‘Our lives don’t matter’: Bangladeshi Hindus under attack after Hasina exit | Religion
Dhaka, Bangladesh – Krishna Das had never imagined that his peaceful life in Sunamganj, a northeastern district of Bangladesh, would come crashing down on a…
Dhaka, Bangladesh – Krishna Das had never imagined that his peaceful life in Sunamganj, a northeastern district of Bangladesh, would come crashing down on a…
India-Bangladesh ties have been frosty since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India after her removal in a student-led mass uprising in August, but…
International Crimes Tribunal asks to complete probe against ex-PM Sheikh Hasina and submit a report by December 17.More than a dozen Bangladeshi former top government…
Dhaka, Bangladesh – Since early August, Fahmi*, 24, who used to be a dominant figure on the sprawling campus of Dhaka University in Bangladesh’s capital,…
Dhaka University is full again, weeks after authorities shuttered the campus following deadly antigovernment demonstrations.Students have returned to classes at Bangladesh’s Dhaka University, after a…
The Bangladeshi nationals were sentenced to long prison terms for protesting against the unrest in their home country.The president of the United Arab Emirates has…
Last September, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina as a special guest on the margins of the G20 Summit in…
Armed with bamboo sticks, iron rods and pipes, mob assaults supporters of the ousted leader and stops them from reaching a memorial to her father.Hundreds…
Hasina’s statement comes hours after a court orders probe into her role in the death of a grocery shop owner during the protests.Bangladesh’s former Prime…
Kolkata, India – Last year, Aditya Manaksia started exporting food products to Bangladesh in an attempt to expand his business. Now, the 43-year-old Kolkata-based exporter of…
Hopes that interim government under Muhammad Yunus can restore stability and address country’s inequalities.The student protests that have rocked Bangladesh since July 1 and led…
Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been asked to head the interim government in the wake of the political crisis that saw Prime Minister Sheikh…
Student leaders in Bangladesh have asked supporters to guard Hindu temples and churches as diplomats and rights groups expressed concerns over reports of attacks on…
July 1 Students start protests demanding an end to job quotas July 15-20 By mid-July, the protests turned violent after Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student…
One day after the military took control of Bangladesh following the ouster of the prime minister, the parliament in the capital Dhaka was busy with…
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…
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 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stepped down from office, ending 15 years of what the opposition says was “authoritarian rule” and sparking celebrations across…
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…
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.…