Dhaka 2.0: Sheikh Hasina fading history, city finds hope in new uncertainty
3 days, 16 hours ago

Dhaka 2.0: Sheikh Hasina fading history, city finds hope in new uncertainty

India Today  

As vehicles—cars, motorbikes and hoards of compressed natural gas-driven autorickshaws, colloquially known as ‘CNGs’—speed out of Dhaka International Airport, murals of the liberation war, meant to decorate the roads and remind one of the bloody but valiant birth of Bangladesh as a sovereign nation, welcome people. Many now feel Mujibur Rahman was not the sole hero of the liberation war, and that by imposing him on history, his daughter and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has done injustice to those who had equally contributed to the country’s independence from Pakistan in 1971. The protesters who had marched into Ganabhaban on August 5 soon after the abrupt fall of the Awami League government and Hasina’s hasty exit from the country to India left it almost in disarray. “The banking system will be stabilised in two to three years, but to make these banks viable in the full sense could take 15-20 years,” said the head of the country’s central bank. The reforms the country needs can only be executed by a democratically elected government,” Ahmed said in a conversation at the BNP’s sprawling party office in Gulshan-2 area of Dhaka.

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Bangladesh tells India it wants ex-PM Hasina back for ‘judicial process’
16 hours, 39 minutes ago

Bangladesh tells India it wants ex-PM Hasina back for ‘judicial process’

Al Jazeera  

Dhaka sends formal request to New Delhi to extradite Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in August amid protests that ended her 15-year rule. Bangladesh has told India it wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi in August, back in the country for “judicial process”, says the acting head of the country’s foreign ministry. “We sent …

Opinion - India is losing Bangladesh to China and Pakistan, and it could get worse
4 days, 16 hours ago

Opinion - India is losing Bangladesh to China and Pakistan, and it could get worse

India Today  

It is hard to be optimistic about the future of India-Bangladesh relations. India now harbours former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who the new leader of Bangladesh, Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus, says must be extradited to Dhaka. The problem, from Yunus’ perspective, is that New Delhi perceives “everybody is Islamist.and will make this country into Afghanistan.” India should also worry about …

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus
1 week ago

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus

Deccan Chronicle  

Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026. Pressure has been growing on Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus -- appointed the country's "chief adviser" after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in August -- to …

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026, says Muhammad Yunus
1 week ago

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026, says Muhammad Yunus

India Today  

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after the August violence, said Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026. Pressure has been growing on Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus -- appointed the country's "chief adviser" after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in August -- to set …

DC Edit | Dhaka needs to act swiftly, firmly to restore normalcy
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1 week, 5 days ago

DC Edit | Dhaka needs to act swiftly, firmly to restore normalcy

Deccan Chronicle  

India has had its say on the situation in Bangladesh where the safety of minorities has been under a grave threat. It was on the cards that Bangladesh would come up with the response that India’s premises were based on “misleading and false information” and that whatever is happening in the country since the fall of Sheikh Hasina Wazed’s government …

Bangladesh to replace Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s image with ‘graffiti’ on banknotes
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Bangladesh to replace Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s image with ‘graffiti’ on banknotes

Live Mint  

Months after Bangladesh's former PM Sheikh Hasina's ousting, Bangladesh is set to remove the image of ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country's founding father, from its currency, Dhaka Tribune reported. Bangladesh's New Currency Design The Bangladesh Bank has begun the process of printing new banknotes, which will feature symbols of the July protests, including religious landmarks, Bengali cultural elements, and …

'Bangladesh Hindus weren't safe under Sheikh Hasina either'
2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Bangladesh Hindus weren't safe under Sheikh Hasina either'

India Today  

India’s ties with Bangladesh are more stressed than ever, with an air of mistrust brewing since the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government and her refuge in India. However, Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to chief advisor of the Bangladesh interim government Muhammad Yunus, says his country is committed to fostering “good and strong” relations with India. A. Sheikh Hasina fled …

Will India extradite Sheikh Hasina if Bangladesh calls for it?
1 month ago

Will India extradite Sheikh Hasina if Bangladesh calls for it?

