At least 49 teachers in Bangladesh belonging to minority communities were forced to resign following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina as prime minister on August 5, The Daily Star reported on Saturday (Aug 31) citing a minority organisation.

At least 49 minority community teachers in Bangladesh forced to resign since Sheikh Hasina’s ouster

Bangladesh on Thursday (Aug 15) instructed seven envoys appointed on a contractual basis by the previous Sheikh Hasina government to return to the country immediately, local media report.

Bangladesh recalls seven envoys appointed by previous Sheikh Hasina govt

The high-profile resignations of Bangladeshi officials close to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina were legal, the interim government's head Muhammad Yunus said during the weekend.

Resignations of Bangladeshi officials close to Sheikh Hasina were legal: Yunus

Appellate Division Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam was appointed as the acting chief justice of Bangladesh on Saturday after the resignation of Obaidul Hassan on Saturday (Aug 10) in the face of the protests against the previous government led by ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, local media reported.

Bangladesh gets acting chief justice after Obaidul Hassan's resignation

Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus is all set to take the helm of Bangladesh's interim government. The 84-year-old microfinance pioneer once upon a time helped Bangladesh unleash breakneck economic growth and will now once again man the nation that is in the grip of major unrest.

Who is Muhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh’s new interim government?

Bangladesh army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said Wednesday that a new interim government was likely to be sworn in on Thursday evening after Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus returned to the country.

Bangladesh: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus led interim government to take oath tomorrow

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been selected to lead Bangladesh's interim government on Tuesday (Aug 6). The move came after his name was backed by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead Bangladesh's interim government

Khaleda Zia, the arch-rival of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled the country just days earlier after being freed from years of house arrest, on Wednesday (August 7) thanked protestors for making the "impossible possible".

Bangladesh | Hasina's bitterest foe, Khaleda Zia, thanks protesting students for making 'impossible possible'

Amid the ongoing Bangladesh crisis non-essential staff, and families of diplomats from the Indian high commission in the country have returned to India. The return has happened on a voluntary basis through commercial flights.

Bangladesh crisis: Non essential staff from Indian High Commission leaves Dhaka

Former Bangladesh captain and all-rounder Mashrafe Mortaza's house, in Narail, was set on fire by angry protesters amid the ongoing chaos in the country. On Monday (Aug 5), Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country in the aftermath of violent student protests over a government jobs quota scheme.

Bangladesh unrest: SHOCKING! Former captain Mashrafe Mortaza's house set on fire as country in chaos

At least 90 people have been killed in Bangladesh due to the fresh clashes between student protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and pro-government supporters, local media reported on Sunday (Aug 4) The dead included 14 police personnel while 300 others have been wounded, police and doctors told the news agency AFP.

Bangladesh unrest: India issues advisory for its citizens in Bangladesh; death toll in fresh clashes at 90

Sheikh Hasina, who resigned as Bangladesh's prime minister on Monday (Aug 5), will not make a comeback in politics, said her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy. Speaking to BBC, Joy said that Hasina had been considering stepping down since Sunday, and left Bangladesh for her own safety after her family insisted.

Bangladesh unrest: Sheikh Hasina won't make a political comeback, says son

Bangladesh student protests: Sheikh Hasina resigned as Bangladesh prime minister and left the country on Monday (Aug 5) after weeks of student protests that culminated in a mob of youth storming her official residence.

Bangladesh student protests: Who is Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman, army chief in charge as PM Sheikh Hasina quits?

Students Against Discrimination leader Nahid Islam, who has been leading the ongoing anti-government protests in Bangladesh, demanded on Saturday (Aug 3) that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina must resign and face trial for a police crackdown on protesters in July.

Bangladesh unrest: PM Hasina must resign, face trial, says student leader