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How a young generation in Bangladesh forced out the leader who ruled for much of their lives

  • Jannatul Prome hopes to leave Bangladesh to study more or possibly find a job after she finishes her university degree, frustrated by a system that she says doesn’t reward merit and offers little opportunity for young people. “We have very limited scope here,” said the 21-year-old, who would h...
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How a young generation in Bangladesh forced out the leader who ruled for much of their lives

  • Jannatul Prome hopes to leave Bangladesh to study more or possibly find a job after she finishes her university degree, frustrated by a system that she says doesn’t reward merit and offers little opportunity for young people. “We have very limited scope here,” said the 21-year-old, who would h...
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Cartoon by Amjad Rasmi. (Courtesy of Asharq Al-Awsat)

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PM says visit of Imam of Prophet’s Mosque to further strengthen Pakistan-Saudi Arabia ties

  • ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday met with Imam of the Prophet’s Mosque, Sheikh Dr. Salah bin Muhammad Al-Budair, in Lahore and told him that his visit would further strengthen relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, Sharif’s office said. Sheikh Dr. Salah bin Muhammad Al-...
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Bangladesh retain ex-lawmaker Shakib for Pakistan Tests

  • DHAKA: Bangladesh retained all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Sunday in the squad for this month’s Test series against Pakistan, despite the former ruling party lawmaker facing backlash after the country’s premier was toppled. Shakib, 37, lost his status as a lawmaker after parliament was dissolve...
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State failure in Balochistan

  • Pakistan’s strategically located western province of Balochistan was once again in the eye of the storm for two weeks, before a deal with the government broke an impasse on Thursday. For days, angry protesters disrupted life in parts of the province, which has long been a center of discontent. ...
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Hundreds gather in Karachi to demand end to ‘misuse’ of blasphemy laws, ‘discrimination’ against minorities

  • KARACHI: Hundreds of people attended on Sunday a minority rights rally in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi and called for an end to “discrimination” against minorities and the “misuse” of the country’s blasphemy laws, defying threats from a religious group. Blasphemy, punishable by death...
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Attacks, online misinformation frighten Bangladeshi Hindus in wake of Hasina’s ouster

  • DHAKA: Young Bangladeshi professional Tanushree Shaha is outraged by recent mob violence against her family in the chaotic wake of premier Sheikh Hasina’s ouster from power, fearful that her fellow Hindus could face more reprisals. Those fears, however justified, are being turbocharged by a wa...
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Two soldiers killed in Indian-administered Kashmir clashes

  • NEW DELHI: Two Indian soldiers were killed in clashes in Kashmir, the military said early Sunday, after security forces exchanged fire with militants in the disputed territory. Kashmir, particularly its southern Hindu-majority region Jammu, has seen a string of battles with insurgents in recen...
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President, PM vow to protect religious freedoms as Pakistan marks Minorities’ Day

  • ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s president and prime minister on Sunday promised to protect religious freedoms as the South Asian country marked the National Minorities Day, Pakistani state media reported. Pakistan observes the National Minorities Day every year on August 11 since 2009, when the Pakistan...
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