Firstpost  

Professor Muhammad Yunus, who is currently leading Bangladesh’s interim government, has said that his country will look to extradite Sheikh Hasina from India. “India’s response to Sheikh Hasina’s situation will not only affect bilateral relations but will also reflect the country’s commitment to the rule of law and the protection of fundamental human rights,” said Thukral. Business Standard quoted External …

Bangladesh will seek ex-premier Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from India, says Yunus
1 month ago

Bangladesh will seek ex-premier Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from India, says Yunus

Firstpost  

Muhammad Yunus said that not only the deaths in the uprising but all other violations of human rights, including alleged enforced disappearances while Hasina was in power, would be investigated. Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus said that the country will seek the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, where she has been in exile since August. Yunus …

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s portrait removed from Bangladesh President’s office, casting doubt on future of his legacy
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1 month, 1 week ago

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s portrait removed from Bangladesh President’s office, casting doubt on future of his legacy

Live Mint  

In another instance of Bangladesh interim government giving in to the demands of the students, chief advisor Muhammad Yunus ordered removal of the portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from president's office. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the founding father of Bangladesh and also, father of Sheikh Hasina who was forced to resign and leave country in view of the student uprising …

Sheikh Hasina talks about commitment to working together with Donald Trump again
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sheikh Hasina talks about commitment to working together with Donald Trump again

Op India  

In a rare public statement after she was ousted from power, former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on 6 November issued an official statement congratulating Donald Trump for wining the US presidential elections. Notably, in the statement, Sheikh Hasina talked about “her commitment to working together again”, indicating her plans to return to Bangladesh and become PM again. It said, …

Indranil Banerjie | Hunt for scapegoats won’t improve future of B’desh
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Indranil Banerjie | Hunt for scapegoats won’t improve future of B’desh

Deccan Chronicle  

Bangladesh after the overthrow of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is reminiscent of a carnival on the morning after. The rabble which overthrew the previous government and chose Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus as interim head of the country appears solely focused on punishing former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled Bangladesh a month ago to evade mobs out to lynch …

Can’t catch a cold from B’desh-Pakistan thaw
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Can’t catch a cold from B’desh-Pakistan thaw

Hindustan Times  

After being left in the cold in the corridors of power in Bangladesh for several decades, Pakistan perceives a new opening in Dhaka following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government and the installation of a caretaker administration led by Muhammad Yunus. Students and other activists carry Bangladesh's national flag during a protest march organized by Students Against Discrimination to …

Bangladesh: Jatiya Party denounces blaming India for floods, calls New Delhi to hand over Hasina
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh: Jatiya Party denounces blaming India for floods, calls New Delhi to hand over Hasina

India TV News  

Dhaka: Jatiya Party chairman Ghulam Muhammed Quader has denounced those who blame India for the flood situation in Bangladesh as a "wrong narrative" that exploits existing anti-India sentiments to wrongly attribute responsibility on New Delhi for a natural calamity. Quader, who was Leader of the Opposition in the last Bangladesh Parliament, which was dissolved on August 6, a day after …

Bangladesh’s new ruler is in a race against time
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Bangladesh’s new ruler is in a race against time

Hindustan Times  

OVER THE past ten days Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, has been transformed. Images of Sheikh Hasina, the former prime minister who fled the country on August 5th, and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, her father and Bangladesh’s founding father, have vanished from billboards. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus salutes to the attendees upon arrival at the Bangabhaban to take oath as the head of …

Students who ousted Hasina are helping lead Bangladesh, from the streets to the ministries
4 months, 1 week ago

Students who ousted Hasina are helping lead Bangladesh, from the streets to the ministries

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Within a week of unseating Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out Sheikh Hasina were directing Dhaka’s traffic. FILE - Protesters celebrate at the Parliament House after news of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Aug. 5, 2024. FILE - People visit the vandalized museum dedicated to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of …

'Martyrs & Father of Nation insulted': Hasina slams Bangladesh violence in 1st statement since ouster
4 months, 1 week ago

'Martyrs & Father of Nation insulted': Hasina slams Bangladesh violence in 1st statement since ouster

Firstpost  

Deposed Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina has called for a nationwide mourning on August 15, the anniversary of her family’s massacre by the military in 1975 Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has resigned. File Photo/Reuters In her first statement since her ouster last week, former Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina has said that those opposed to her have insulted the marthyrs of …

How a young generation in Bangladesh forced out the leader who ruled for much of their lives
4 months, 1 week ago

How a young generation in Bangladesh forced out the leader who ruled for much of their lives

Associated Press  

Jannatul Prome hopes to leave Bangladesh to study more or possibly find a job after she finishes her university degree, frustrated by a system that she says doesn’t reward merit and offers little opportunity for young people. A generation of young people, many of whom cannot remember a time before Sheikh Hasina was Bangladesh’s prime minister, led protests that resulted …

