Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday convicted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her two top ...

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country amid escalating violent protests, according to multiple reports. The protests, which have resulted in significant loss of life ...

Bangladesh’s then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (left) poses for a photo with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during her state visit to India, June 22, 2024. Less than two months later, Hasina was ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election after a campaign fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has swept to power for a fourth consecutive term in Bangladesh, following an election on Sunday that was boycotted by opposition parties and ...

People chanting victory slogans on the premises of the National Parliament House in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on the afternoon of Aug. 5, 2024. Credit: Saqlain Rizve Subscribe for ads-free reading Prime ...

DHAKA, Bangaladesh (AP) — Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving prime minister in Bangladesh’s history, resigned and fled the country on Monday, bringing a tumultuous end to her 15-year rule as an ...

Last October, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the country’s main opposition party, took to the streets in the city of Dhaka to demand that incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appoint a ...

When Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s mom got into hot water, he did what many of us do these days: he messaged the family WhatsApp group. But the trouble in question wasn’t a parking fine or mystery ailment. Joy’s ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. But Hasina and the government were wrong. Revulsion at the initial brutal ...