カテゴリー: Sheikh Hasina
Gen Z Bangladeshis say their protests may have ended but their duty to the nation persists, inspiring older compatriotsStudents are out in force on the streets of Dhaka, no longer protesting but working to put a city back together after the dramatic ev…
Sheikh Hasina has fled and a new interim leader has been named. This is the moment for the country to leave its dynastic politics behindOne of the most striking images from Dhaka this week has been the razing of the statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Ban…
Incoming head of interim government hails ‘second Victory Day’ but tells Bangladeshis: ‘Violence is our enemy’Profile: Who is Muhammad Yunus?The Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who is to lead an interim government in Bangladesh, urged people in the coun…
Decision came during meeting of military chiefs and organisers of the student protests that helped drive longtime prime minister Sheikh Hasina from powerProfile: who is Muhammad Yunus?Explainer: Why has Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled?Mass protests in …
The sudden downfall of the world’s longest-serving female leader has ended one of South Asia’s most enduring political dynasties. But will Hasina’s legacy be huge development gains or rights abuses and alleged killings?The world’s longest-serving femal…
Tens of thousands of protesters surged through the capital, Dhaka, after the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, resigned on Monday to end her 15 years in power Continue reading…
Move comes after longtime leader Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled country after weeks of deadly unrestExplainer: Why has Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled?Mass protests in Bangladesh – in picturesThe president of Bangladesh has dissolved the country’s par…
The 76-year-old has suddenly left the country after weeks of student-led protests that were met with violenceBangladesh PM has resigned and left country, army chief confirmsAfter 15 years in power, Bangladesh’s prime minister has suddenly resigned and …
Student protests that began over government-job quotas have led to mass roundups, says families of detaineesBangladesh has arrested more than 10,000 people and banned a major opposition party as part of a crackdown on dissent after weeks of protests.Th…
Incensed crowd facing riot police set BTV building on fire as students demand end to discriminatory job quotas Bangladeshi students have set fire to the state broadcaster’s building a day after the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, appeared on the network…
Turnout reportedly as low as 40% after opposition party called general strike over ‘sham election’Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has won office for a fifth term, in an election that was overshadowed by a ruthless crackdown on the oppositio…
Already decimated by mass arrests, opposition parties have boycotted the election, which will give victory to the ruling Awami LeagueBangladesh votes on Sunday in an election guaranteed to give prime minister sheikh Hasina her fifth term in office, aft…
Prizewinner has earned the enmity of the prime minister, who accused him of ‘sucking blood’ from poor peopleNobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus has been convicted of violating Bangladesh’s labour laws in a case decried by his supporters as politically …
Even stories on cost of living leave journalists facing assault, threats and arrest under Digital Security ActFour weeks ago, a reporter in Bangladesh was hauled from his office, badly beaten – and then thrown from the roof of his building, leaving him…
Police accused of shooting at activists and leaders of growing street protests against Sheikh Hasina’s draconian governmentIt was a warm afternoon in May 2020 when Ahmed Kabir Kishore, dozing lazily, awoke to 20 men breaking down the door of his apartm…