Accepting the realities of Bangladesh
4 months, 1 week ago

Accepting the realities of Bangladesh

Hindustan Times  

As the situation in Bangladesh unfolds, television anchors and their guests outdoing each other in finding a new angle, a new accusation, or yet another conspiracy theory. Bangladesh citizen First, the discussion in whether or not India should have welcomed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina into India should take into consideration that everyone has a right to seek political asylum. …

Sheikh Hasina's son dismisses media reports of her visa revocation, says "eternally grateful" to PM Modi
4 months, 1 week ago

Sheikh Hasina's son dismisses media reports of her visa revocation, says "eternally grateful" to PM Modi

The Hindu  

Son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his government’s quick action following the developments in the neighbouring country which led to her departure. Sheikh Hasina’s son also dismissed media reports of a revocation of her visa stating that no one has revoked the visa of the Awami …

Bangladesh crisis: 232 killed since Sheikh Hasina fled to India; Hindus protest over violence | Top updates
4 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh crisis: 232 killed since Sheikh Hasina fled to India; Hindus protest over violence | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

Bangladesh unrest updates: At least 232 people have reportedly died in various attacks and conflicts across Bangladesh over the past three days, after prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India on August 5 amid massive protests demanding her ouster, The Dhaka Tribune reported Members of the Bangladeshi Hindu community hold banners and chant slogans against violence targeting the …

After Hasina: Cautious optimism for Bangladesh’s future
4 months, 1 week ago

After Hasina: Cautious optimism for Bangladesh’s future

Al Jazeera  

By all quantifiable measures, Bangladesh’s now deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was the most entrenched, dominant and brutal dictator the country had seen since its independence. What lies ahead for Bangladesh An interim caretaker government headed by one of Hasina’s nemeses, Dr Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s only Nobel laureate, was sworn in on August 8, three days after Hasina fled. Gobinda …

Ouster of Bangladesh ally a diplomatic dilemma for India
4 months, 1 week ago

Ouster of Bangladesh ally a diplomatic dilemma for India

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The ouster of Bangladesh's autocratic premier sparked celebrations in Dhaka this week but alarm in neighbouring India, which backed Sheikh Hasina to counter rival China and quash Islamist alternatives, analysts say. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to offer his "best wishes" after Bangladesh's newly sworn-in interim leader Muhammad Yunus took power Thursday, saying New …

India says up to Sheikh Hasina to decide future plans
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India says up to Sheikh Hasina to decide future plans

Hindustan Times  

India said on Thursday that it is up to former Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina, who resigned and fled Dhaka on Monday, to decide her future plans, even as it called for the speedy restoration of peace and stability in the neighbouring country amid reports of continuing violence. A view shows a mural of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vandalised …

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's next move? India has no updates, says MEA
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's next move? India has no updates, says MEA

Hindustan Times  

Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Thursday said they don't have any update on former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's plans and that it was for her to take things forward. “As far as former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is concerned, we don't have an update on her plans. Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate economist arrived in …

Did Sheikh Hasina’s good economics lead to political disaster in Bangladesh?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Did Sheikh Hasina’s good economics lead to political disaster in Bangladesh?

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is traumatized by the turn of events since August 5, when she had to flee to India as both the Bangladesh Army and Police stood down on rampaging protests all over the country. Three days later, Sheikh Hasina is at Hindon Air Force base near Delhi and has no immediate plans to …

‘They will kill you’: How Sheikh Hasina's family convinced her to leave Bangladesh
4 months, 2 weeks ago

‘They will kill you’: How Sheikh Hasina's family convinced her to leave Bangladesh

Hindustan Times  

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said in an interview on Wednesday that his mother didn't want to leave the country. A view shows a mural of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vandalised by protesters, a day after her resignation, in Dhaka. He said Sheikh Hasina would stay in Delhi for a while. External …

Bangladesh news Highlights: PM Modi extends ‘best wishes’ to Muhammad Yunus
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh news Highlights: PM Modi extends ‘best wishes’ to Muhammad Yunus

Hindustan Times  

Members of the army clear an entrance of the Ganabhaban, the Bangladeshi prime minister's residence, a day after the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh news Highlights: A new interim government of Bangladesh, headed by Nobel laureate and economist Muhammad Yunus, will be sworn in on Thursday. The Bangladesh Army chief announced the interim government on …

