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‘A long way to go’: in revolution’s wake, questions linger over direction of the new Bangladesh

After the giddy public highs following Hasina’s departure, the interim government has admitted that weight of expectation is enormous

The Guardian - AU

Bangladesh Opposition Demands New Election Amid Political Transition

Opposition BNP demands new election in Bangladesh as interim government led by Yunus implements reforms amidst political challenges.

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Bangladesh opposition party rallies to demand a new election

Thousands of activists and leaders of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party have rallied in the nation’s capital to demand a democratic transition through an election as an interim government has yet to outline a timeframe for new voting

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Students in Bangladesh forced out the country's leader a month ago. Where do things stand now?

It’s been a month since a student-led movement ousted Bangladesh's prime minister, Sheikh Hasina

The Independent UK

Ousted Bangladeshi Leader Becomes Diplomatic Headache For India

Four weeks after ex-premier Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh by helicopter during a student-led revolution, analysts say she has become a diplomatic headache for her hosts in India.

International Business Times

With Hasina Gone In Bangladesh, A Rival Family Tastes Power

Two women dominated Bangladeshi politics for decades. - Dynasties forged in blood - The decades-old contest between Zia and Hasina is a dynastic battle that predates the political career of both women.

International Business Times

Hasina, floods, visas: What’s troubling India-Bangladesh relations?

Bangladesh’s opposition demands Sheikh Hasina be extradited from India and tensions sour following her overthrow.

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Enter Shikari, Fontaines D.C., IDLES and more sign Love Music Hate Racism statement condemning recent far-right riots in England

A string of artists including Enter Shikari and Fontaines D.C. have lent their support to Love Music Hate Racism statement

Louder

India ‘over-invested in Hasina and under-invested in Bangladesh’ – and is now panicking

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina long ignored the democratic backsliding in each other’s countries to forge close ties. With Hasina ousted from power, India’s warnings over the safety of Bangladesh’s Hindu minority smacks of hypocrisy.

France 24

Students who ousted Hasina are helping lead Bangladesh, from the streets to the ministries

Within a week of unseating Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were directing Dhaka’s traffic

The Independent UK

What does Sheikh Hasina’s resignation mean for India-Bangladesh relations?

India views the events in Bangladesh as a setback for security, trade and connectivity and a possible loss of influence.

Al Jazeera

‘We’re too frightened to talk about immigration,’ warns top Labour party veteran

Dame Margaret Hodge echoes calls for Labour to be bold in supporting multiculturalism, too

The Guardian - UK

Inside Scotland’s disturbing far-right groups since English riots

ON Wednesday, rumours of possible far-right riots in Glasgow’s George Square and Paisley spread like wildfire.

The National (Scotland)

Ouster Of Bangladesh Ally A Diplomatic Dilemma For India

The ouster of Bangladesh's autocratic premier sparked celebrations in Dhaka this week but alarm in neighbouring India, which backed Sheikh Hasina to counter rival China and quash Islamist alternatives, analysts say.

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Newslaundry

‘Report with facts, would be better for us’: Hindu students in Bangladesh on Indian media coverage

“If the Indian media had done its job properly, we would’ve had an easier time talking about what we are facing,” said Bipra Prasun Das, a 21-year-old Hindu student from North South University in Dhaka, whose ancestral home was burnt down in violence in Bangladesh this week.

International Business Times

Bangladesh's Yunus Honours Heroes As Interim Government Begins Work

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus led a solemn tribute to Bangladesh's fallen independence heroes in the first act of his interim government on Friday, after a student-led uprising forced predecessor Sheikh Hasina into exile.

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan on the riots: ‘Like a lot of people of my generation, I felt triggered’

London mayor says it’s heartbreaking to see children scared, like he was when growing up in the 1970s and 80s

Al Jazeera

‘Islamophobic, alarmist’: How some India outlets covered Bangladesh crisis

India media make claims linking China and Pakistan intelligence to protests and exaggerate scale of attacks on Hindus.

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Nobel laureate Yunus sworn in as leader of Bangladesh's interim government

Nobel laureate and economist Muhammad Yunus took the oath of office as head of Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday after a student-led uprising prompted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to India.

International Business Times

Nobel Winner Yunus Returning To Bangladesh To Lead New Government

Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus was flying back to Bangladesh on Thursday to lead a caretaker government after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Bangladesh’s uprising: a fresh but fragile opportunity to renew democracy

Editorial: The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, fled this week amid mass unrest. This is a chance to replace autocracy with real civil and political rights

The Guardian - UK

Actors, activists and conspiracy theorists – a guide to the British far right

In the wake of the Southport killings, a more fragmented and decentralised extremist movement, featuring old and new faces, has emerged

Latin Times

Bangladesh Nobel Winner Yunus To Lead Interim Govt

The appointment came quickly after student leaders called on the 84-year-old Yunus -- credited with lifting millions out of poverty in the South Asian country -- to lead.

Newslaundry

The slogans, the geopolitics, and the fraught second liberation of Bangladesh

A new interim government headed by Nobel laureate Professor Mohammad Yunus, 84, is taking shape in Bangladesh following Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. Hasina, prime minister of Bangladesh since 2008, resigned and fled the country this week to escape a student-led mass revolt against her rule, plunging the nation of 174 million…

Al Jazeera

Students, other Muslims protect temples, churches amid Bangladesh unrest

Rights groups, diplomats had raised concerns over reports of attacks on minorities after PM Hasina quit, fled country.

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