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Wen<p>Poor headlines again</p><p>I would read it rather differently. Sadiq was found out and undone by her own actions. Despite being 'cleared', lies (whoops mistakes) and the absence of paperwork gave the the standards office considerable concern. She did it to herself - a morally reprehensible character in keeping with much of the parlimentary Labour party.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/16/tulip-siddiq-resignation-corruption-allegations-bangladesh" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/jan/16/tulip-siddiq-resignation-corruption-allegations-bangladesh</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SadiqTulip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SadiqTulip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LabourCorruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourCorruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UkPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UkPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StarmerMistakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarmerMistakes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Murder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Murder</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AswamiLeague" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AswamiLeague</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SheikhHasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheikhHasina</span></a></p>
Wen<p>Tulip Sadiq resigns (at last)</p><p>It really is not a good look for a Labour MP, two murderous dictators in one photo... Or is it?</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jan/14/tulip-siddiq-resigns-as-treasury-minister-over-alleged-bangladeshi-financial-links" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">jan/14/tulip-siddiq-resigns-as-treasury-minister-over-alleged-bangladeshi-financial-links</span></a></p><p>Labour really do know how to pick them....</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TulipSadiq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TulipSadiq</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SheikhHasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheikhHasina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AntiCorruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiCorruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>Here's a fresh crisis for the Starmer Government to ignore.<br>JFC...</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/19/labour-minister-accused-of-involvement-in-embezzling-billions-in-bangladesh" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/2024/</span><span class="invisible">dec/19/labour-minister-accused-of-involvement-in-embezzling-billions-in-bangladesh</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPOL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TulipSaddiq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TulipSaddiq</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SheikhHasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheikhHasina</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The new governor of Bangladesh’s central bank, Ahsan Mansur, calculates that about $17 billion was siphoned from the country’s financial system in the 15 years before the government of Sheikh Hasina collapsed in August. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/09/asia-pacific/crime-legal/bangladesh-economy-siphoned-dry/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/</span><span class="invisible">09/asia-pacific/crime-legal/bangladesh-economy-siphoned-dry/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sheikhhasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheikhhasina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southasia</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Bangladesh's army chief has vowed to back the country's interim government "come what may" to help it complete key reforms after the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, so that elections could be held within the next 18 months. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/24/asia-pacific/politics/bangladesh-army-chief-yunus/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/</span><span class="invisible">24/asia-pacific/politics/bangladesh-army-chief-yunus/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sheikhhasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheikhhasina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sheikhhasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheikhhasina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/muhammadyunus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>muhammadyunus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p>
EM :verified:<p>"অভাগা যেদিকে যায় সাগর শুকিয়ে যায়" 😀 </p><p>পশ্চিমবঙ্গের মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা ব্যানার্জী বলেছেন.শেখ হাসিনা ভারত প্রবেশের পর থেকেই ভারতে অশান্তি শুরু হয়েছে। 😂 </p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SheikhHasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheikhHasina</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/momota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>momota</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>Using false videos of fire at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Navagraha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Navagraha</span></a> Temple in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chittagong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chittagong</span></a> and other false claims on social media, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> is stoking flames of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hindu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hindu</span></a> genocide in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Muslim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Muslim</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bangladesh</span></a> </p><p>In the wake of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SheikhHasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheikhHasina</span></a> fleeing to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a>, violent rioters targeted her party <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AwamiLeague" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AwamiLeague</span></a> which has both Hindu and Muslim members </p><p>False videos from Bangladesh are being shared with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HinduNationalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HinduNationalists</span></a>, many of whom are proponents of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hindutva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hindutva</span></a> and are aligned with India's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BJP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BJP</span></a> and PM <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Modi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Modi</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2n8pzk7gzo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cx2n8pzk</span><span class="invisible">7gzo</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Student demonstrators who ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have rejected calls from Bangladesh's two main political parties for quick elections and are considering creating their own party to sustain their movement. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/17/world/politics/bangaldesh-student-protesters-political-party/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/</span><span class="invisible">17/world/politics/bangaldesh-student-protesters-political-party/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sheikhhasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheikhhasina</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Having ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after nearly 16 years of corrupt, authoritarian rule, Bangladeshi youth are exercising political agency and articulating a vision of good governance and a merit-based society. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/08/14/world/bangladesh-iron-lady/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20</span><span class="invisible">24/08/14/world/bangladesh-iron-lady/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commentary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sheikhhasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheikhhasina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/muhammadyunus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>muhammadyunus</span></a></p>
