Bangladesh riots
Once the dust settles, Dr Yunus should announce a date for fresh polls. This should close the door on speculation.
Published 12 Aug, 2024 07:03am
Interim leader Muhammad Yunus hails slain student in appeal for religious unity.
Published 11 Aug, 2024 07:52am
"Our responsibility is to build a new Bangladesh [...] Don't differentiate by religion," says the interim leader.
Updated 10 Aug, 2024 04:00pm
Regarding US-India defence bill, FO says Pakistan has “conveyed our concerns to the US side”.
Updated 10 Aug, 2024 08:58am
Spokesperson says such statements depict India's "disturbing obsession" with Pakistan.
Updated 09 Aug, 2024 10:21pm
Bangladesh has, in recent years, seen a sharp widening of its current account deficit, depreciation of the taka currency, and a decline in its foreign exchange reserves.
Published 08 Aug, 2024 03:29pm
Yunus says student protesters have "saved the country", terms law and order "first task".
Updated 08 Aug, 2024 09:35pm
At least 10 Hindu temples were attacked by “miscreants” during the recent riots, says the country's Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council.
Updated 08 Aug, 2024 02:13pm
Court acquits interim govt head on appeal, overturns conviction; Khaleda Zia’s party calls for elections within 3 months.
Updated 08 Aug, 2024 10:09am
Yunus heads back to Bangladesh from Paris; army chief says interim government to be sworn in on Thursday.
Updated 07 Aug, 2024 10:57pm
Former PM Khaleda Zia released; death toll rises to 432; Mashrafe Mortaza's house burnt.
Updated 07 Aug, 2024 12:56am
The Baloch protest has taken on a new intensity, though the issues being focused on aren’t new.
Updated 06 Aug, 2024 08:58am
In Sheikh Hasina’s fall lie lessons for all developing states, particularly those in South Asia, which share many sociopolitical traits with Bangladesh.
Updated 06 Aug, 2024 08:49am
Khaleda Zia freed from prison; jubilation on the streets as protesters storm premier’s "palace", make off with "souvenirs".
Updated 06 Aug, 2024 01:47pm
DHAKA: Just over a month after he became Bangladesh’s army chief, General Wakeruz Zaman has been thrust into the...
Published 06 Aug, 2024 07:23am
The resignation of Sheikh Hasina was something to celebrate for Bangladeshis, with many waving flags from the roof of PM’s palace
Published 06 Aug, 2024 07:23am
Five key dates explaining how the protests toppled the government in the South Asian nation of about 170 million people.
Updated 06 Aug, 2024 12:07pm
Some former military officers join student movement; ex-army chief Gen Bhuiyan turns Facebook profile picture red in show of support.
Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:08am
“Those who are protesting on the streets right now are not students, but terrorists who are out to destabilise the nation,” says PM Hasina.
Published 04 Aug, 2024 07:57pm
“This includes non-payment of taxes and utility bills, strikes by govt workers," says group leader after 200 killed in last month's protests.
Updated 03 Aug, 2024 05:46pm
At least 206 people have died in protests against job quotas.
Updated 02 Aug, 2024 09:25am
This is with reference to the letter ‘Bangladesh example has to be followed’ (July 26). The recent chaos in...
Published 31 Jul, 2024 05:33am
European Union slams "use of excessive force" against protesters.
Updated 31 Jul, 2024 11:58am
It is evident that the state’s ‘soft touch’ in dealing with the TLP has emboldened it enough that it feels it can cross unthinkable lines.
Updated 30 Jul, 2024 08:47am
The clashes were some of the worst of Hasina’s 15-year tenure but her government has since largely restored order by deploying troops.
Updated 30 Jul, 2024 10:33am
Three students arrested from hospital by plainclothes detectives.
Updated 28 Jul, 2024 10:05am
At least 195 killed, 4,000 arrested in ensuing police crackdown and clashes.
Updated 27 Jul, 2024 09:22am
Rights chief says people subjected to "violent attacks by groups reportedly affiliated with the Government, and no effort was made to protect them".
Updated 26 Jul, 2024 09:54am
Sheikh Hasina’s govt accused of misusing state institutions to entrench its hold on power.
Updated 25 Jul, 2024 09:37am
Relative calm prevails over Dhaka for second straight day.
Updated 24 Jul, 2024 10:54am
