World Feb 12 UN estimates up to 1,400 killed in Bangladesh during crackdown on protests last year By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press
World Aug 14 From the streets to the ministries, students who ousted Bangladesh’s prime minister are now helping lead the country Within a week of unseating Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were directing Dhaka’s traffic. By Krutika Pathi, Shonal Ganguly, Associated Press
World Aug 08 Yunus takes helm as Bangladesh’s interim leader, tasked with restoring peace and planning elections Before leaving Paris, where he was attending the Olympics, Yunus appealed for calm in Bangladesh amid tensions over the country's future. By Julhas Alam, Associated Press
World Aug 07 Bangladesh’s prime minister quit and fled the country after weeks of protests. What’s next? What began as peaceful protests by students in Bangladesh against a quota system for government jobs eventually turned into an uprising that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country by helicopter. Here’s what we know. By Julhas Alam, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press
World Mar 01 Watch 6:38 Nobel Peace Prize winner defends reputation against corruption charges in Bangladesh Nearly a half-century after its birth from a bloody civil war, Bangladesh has made significant strides in reducing poverty. One of the best-known architects of this progress is Muhammad Yunus, who popularized the concept of microfinance. However, Yunus has run… By Fred de Sam Lazaro
Jan 01 Bangladeshi court sentences Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to 6 months in jail By Julhas Alam, Associated Press Yunus' supporters believe the charges were filed to harass him amid a wider complex political context and frosty relations with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangladesh’s governmnet has denied the allegations. Continue reading
Mar 08 Conflict over Bangladeshi Micro-lender is ‘Political’, Some Say By Larisa Epatko A Bangladeshi court has upheld the removal of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as head of the micro-lending Grameen Bank he founded, in a move his supporters are calling politically motivated. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch Medal of Freedom Recipients Honored at White House President Barack Obama awarded 16 people with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Wednesday. Judy Woodruff offers a look at the ceremony. Continue watching