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Bangladesh to hold national elections in February, the first since 2024 mass uprising

Bangladesh’s next national elections would be held on Feb. 12, eighteen months after former Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina was ousted through a mass uprising following weeks of violence that left hundreds dead and thousands injured

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Charities’ fury at Starmer for raiding international aid budget to tackle migration crisis

Exclusive: Overseas aid money to be used to tackle illegal migration from Bangladesh by paying its government to crack down on rogue agents selling bogus visas

The Independent UK

‘A generation lost at sea’: the desperate Rohingya falling prey to traffickers as they flee Bangladesh

Barred from work and school in Bangladesh, thousands of refugees are making the perilous voyage to Malaysia by boat – with some beaten en route to extort even more money

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Handloom weavers of iconic Tangail saree in Bangladesh seek UNESCO heritage status for their craft

The weavers’ neighborhood near Dhaka echoes with the constant clatter of the looms with rhythmic hand movements as the artisans use colorful silk and cotton threads to weave the iconic Tangail saree.

The Independent UK

Bangladesh tribunal issues arrest warrant against Sheikh Hasina’s son

American citizen Sajeeb Wazed faces charges of committing crimes against humanity

The Independent UK

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq says corruption verdict against her ‘flawed and farcical’

Tulip Siddiq said ‘I refuse to be distracted by the dirty politics of Bangladesh’.

Evening Standard

No soap, no tents, no food: Rohingya families fight for survival as aid plummets

In Bangladesh, over a million people in the world’s largest refugee camp depend on aid – and cuts mean new arrivals are not even given shelter

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Bangladesh court sentences UK MP Tulip Siddiq to two years in prison in absentia

MP for Hampstead and Highgate in London denies allegations and condemns ‘flawed and farcical’ trial

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British former MP Tulip Siddiq sentenced to prison in Bangladesh corruption trial

In January, Siddiq resigned as a government minister following pressure because of her ties to her aunt.

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What led to Bangladesh trial of former UK minister Tulip Siddiq in her absence?

Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate says she has not been informed of charges against her

The Guardian - UK

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq sentenced to two years in prison by Bangladeshi court

Ms Siddiq’s lawyers have called the charges baseless and politically motivated.

Evening Standard

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq says Bangladesh prison sentence is ‘Kafka-esque nightmare’

Dhaka court finds Siddiq guilty of corruptly influencing her aunt – the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina – to help her mother acquire a piece of land in suburbs of Bangladeshi capital

The Independent UK

Tulip Siddiq hits out at 'flawed and farcical' corruption verdict as she gets jail sentence in Bangladesh

Hampstead and Highgate MP pictured outside her north London home on Monday morning - hours after jail sentence handed out nearly 5,000 miles away

Evening Standard

Bangladesh's ex-leader Hasina and niece, British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, found guilty of corruption

A court in Bangladesh’s capital sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison and her niece, British Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, to two years for corruption involving a government land project

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Ousted leader Hasina sentenced in Bangladesh land corruption case

Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to 21 years in prison in three corruption cases related to allocations of land in a government project

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A devastating fire destroys a crowded slum and leaves thousands homeless in Bangladesh capital

A devastating fire in a crowded slum in Bangladesh’s capital has destroyed 1,500 shanties and left thousands homeless

The Guardian - UK

Leading lawyers condemn ‘contrived’ Bangladesh trial of former UK minister

Exclusive: High-profile lawyers suggest ex-City minister Tulip Siddiq has not enjoyed basic rights during her trial in absentia

International Business Times UK

MAGA Chaos on X as Top 'America First' Accounts Traced to Bangladesh, Turkey, Nigeria and Eastern Europe

A new X feature has exposed that many major MAGA themed accounts presenting themselves as American are actually run from countries like Nigeria, Bangladesh, and Eastern Europe.

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Watch moment 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit Bangladesh–Ireland cricket match

This is the moment an earthquake, measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale, shakes the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, as Bangladesh took on Ireland in a Test match.

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A 5.5 magnitude earthquake in central Bangladesh kills at least 6 people

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake has shaken central Bangladesh, killing at least six people and leaving dozens injured

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Five people killed after 5.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Bangladesh

Test cricket match between Bangladesh and Ireland briefly halted after tremors jolt Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium

Evening Standard

East London councillor who stood for Bangladesh election fails to win nomination

Ohid Ahmed had planned to stand in Bangladesh’s forthcoming general election

Newslaundry

Can Delhi shield Hasina without straining ties with Dhaka?

The sentencing of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death by a domestic war crimes court is being seen by many as another episode of vendetta politics in the country. This may set the stage for another spell of political uncertainty in Bangladesh. At the same time, the verdict…

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What former leader Sheikh Hasina's death sentence means for Bangladesh

The sentence to death against Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for crimes against humanity is seen as a chance for national healing after the violent uprising last year that killed hundreds and ended her 15-year rule

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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

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