The resignation and subsequent flight of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina amidst violent street protests have sparked reactions from around the globe. In Whitechapel, London, a neighborhood with a significant Bangladeshi population, the streets were filled with celebrants waving flags and honking car horns, chanting, “Bangladesh! Bangladesh!” “Bangladesh has achieved its second independence now,” said Abu Sayem, 50. “We got our independence first in 1971, but Sheikh Hasina ruled forcibly. She took away our rights and killed thousands of children.” Cab driver Ishtiaque Choudhury expressed his relief, saying, “It…
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Passengers from diverted Air Europa flight recount turbulence ordeal | World News
Passengers from an Air Europa flight diverted to northeastern Brazil due to severe turbulence on Monday said they feared for their lives during the incident which injured around 40 people, four of whom were taken to intensive care units. “There are passengers with fractures and injuries to their arms, faces, and legs,” one passenger told Reuters in the Brazilian city of Natal, where flight UX045 from Madrid to the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, made an unscheduled landing just after 2.30 a.m. local time (0530 GMT). “It was a pretty horrible feeling.…
Air Europa flight diverted to Brazil after turbulence; 30 injured | World News
An Air Europa flight headed from Madrid to Montevideo, Uruguay, was diverted to a Brazilian airport on Monday after hitting severe turbulence, the carrier said, and 30 passengers experienced minor injuries, local health authorities said. Flight UX045 made an emergency landing at the Natal Airport in northeastern Brazil at 2:32 a.m. local time, according to local airport operator Zurich Airport Brasil. A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft was flying the route, FlightRadar24 data showed. “Our flight bound for Montevideo was diverted to Natal due to strong turbulence,” Air Europa said in…