[ad_1] Mohammad Ali, a 27-year-old schoolteacher from Bangladesh’s Lakshmipur district, has possessed his National Identity Card (NID) ever since he turned 18. But he has never cast a vote. In the 2018 national election, Awami League (AL) leaders forced out voters who were not aligned with the ruling party, barring him from the ballot box,…
[ad_1] Men run past a shopping center which was set on fire by protesters during a rally against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government demanding justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide deadly clashes, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A report by the UN Human Rights…
[ad_1] Fazlul Haque, a 63-year-old businessman from Narayanganj, travelled to Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on the morning of February 6 to witness the demolition of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence at Dhanmondhi-32, which began the previous night. Recalling the moment he heard the news, he said, “When I saw the demolition of Dhanmondi-32 on Facebook on…
[ad_1] Protesters and observers gather to see the demolished Dhanmondi-32 residence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of the ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh February 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh’s interim government launched an operation Saturday after a student group gave a 24-hour ultimatum to track down “culprits” who assaulted their…
[ad_1] Sheikh Hasina’s dramatic exit from Bangladesh has created a strategic conundrum for India, one that sparks three key questions: What happens if Bangladesh makes a formal request for her extradition? If India invokes the exception clause under the extradition treaty between the two countries, what implications will it have for the future of India-Bangladesh…
[ad_1] Former Bangladesh skipper and star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on 23 August, was named as one of the accused in connection with an alleged murder which took place in July and August amid the recent protests and violence in Bangladesh, reported ESPNcricinfo. Shakib, a former lawmaker in the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime, was…
[ad_1] Watch: What led to Sheikh Hasina’s downfall? Sheikh Hasina survived the carnage of August 15, 1975 by sheer chance. Hasina, who was then 28, happened to be abroad when almost all members of her family, including her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh, were killed at her residence in Dhaka by…
[ad_1] In Muhammad Yunus Bangladesh has the opportunity to shake off 15 years of autocratic rule with a new leader who gave opportunities to women to participate more fully in society. One cannot think of a more qualified person to lead Bangladesh at the moment. Mr. Yunus, a former university professor of economics, is the…
[ad_1] Nearly 200 are dead from violent student protests and firing by forces in Bangladesh – is PM Sheikh Hasina, who won elections just a few months ago, losing her grip on gen-next, and will the unrest India’s closest neighbour is grappling with, spill over? But first, Bangladesh is taking a pause from days of…