No update on when Sheikh Hasina will leave India: MEA
4 months, 2 weeks ago

No update on when Sheikh Hasina will leave India: MEA

New Indian Express  

The External Affairs Ministry on Thursday informed that it doesn't have any update on when the former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina would leave India. "We do not have any update on her plan," said external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. As Dr Yunus gets ready to bring peace to the streets of Bangladesh and rebuild the country, India said …

Sheikh Hasina's daughter 'heartbroken' to not 'see, hug' mother amid Bangladesh crisis
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sheikh Hasina's daughter 'heartbroken' to not 'see, hug' mother amid Bangladesh crisis

India Today  

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's daughter, Saima Wazed, said she was "heartbroken" for not being able to see and hug her mother following her ouster amid a violent uprising in the country. Sources told India Today TV that 77-year-old Sheikh Hasina was given only 45 minutes by the Bangladesh Army to leave the country. Following Sheikh Hasina's dramatic escape …

Ousted Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina to stay in Delhi 'for a little while', says her son
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ousted Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina to stay in Delhi 'for a little while', says her son

New Indian Express  

DHAKA: Bangladesh's ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India following mass protests against her government, is going to stay in Delhi "for a little while," her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy said on Wednesday. In a video interview with German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, Joy was asked about Hasina's reported plans to seek asylum in a third country. Hasina's daughter, …

Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus, ex-PM Khaleda Zia's son to arrive in Bangladesh as violence continues
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus, ex-PM Khaleda Zia's son to arrive in Bangladesh as violence continues

India TV News  

Bangladesh unrest: As violence continues in Bangladesh following the massive unrest that compelled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country, Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus, who has been chosen as the head of the interim government, is expected to arrive from Paris to Bangladesh as early as Thursday, according to a top source in Dhaka, as violence …

As chaos ease in Bangladesh, here's how duty-bound Indian doctors are working overtime to save lives
4 months, 2 weeks ago

As chaos ease in Bangladesh, here's how duty-bound Indian doctors are working overtime to save lives

India TV News  

Dhaka: While Bangladesh is embroiled in civil unrest over job quotas that escalated to police firings, mob violence and attacks on minorities, several Indian doctors have chosen to remain in violence-hit Dhaka and perform their duty to save lives, working for at least 17-18 hours a day even as their parents in India were concerned over their safety. Speaking to …

Violence, instability in Bangladesh, a grave concern: Centre
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Violence, instability in Bangladesh, a grave concern: Centre

Hindustan Times  

India is deeply concerned about the violence and instability in Bangladesh, especially the status of minority communities and Indian nationals, and has established contact with the new dispensation in Dhaka after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. External affairs minister S Jaishankar, who made suo motu statements on developments in Bangladesh in the …

Islamic fundamentalism, targeted attack against Hindus: Chaos in Bangladesh signals dangerous times ahead
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Islamic fundamentalism, targeted attack against Hindus: Chaos in Bangladesh signals dangerous times ahead

Op India  

Immediately after Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country, scenes of thousands of violent protesters storming the compound of her residence, stealing her utensils, sarees, undergarments and flashing them as war booty and subsequently scaling the iconic parliament building brought us a glimpse of the ominous times that lies ahead for Bangladesh, another nation where democracy was snuffed …

Foreign Hand In Bangladesh? To Rahul's Query, Jaishankar Says 'Pakistani Diplomat Changed His Profile Pic But...'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Foreign Hand In Bangladesh? To Rahul's Query, Jaishankar Says 'Pakistani Diplomat Changed His Profile Pic But...'

News 18  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said it was too early to say anything about the role of foreign conspiracy in the Bangladesh crisis. Responding to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s queries while addressing an all-party meeting convened by the Centre on the Bangladesh unrest on Tuesday morning, Jaishahkar added, “It is too early to rule in or rule out anything, …

Bangladesh Political Crisis: Watch Big Updates Of The Hour Only On ABP News | Sheikh Hasina
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh Political Crisis: Watch Big Updates Of The Hour Only On ABP News | Sheikh Hasina

ABP News  

The situation in Bangladesh is deteriorating rapidly. Following Sheikh Hasina's resignation from the Prime Minister's position and her subsequent departure from the country, control has now shifted to the Bangladeshi military. Meanwhile, on Monday, Bangladeshi President Mohammad Shahabuddin announced that he has accepted Sheikh Hasina's resignation. Several videos of the violence in Bangladesh have surfaced, showing protesters breaking into the …

Astrologer's prediction in 2023 of trouble for Sheikh Hasina in August this year comes true | Check viral post
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Astrologer's prediction in 2023 of trouble for Sheikh Hasina in August this year comes true | Check viral post

India TV News  

Few people, including former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina herself, would have expected that a minor protest in Dhaka would snowball to such an extent that it would topple the Awami League. Dramatic scenes in Bangladesh showed Bangladesh plunged into complete chaos as massive protests in the country, initially against the controversial quota system in government jobs, spiralled into a …

What’s next for Bangladesh after PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s next for Bangladesh after PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation?

