Story Archive
2024-08-07
Its announced leader, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has flown home from Paris.
2024-08-06
The 2006 peace prize winner’s name was proposed by the students who led the anti-quota protests and the wider anti-government movement.
2024-08-06
Peace prize winner will face huge challenges, including ending violence, fixing economy and depoliticizing state institutions.
2024-08-06
Decision announced after more than five-hour long meeting of president, army chief and students.
2024-08-06
The former prime minister was forever linked to her late father, the founder of Bangladesh who was assassinated in 1975.
2024-08-05
The situation in the nation of 170 million people is in flux after Hasina’s resignation as prime minister.
2024-08-05
Nation’s army chief to soon meet president, says an interim administration will be constituted.
2024-08-05
Hundreds storm PM’s residence and parliament building, and vandalize statues of Hasina’s father, the nation’s founding president.
2024-08-04
Students launched a new phase in their protests and are calling on the long-ruling prime minister to quit.
2024-08-02
Tens of thousands of people insist justice is needed for more than 200 killed amid recent clashes with security forces.
2024-08-02
With mobile data finally restored, refugees speak of struggling to feed themselves.
2024-07-31
In a related development, government bans largest Islamic faith-based party, blaming it for deadly unrest.
2024-07-29
Service has been suspended since two trains were vandalized and burned on July 18.
2024-07-28
Hundreds of people are reportedly being arrested every night in so-called block raids.
2024-07-26
U.N. rights experts urge the government to take responsibility for abuses, hold perpetrators to account.
