The Independent

Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s prime minister of 15 years, has fled the country after protesters demanding that she step down stormed her residence on Monday.Ms Hasina, 76, reportedly handed over the country’s reins to the military before flying out in a helicopter to India, her strongest ally, bringing to an ignominious end her iron-fisted rule.Bangladesh, a country of 160 million people, plunged into turmoil in late June when Ms Hasina’s government launched a crackdown on mainly student protesters demanding the rollback of a contentious quota system for government jobs. The crackdown saw dozens of protesters killed, many more injured and thousands...

Sheikh Hasina: The woman who ruled Bangladesh with an iron fist for 15 years

NBC News

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country amid a mass uprising that left hundreds of people dead and pushed the South Asian nation to the brink of chaos. The decision, announced early Wednesday by...

Nobel laureate Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government after unrest ousted Hasina

Business Times

Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, resigned and fled the country on Monday amidst escalating anti-government protests that have left nearly 100 people dead in the capital, Dhaka. Sources confirmed that Hasina is en route to London, marking a significant shift in Bangladesh's political landscape.

Sheikh Hasina Flees Bangladesh Amid Deadly Protests, Heading to London

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus has been asked to lead an interim government in Bangladesh following the resignation and flight of long-serving Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. This decision comes in the wake of a powerful student-led protest movement that has swept through the country, culminating in the demand for new leadership.

Muhammad Yunus Tapped to Lead Bangladesh as Hasina Resigns Amid Protests

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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Protesters who overthrew Bangladesh’s prime minister pushed for Nobel Peace Prize-winner Muhammad Yunus to be installed as chief advisor of the new interim government. His potential ascension would carry huge symbolism: Yunus was lauded worldwide for pioneering microloans to the poor, but faced corruption charges at home, allegations he insisted were politically motivated.

Yunus proposed as Bangladesh leader

Florida State

Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government commended Bangladesh's army on Monday for its "restraint" and urged the democratic formation of an interim government after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the South Asian country.

US commends Bangladesh army for 'restraint' after PM Sheikh Hasina flees

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday and fled the country, multiple sources said, as more people were killed in some of the worst violence since the birth of the South Asian nation more than five decades ago. More information with FRANCE 24 regional correspondent in New Delhi, India, Navodita Kumari.

Bangladesh PM Hasina resigns, army chief says will 'form an interim government'

With hurricane season posing a consistent threat six months out of the year, who would not like a little help getting their home ready for the harsh weather to come? Senate Bill 7028: My Safe Florida Home Program, approved by Governor DeSantis on April 24, 2024, and effective as of July 1, appropriates a one-time total of $200 million from 2024 to 2025 for the purpose of funding hurricane mitigation grants and inspections, as well as outreach and administration costs, to support homeowners in Florida.

DeSantis Signs New Bill Giving $200 Million To Homeowners

Environmental advocacy group Just Stop Oil announced Tuesday that five supporters had been remanded to prison, which they say means the “number of people imprisoned in the UK for demanding action to address the climate crisis has now risen to 26.”. The five supporters of Just Stop Oil appeared...

Five UK environmental activists jailed over protests

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Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

The Hill

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India on Monday shortly after resigning from her post, following weeks of unrest in the South Asian nation that culminated in nearly 100 deaths in clashes this weekend. Hasina arrived Monday at the Hindan Air Force Station in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, according to Indian…

Bangladesh’s PM resigns after nearly 100 killed in weekend clashes

POLITICO

Her departure threatens to create even more instability in the nation.

Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina resigns, flees country as protesters storm her official residence

DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh's protest leaders said they expect members of an interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, to be finalised on Wednesday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina quit and fled to India following a violent crackdown on a student-led uprising.

Bangladesh protesters expect interim government to be finalised on Wednesday

When Nazmul Arefin caught wind that Sheikh Hasina - the woman who had led Bangladesh with an iron fist for 15 years - was about to flee the country, he dropped everything and ran onto the streets of Dhaka. Outside, thousands of anti-government protesters were already marching across the capital,...

'Free again': An uncertain Bangladesh emerges from Sheikh Hasina's grip

Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025 , a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.

Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid

Milwaukee, WI

It was a scene to behold: a union president delivering a booming, barn-burner speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee—“the first Teamster in our 121-year history” to address the Republican Party, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien told the cheering crowd. While the union hasn’t endorsed former President Donald Trump (yet), O’Brien’s appearance—and Trump’s pick of Ohio Senator and “ Hillbilly Elegy ” author J.D. Vance as his running mate—aimed to solidify the bizarre notion that the Republican ticket is pro-labor and “ economic populist .”

How Trump and Vance Betray America’s Workers

 Jubilation turned to anxiety in Bangladesh on Tuesday as the focus of student protesters turned to who should lead the country, now that authoritarian prime minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled to neighbouring India.Ms Hasina, 76, who had governed the country for more than two decades across four terms, dramatically stepped down on Monday afternoon after violent protests over a contentious job quota scheme swelled into a popular uprising.The army chief who announced Ms Hasina’s resignation, General Waker-uz-Zaman, said the army would be involved in talks to form an interim government with president Mohammed Shahabuddin, who formally dissolved...

Bangladesh protest leaders call for jailed Nobel laureate to lead after Sheikh Hasina’s exit

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Bangladesh president dissolves parliament one day after prime minister resignation

President of Bangladesh Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved the country’s parliament following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and weeks of deadly civil unrest, local news reported...

Bangladesh president dissolves parliament one day after prime minister resignation

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