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Old photo of submerged India temple falsely linked to 2024 Bangladesh floods

Old photo of submerged India temple falsely linked to 2024 Bangladesh floods

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Screenshot of the false post taken on August 25, 2024 The post surfaced as Bangladesh grappled with severe floods that have killed ...

Photo shows Bangladeshi Muslims praying after cyclone, not following deadly floods

Photo shows Bangladeshi Muslims praying after cyclone, not following deadly floods

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A photo of Muslims praying while standing in chest-high water in May 2020 has resurfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed ...

Bangladesh’s ex-Premier Hasina calls for probe into killings during unrest

Bangladesh’s ex-Premier Hasina calls for probe into killings during unrest

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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called on Tuesday from self-exile in India for an investigation into those ...

How a young generation in Bangladesh forced PM Sheikh Hasina out of power

How a young generation in Bangladesh forced PM Sheikh Hasina out of power

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Jannatul Prome hopes to leave Bangladesh to study more or possibly find a job after she finishes her university degree, frustrated by ...

Protesters pictured in former Sri Lanka president’s house, not ex-Bangladesh PM’s bedroom

Protesters pictured in former Sri Lanka president’s house, not ex-Bangladesh PM’s bedroom

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A Reuters photo of Sri Lankan protesters lounging on a bed at the island nation’s presidential residence in July 2022 has been ...

Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus appeals for calm. He’ll take office Thursday

Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus appeals for calm. He’ll take office Thursday

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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus appealed for calm Wednesday and urged all parties to help the country ...

Mohammed Yunus is set to be 32nd Nobel laureate to be a head of state

Mohammed Yunus is set to be 32nd Nobel laureate to be a head of state

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The decision to have an interim govt headed by Yunus was sealed at a meeting Wednesday in Bangabhaban, the official residence and ...

Who is Muhammad Yunus? Protesters want Nobel laureate to lead Bangladesh

Who is Muhammad Yunus? Protesters want Nobel laureate to lead Bangladesh

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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus has been chosen to head Bangladesh’s interim government after the nation’s longtime ...

Who is Muhammad Yunus? Protesters want Nobel laureate to lead Bangladesh

Bangladesh awaits interim government, protestors want Nobel laureate to lead country

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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s president dissolved parliament Tuesday, clearing the way for new elections to replace the longtime prime minister who ...

India steps up border security after Bangladesh crisis

India steps up border security after Bangladesh crisis

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Sheikh Hasina arrived in India on Monday after fleeing Bangladesh [Getty Images] India has deployed additional troops along its border with Bangladesh ...