The Latest Breaking News from Awami League

‘Women’s freedoms are at stake’: concern at rise of Islamist party before Bangladesh election

Jamaat e-Islami, oppressed under Sheikh Hasina’s rule, could take unprecedented share of the vote on Thursday

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

‘Bringing them to justice’: Bangladesh seeks UN help to probe killing of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi

Bangladesh's interim government has formally requested UN human rights assistance for a fair probe into student leader Sharif Osman Hadi's killing. Hadi, a prominent protest figure, died after being shot during an election event. Dhaka police filed charges against 17, alleging political vengeance linked to the Awami League, a claim…

The Times of India · Feb 8

Bangladesh Awami League Hindu leader Ramesh Chandra Sen dies in jail, raising custodial treatment concerns

Ramesh Chandra Sen, a senior Hindu leader of Bangladesh Awami League, died in Dinajpur District Jail. This incident raised concerns about the treatment of political prisoners. His passing comes at a sensitive political juncture for Bangladesh as it's about face its first poll since sheikh Hasina' ouster on Feb 12.

The Times of India · Feb 8

‘Purity’ doesn’t bring peace: 2025’s warning for Bangladesh, Myanmar, Assam and Bengal polls next year

Four upcoming elections are set to shape the politics and security of a region that sits at the strategically sensitive junction of India and China and directly affect the lives of a population larger than that of every country in the world barring India and China.

Newslaundry · Dec 26, 2025

How hope is fading: the mobs bringing violence back to the streets of Bangladesh

As crowds attack newspaper offices and violence has killed 184 people, the optimism around Sheikh Hasina’s overthrow has faded

The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025

Sheikh Hasina’s party leaders urge India to continue giving her ‘shelter’ after death penalty

Dhaka pushes New Delhi to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025

Bangladesh remains calm a day after tribunal issues death sentence for ousted prime minister

Bangladesh’s capital and major cities are calm despite a call for a nationwide shutdown by supporters of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

Bangladesh braces for disruptions as former ruling party calls for lockdown to protest Hasina trial

Classes in schools and colleges have been disrupted and transportation has been halted across Bangladesh as the former ruling Awami League party headed by ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls for a nationwide protest over a trial against her involving last year’s uprising that left hundreds dead

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

Defiant ousted Bangladesh leader Hasina refuses to apologise for protester deaths

In a rare interview, former authoritarian leader Sheikh Hasina tells The Independent she is not to blame for bloodshed during her ousting, and calls her trial in absentia a ‘sham’

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025

Ousted Bangladesh leader's son says only an inclusive election could stabilize the country

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is calling for the interim government to lift a ban on Hasina's party

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025