The day after in Dhaka | Protests News
Dhaka, Bangladesh – A day after Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year autocratic rule ended, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, took on a sombre and unusual appearance. The…
What’s next for Bangladesh after PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation? | Human Rights
A new era is forming in Bangladesh after protests drove out the premier and forced her to flee the country.After 20 years in power, Prime…
Bangladesh frees Hasina rival Khaleda Zia from house arrest | Politics News
Head of Bangladesh Nationalist Party was an opponent of Prime Minister Hasina, who resigned and fled the country.Bangladesh has released Begum Khaleda Zia, the chair…
Bangladesh protesters want Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead government | Politics News
Key organisers of Bangladesh’s student protests have said Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus should head an interim government after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…
Bangladesh president orders release of ex-PM Khaleda Zia | Politics News
The order for Zia’s release comes hours after her archrival Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled Bangladesh.Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin has ordered the…
The victory of Bangladesh’s student movement should not surprise anyone | Protests
Twenty-five-year-old Abu Sayed, the son of a farmer and one of nine children, was a successful scholarship student at one of Bangladesh’s finest universities. He…
Celebrations across Bangladesh as PM resigns | Politics
NewsFeedCrowds celebrated the resignation of Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. There have been calls for her to step down ever since deadly protests over job…
Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina forced to resign: What happened and what’s next? | Sheikh Hasina News
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stepped down from office, ending 15 years of what the opposition says was “authoritarian rule” and sparking celebrations across…
Photos: Celebrations after PM Sheikh Hasina resigns, flees Bangladesh | Protests News
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned following weeks of deadly protests against the…
Bangladesh protesters make defiant call for march on Dhaka | Protests News
Tension is rising as protesters call for mass mobilisation in the face of deadly crackdown and national curfew.Defying a deadly crackdown and national curfew, protesters…
Bangladesh PM Hasina quits and flees as protesters storm palace | Sheikh Hasina News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Sheikh Hasina’s departure appears to have defused the high tension in Dhaka, where more deadly protests were feared on Monday.Bangladesh’s Prime Minister…
Afghanistan’s first female Olympic breakdancer: ‘I want my big dream’ | Paris Olympics 2024 News
When Manizha Talash saw a video of an Afghan breakdancer on social media in 2020, she didn’t believe it at first. But that moment ended…
More than 20 killed as Bangladesh protesters renew call for Hasina to quit | Protests News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Protests over a jobs quota system have morphed into a wider antigovernment movement across the country of 170 million people.More than 20…
‘I compete against myself’: Meet Pakistan’s Olympic javelin thrower | Paris Olympics 2024
Around this time, Shahid started working as a police officer while his eldest brother joined the army. They urged Nadeem to pursue javelin throwing. “He…
Bangladesh protesters return to the streets to demand PM’s removal | Protests News
Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters have crowded into a central Dhaka square for mass protests, demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign following a deadly police crackdown.…
Students renew Bangladesh protests, call for nationwide civil disobedience | News
Crowds hit the streets in large numbers as student leaders press the government for more concessions.Protesters in Bangladesh have taken to the streets to demand…
At Olympics, India’s top women wrestlers have more at stake than medals | Paris Olympics 2024
Rohtak, India – On a hot summer afternoon, a strapping, fit man in his 30s drove his SUV to the outskirts of the crowded city…
Bangladesh youth aim to restore hope after deadly student protests | Government
We speak to Bangladeshi youth at the forefront of a movement they say aims to restore trust and hope in the country’s future.Students and youth across…
Hope fades for more survivors of landslide in India’s Kerala state | Floods
NewsFeedHeavy flooding in the Wayanad district of India’s southern state of Kerala set off a landslide that killed at least 194 people. Continual rain is…
Hopes of finding survivors fade as Kerala landslides death toll nears 200 | Weather News
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan describes the disaster as ‘one of the worst’ the southern Indian state has ever witnessed.Hopes of finding more than 180 missing…