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Bangladeshi migrant avoids deportation from UK over 20-year jail sentence imposed under Sheikh Hasina’s regime in Dhaka

A Bangladeshi migrant has won the right to remain in Britain after a court ruled that he cannot be deported because he would face a 20-year prison sentence on explosives charges if he returned home.

The Times of India · Feb 12

Sheikh Hasina’s son says government ‘completely mishandled’ Gen Z protests as Bangladesh heads to polls

INTERVIEW: Sajeeb Wazed tells The Independent’s Alisha Rahaman Sarkar that the ousted government failed to ‘sit down’ with student protesters before it was forced from power – but stops short of blaming his mother

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Bangladesh to vote tomorrow: What's at stake for India, Pakistan and China

After months of violence, street protests and political upheaval, Bangladesh now faces its moment of reckoning. What began in July 2024 as a student agitation over public sector job quotas quickly spiralled into a nationwide revolt against Sheikh Hasina’s government, culminating in her resignation and flight to India. The unrest…

The Times of India · Feb 11

Khaleda Zia, first female Bangladesh prime minister, dies aged 80

Zia’s archrivalry with Sheikh Hasina defined the country’s politics for a generation

The Guardian - AU · Dec 30, 2025

Former PM’s son returns from exile as frontrunner to lead Bangladesh in new year

Tarique Rahman returns after 17 years in self-imposed exile to lead his party in February’s elections

The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2025

Please Don't Kill Me': Deepu Chandra Das' Chilling Final Moments in Viral Bangladesh Attack Caught On Video

Dipu Chandra Das lynching in Bangladesh over blasphemy sparks outrage as viral video shows Hindu worker's pleas to police before mob beats and burns him

International Business Times UK · Dec 23, 2025

Takeaways from the AP's report on the impact of aid cuts on Rohingya children in Bangladesh

Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with funding reductions from other countries, shuttered thousands of schools and youth training centers in camps for Rohingya in Bangladesh and crippled child protection programs

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

Kidnapped, married off, robbed of hope: US aid cuts contribute to exploitation of Rohingya children

Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with funding reductions from other countries, shuttered thousands of schools and youth training centers in camps for Rohingya in Bangladesh and crippled child protection programs

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

A look at some world leaders who have fled uprisings

Many international leaders have been forced to flee their countries or have gone into hiding during uprisings to avoid incarceration or retaliation

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025

From Colombo to Kathmandu, the furious youth movements toppling entrenched elites

Talk of revolution in the coffee shops of Nepal increased after protest movements across south Asia

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2025