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Aug 6, 2024 · Bangladesh’s embattled prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, fled the country on Aug. 5, 2024, after weeks of protests that have resulted in scores of deaths. Her departure is a landmark moment, but one...
Aug 7, 2024 · Inside Bangladesh it’s being dubbed a Gen Z revolution – a protest movement that pitted mostly young student demonstrators against a 76-year-old leader who had dominated her nation for...
Aug 5, 2024 · More than 90 people were killed on Sunday alone as clashes between security officials and demonstrators escalated and protesters called for Hasina to step down. Police fired rubber bullets and...
Bangladesh is at a historic turning point. Weeks of anti-government protests have toppled its long-serving prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and an interim government is expected to be formed. After...
Jul 16, 2024 · More than 400 people were injured on Monday and Tuesday during attacks on protesters who are against the government job quota system amid rising unemployment in the South Asian nation.
Aug 5, 2024 · We are pausing our coverage of events in Bangladesh for today, with the country waiting to see what will happen next. With parliament dissolved, the way is clear for an interim government to be...
Aug 5, 2024 · Jubilant crowds thronged the streets of Bangladesh’s capital on Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country. The army chief said in a statement to the nation that...
Aug 8, 2024 · Almost 300 people have died in Bangladesh amid protests that have forced its prime minister to flee the country. Sheikh Hasina Wazed, 76, was forced to resign on Monday after more than a month of student demonstrations over government job restrictions.
Aug 4, 2024 · At least 91 people have been killed, including 13 police officers, and dozens more injured in a new round of violence in Bangladesh as police fired tear gas and lobbed stun grenades to...
Aug 4, 2024 · What’s happening in Bangladesh? A curfew which was in effect from midnight ended at 6am today after which all government offices and education institutions have reopened, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) was quoted by Dhaka Tribune.