Dhaka: Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is leading an interim government of 17 people, many strident opponents of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina. Yunus, who won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize …
Bangkok: In Bangladesh, weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs turned into a broad uprising that forced the prime minister to flee the country and resign. The …
This week, Bangladeshi students staged protests that led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government. Throughout modern history, students have frequently played a pivotal role in regime changes or …
Bangladesh is currently hogging headlines everywhere for all the wrong reasons. Its long-time leader Sheikh Hasina has just been overthrown, causing her to flee the country. The nation is not …
Washington,: The United States on Tuesday recommended its citizens not to travel to Bangladesh, witnessing civil unrest, crime, and terrorism following the resignation and fleeing of former prime minister Sheikh …
As the Bangladesh story unfolds at blinding speed, my memory goes back to the summer of 1981, when on a sultry morning Ziaur Rahman, the then president of the country, …
Dhaka: With police firings, mob beatings, and arson across the country, at least 135 people were killed in Bangladesh on Monday during unrest, according to Dhaka Tribune. The country announced …
The political crisis in Bangladesh deepened further today as the army took over the reins of the country after the current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled. General Zaman said he …
Dhaka: Amid raging unrest in Bangladesh, senior advisor to the country’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told news agency AFP on August 5 that the resignation of the embattled leader was …
Patuakhali, Bangladesh: More than 115,000 Bangladeshis left their coastal villages on Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation prepared for crashing waves when a cyclone makes …