Bangladesh drops Sheikh Mujib from currency

• New notes feature natural landscapes and landmarks, not leaders • Hasina’s trial over ordering mass killings kicks off • Top court overturns ban on Jamaat-i-Islami DHAKA: Bangladesh on Sunday began issuing new banknotes removing images of its founding …

Bangladesh currency drops Bangabandhu's image, new notes without Mujib's pic are out

In anticipation of Eid-ul-Adha, the Bangladesh central bank has released new currency notes of Taka 1,000, Taka 50, and Taka 20. These notes replace the image of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with depictions of nationally significant establishments and …

Bangladesh hammered by seven wickets in third Pakistan T20I

Mohammad Haris hit a swashbuckling maiden international century to guide Pakistan to a 3-0 clean sweep of Bangladesh with a seven-wicket win in the third and final Twenty20 international in Lahore on Sunday. Haris, playing in his 17th T20I, carted seven …

2,000 illegal immigrants ‘pushed back’ into Bangladesh since Op Sindoor: Report

At least 2,000 alleged illegal Bangladeshi immigrants have been ‘pushed back’ across the border by Indian authorities since Operation Sindoor began in the early hours of May 7, according to a report. The action was taken following a nationwide verification …

Bangladesh banknotes replace Sheikh Mujibur Rahman portrait

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Sunday issued new banknotes to replace designs featuring its founding president, the father of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina who was overthrown last year. The South Asian nation of some 170 million people has been run by a …

Bangladesh drops founding father Mujibur Rahman from currency as daughter Hasina faces trial

Revenge of 1971: Hafiz Saeed's outfit claims role in Hasina's Bangladesh ouster

Some leaders of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the Pakistan-based terror outfit led by Hafiz Saeed, have claimed that they were involved in last year's mass uprising in Bangladesh that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. JuD leaders - …

Bangladesh opens trial of deposed ex-PM Sheikh Hasina

According to the charges, Hasina was directly responsible for ordering all state forces, her Awami League party and its associates to carry out actions that led to mass killings, injuries, targeted violence against women and children, the incineration of …

Haris hits ton as Pakistan crush Bangladesh to sweep T20I 3-0

LAHORE: Mohammad Haris lit up the Gaddafi Stadium with a blistering maiden T20I century as Pakistan cruised to a commanding seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the third and final T20I on Sunday, completing a clinical 3-0 series whitewash. Chasing a …

Pakistan seeks stronger ties with Bangladesh

LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Sunday that Pakistan intended to forge strong bilateral relations with Bangladesh in all areas, including commerce, trade, sports, culture and people-to-people ties. Speaking at a reception hosted to Bangladesh …