World Aug 13 Bangladeshi officials testify against former British minister who is niece of deposed prime minister By Julhas Alam, Associated Press
World Jul 10 Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister indicted over deaths of protesters A tribunal indicted Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with a mass uprising in which hundreds of students were killed last year. By Julhas Alam, Associated Press
World Feb 12 UN estimates up to 1,400 killed in Bangladesh during crackdown on protests last year The U.N. human rights office estimates that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over three weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime minister. 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 12 How Bangladesh’s youth forced out the prime minister who ruled for much of their lives A generation of young people, many of whom cannot remember a time before Sheikh Hasina was Bangladesh’s prime minister, led protests that resulted in her ouster. By Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press
Aug 08 Yunus takes helm as Bangladesh’s interim leader, tasked with restoring peace and planning elections By Julhas Alam, Associated Press Before leaving Paris, where he was attending the Olympics, Yunus appealed for calm in Bangladesh amid tensions over the country's future. Continue reading
Aug 07 Bangladesh’s prime minister quit and fled the country after weeks of protests. What’s next? By Julhas Alam, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 05 Bangladeshi prime minister Hasina resigns as protests widen, storming of official residence By Julhas Alam, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Thousands of demonstrators stormed her official residence and other buildings associated with her party and family on Monday. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 5:39 How Bangladesh’s student protests ignited a broader movement against the country’s leader By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery Bangladesh is under a nationwide curfew and internet blackout after a weekend of violent clashes between security forces and protestors. Almost 300 people have died since the start of the protests, which have grown into a national movement against Prime… Continue watching
Aug 04 Renewed protests in Bangladesh leave nearly 100 dead as military announces new curfew By Julhas Alam, Associated Press Nearly 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured Sunday as renewed anti-government protests swept across Bangladesh, with protesters calling for the prime minister to resign and the prime minister accusing them of “sabotage” and cutting off mobile internet in… Continue reading