National Citizens Party convener Nahid Islam urged authorities Friday to prevent former president Mohammed Shahabuddin from leaving Bangladesh and called for his immediate arrest.
Education
Protesters secured a minister’s resignation. They are pressing India’s government for more concessions.
Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh held a third round of talks Saturday with a Cockroach Janata Party delegation after education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned over examination irregularities.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh authorities arrest Indian national with 11.8 kilograms of cannabis
Authorities arrested an Indian national at Dhaka’s international airport after finding 11.8 kilograms of cannabis concealed in his luggage, the Department of Narcotics Control said Saturday.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Parliament to choose new president within 90 days
Bangladesh must elect a new president within 90 days following the resignation of Mohammed Shahabuddin, the country’s 22nd president.
Opinion
Bangladesh’s prime minister must act before another man disappears into state silence
More than three months have passed since 30-year-old fisherman Miraj Sheikh was reportedly taken away by Bangladesh Coast Guard officers. His family still does not know whether he is alive, where he is being held or what, if anything, he is accused of doing.
