Evening briefing: Owaisi reacts to buzz around Waqf Board plan; 23 killed in Bangladesh as protests reignite; and more

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Published on: Aug 4, 2024, 18:26:57 IST

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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has reacted to buzz over Centre's plan to bring a bill to curb the powers of Waqf Board over assets. “Firstly, when Parliament is in session, the central government is acting against parliamentary supremacy and privileges and informing the media and not informing Parliament. I can say that whatever has been written in the media about this proposed amendment shows that the Modi government wants to take away the autonomy of the Waqf Board and it wants to interfere,” AIMIM quoted Owaisi as saying. According to a media report, the Centre is set to make amendments to the Waqf Act to restrict the powers of the Waqf Board. As per the report, the amendments are aimed to curb the Board's authority to designate any property as ‘Waqf property’. Dig deeper.

The death toll following clashes in Bangladesh protesting the Hasina regime's stand on government job quotas has risen to at least 23 on Sunday, according to police and doctors, reported news agency AFP. The deaths were reported in the nation capital Dhaka, Bogra, Pabna, Rangpur, Magura, Comilla, Barisal and Feni districts. An indefinite curfew has been imposed on the country on Sunday evening by the nation's government. Dig deeper.

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