Bangladesh
21 Nov
Bangladesh's illness-plagued opposition leader Khaleda Zia made her first public appearance in six years on Thursday, months after her release from house arrest following the ouster of long-time foe Sheikh Hasina. The ferocious rivalry between the two former premiers -- born in blood and cemented in prison -- has defined politics in the Muslim-majority nation…
18 Nov
Thirteen Bangladeshi former top government officials arrested after the revolution in August appeared in court Monday accused of "enabling massacres", with prosecutors repeating extradition demands for exiled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina. Dozens of Hasina's allies have been taken into custody since her regime collapsed, accused of involvement in a police crackdown that killed more than 700…
17 Nov
Bangladesh's interim government has extended the judicial powers of the armed forces granted after the August revolution that toppled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina. The government order, issued November 15, extends for two more months the powers of the armed forces to engage in day-to-day enforcement activities like the police, including making arrests. "The armed forces will…
7 Nov
Bangladesh is struggling to tamp down a surge in dengue cases as climate change turns the disease into a year-round crisis, leaving some paediatric wards packed with children squeezed two to a bed. The Aedes mosquito that spreads dengue -- identifiable by its black and white striped legs -- breeds in stagnant pools, and cases…
17 Sep
Bangladesh remanded in custody on Tuesday two journalists and a writer accused of involvement in violence against the protests that ousted autocratic premier Sheikh Hasina last month, police said. READ ALSO:Bangladesh court opens murder case against ex-premier Sheikh Hasina The accusations are the latest to be leveled against hundreds of former…
13 Aug
A court in Bangladesh opened Tuesday a murder investigation into ousted ex-premier Sheikh Hasina and six top figures in her administration over the police killing of a man during civil unrest last month. Hasina, 76, fled by helicopter a week ago to neighbouring India as protesters flooded Dhaka's streets in a dramatic end to her…
13 Aug
The United States "had no involvement" in ousting Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina, the White House said Monday, describing the claim as "simply false." Hasina, 76, quit as prime minister on August 5 after a student-led uprising against her government and fled by helicopter to longtime ally India. Asked about allegations of US interference, White…
10 Aug
Twin jailbreaks in Bangladesh killed at least 12 inmates and freed hundreds more in the chaotic days after the ouster of autocratic premier Sheikh Hasina, officials told AFP Saturday. An interim government is struggling to restore law and order with police going on strike after Hasina's sudden resignation and flight abroad after 15 years in…
7 Aug
Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus, who is set to lead an interim government after the premier was ousted, called for calm and urged people to use the opportunity to build a better nation. "I fervently appeal to everybody to stay calm. Please refrain from all kinds of violence," the Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer said in a statement, a…
7 Aug
Bangladesh's Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus will lead an interim government after mass protests forced longtime prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee, the presidency announced Wednesday. The appointment came quickly after student leaders called on the 84-year-old Yunus -- credited with lifting millions out of poverty in the South Asian country -- to lead. The…
6 Aug
Bangladesh, whose ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled on Monday under pressure from protesters and the army, has a history of political instability and a heightened vulnerability to climate change. Five things to know: - Political instability - Bangladesh won its independence from Pakistan in 1971 after a brutal conflict that killed an estimated…
6 Aug
At least 109 people were killed during violent unrest in Bangladesh on Monday as the prime minister was ousted, police and doctors said, updating an earlier toll. It marks the deadliest day since protests began in early July, and brings the total number killed to 409, according to an AFP tally based on police, government…
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