Bangladesh welcomed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s stated plan to return from India, saying she must face legal proceedings over her conviction for crimes against humanity tied to the 2024 crackdown on student-led protests.
Bangladesh has formally asked India to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was sentenced to death in absentia, an information adviser said on Tuesday.
Opposition lawmakers walked out of Bangladesh’s parliament in protest over the government’s decision to form a constitutional amendment committee, arguing that the move bypasses the mandate delivered by voters in a recent referendum.
The allegations against former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed have become one of the most striking symbols of the corruption and abuse of power that critics say flourished during the government of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed has been arrested in Dubai through Interpol in connection with corruption cases filed by Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission, officials said.
In 1969, amid the fervent throngs of a mass uprising in East Pakistan, a young student leader stood before a swelling crowd and formally bestowed a title upon his political mentor, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He proclaimed him “Bangabandhu,” the Friend of Bengal. It was a moment of rhetorical flourish that would define the trajectory of […]
Bangladesh dropped three places to 152nd out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, according to Reporters Sans Frontières, also known as Reporters Without Borders.
Bangladesh’s interim government led by professor Muhammad Yunus was dissolved through a gazette notification from Cabinet Division, ending Advisory Council that governed during the transition following the ouster of disgraced prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Unofficial results for 296 of 299 seats in Bangladesh’s 13th National Parliamentary Election show the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its alliance winning 212 seats, positioning the party to form the next government. Results were released by returning officers after Thursday night’s vote count. The 11-party alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami won 70 seats, while other […]
Bangladesh began counting votes Thursday night after what officials and witnesses described as the country’s first genuinely competitive national election in years and the first since the 2024 youth-led uprising that ended the long rule of Sheikh Hasina.
