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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.

International Business Times

Paris Olympics sustainability sage heads to Bangladesh for role as interim PM

Renowned economist and Nobel Peace prize laureat Muhammad Yunus returned to Bangladesh from France on Thursday to lead an interim government after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina.

Radio France Internationale

AP PHOTOS: Bangladesh's turbulent half-century, from coups to climate shocks

Bangladesh has had a turbulent existence since gaining independence in 1971 following a war with Pakistan.

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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.

International Business Times

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…

Newslaundry

From population to geography, 10 facts kids should know about Bangladesh

The unrest in Bangladesh is gaining global traction. From mass protests, deaths to President Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country, Bangladesh's turmoil has been in news headlines since a long time.

The Times of India

Who is Muhammad Yunus, the new leader of Bangladesh’s interim government?

The Nobel Prize winner and long-time foe of Sheikh Hasina, is credited with lifting millions of people out of poverty by providing microfinancing

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How a student-run uprising led to the ouster of Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister

Analysts say the anger that pushed Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from power is rooted in deep economic distress felt by the majority of people in the country, as well as the perception that while they suffered, the elites aligned with Hasina prospered

The Independent UK

Bangladesh President Dissolves Parliament, Prime Minister Resigns

Bangladesh's president dissolves parliament, leading to new elections after violent protests. Concerns about stability and democratic processes arise amids...

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Bangladesh: how the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, lost her grip on power

Bangladesh’s student-led protesters marched to the country’s capital, Dhaka, en masse on Monday morning, defying a new curfew amid some of the worst violence Bangladesh has ever seen. Within hours the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, had resigned and fled the country in a helicopter, bringing her 15 years in power…

The Conversation

Why has Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled?

The 76-year-old has suddenly left the country after weeks of student-led protests that were met with violence

The Guardian - UK

Timeline: The rise and fall of Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Hasina, known as the iron lady of Bangladesh, resigns and flees the country after weeks of deadly protests.

Al Jazeera

Sheikh Hasina came back from tragedy to lead Bangladesh — until protests forced her to flee

Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving prime minister in Bangladesh’s history, fled the country on Monday, bringing a tumultuous end to her 15-year-long rule as an extraordinary wave of protest succeeded in toppling her government

The Independent UK

‘It’s war now’: As Bangladesh quota protests escalate, what’s next?

The websites for PM Hasina’s office, Bangladesh’s central bank have been hacked amid a telecommunications blackout.

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First Thing: Labour win landslide UK election victory

Conservative party records its worst general election performance ever. Plus, Democratic backers pause donations

The Guardian - UK

‘Nothing compensates for the stolen years’: the Afghan women rebuilding shattered dreams in Iran

More than 1,000 days after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, women and girls are reluctantly seeking education elsewhere

Al Jazeera

Sheikh Hasina wins fifth term in Bangladesh amid turnout controversy

Questions raised over official turnout of 40 percent after opposition boycott call and reports of empty polling centres.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh cricket star Shakib Al Hasan’s election run divides hometown

The country’s biggest sporting icon is fighting for the ruling party in the January 7 vote, boycotted by the opposition.

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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus convicted of violating Bangladesh’s labour laws

Prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has accused 83-year-old of ‘sucking blood’ from poor people

The Independent UK

Bangladesh minister accuses country’s main opposition party of arson after train fire kills 4

Bangladesh’s railway minister accused the country’s main opposition party of “arson” and “sabotage” after a fire broke out on a passenger train in the capital killing four people, including a mother and child

The Independent UK

Bangladesh sets Jan. 7 date for elections that the opposition has vowed to boycott

Electoral authorities in Bangladesh have announced that the country’s expected parliamentary elections will be held on Jan. 7

The Guardian - UK

Full prisons and false charges: Bangladesh opposition faces pre-election crackdown

Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party are seeking a fourth consecutive term and are accused of harassing the rival BNP party

The Independent UK

Bangladesh's anti-graft watchdog quizzes Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in embezzlement case

Bangladesh’s official anti-graft watchdog has questioned Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus over suspicions of money laundering and embezzlement

Al Jazeera

Why world figures urged Bangladesh to stop ‘harassment’ of a Nobel laureate

As Yunus faces corruption and labour law charges, global figures say country’s only Nobel winner is being ‘persecuted’.

Dynamite News

G20 Summit: PM Narendra Modi greets world leaders at Bharat Mandapam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday welcomed his counterparts from Bangladesh, Australia, Canada and Mauritius among others at the Bharat Mandapam venue at Pragati Maidan where India is hosting the long G20 Summit. Read further on Dynamite News:

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