World Feb 17 New Bangladesh prime minister sworn in after party's landslide win By Julhas Alam, Associated Press
World Feb 14 Bangladesh's PM-elect vows to work for democracy after landslide victory Tarique Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party won a majority in Thursday’s election in the 350-member Parliament. An 11-member alliance led by the Jamaat-e-Islami party, the country’s largest Islamist party, is poised to form the opposition. By Sheikh Saaliq, Julhas Alam, Associated Press
World Dec 30 Khaleda Zia, first female prime minister of Bangladesh, dies at 80 Her rivalry with Sheikh Hasina defined Bangladeshi politics for a generation. Bangladesh's interim government has announced a three-day mourning period. By Julhas Alam, Associated Press
World Nov 17 Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death in absentia Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and one of her close aides fled to India last year, and were sentenced in absentia. India has so far declined to extradite them, making it unlikely that they would ever be executed or imprisoned. By Julhas Alam, Associated Press
World Oct 17 Clashes break out at protests near Bangladesh parliament as parties sign roadmap for change Major political parties in Bangladesh signed a roadmap Friday for political reforms proposed by the interim government while police clashed with protesters who wanted the document to include more provisions for the activists who helped oust the previous government. By Julhas Alam, Associated Press
Oct 16 Prosecutor seeks death penalty for ousted Bangladeshi PM Hasina over protest killings By Julhas Alam, Associated Press A prosecutor in a special domestic tribunal in Bangladesh sought the death penalty Thursday for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a case involving charges of crimes against humanity in a mass uprising last year that forced her to leave the country. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 8:36 As rising sea levels swallow Bangladesh's land, its climate refugees are forced to adapt By Fred de Sam Lazaro Few countries in the world are considered more vulnerable to the impact of rising sea levels and climate change than Bangladesh, a nation of 175 million people squeezed into a landmass the size of Iowa. In partnership with the Pulitzer… Continue watching
Aug 25 Rohingya refugees demand safe return to Myanmar on 8th anniversary of exodus to Bangladesh By Al Emrun Garjon, Shafiqur Rahman, Associated Press Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have marked the eighth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 8:17 Fight against tuberculosis stalls in Bangladesh as U.S. cuts aid By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster Earlier this year, the Trump administration’s defunding of USAID brought an abrupt halt to hundreds of global health programs, including those targeting tuberculosis. The disease kills more people than any other infectious agent worldwide, about 1.25 million in 2023. In… Continue watching
Aug 13 Bangladeshi officials testify against former British minister who is niece of deposed prime minister By Julhas Alam, Associated Press Bangladeshi anti-corruption officials have testified against former British Minister Tulip Siddiq. She's accused of using her connection to deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to obtain state-owned land in Bangladesh. Continue reading