At least three people have died in the first reported fatalities after protests driven by Iran’s worsening economic conditions spread Thursday into rural provinces, said authorities.The unrest marks the largest wave of protests in Iran since 2022, when the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody triggered nationwide demonstrations. However, the current protests have…
Iranian authorities say a government building was attacked in the southern city of Fasa amid a wave of protests driven by mounting economic pressure, while officials insist the unrest remains limited and under control.According to the justice ministry’s Mizan news agency, several people damaged parts of the provincial governor’s office on Wednesday. Hamed Ostovar, head…
A large number of people took to the streets as protests erupted in Iran after the country’s currency registered a historic low against the US dollar.Rallies were held in other major cities, including Isfahan in central Iran, Shiraz in the south and Mashhad in the northeast. In some parts of Tehran, police fired tear gas…
A resolution on general issues proposed at the CWC meeting invited a brief discussion after it blamed government for the situation in Bangladesh. However, CWC member Shashi Tharoor said the sentence needed to be rephrased as government or BJP could not be held responsible for the situation in the neighbouring country. Tharoor said government can…
BJP functionaries burn banners of Bangladesh’s interim govt chief Muhammad Yunus, in Patna on Friday NAGPUR: Shattered by horrific lynchings of Dipu Chandra Das and Amrit Mondal, trapped and persecuted Hindus in Bangladesh are sending out an SOS to India to open the borders to escape Islamist mob fury. The fears were accentuated on Thursday…
Bangladesh unrest (File photo) Houses of at least seven Hindu families have been burnt down in Bangladesh in the last five days in what seems to be a targeted attack on the minorities as the nation is in turmoil, local media reports said.As per local media reports, the recent arson attack happened on Tuesday while…
Bangladesh unrest (File photo) Bangladesh reported another lynching of a man named Amrit Mondal, only days after the killing of worker Dipu Chandra Das that sparked widespread criticism over the lack of safety to the minority community in the South Asian nation.According to locals, Samrat had formed a criminal gang and had long been involved…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman landed at the Sylhet airport in Dhaka on Thursday, ending more than 17 years of self-exile in the UK. His return ends a prolonged period abroad that began in 2008, when he left Bangladesh for medical treatment amid heightened legal and political pressures at home.Rahman, the elder son…
KOLKATA: Tabla player Mainak Biswas and photographer Kallab Ghosh, who accompanied Sarod player Shiraz Ali Khan for his December 19 concert at Chhayanaut in Bangladesh, found themselves in a precarious situation in Dhaka after the event was cancelled.Recounting 48 hours of intense anxiety they endured before finally managing to return home on December 22, Biswas…
The situation in Bangladesh remains tense, with violence continuing to erupt. On Wednesday, a man was killed after miscreants hurled a crude bomb from a flyover in Dhaka’s Moghbazar area, the Daily Star reported.The deceased was identified as Saiful. The incident took place around 7pm, according to inspector (operations) of Hatirjheel Police Station, Md Mohiuddin,…