Sheikh Hasina
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‘We’ve ousted this regime and will do so again’: the students bringing change to Bangladesh
Gen Z Bangladeshis say their protests may have ended but their duty to the nation persists, inspiring older co…
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The question for Bangladesh: can it break the spell of its bloodstained history? | Salil Tripathi
Sheikh Hasina has fled and a new interim leader has been named. This is the moment for the country to leave it…
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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus urges peace ahead of return to Bangladesh
Incoming head of interim government hails ‘second Victory Day’ but tells Bangladeshis: ‘Violence is our enemy’…
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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to head Bangladesh’s interim government
Decision came during meeting of military chiefs and organisers of the student protests that helped drive longt…
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Sheikh Hasina: child of the revolution who eroded Bangladesh’s democracy
The sudden downfall of the world’s longest-serving female leader has ended one of South Asia’s most enduring p…
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Mass protests in Bangladesh – in pictures
Tens of thousands of protesters surged through the capital, Dhaka, after the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, re…
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Bangladesh parliament dissolved a day after resignation of prime minister
Move comes after longtime leader Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled country after weeks of deadly unrestExplainer…
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Why has Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled?
The 76-year-old has suddenly left the country after weeks of student-led protests that were met with violenceB…
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Bangladesh arrests more than 10,000 in crackdown on protests
Student protests that began over government-job quotas have led to mass roundups, says families of detaineesBa…
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Protesters attack Bangladeshi state broadcaster after PM’s call for calm
Incensed crowd facing riot police set BTV building on fire as students demand end to discriminatory job quotas…
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Hasina wins fifth term as Bangladesh PM after opposition boycotts vote
Turnout reportedly as low as 40% after opposition party called general strike over ‘sham election’Bangladesh’s…
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Polls set to open in Bangladesh election guaranteed to hand Sheikh Hasina a fifth term
Already decimated by mass arrests, opposition parties have boycotted the election, which will give victory to …
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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus convicted of violating Bangladesh’s labour laws
Prizewinner has earned the enmity of the prime minister, who accused him of ‘sucking blood’ from poor peopleNo…
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Bangladesh media in fear after PM’s ‘people’s enemy’ attack
Even stories on cost of living leave journalists facing assault, threats and arrest under Digital Security Act…
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‘They beat me with sticks’: Bangladesh opposition reels under crackdown as thousands held
Police accused of shooting at activists and leaders of growing street protests against Sheikh Hasina’s draconi…