Sheikh Hasina
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How hope is fading: the mobs bringing violence back to the streets of Bangladesh
As crowds attack newspaper offices and violence has killed 184 people, the optimism around Sheikh Hasina’s ove…
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Violent protests in Bangladesh after pro-democracy figure dies in hospital
Youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi was shot by masked assailants on 12 December as he left a mosqueViolence broke …
- Bangladesh, London, Politics, Sheikh Hasina, South and Central Asia, Tulip Siddiq, UK news, World news
What led to Bangladesh trial of former UK minister Tulip Siddiq in her absence?
Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate says she has not been informed of charges against herTulip Siddiq, the La…
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Leading lawyers condemn ‘contrived’ Bangladesh trial of former UK minister
Exclusive: High-profile lawyers suggest ex-City minister Tulip Siddiq has not enjoyed basic rights during her …
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Sheikh Hasina: Why has the former PM of Bangladesh been sentenced to death? – video explainer
Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Dhaka …
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Moment Bangladesh tribunal sentences Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity – video
A special tribunal in Dhaka sentences to death the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina over the crackdown on a…
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Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity
Hasina sentenced in absentia by court in Dhaka over deadly crackdown on student-led uprising last yearBanglade…
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Tulip Siddiq fears plans to use ‘fake’ documents to secure conviction in corruption trial
Exclusive: Ex-minister being tried in absentia in Bangladesh claims ID card and passport tendered as evidence …
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From Colombo to Kathmandu, the furious youth movements toppling entrenched elites
Talk of revolution in the coffee shops of Nepal increased after protest movements across south AsiaAcross Kath…
- Bangladesh, Labour, Muhammad Yunus, Politics, Sheikh Hasina, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
‘I’m collateral damage’: ex-minister Tulip Siddiq on her Bangladesh corruption trial
Exclusive: MP and niece of ousted Bangladesh prime minister says allegations against her are ‘completely absur…
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‘She should answer for what she did’: trial of ex-Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina begins
At least 1,400 people died protesting against the rule of the deposed prime minister, who now faces multiple c…
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‘Because of women it became a people’s revolution’: what has changed one year on from Bangladesh’s student uprising?
Five female activists talk about their lives since Sheikh Hasina was ousted – and how the country can secure l…
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China’s fast-fashion capital slows down under Trump’s trade war
Guangzhou is the humming heart of the global fast fashion industry, but uncertainty over US tariffs is putting…
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Bangladeshis linked to Hasina regime appear to have made UK property transactions in past year
Call for asset freezes after figures under investigation in Dhaka employed services of UK law firms and consul…
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Bangladesh caretaker government overturns use of ‘sir’ to address female officials
Protocol was ‘clearly odd’ relic of regime of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina, administration says in revision of …