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UK MPs withdraw report criticising current Bangladesh regime over ‘bias’

Exclusive: Complaints said report was ‘inaccurate’ and biased in favour of ousted Sheikh Hasina’s governmentA group of MPs has withdrawn a controversial report into Bangladesh after complaints that it was biased in favour of the ousted government of Sh…

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We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2024 – part one

From an exuberant mountaineering woman to a boy representing unheard refugees, here are some of the brave individuals that gave us hopeNine years ago, Cecilia Llusco was one of 11 Indigenous women who made it to the summit of the 6,088 metre-high Huayn…

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Tulip Siddiq questioned over multibillion-pound embezzlement allegations

Treasury minister denies claims by Bangladesh that she helped broker corrupt deal with Russia to build nuclear plantThe Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has been questioned by the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team after Bangladesh’s anti-corrupt…

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Did democracy survive the 2024 global election marathon?

From India to Venezuela and Senegal to the US, democracy was tested, as more people voted than in any year beforeIn January, as this bumper year of elections got under way, breathless editorials and reheated hot takes made it clear the stakes could not…

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‘Many migrant workers will die’: the likely human cost of awarding the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia

Millions of migrants will build stadiums, transport networks and hotels. But testimonies from Bangladeshis who have worked there suggest abuse is deeply entrenched in the Gulf kingdomWhen Shahadat set out for Saudi Arabia from his village in Bangladesh…

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