Bangladesh court orders probe in murder case against ex-PM Sheikh Hasina
Case is the first filed against Hasina after she was forced out of office and fled the country amid nationwide protests.
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Can Yunus save Bangladesh’s democracy?
When Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled in the face of a mass uprising last week, a power vacuum was left in the 170 million-person country.
A murder charge has been filed against former Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina over a grocer’s death
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A murder charge has been filed against Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other officials over the killing of a grocery shop owner during student protests in July, authorities said Tuesday.
Bangladesh court opens murder case against ex-PM Sheikh Hasina over police killing during unrest
A court in Bangladesh opened a murder investigation into ousted ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six top figures in her administration on Tuesday over the police killing of a man during civil unrest last month.
Where 16-Year-Olds Run the Streets: Bangladesh in Limbo
The two black V.I.P. vehicles, their hoods adorned with Bangladesh’s national flag according to state protocol, idled late one recent evening in a ground-floor parking lot at the University of Dhaka.
The violence in Bangladesh after Hasina’s ouster stirs fear within the country’s Hindu minority
KHULNA, Bangladesh (AP) — When a mass uprising forced Bangladesh’s longtime prime minister to step down and flee the country last week, a 65-year-old retired auditor who had worked for her political party feared for his life.
After Hasina, Bangladesh needs a foreign policy reset
Thomas Kean is International Crisis Group's senior consultant on Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Bangladesh interim leader Yunus says resignations of officials close to the ousted Hasina are legal
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The head of Bangladesh’s interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, says the high-profile resignations of authorities close to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are legal after student leaders who organized protests against Hasina’s government issued ultimatums for them to quit.