Flipboard News Desk<p>How a young generation in Bangladesh forced out the leader who ruled for much of their lives.</p><p>AP reports: "After 15 years in power, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country last week — chased out by young protesters ... who say they are fed up with the way her increasingly autocratic rule has stifled dissent, favored the elite and widened inequalities."</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/HkWFv-" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/HkWFv-</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protests</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SheikhHasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheikhHasina</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/GenerationZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenerationZ</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Bangladesh's new interim government is&nbsp;working to resolve attacks on Hindus and other religious minorities reported after the dramatic ouster of autocratic premier Sheikh Hasina, it said on Sunday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/12/asia-pacific/politics/bangladesh-attacks-minorities/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/</span><span class="invisible">12/asia-pacific/politics/bangladesh-attacks-minorities/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sheikhhasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheikhhasina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bangladesh</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bangladesh</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SheikhHasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheikhHasina</span></a> did not resign before fleeing to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a>, says her son.</p><p>"She had planned to… submit her resignation. But then the protesters started marching… And there was no time… As far as the constitution goes, she is still the PM…"</p><p>He said though the president had dissolved parliament…, a caretaker government without the prime minister actually formally resigning "can be challenged in court".</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hasina</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AwamiLeague" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AwamiLeague</span></a> would contest the next election.</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bangladeshs-hasina-did-not-resign-before-fleeing-delhi-says-son-adviser-2024-08-09/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/asia-pacific</span><span class="invisible">/bangladeshs-hasina-did-not-resign-before-fleeing-delhi-says-son-adviser-2024-08-09/</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Nobel Peace laureate tapped to lead an interim government in Bangladesh called for calm and boarded a flight on Wednesday to return home, a day before his new government is expected to be sworn in. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/08/asia-pacific/politics/bangladesh-yunus-government-sworn-in/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/</span><span class="invisible">08/asia-pacific/politics/bangladesh-yunus-government-sworn-in/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mohammedshahabuddin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mohammedshahabuddin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sheikhhasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheikhhasina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/muhammadyunus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>muhammadyunus</span></a></p>
Mariner<p>Not bad..... not bad at all.</p><p><a href="https://bbc.com/news/videos/c89wl0ywl35o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/videos/c89wl0ywl3</span><span class="invisible">5o</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/demonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrations</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/dhaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dhaka</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/SheikhHasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheikhHasina</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/despot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>despot</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traffic</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>The night before longtime leader <a href="https://noc.social/tags/SheikhHasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheikhHasina</span></a> abruptly fled <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bangladesh</span></a> <br> amid deadly protests, her army chief held a meeting with his generals and decided that troops would not open fire on civilians to enforce a <a href="https://noc.social/tags/curfew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>curfew</span></a>, two serving army officers with knowledge of the discussions said. </p><p>Bangladesh army refused to quell protest, sealing Hasina's fate<br><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/07/asia-pacific/politics/bangladesh-army-suppress-protest-hasina/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/</span><span class="invisible">07/asia-pacific/politics/bangladesh-army-suppress-protest-hasina/</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The night before Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh amid deadly protests, her army chief held a meeting with his generals and decided that they would not open fire on civilians. The general declared that lives had to be protected, sealing Hasina's fate. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/07/asia-pacific/politics/bangladesh-army-suppress-protest-hasina/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/</span><span class="invisible">07/asia-pacific/politics/bangladesh-army-suppress-protest-hasina/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sheikhhasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheikhhasina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/muhammadyunus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>muhammadyunus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ it is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coup</span></a> &amp; military rule, as protesters could not have stormed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SheikhHasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheikhHasina</span></a>'s residence without support from the military</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://press.coop/@Reuters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Reuters</span></a></span> confirms that Bangladesh army refused to suppress protest, sealing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hasina</span></a>'s fate</p><p>"army chief held mtg with his generals &amp; decided troops would not open fire on civilians. Gen. Waker-Uz-Zaman then told Hasina that his soldiers would be unable to implement the lockdown.</p><p>The message was clear: Hasina no longer had the army's support"</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bangladesh-army-refused-suppress-protest-sealing-hasinas-fate-2024-08-07/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/asia-pacific</span><span class="invisible">/bangladesh-army-refused-suppress-protest-sealing-hasinas-fate-2024-08-07/</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ Ouster of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bangladesh</span></a>’s prime minister <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SheikhHasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheikhHasina</span></a> will test <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a>’s regional power, with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>'s on the rise</p><p>During her 15-year rule, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hasina</span></a> cultivated deep ties with India.</p><p>Her resignation has left a power vacuum that could be filled by a new government more friendly to China and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pakistan</span></a>, analysts say, posing a challenge to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Modi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Modi</span></a>’s efforts to make India a regional power, especially as border disputes drag on and heighten tensions with both.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/india-bangladesh-sheikh-hasina-china-ouster-08598a74d25cde8cb71e7549640dfaa2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/india-bangl</span><span class="invisible">adesh-sheikh-hasina-china-ouster-08598a74d25cde8cb71e7549640dfaa2</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Muhammad Yunus, whose work alleviating poverty won him a Nobel Peace Prize, was named the head of a new interim government in Bangladesh following the sudden ouster of Sheikh Hasina as prime minister this week. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/07/asia-pacific/politics/nobel-winner-yunus-bangladesh/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/</span><span class="invisible">07/asia-pacific/politics/nobel-winner-yunus-bangladesh/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/muhammadyunus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>muhammadyunus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sheikhhasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheikhhasina</span></a></p>
Flipboard News Desk<p>Bangladesh’s president dissolves Parliament, clearing the way for elections to replace ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.</p><p>AP reports: "President Mohammed Shahabuddin also ordered the release of opposition leader Khaleda Zia from house arrest."</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/B2wJ.J" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/B2wJ.J</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SheikhHasina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheikhHasina</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asia</span></a></p>