Al Jazeera  

A new era is forming in Bangladesh after protests drove out the premier and forced her to flee the country. After 20 years in power, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled Bangladesh amid widespread protests, with her government’s violent crackdown on dissent killing several hundred people and fuelling public anger. What began as student demonstrations against job quotas …

OPINION: The Real Reasons Why Sheikh Hasina's Govt Fell In Bangladesh, And What It Means For India
4 months, 2 weeks ago

OPINION: The Real Reasons Why Sheikh Hasina's Govt Fell In Bangladesh, And What It Means For India

ABP News  

After a prolonged period of intense violence, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina not only had to resign from her post but also flee Bangladesh. Like Father, Like Daughter The political landscape in Bangladesh had left no space for opposition parties, reminiscent of what Sheikh Hasina's father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, did 50 years ago by establishing a single-party regime. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman …

Forced to flee Bangladesh months after poll win, what next for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Forced to flee Bangladesh months after poll win, what next for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina?

Hindustan Times  

As calls for her resignation grew amid widening unrest, Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down from her post on Monday and fled the country along with her sister. Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters stormed the palace of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on August 5, 2024 Shortly after, Hasina's chopper made its way into India and landed at the …

Lessons from Hasina’s debacle
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Lessons from Hasina’s debacle

Hindustan Times  

The end came swiftly. Five decades years after her father, the founder of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was assassinated in his own home, the curtain fell on Sheikh Hasina’s uninterrupted but controversial 15-year-long rule over Bangladesh. The immediate trigger for the stir may have been a lopsided reservation policy that set aside a third of government jobs for descendants of …

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees country after weeks of deadly protests
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees country after weeks of deadly protests

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina …

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns, flees country; army chief announces interim govt
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns, flees country; army chief announces interim govt

Hindustan Times  

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday resigned in the face of massive public protests that left more than 300 people dead since last month, as army chief Gen Waker-uz-Zaman announced that an interim government will be formed to govern the country. The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, which was leading the protests, called on people across Bangladesh to join a ‘March …

Who is Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's ex-PM who left country amid protests?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's ex-PM who left country amid protests?

Hindustan Times  

Amid violent protests in the country, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday and left the capital Dhaka. Sheikh Hasina resigned as Bangladesh prime minister after protesters stormed her residence in Dhaka. Daughter of Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina has been the longest-serving prime minister in the country’s history with close to three decades in office combined. …

'Bangladesh Runs Risk Of Becoming Pakistan': Sheikh Hasina's Son's Warning Amid Turmoil
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Bangladesh Runs Risk Of Becoming Pakistan': Sheikh Hasina's Son's Warning Amid Turmoil

ABP News  

The son of Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that the country runs the risk of becoming like Pakistan one again and added that he would continue to fight for democracy. We will continue to fight for democracy in Bangladesh,” US-based Sajeeb Wazed Joy said in a post on X. Wazeb Joy, who is also an information and …

Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina resigns as widening unrest sees protesters storm her official residence
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina resigns as widening unrest sees protesters storm her official residence

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s prime minister resigned and fled the country Monday after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a broader challenge to her 15-year rule. Men run past a burning vehicle inside the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital, set on fire by protesters, during a rally against Prime …

Bangladesh’s prime minister resigns and flees country as unrest widens
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh’s prime minister resigns and flees country as unrest widens

LA Times  

Protesters celebrate after getting the news of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday. Bangladesh’s prime minister resigned and fled the country Monday, after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a broader challenge to her 15-year rule. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s departure threatens to create even more …

Sheikh Hasina’s tainted legacy after two-decade rule in Bangladesh
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sheikh Hasina’s tainted legacy after two-decade rule in Bangladesh

The Telegraph  

Ms Hasina was first elected to power in 1996, having endeared herself to voters with a water-sharing deal with India and a peace deal with tribal insurgents in the south-east of the country. But just five years later she lost her title to her former ally, Begum Khaleda Zia of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, amid criticisms of alleged corrupt business …

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