How Bangladesh’s ‘Gen Z’ protests brought down PM Sheikh Hasina | Sheikh Hasina News

How Bangladesh’s ‘Gen Z’ protests brought down PM Sheikh Hasina | Sheikh Hasina News

July 1 Students start protests demanding an end to job quotas July 15-20 By mid-July, the protests turned violent after Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling party, along with the police attacked student protesters in the capital Dhaka. The government soon shut down universities and cut off…

What’s next for Bangladesh after PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation? | Human Rights

What’s next for Bangladesh after PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation? | Human Rights

A new era is forming in Bangladesh after protests drove out the premier and forced her to flee the country. After 20 years in power, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled Bangladesh amid widespread protests, with her government’s violent crackdown on dissent killing several hundred people and fuelling…

Bangladesh frees Hasina rival Khaleda Zia from house arrest | Politics News

Bangladesh frees Hasina rival Khaleda Zia from house arrest | Politics News

Head of Bangladesh Nationalist Party was an opponent of Prime Minister Hasina, who resigned and fled the country. Bangladesh has released Begum Khaleda Zia, the chair of the main opposition party, from house arrest, the president’s office announced. Zia, 78, who twice held the post of prime minister, was convicted…

Bangladesh protesters want Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead government | Politics News

Bangladesh protesters want Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead government | Politics News

Key organisers of Bangladesh’s student protests have said Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus should head an interim government after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country. Nahid Islam, a 26-year-old sociology student who spearheaded the protest movement against quotas in government jobs that morphed into a…

Sheikh Hasina: A critical misstep and the end of 15 years of rule | Politics News

Sheikh Hasina: A critical misstep and the end of 15 years of rule | Politics News

Dhaka, Bangladesh – It all began with a single word: “Razakar“. In Bangladesh, “Razakar” is a highly offensive term. The word means volunteers but it refers to those who supported the Pakistani military’s operation to quell the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war and were accused of heinous crimes. Prime Minister Sheikh…

Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina forced to resign: What happened and what’s next? | Sheikh Hasina News

Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina forced to resign: What happened and what’s next? | Sheikh Hasina News

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stepped down from office, ending 15 years of what the opposition says was “authoritarian rule” and sparking celebrations across the country. General Waker-uz-Zaman, the chief of army staff, said in a statement on Monday that an interim government will take over with immediate effect…

Timeline: Sheikh Hasina’s reign ends after 15 years | Sheikh Hasina News

Timeline: Sheikh Hasina’s reign ends after 15 years | Sheikh Hasina News

Hasina, known as the iron lady of Bangladesh, resigns and flees the country after weeks of deadly protests. Sheikh Hasina became Bangladesh prime minister for the first time after her Awami League party won the 1996 elections. Her second stint in power, which began in 2009, was marked by impressive…