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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…

Muhammad Yunus – Bangladesh's Nobel laureate – will lead the country's interim government, the country's presidency announced Wednesday following a meeting with military leaders, student protesters, and civil society members. The announcement was made after prime minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and fled amidst a mass uprising driven by student-led…

After a month of demonstrations in Bangladesh, prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted by a protest movement with levels of violence not seen since the country won its independence in 1971. In addition to failing to resolve mass youth unemployment, the so-called Iron Lady of Bangladesh paid the price for…

The sudden downfall of the world’s longest-serving female leader has ended one of South Asia’s most enduring political dynasties. But will Hasina’s legacy be huge development gains or rights abuses and alleged killings?

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India sparking euphoria and looting by tens of thousands of protesters who led a campaign against her 15-year rule.

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

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

Families of political prisoners secretly jailed in Bangladesh under the autocratic rule of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina waited desperately Tuesday for news of their relatives, as some of those missing were released.

Sheikh Hasina’s abrupt and dramatic exit from Bangladesh after resigning as prime minister, similar to the dramatic departure of Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka just two years ago, leaves Delhi with no friends in Bangladesh. Within hours of her exit, mobs tore down a statue of the liberator of Bangladesh,…

Bangladesh's military was in control of the country on Tuesday after mass protests forced longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee.

After 15 years of leading Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina fled the country on Monday as protesters stormed her palace in Dhaka. Daughter of a murdered revolutionary who helped Bangladesh gain independence, Hasina was once hailed for rescuing the country from military rule. But her iron fist and intolerance to dissent, including…