The Latest Breaking News from Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s embattled prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, fled the country on Aug. 5, 2024, after weeks of protests that have resulted in scores of deaths.

Learn about Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus's potential role in Bangladesh's political crisis and his global impact on social and economic development.

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Speaking in Rajya Sabha on the situation in Bangladesh, Jaishankar said "We are in close and continuous touch with the Indian community in Bangladesh through our diplomatic missions. Read further on Dynamite News:

Head of Bangladesh Nationalist Party was an opponent of Prime Minister Hasina, who resigned and fled the country.

Bangladesh is in the midst of a major transition after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to flee the country after weeks of deadly protests initially over government jobs morphed into a broader challenge to her 15-year rule

Bangladesh student protest leaders said Tuesday they wanted Nobel laureate and microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus, 84, to lead an interim government. Yunus spoke to FRANCE 24 about the popular uprising that precipitated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's fall and his hopes for a more democratic future for the country.

Bangladesh's president dissolved parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for the formation of an interim government a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following weeks of demonstrations and violent unrest. Student protest leaders called for Nobel laureate and microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus, 84, to lead…

Yunus, known as the ‘banker to the poor’, is the choice of the student movement to head the new interim government.