Swearing-In Of New Interim Govt In Bangladesh on Thursday

• By Thetripurapost Desk, Dhaka
• Aug 07, 2024
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Amid political turmoil in Bangladesh, the swearing-in ceremony of the new government will be held on Thursday (August 8) at 8:30 pm. 

Army Chief Waqar-uz-Zaman gave this information. He said that the new government will have 15 members.

Interim government's chief advisor Mohammad Yunus will also return to Bangladesh from Paris tomorrow. On the other hand, The Hindu has claimed in its report that after not getting asylum in London, Sheikh Hasina may go to UAE, Saudi Arabia or Finland.

Hasina's son Wazed Joy had said that she has not sought refuge in any other country. Hasina will stay in India for now. Earlier, about 29 leaders associated with Hasina's party Awami League and its allies were killed in Bangladesh.

190 employees of the Indian Embassy have been evacuated from Bangladesh due to security reasons. Sheikh Hasina left Bangladesh on 5 August amid violence in the neighboring country. She came to India by military aircraft. Currently, she has been kept in a safe house.

The violent protests in Bangladesh have resulted in a loss of 75,000 crore Taka (54 thousand crore rupees) in the last 15 days.

205 people have been brought back to Delhi from Dhaka by a special Air India flight. This includes 6 children as well.
Famous Bengali singer Rahul Anand's 140-year-old house in Dhaka's Dhanmondi was burnt down. It was also looted