Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League will be barred from participating in elections, according to a key adviser from Muhammad Yunus' interim government. The elections will be contested only by pro-Bangladesh groups, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-e-Islam, until significant reforms are implemented.
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A Delhi Court dismissed Medha Patkar's appeal against her 2001 defamation conviction. The court upheld the sentencing of five months imprisonment and a Rs. 10 lakh fine for defaming V K Saxena. Patkar is required to appear in person for sentencing on April 8.
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