カテゴリー: Bangladesh
Former PM and others accused over actions of police who fired on protesters, killing shop owner crossing streetA court in Bangladesh has ordered an investigation into the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s alleged role in the death of a grocery shop…
Witnesses say people killed in artillery and drone attack that targeted civilians fleeing violenceMany dozens of Rohingya people, including children, were killed in an artillery and drone attack that targeted civilians as they tried to flee Myanmar las…
Student protesters who forced out Sheikh Hasina have put Muhammad Yunus and interim government on notice that the old politics cannot returnThe relief in Dhaka was palpable. “It feels good that finally we have educated people running our government,” s…
Reporters cautiously optimistic as interim government takes over after years of intimation and censorship under outgoing prime ministerBangladeshi journalists are hoping the resignation of prime minister Sheikh Hasina will bring to an end an era of cen…
After 15 years in power, Bangladesh’s prime minister suddenly resigned and fled the country. Sheikh Hasina’s departure, which came after weeks of student-led protests that were met with deadly force, was greeted with jubilation on the streets of the ca…
Nobel laureate hopes to restore calm and rebuild country after uprising that ended Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year ruleProfile: who is Muhammad Yunus?Explainer: Why has Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled?Muhammad Yunus has been sworn in as head of a new caretaker…
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, fled this week amid mass unrest. This is a chance to replace autocracy with real civil and political rightsA “second liberation day”. That is how Muhammad Yunus, Nobel peace laureate, hailed the moment when Bangladesh…
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…
The Nobel Prize winner and long-time foe of Sheikh Hasina, is credited with lifting millions of people out of poverty by providing microfinancing Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been chosen to head the Bangladesh’s interim government after the nation…
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…
We would like to hear your reaction to Hasina resigning and fleeing the country following a crackdown against student protestersThe Bangladesh parliament has been dissolved by the president of the country, following the resignation of its prime ministe…
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…