Bangladesh students asks students to lead for now
On Tuesday Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahabuddin dissolved the parliament after consultation with three heads of defence chiefs and student groups .
He assured the country that fresh elections will be held as soon as possible .
The president also agreed to release former PM and opposition party chief Khalida Zia .
The coordinators of Students Against .
Discrimination , the group which spearheaded the protest, has proposed the name of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mohammad Yunus to head the interim government .
Mr Yunus has given his consent to head an interim government .
After the ouster of Sheikh Hasina , the leaders and MPs of Awami League were among the targets of protesters .
Some ministers of the former government were arrested at the airport while trying to flee the country .
In one incident a hotel owned by a Awami League party General secretary was set afire in Dhaka .About 24 people were burnt alive in this incident .
Houses and businesses of Hindus and Muslim minority Ahmadias were also attacked .
However , in many localities leaders from BNP , Jammat and many other political parties were seen standing guard to Hindu temples to protect them from any attack .
Hasina looks at Saudi Arabia , UAE for asylum
Safe Hasina is currently in ‘ safe house ‘ at Hindon airbase in Delhi . After landing in Delhi she asked permission to fly to the UK . But the permission was not granted yet . It seems “ unlikely “ that she will get permission for asylum in the UK .
The British Foreign secretary in a recent press statement in which he asked for an independent probe in Bangladesh violence , didn’t mention about the asylum request from Sheikh Hasina .
Sheikh Hasina is possibly looking at options for the UAE and Saudi Arabia . Some other options she has are the USA , Helsinki and India .
However she is not expected to go to the USA , as her party had a relationship with the Joe Biden government .
Her daughter Saima Wazed who is regional head of World Health Organisation ( WHO ) lives in New Delhi . But her stay in India will be difficult to explain by the Indian government , if the interim government demands her extradition to Bangladesh for human rights violation charges against her .
Opposition offers full backing to government, in facing Bangladesh challenge
Government called an all party meeting in parliament , the meeting was headed by EAM S Jaishankar .
On Sheikh Hasina’s stay in India , EAM said that the government will give Hasina ‘ space and time ‘ to plan her next step .
He did not rule out the role of “ external forces” in the events leading to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina .
In Parliament, EAM S Jaishankar Jaishankar narrated the whole event . On the security of Indians in Bangladesh he said that there were 19,000 Indians in Bangladesh , 9000 of them were students , majority of them had returned to India in previous surge of violence . Protection to them will be provided through the INDIAN high commission in Dhaka and the Assistant High commission in Chittagong , Rajshahi , Khulna and Sylhet .
On the question of minorities he said that there were reports of various groups and organisations coming for their Protection
and this should be welcomed.
Trade with Bangladesh suspended , BSF on ‘high alert’ on border
Amid ongoing protest , trade between the two countries remaiNed suspended .
Senior BSF official Is visiting the border checkpoint to look into “ security preparedness “ .
BSF announced in a press statement that it is on “ high alert “ along the border .
States that border Bangladesh have also said that they have stepped up vigil along the Bangladesh border .
Bangladesh and India share 4096 km of border , this includes 2,296 km with West Bengal alone . Meghalaya , Tripura and Mizoram are other three states bordering the state .
There is pressure from poor Muslim groups to amend wakf act : Rijiju
The Union government is expected to bring amendments in the Wakf Act , 1995 .
Union minister Kiren Rijiju who is consulting various groups before introduction of the bill said , “ there is a pressure from poor Muslim women and groups to manage the Wakf property in a transparent manner . Several groups have been demanding reform in the wakf act . “
Wakf refers to the properties dedicated exclusively for religious purposes under Islamic law . Wakf boards currently controls 8.7 lakh properties ,spanning 9.4 lakh acres across India with an estimated value of 1.3 lakh crore . It makes them the third largest landowners in India after the armed forces and Indian railways .
World
Harris picks Tim Walz as vice presidential candidate
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Tuesday , selected Minnesota governor Tim Walz to be her running mate .
The decision was backed by President Joe Biden in. a post on X .
Mr Walz is a popular figure in Congress but a relatively unknown figure nationally .
Mr Walz has supported democratic party orthodoxy on issues such as same sex marriage ,affordable care act .
Six Hezbollah fighters killed in strikes ; Israeli warplanes fly over Beirut
A Lebanese security source said six Hezbollah fighters were killed in Israeli strikes on Tuesday in a strike on northern Lebanon .
Since the killing of Hamas chief Haniyeh , Hezbollah has been attacking Israel on a daily basis . The two are exchanging fire daily .
Hamas named GAza chief Yahya Sinwar as militant group’s new political leader
Hamas has named its Gaza strip chief Yahya Sinwar as its new political chief .
This comes after assassination of former chief Ismail Haniyeh .
Sinwar is among the most wanted by Israel. He is blamed to be involved in planning the October 7 strike that killed about 1200 Israelis .
Science
Earthquake 2500 years ago abruptly changed Ganga river’s course
Researchers in a June 2024 paper published in journal nature communications have found that an earthquake of magnitude 7 to 8 was responsible for shifting the course of the river about 2500 years ago . This was the first proof that earthquakes can move rivers . Researchers have found two large sand dikes 2 km wide about 45 km south of modern Ganga river . Based on study of these dikes the researchers concluded this .
The researchers have concluded that the earthquake was either born in Indo Burma mountain ranges , and in the hills of Shilong .
Editorial
From hope to despair
Hasina developed an authoritarian streak as she stayed on in power
The editorial is about the current situation in Bangladesh . Sheikh Hasina was doing the right things for the Bangladesh economy . But her crackdown on opposition and recently on the student movement possibly led to the current situation . Her crackdown on opposition party members and dissent voices didn’t go well .
However , there are chances to doubt that the current situation is in the hands of the US and Pakistan from behind. And the students’ movement was political in nature . India has been complicit in her decision .
This Is causing India trouble as the protesters are attacking minorities in Bangladesh .
The editorial says that the Indian government should not waste time and engage with the new government in Bangladesh for peaceful functioning and development in the region .
