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Bangladesh Court Opens Murder Case Against Ex-premier Sheikh Hasina

A court in Bangladesh opened a murder investigation into ousted ex-premier Sheikh Hasina and six top figures in her administration Tuesday over the police killing of a man during civil unrest last month.

International Business Times

Bangladesh Interim Government Restores Judiciary Independence

Bangladesh's interim government validates resignations amid protests, appoints new chief justice, and plans fresh election under Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.

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‘We’re freed, but it doesn’t end here’: Bangladeshis mix hope with vigilance after PM flees

Student protesters who forced out Sheikh Hasina have put Muhammad Yunus and interim government on notice that the old politics cannot return

The Guardian - UK

Bangladesh's chief justice resigns after fresh protests at Supreme Court

Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan handed in his resignation on Saturday, two days after Bangladesh’s new interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was sworn in. The resignation came after fresh protests broke out on the premises of the Supreme Court, with demonstrators calling for top judges to step down.

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Bangladesh chief justice agrees to resign amid new student protests

Hundreds protest outside the Supreme Court calling for Obaidul Hassan, seen as loyal to ex-PM Hasina, to step down.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh's Yunus Hails Slain Student In Appeal For Unity

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus appealed for religious unity Saturday as he embraced the weeping mother of a student shot dead by police, a flashpoint in mass protests that ended Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule.

International Business Times

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.

International Business Times

Will Yunus-led interim government bring Bangladesh out of its ‘dark era’?

As government headed by Nobel laureate takes charge, many wonder how it will undo years of Hasina’s ‘autocratic rule’.

Al Jazeera

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

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.

France 24

Muhammad Yunus takes oath as head of Bangladesh’s interim government

Nobel Peace laureate says he will perform his duties as interim leader ‘sincerely’ after Sheikh Hasina’s resignation.

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Dynamite News

"This is our first responsibility": Muhammad Yunus ensures "no attack" anywhere in Bangladesh

He further stressed that Bangladesh has tremendous potential but the first priority is to save the country from chaos so that the country can proceed on the "path shown by students." Read further on Dynamite News:

International Business Times

Before Yunus, Dissidents Who Won The Peace Nobel And Became Leaders

Before Muhammad Yunus, who returned to Bangladesh on Thursday to lead a caretaker government after a student-led uprising, several dissidents, winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, ruled their country over the past 35 years.

Radio France Internationale

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.

Al Jazeera

Muhammad Yunus returns to Bangladesh to lead interim government

‘Bangladesh has got a second independence,’ Nobel laureate says before meeting army chief and president.

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Fortune

Paul Polman: It’s time to stand with Bangladesh—and my friend Muhammad Yunus

'Yunus, who I am lucky to call a friend, has been credited with lifting millions out of poverty and driving grassroots-led development,' writes Polman.

The Independent UK

Yunus arrives in Bangladesh from an overseas trip to take over as the country's interim leader

Bangladesh’s next leader Muhammad Yunus arrived home Thursday from an overseas trip and will take office later in the day, as he looks to restore calm and rebuild the country following an uprising that ended the 15-year, increasingly autocratic rule of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

International Business Times

How Bangladesh Student Protests Brought In A New Leader

A student-led uprising in Bangladesh against government hiring rules culminated this week in the prime minister fleeing, with Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus set to lead a caretaker government.

Top News

Bangladesh's Next Leader Muhammad Yunus Urges Calm And Rebuilding

Muhammad Yunus to lead Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina's resignation amid protests. Transition of power seen as pivotal for stability and progress in the na...

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.

Al Jazeera

Bangladesh economy under pressure amid ‘uncharted’ political turmoil

Hopes that interim government under Muhammad Yunus can restore stability and address country’s inequalities.

Al Jazeera

Big challenges ahead for Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s new interim leader

The Nobel laureate is expected to bring back peace, revive the economy and pave way for free and fair elections.

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