a senior official said, following a deadly campaign of clashes and the arrests of opposition activists.
The forces — which also include the elite Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), navy, border and coast guards and auxiliary police units — will guard some 40,000 election booths across the country.
Bangladesh shuts down mobile internet to tackle teen protests
Bangladesh authorities have shut down mobile internet across swathes of the country, officials and local media said Sunday, as the authorities try to quell massive student protests that have spiraled into violence.
5 injured in Chhatra League-student clash in Jigatola
The incident occurred when around 1,000 students marched towards Jigatola demanding safer roads and protesting Saturday’s attack on demonstrators.