Sreenivasan Jain speaks with Sajeeb Wazed Joy about whether it sees any political future for itself in Bangladesh. The Awami League is barred from upcoming elections in Bangladesh. Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is in exile. Sreenivasan Jain asks Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy what future the party has. Bangladesh is heading into a historic … Read more
Bangladesh is weeks away from its first election since the August 2024 uprising that toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and forced her into exile. In this interview, Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief adviser of the transitional government, Muhammad Yunus, responds to questions about growing violence and mounting doubts over whether the administration has … Read more
Bangladesh’s interim government says the conviction shows commitment to justice. Bangladesh’s self-exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, handed down the verdict in Hasina’s absence on Wednesday. The … Read more
Former prime minister is charged with crimes against humanity but fled to India in 2024. Fugitive and former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has officially been charged with crimes against humanity. Prosecutors in Dhaka accuse the 77-year-old of orchestrating a “systematic attack” on demonstrators during protests last year that ended her 15-year rule. Bangladesh’s … Read more
101 East investigates the downfall of Bangladesh’s ruthless regime and goes inside the fight to reclaim democracy. Enforced disappearances, torture, extrajudicial killings: The human rights abuses allegedly committed by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s regime have left scores of Bangladeshis scarred and traumatised. After a student-led movement overthrew the government in 2024, the full extent … Read more
At COP29, Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus addresses climate crisis and national healing after political upheaval. At the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh, addresses national and global challenges. Following the ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina amid mass protests, Yunus faces … Read more
Case is the first filed against Hasina after she was forced out of office and fled the country amid nationwide protests. A court in Bangladesh has opened a murder investigation into former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and six top figures in her administration over the police killing of a man during civil unrest last month. … Read more
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 government. In an address to the nation, army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced on Monday the formation of an interim government following talks with political parties. Local media showed images of … Read more