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Bangladesh’s interim rulers ban ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s party

Ban to stay in place until special tribunal completes trial of Awami League and its leaders over killings during last year’s agitation

The Independent UK

Allah has kept me alive for a reason, I will come back', Sheikh Hasina told supporters

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has said that Allah has kept her alive for a reason. She said that those who killed Awami League members will be brought to justice. Read more at Dynamite News

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UN says Sheikh Hasina’s crackdown on protesters may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’

UN human rights body report says grounds to believe Awami League government carried out extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and detentions, and torture

The Independent UK

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Former Bangladesh gov’t behind possible ‘crimes against humanity’, says UN

UN inquiry finds ex-PM Sheikh Hasina oversaw systematic crackdown on protesters, killing up to 1,400 people.

Al Jazeera

UN Says Former Bangladesh Govt Behind Possible 'Crimes Against Humanity'

Bangladesh's former government was behind systematic attacks and killings of protesters as it tried to hold onto power last year, the UN said Wednesday, warning the abuses could amount to "crimes against humanity".

International Business Times

Bangladesh opposition says working towards holding general elections by December

Pressure has been mounting on Muhammad Yunus to set an election date

The Independent UK

Why a Bangladesh mob burned down home of independence icon Mujibur Rahman

The attack followed a controversial speech by removed former PM Sheikh Hasina, Rahman’s daughter, from exile in India.

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Protesters In Bangladesh Demolish Former PM's Historic Family Home

Protests in Bangladesh escalate as historic home of ex-PM Sheikh Hasina is vandalized, raising concerns about security force abuses and arbitrary detentions.

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Sheikh Hasina’s family home razed by protesters in Bangladesh

Protesters went on a rampage in Dhaka and ripped apart the historical residence of Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

The Independent UK

Bangladeshi protesters storm and destroy a house linked to exiled former prime minister Hasina

Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh have taken out their anger at exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by destroying a family home that came to symbolize the country’s independence — and now, they say, the authoritarianism they believe she led

The Independent UK

After the bloodshed: Can Bangladesh’s Awami League resurrect itself?

Five months after Sheikh Hasina’s removal, the party is divided. Some leaders won’t apologise; others want a reckoning.

Al Jazeera

Tulip Siddiq: Allegations of corruption, a dramatic resignation and still serious questions to answer

Inside a torrid week for the MP for Hampstead

Evening Standard

Tulip Siddiq: Her despotic aunt, controversial properties and serious questions over her future in government

We’ve all been there — a much-loved (if rather overbearing) relative is in the neighbourhood and you just have to catch up. That, in her telling, explains Tulip Siddiq’s presence in Moscow in 2013.

Evening Standard

Ties between Labour MP Tulip Siddiq and deposed Bangladeshi regime under spotlight

City minister under pressure to explain why she benefited from property paid for by people linked to regime of aunt Sheikh Hasina

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Investigators in Bangladesh demand Tulip Siddiq’s bank account details

Anti-money laundering officials ask banks for information on UK minister and seven of her family members

The Independent UK

Thousands march in Bangladesh calling for the ousted prime minister's prosecution

Thousands of people led by students in Bangladesh have called for the prosecution of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and those responsible for hundreds of deaths in a mass uprising against her

The Independent UK

Has Bangladesh’s revolution been a success?

Almost five months after thousands of protesters toppled Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian government, Bangladesh is still consumed by protests and struggling with an economic crisis. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

Al Jazeera

‘Our lives don’t matter’: Bangladeshi Hindus under attack after Hasina exit

Bangladeshi Hindus – seen as allies of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina – face mounting threats, amid anti-India sentiments.

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The Guardian - UK

Money trail: questions over deposed Bangladeshi elite’s £400m UK property empire

Associates of former Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina have spent millions buying up top-flight property assets in the UK

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Political Chaos Erupts In Bangladesh As Rival Groups Clash

Political clashes in Bangladesh as Awami League rally faces opposition in Dhaka. Tensions escalate as protesters target Hasina's supporters, calling for re...

The Independent UK

Opponents of ousted Bangladesh ex-premier Sheikh Hasina foil attempts to hold rally in Dhaka

Rival political groups of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have thwarted a plan by her Awami League party to hold a rally in the nation's capital

The Times of India

Bangladesh Cricket Board dismisses 11 board directors

Following the rules mentioned in its Constitution, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has dismissed 11 of its board directors, including former BCB president Nazmul Hassan and Bangladesh Premier League chairman Sheikh Sohel, for failing to attend three or more consecutive meetings.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh’s new outcasts: Students from ex-PM Hasina’s party now in hiding

Until August, they dominated college campuses and were accused of leading violent mobs against anti-Hasina protesters.

The Times of India

Shakib Al Hasan apologises for 'silence' during Bangladesh protests, explains political stance

Shakib Al Hasan has apologised for his silence during the protests in Bangladesh in July, which resulted in hundreds of deaths. It is the first time that Shakib has spoken about the student-led movement which brought the fall of the longstanding Awami League-led government - in which he was a…

Al Jazeera

‘Why was my child killed?’ Parents grieve a month after Bangladesh clashes

Grief-stricken parents share how their young children were killed during the July unrest and crackdowns on students.

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