Bangladesh’s new outcasts: Students from ex-PM Hasina’s party now in hiding Until August, they dominated college campuses and were accused of leading violent mobs against anti-Hasina protesters. Al Jazeera · Oct 27, 2024
Shakib Al Hasan apologises for 'silence' during Bangladesh protests, explains political stance Shakib Al Hasan has apologised for his silence during the protests in Bangladesh in July, which resulted in hundreds of deaths. It is the first time that Shakib has spoken about the student-led movement which brought the fall of the longstanding Awami League-led government - in which he was a… The Times of India · Oct 9, 2024
‘Why was my child killed?’ Parents grieve a month after Bangladesh clashes Grief-stricken parents share how their young children were killed during the July unrest and crackdowns on students. Al Jazeera · Sep 1, 2024
Hasina, floods, visas: What’s troubling India-Bangladesh relations? Bangladesh’s opposition demands Sheikh Hasina be extradited from India and tensions sour following her overthrow. Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2024
Hope on the horizon? What Bangladesh’s regime change could mean for Rohingya refugees Bangladesh is experiencing a seismic shift after 18 years of Awami League rule ended abruptly due to intensive student protests. This upheaval, and the crackdowns that resulted in the deaths of more than 300 protesters, forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee the country and ushered in an interim government. The Conversation · Aug 19, 2024
Bangladesh Mob, Vowing To 'Guard Revolution', Beats Ex-PM's Supporters Hasina, 76, fled to neighbouring India by helicopter last week as student-led protests flooded Dhaka's streets in a dramatic end to her iron-fisted rule of 15 years. Latin Times · Aug 15, 2024
Bangladesh Mob Beats Suspected Supporters Of Ex-PM Hasina After Rally Call A mob wielding bamboo rods and plastic pipes beat several suspected supporters of Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, vowing to quash a rumoured rally for the ousted Bangladesh premier outside her childhood home. International Business Times · Aug 15, 2024
Bangladeshi Students On Guard As Exiled PM Urges Show Of Strength Hundreds of Bangladeshi students wielding bamboo rods patrolled the site of a planned gathering Thursday of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina's supporters, vowing to quash any show of strength. International Business Times · Aug 15, 2024
Students who ousted Hasina are helping lead Bangladesh, from the streets to the ministries Within a week of unseating Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were directing Dhaka’s traffic The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2024
Ousted Bangladesh PM Urges Supporters To Make Public Show Of Strength Ousted Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked supporters to make a public show of strength later this week, hours after a court ruled that a murder probe against her linked to last month's unrest could proceed. International Business Times · Aug 14, 2024
Bangladesh ex-Premier Hasina calls for probe into killings during unrest that led to her ouster Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a call from her self-exile in India for an investigation into the killings of students and others during weeks of violent protests in Bangladesh that prompted her ouster The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024
The spasm of violence in Bangladesh after Hasina's ouster stirs fear within country's Hindu minority Ever since Bangladesh's prime minister was forced to step down and fled the country, her supporters and associates have faced retaliatory attacks The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024
What does Sheikh Hasina’s resignation mean for India-Bangladesh relations? India views the events in Bangladesh as a setback for security, trade and connectivity and a possible loss of influence. Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2024
Bangladesh: Violence continues - Over 40 cops among 580 killed in 4 weeks Sheikh Hasina resigned as Prime Minister and left the country for India on August 5 in the face of a student-led uprising. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Aug 12, 2024
The Conversation · Aug 9, 2024 Bangladesh at a crossroad after Hasina’s resignation – here’s what could happen next Sheikh Hasina ruled Bangladesh with an iron fist for over 15 years. But on Monday August 5 she was forced to resign and flee the country as hundreds of thousands of people marched on the capital Dhaka and stormed her residence.
Newslaundry · Aug 9, 2024 ‘Report with facts, would be better for us’: Hindu students in Bangladesh on Indian media coverage “If the Indian media had done its job properly, we would’ve had an easier time talking about what we are facing,” said Bipra Prasun Das, a 21-year-old Hindu student from North South University in Dhaka, whose ancestral home was burnt down in violence in Bangladesh this week.
Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2024 ‘Islamophobic, alarmist’: How some India outlets covered Bangladesh crisis India media make claims linking China and Pakistan intelligence to protests and exaggerate scale of attacks on Hindus.
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2024 Yunus arrives in Bangladesh from an overseas trip to take over as the country's interim leader Bangladesh’s next leader Muhammad Yunus arrived home Thursday from an overseas trip and will take office later in the day, as he looks to restore calm and rebuild the country following an uprising that ended the 15-year, increasingly autocratic rule of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Top News · Aug 7, 2024 Bangladesh Descends Into Chaos Following Prime Minister's Departure Bangladesh in turmoil as violence targets minorities amid economic grievances. International concern grows over safety and rights of citizens.
Al Jazeera · Aug 6, 2024 The day after in Dhaka: Young people replace police in Bangladesh capital Bangladesh city’s streets, under care of civilian traffic cops and property guards, tell story of overnight destruction.
The Conversation · Aug 6, 2024 Bangladesh’s protests explained: What led to PM’s ouster and the challenges that lie ahead 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.
Newslaundry · Aug 6, 2024 Security, foreign designs, new power centres: Delhi’s Dhaka concerns checklist growing bigger The unceremonious end of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League’s 15-year regime in Bangladesh has meant a delicate set of new equations in India’s northeastern neighbourhood.
Newslaundry · Aug 6, 2024 On front pages: Attacks on Hindu homes, Hasina’s phone call, and Delhi impact From being seen as a miracle economy years ago, Bangladesh on Monday looked like a South Asian tragedy, with Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country and protesters storming her home. The contours of its interim government are yet to be defined while economic problems are likely to worsen.
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2024 Sheikh Hasina came back from tragedy to lead Bangladesh — until protests forced her to flee Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving prime minister in Bangladesh’s history, fled the country on Monday, bringing a tumultuous end to her 15-year-long rule as an extraordinary wave of protest succeeded in toppling her government
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2024 Violence in Bangladesh leaves 8 people dead, hundreds injured as protests continue A new round of violence in Bangladesh left at least eight people dead and hundreds of others injured as student protesters clashed with police and ruling party activists on Sunday, officials and media reports said, as protests that began over a government jobs quota continued with demands for the resignation…