Big challenges ahead for Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s new interim leader
The Nobel laureate is expected to bring back peace, revive the economy and pave way for free and fair elections.
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Sheikh Hasina’s fall in Bangladesh shows history’s cruel irony
Bangladesh is a relatively new nation. It was known as East Pakistan before being born as an independent nation in 1971 after a war of liberation from Pakistan in which India played a major role. The unseating of Hasina has been described as the second liberation of Bangladesh.
US charges Iran-linked Pakistani over political assassination plot
Asif Merchant is accused of seeking a hitman to kill unnamed officials as revenge for US assassination of Iranian military chief.
Ouster of Bangladesh’s prime minister will test India’s regional power, with Beijing’s on the rise
NEW DELHI (AP) — The dramatic resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina poses a dilemma for India’s government, and the South Asian powerhouse could even see its influence in the region wane, according to experts.
Pakistan’s Olympic team of 7 reflects its woeful lack of youth investment
This is shamefully low for a country which has 64 per cent of its population under the age of 30. Almost 30 per cent of the population is between the age of 15 and 29 years. A large proportion of Pakistan’s population is of prime sporting age, but this figure points towards youth having little to no sports opportunities.
Pakistani with ties to Iran charged in plot to carry out political assassinations in US
A Pakistani man alleged to have ties to Iran has been charged in a plot to carry out political assassinations on US soil, the Justice Department said on Tuesday in disclosing what officials say is the latest murder-for-hire plot originating from abroad to target American public figures.
U.S. charges Pakistani man allegedly linked to Iran in assassination plot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran has been charged in the United States in connection with a foiled plot to assassinate a U.S. politician or government officials, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.