カテゴリー: Bangladesh
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…
At least four people have died in an apparent arson attack on a train in Bangladesh, adding to tension before parliamentary elections on Sunday. The fire on Friday raced through four coaches in the passenger train in what one police official called an …
Four people also killed in suspected arson attack on a train, which police say was aimed at scaring people before votePolling booths have been set on fire in Bangladesh on the eve of general elections.On Friday four people, including two children, died…
The election has been branded a ‘sham’ designed to cement Hasina’s rule by exiled opposition leader Tarique RahmanAn opposition boycott looks set to usher prime minister Sheikh Hasina to a fourth straight term in the Bangladesh election this weekend.Th…
A diplomatic breakthrough has allowed 62 refugees to start a new life in America. Yet a million still remain in fear and poverty in the Bangladeshi campsAfter 23 hours on his first international flight, it was only after stepping off the plane in the U…
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 …
What to expect in Gaza, Ukraine, the US elections, China, Europe and the rest of the worldThe year 2024 will be a critical one. The future of Gaza and the West Bank may hinge in part on whether Donald Trump returns to the White House – as may the outco…
UN warns of possible tragedy unless people are rescued from two boats on Andaman SeaAbout 400 Rohingya refugees have been adrift in two boats on the Andaman Sea for about two weeks, according to the United Nations, which called on regional governments …
Workers describe hands and arms being targeted in ‘merciless’ beatings as protests over low wages turn increasingly violent in DhakaWhen Masuma Akhtar arrived at the garment factory where she works on the outskirts of Dhaka on 31 October, she was expec…
Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party are seeking a fourth consecutive term and are accused of harassing the rival BNP partyIn Bangladesh, there is no more room left in the prisons. In the last two weeks alone, almost 10,000 opposition leaders, supp…
A Bangladeshi woman was shot dead on Wednesday after police in Dhaka opened fire during a protest held by garment workers demanding higher wages. Anjuara Khatun, a 26-year-old machine operator at Islam Garments in Gazipur, was on her way home after the…
Employees making clothes for fast-fashion brands have been demonstrating against a new minimum salary of £92 a monthA Bangladeshi woman was shot dead on Wednesday after police in Dhaka opened fire during a protest held by garment workers demanding a w…
Garment workers in Bangladesh making clothes for UK brands say plans to increase their pay to £76 a month is not enough to surviveGarment workers making clothes in Bangladesh for UK high-street brands say they are facing starvation and are having to st…